The conviction of Faisal for conspiracy and money laundering by the Court of Appeal on Thursday was affirmed. Faisal is the son of the imprisoned former Chairman of the disbanded Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. A three-member panel of the appellate court also lowered his sentence from 14 to seven years in prison Read More…
The Lagos Fringe Festival (LFF) has received praise from the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) for giving emerging artists a platform over the previous five years. This was said by Makinde Adeniran, NANTAP Secretary, during the Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos, fifth LFF opening. Young artists are given a stage at the Read More…
On Thursday, Mr. Okoro Eweka, the Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, stated that the corps would keep stepping up security around the state’s oil pipeline locations. In response to news stories of oil theft in various regions of the nation, he made this statement in an interview Read More…
Gift Okpomini, 34, was charged on Thursday in an Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State with posting vengeful pornographic content about a couple there. The police filed three counts of conduct likely to cause a breach of trust, sending offensive or dangerous items through the mail, and theft against Okpomini, whose address was withheld. But Read More…
To improve professionalism and accountability in police operations, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Center (RULAAC) has urged for strict adherence to the Police Act. The request was made on Thursday in Abuja at the National Assessment Performance Meeting of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund by Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, Executive Director of RULAAC, a Read More…
When the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) seized an unregistered Honda for driving against the flow of traffic, they found a pump-action rifle inside. The car was impounded on Thursday, according to the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, who made the announcement in a statement from the Director of the Public Affairs Read More…
On Wednesday in Abuja, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) vowed to leave behind a nation devoid of the spread of subpar goods. Malam Farouk Salim, the director general of SON, made this statement at a press conference to announce the official start of the celebrations planned for the organisation’s 50th anniversary. The grand opening Read More…
Ahead of the general elections in 2023, the United States Consulate in Nigeria has trained 150 journalists on election reporting. The two-day meeting for the South-South geopolitical zone in Port Harcourt came to an end on Wednesday. Speaking at the occasion via video conference, Mr. Will Stevens, the general consul of the United States, pledged Read More…
Prince Hakeem Onikoyi-Dickson, a candidate for governor of Lagos State on the Accord Party, stated on Wednesday that if elected, he would choose retired and active professional engineers to oversee projects in order to prevent building collapse in the state. Onikoyi-Dickson was speaking at an interactive session with newsmen organised by Dr. Chinyere Amaechi, Director Read More…
In a historic 7-0 thrashing of Costa Rica on Wednesday, the defending World Cup winners Spain broke the 100-goal barrier for the competition thanks to goals from Ferran Torres twice and Gavi. Spain relentlessly attacked against a wobbly Costa Rican squad, giving Luis Enrique’s team the time and space to create opportunity after chance in Read More…
