The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has blamed the flooding of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on non-implementation of a Lagos State master plan with regard to flooding. Umahi also blamed the flooding on indiscriminate dumping of refuse by Lagos State residents. Umahi made the blame during an inspection tour
.Intercepts Malaysia-bound cocaine shipments hidden in walls of Orijin bitters cartons, nabs PhD student mastermind A 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in peels of plantain which
All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain in Lagos State, Mr Obafemi George, says Nigerians will look back in decades from now and appreciate President Bola Tinubu’s reforms. George, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in an interactive session in Lagos, predicted that the President would secure a landslide
Ochetoha K’Idoma Forum Worldwide has condemned the killing of Fulani leader, Ardo Risku Mohammed, and Mr Yakubu Isah in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue. This was contained in a statement by its President-General, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, and Secretary-General, Chief Paul Edeh, in Abuja on Saturday. The forum described the
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, on his re-election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council. Adeniyi was re-elected during the organisation’s 147th and 148th Council Sessions held in Brussels, Belgium. Tinubu described the re-election as a historic endorsement
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has denied reports circulating on social media alleging that he conferred a chieftaincy title on popular Nollywood actor and comedian, James Olanrewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Media and Public
The Police Command in Ogun says it has apprehended 89 motorists for number plate violations across the state, foiled armed robbery operations, and recovered stolen motorcycles. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the achievements followed
The Police Command in Ekiti says the victims abducted during an attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eda-Oniyo, on April 28 have been rescued. The command disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu. According to the statement, the
The Company Secretary of Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Mrs Cecilia Ekanem Madueke has canvassed an ecosystem-wide approach built on early stakeholder alignment, robust community engagement, proactive risk management and stronger coordination among all levels of government and the private sector as sine qua non for improving the ease of doing
The Court of Appeal in Ibadan, on Friday, set aside judgment granting the use of hijab by female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School Ibadan (ISI). It would be recalled that ISI management had appealed against the judgment of the Oyo State High Court delivered on May