A Florida jury opted on Thursday to spare Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people at a high school in the city of Parkland in 2018, the death sentence, instead recommending life in prison. Some victims’ families shook their heads in the Fort Lauderdale courtroom as the jury rejected the prosecution’s plea for the Read More…
Day: 13 October 2022
Dangote refinery 97% completed – NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is 97% completed. In a statement released on Thursday in Lagos and signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communication Officer, Dangote Industry Ltd., NMDPRA Chief Executive Mr Farouk Ahmed made the announcement. When the Dangote refinery’s representatives Read More…
Appeal Court frees Nnamdi Kanu, says extradition to Nigeria illegal
The three-man panel led by Justice Jummai Hanatu said Kanu had no case to answer anymore since the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to try the case in the first place. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has discharged all charges against the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. The Read More…
Lagos asks traditional rulers to stop sexual, gender violence
Traditional leaders in Lagos State have been challenged by the state government to use their position to help end sexual, gender, and domestic abuse. Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria, Mrs. Titilola Viviour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), issued the recommendation. She talked to the traditional rulers at a roundtable Read More…
Lions Club improves Ikorodu residents’ vision on World Sight Day
Ikorodu residents have joined together with the help of the International Association of Lions Clubs, District 404A1 Nigeria, to fight and fix the high rate of blindness in the area. World Sight Day was celebrated on Thursday with an eye screening session hosted by clubs in District Regions 4 and 5 in collaboration with Ajayi Read More…
NAOWA opens 500-seat hall, ICT centre in Lagos
The NAOWA Model Nursery and Primary School in Ojo, Lagos State, now includes a 500-seat multipurpose hall, a block of six classrooms, and an information and communication technology (ICT) centre, all thanks to the efforts of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA). The NAOWA President, Mrs. Salamatu Yahaya, broke ground on the project in Read More…
FG authorises MTN’s N202.8bn tax to finish Enugu-Onitsha Expressway
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved MTN Nigeria PLC, a telecommunications operator, finishing the ongoing Enugu-Onitsha expressway at a cost of N202.8 billion using the Federal Government’s Tax Credit Scheme. This information was provided to the State House reporters by Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingiyadi, and Read More…
Russia bombs Ukraine towns, threatens escalation
Officials said Russian missiles hit more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns on Thursday, as NATO allies gathering in Brussels outlined measures to bolster up Europe’s air defences after committing more military aid to Kyiv. The new pronouncements prompted Moscow to reiterate its warning that Western powers’ assistance made them a “direct party to the Read More…
Amusan, Fraser-Pryce, and others compete for Athlete of the Year Award
Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, a world record holder, and 10 other athletes have been nominated for the 2022 World Athlete of the Year Award. Amusan and other candidates were named for the December award in a statement released yesterday by World Athletics’ Senior Media Relations Manager, Maggie Durand. The Jamaican speed sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, American Read More…
2023: Sanwo-Olu launches campaign for 2nd term
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stated on Wednesday that he would commence his campaign for re-election in 2023. At the conclusion of the eighth Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit on Victoria Island, Sanwo-Olu made this announcement while outlining his accomplishments and goals for the state of Lagos. He said that he was still the best candidate Read More…