The police on Friday arraigned a trader, Olalekan Oloku, at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a bag of stockfish valued at N120,000. Oloku, 32, appeared on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP Freddy Asu, told the court that the defendant committed Read More…
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2023: 14 parties to challenge APC for Lagos governorship seat
Fourteen parties will challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship seat of Lagos State in 2023. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos, there are 18 political parties in Nigeria. INEC published this as part of the details of candidates and political parties contesting the number one seat in the Read More…
Kidney surgery: Eedris Abdulkareem opens GoFundMe account
‘Nigeria jaga jaga’ crooner Eedris Abdulkareem, has shared his GoFundMe account with fans and well-meaning Nigerians, for his medical bill regarding kidney transplant surgery. The veteran rapper, who took to his Instagram page to give details of his GoFundMe account created to aid his medical bill, said he was only waiting for the doctors to Read More…
FG’s mining ban’ll worsen insecurity, say miners
The Miners Association Nigeria has condemned the Federal Government’s plan to ban mining activities in the country, saying it would render thousands of youths jobless and further worsen the insecurity.The National Security Council on Thursday announced that it was considering the nationwide ban on motorcycles and mining activities to check crime. The meeting presided over Read More…
Peter Obi, Putin, Bianca top Google searches
The top three trending people in Nigeria in the first half of the year are Peter Obi, Vladimir Putin and Bianca Ojukwu, according to Google Nigeria. The online search engine giant disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Google processes more than 40 000 search queries every second. It translates to more than a billion Read More…
Security officials accidentally shoot pupil dead while chasing ‘Yahoo’ boy
Security operatives chasing a Yahoo boy have reportedly shot dead a pupil and injured four others in Ogun State. The deceased was identified as an SS2 student while a passerby was said to be among those injured by stray bullets fired by the security operatives. The deceased, a 17-year-old student of Unity High School, Ago Read More…
Perjury: Court permits suit seeking Tinubu’s trial
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed November 1 to commence hearing on a suit seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, to initiate a perjury case against the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The court, in a ruling that Read More…
Lagos, Ogun 31km redline rail project gets Oyingbo, Agbado route
A 31-km redline passengers rail service from Oyingbo, Lagos State to Agbado in Ogun State is set to commence in the first quarter of 2023. Disclosing this during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the rail project between Ogun and Lagos States, the Secretary to the Ogun State Government (SSG) Tokunbo Talabi, noted Read More…
Lagos public, private schools get same calendar
Lagos State Government has declared September 5, the resumption date for the first term of the 2022/2023 academic session in an effort to harmonise the calendar of public and private schools.The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance in Lagos State Ministry of Education, on Thursday Read More…
Heavy gunfire at Mali military base
Heavy gunfire has been heard at the main military base outside Mali’s capital Bamako. The shooting began at around 5am local time on Friday but eased after about an hour. Afterwards, helicopters were seen heard circling above the base in the town of Kati, where mutinies in 2012 and 2020 led to successful coups. The Read More…