•Numbers of passengers stranded due to no vehicular movement Vehicular movements have been totally grounded as the aviation unions blocked all entrances leading to the Murtala Muhammed Airport. The development came as a follow-up to an earlier notice issued by the unions to embark on a two-day warning strike to among others forces the government…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said governance is about performance, efficiency, delivery and not sainthood. Fashola stated this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday. He said, “Governance is not about sainthood. It is about efficiency, performance, and delivery. “You must understand that we should not be looking…
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, embarked on official and spiritual journey to Saudi Arabia to thank Almighty Allah as he prepares to handover mantle of leadership to President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on May 29. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari departed Nigeria on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia…
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 9, Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Vincent Okokoje, has reportedly slumped and died. Speaking to journalists, the APC Ward 12 Chairman, Comrade Gabriel Omorere, confirmed the report. He said, “We attended a meeting together at the residence of an APC leader in Warri…
Pope Francis has come to the defence of the late Pope John Paul II who was accused in a recent documentary film of ignoring allegations of abuse by priests and protecting them by transferring them. Francis said that the former pope, who was born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, is “these days the object of insulting…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, FCT command, seized 2,265.677 kilograms of different drugs between January and March in the territory. The FCT Commander of the agency, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa said that NDLEA operatives also arrested 123 suspects for…
Organisers of the African Magic Viewers’ Choice Award have announced the nomination list for the 2023 edition of the event. The nomination announcement which aired via African Magic channels on Sunday, was hosted by popular actresses, Bisola Aiyeola and Adjetey Anang, alongside kid actors from the popular Africa Magic original series, Jasmine Olarotimi and Nifemi…
The Ogun State Government has said that the introduction of tricycle ambulances in the state is to tackle the threat of maternal and infant mortality in rural areas. This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, on Sunday. According to the statement, the tricycle ambulances were officially…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 41-year-old father of five, Olusesi Yusuf, to 600 hours of community service, for illegal dealing and possession of some banned substances. The defendant, according to the prosecutor M. I. Erondu, was arrested on March 6, 2023, 2023 at Felix Ogaga Close, Aso Oke, Ajah Lagos State,…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 31-year-old bricklayer, Rasheed Bolaji, to two years imprisonment, for selling Cannabis Sativa, in the Ikoyi custodial centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services. Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced Bolaji on Friday following his guilty plea to a two-count charge of trafficking and unlawful dealing in 5.3 kilograms of…
