In an alleged murder attempt, Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was shot and injured while participating in a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad. Four more people were injured on Thursday, according to members of his PTI party, but no one was killed. He may have been struck on the Read More…
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Lagos APC remains unbeatable – BAT
APC presidential candidate Sen. Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday that the party could not be stopped in Lagos. Tinubu said this at the party’s caucus meeting on Acme Road in Ogba, at the Lagos APC secretariat. Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the chairman of the Lagos APC, welcomed everyone to the meeting, which was headed by Lagos Read More…
LASG pursues integrated approach to transportation planning in Africa
A comprehensive, intelligent, and more integrated approach to transport planning in Africa has been promoted by the Lagos State Government in order to create an effective, egalitarian, and ecologically responsible system. Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, the state’s commissioner for transportation, announced this on Wednesday during the 6th Africa Sustainable Mobility Course in Lagos. According to Oladeinde, Read More…
Ijaw chiefs in Lagos insist on swift court decision over Sylvester Oromoni’s death
Warn of consequences Leaders of the Ijaw community in Lagos have requested a swift judicial decision in the matter of Sylvester Oromoni, a former student of Dowen College in Lagos. The tragic occurrence was more of a moral matter than a legal one, according to Mr. Regent Youmor, Coordinator and Ex-President, Ijaw Community in Lagos, Read More…
Netanyahu faces balance test after Israeli election comeback
After he lost the election in 2021, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in the last chapter of his book “Bibi: My Story” that his time in opposition was just a “hiatus” and that he still had important work to do. The book, which was released right before the fifth Israeli election in four years and was prominently Read More…
Police high command intervenes in alleged love overture attack on inspector
The police high command has intervened in the case of an alleged attack by her senior officer on a female police officer in Osun over suspected romantic advances. Mr. Faleye Olaleye, the commissioner of police in Osun, claimed that the police were aware of a popular video in which the Inspector who was assaulted described Read More…
NIS deports 18 foreigners for illegal possession of Nigerian voter cards
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo State Command, says that 18 foreigners were detained and deported because they were allegedly in possession of Nigerian voter cards. Isah Dansuleiman, the state’s NIS Comptroller, announced this on Wednesday in Ibadan at a stakeholder awareness event about the general elections of 2023. “Credible Elections in Nigeria: What is Read More…
How mining company used private jet to move dollar bribe cash from Nigeria
Prosecutors said before a London court on Wednesday that employees and agents of a British unit of mining and trading company Glencore used private aircraft to transport money to pay bribes to oil authorities in West Africa. In June 2022, Glencore formally entered a guilty plea to seven charges of bribery related to oil activities Read More…
Lagos Assembly begins deliberating Auditor-General’s report on indicted MDAs
The finances of the indicted ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Lagos State are the subject of an investigation by the Lagos State House of Assembly based on the 2021 Auditor-General Statutory Report. This statement was made by Mr. Nurudeen Saka-Solaja, the chairman of the house committee on public accounts, during his opening remarks before Read More…
First Serie A hat-trick leaves Victor Osimhen wanting more
Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian international, intends to keep up his goal-scoring pace after hitting a hat-trick for Napoli in their 4-0 Serie A victory over Sassuolo. Napoli increased their advantage at the top of the standings on Saturday thanks to the 23-year-brilliantly old’s executed treble. He netted two goals in the opening 19 minutes, added Read More…