The Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the assault of a motorist by a patrol team in a viral video. The FRSC disclosed this in a statement signed by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, and made available on its Twitter page. The statement read, “The Corps…
The President-elect Bola Tinubu has opposed the application by his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petition. In response to the application, Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, through the team of their lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun said the…
A police officer on duty has died in a road accident reportedly caused by a speeding truck belonging to the Dangote Cement factory in Ogun State. Five other persons were injured in the crash around Saiten Petrol Station along the Abeokuta-Lagos highway on Tuesday night. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) told DAILY POST on…
President-elect Bola Tinubu went down memory lane in recalling how he was granted political asylum in the United States during the regime of General Sani Abacha in 1995. The former head of state had clamped down on human rights activists, lawyers, doctors, journalists and some groups. The President-elect was at the time a member of…
Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa State over a 12-year period, a new report revealed on Tuesday, as it singled out two international oil companies, Shell and Eni, for being responsible for most of the pollution. Oil majors in Nigeria have long faced legal challenges over Niger Delta spills,…
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it has been inundated with frequent complaints from consumers on fast depletion of their internet data. NCC’s Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Professor Adeolu Akande, made this known recently at the NCC fifth edition of Campus Conversation held at the University of Ibadan. The commission, however, sensitised students of…
The Executive Governor of Osun State , Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the publisher of Ovation Magazine, Aare Dele Momodu as “a detribalised and patriotic Nigerian with huge contributions to national development” According to a birthday congratulatory message issued on Tuesday, signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, reads: “Governor Adeleke noted…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Sunday Bisi has assured that election into the local government councils would be conducted soon. Bisi made this known while featuring on a radio programme on Monday in Osogbo. The Osun PDP Chairman maintained that the Adeleke-led administration was prepared to conduct fresh election…
A Federal Road Safety Corps officer in Osun has been captured hitting a motorist who confronted him for allegedly damaging his car windscreen in Osun State. The video was shared by a Twitter user on Tuesday. The video was captioned, “FRSC officer slaps motorist who confronted him for allegedly breaking his windscreen in Osun State.”…
Buhari Returns To Abuja After 13 Days In LondonBuhari Returns To Abuja After 13 Days In London President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, returned to Nigeria after an extended trip to London. The President arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 4:45pm. Buhari had left Nigeria on May 3 for the UK to participate…
