The Lagos State Judiciary has granted its employees a one-week Easter holiday. The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, approved a holiday for judicial workers to celebrate Easter from April 7 to April 14, according to a statement issued on Tuesday. The statement, signed by the Acting Chief Registrar, Mr Tajudeen Elias, and Read More…
A two-storey building holding the Onitsha main market Police Station and stores selling lace fabrics was destroyed by fire on Tuesday early in the morning. Firefighters fought for hours to put out the fire while some traders managed to save their wares and others stood aside helplessly by as their stores were destroyed. Firefighters and Read More…
Nigerians have the next 70 days to survive a regime that has chastised them with whips and is promising to further chastise them with scorpions. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, last week not only renewed the Buhari regime’s threat to increase Nigerians heavy burden by piling far higher fuel prices, Read More…
At least 21 people were reported dead on Monday by European Union election observers, who noted that intimidation, violence, and low turnout characterised Nigeria’s gubernatorial and state legislative elections. On Saturday, Nigerians cast ballots for state governors in 28 of the country’s 36 states. On Monday, results were still anticipated from a number of states, Read More…
Vladimir Putin had tea with his “dear friend” Xi Jinping in the Kremlin on Monday, demonstrating his rapport with his most powerful ally just days after an international court ordered his arrest for war crimes in Ukraine. US condemned Xi’s visit, claiming that the timing demonstrated that China was helping Moscow with “diplomatic cover” to Read More…
Police in Lagos State say normalcy has returned to the Abule-Ado area of the state following an intra-community clash. The intra-community conflict that erupted on Sunday resulted in the destruction of property. But a police statement said that no life or property was lost or destroyed as reported because of the timely intervention of the Read More…
With a 6-3 6-2 demolition in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, top seed Carlos Alcaraz ended Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak. With this victory, Alcaraz will overtake Novak Djokovic and reclaim the top spot in the global rankings. Alcaraz played in six matches and did not lose a set during the competition. His accomplishment Read More…
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, has received praise from the President of the Republic of Maldives Ibrahim Solih for the significant contribution he has made to sports since taking office. Solih was speaking at the Maldives 2023 Sports Awards when the Nigerian Sports Minister was honoured for his significant contributions to Read More…
The results of the Saturday governorship elections have been certified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with Lagos State’s Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu declared the victor. This was revealed on Monday in Lagos by Prof. Adenike Oladiji, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, (FUTA) Akure, who is also the Returning Officer. According to her, Read More…
Victor Osimhen scored twice and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele also scored as Serie A leaders Napoli hammered Torino 4-0 away on Sunday to edge closer to the championship. The Naples team leads Inter Milan, who is in second position and plays Juventus later on Sunday, by 21 points. “The players showed great hunger,” coach Read More…
