The pedestrian bridge at the Alapere Estate, Ketu axis of Lagos, has collapsed after a collision involving a yet-to-be-identified truck. According to reports, the incident, which happened late Thursday, saw the truck ramming into the bridge. Giving an update on his X account on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Eze Harrison Arinze before Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for defrauding 34 victims in 13 countries of $592,000. Arinze was re-arraigned on one charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining under false pretence. This was made…
The home of a former South African President, Nelson Mandela, where he lived before his demise has been abandoned. According to a South African journalist, Silindelo Masikene, in a tweet on Friday, the ex-President’s grandchildren, who were the home’s last occupants, left due to unpaid electricity bills. Sharing photos of the house, Masikane wrote, “EXCLUSIVE:…
The National Judicial Council on Thursday recommended the compulsory retirement of Osun State High Court judge, Justice S. O. Falola. He was found guilty of granting a Garnishee Order Absolute against Polaris Bank for the sum of N283,174,000.00 in a questionable manner. A statement by the council’s Director of Information, Adesoji Oye, indicated that the…
Russia’s upper house of parliament on Thursday set March 17, 2024 as the date for the next presidential election, in which longtime President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run again. In a meeting televised live, the senators unanimously approved the date in a decision that “practically kicks off the presidential campaign”, according to the…
The United States President, Joe Biden, and his wife, Jill, have condemned the attack on the students of the University of Nevada that took place in Las Vegas. The gunman left at least six people dead and several more injured in the mass shooting that occured on Wednesday. Biden’s statement was made known on the…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday commiserated with the family of Frank Kokori, former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, who died at age 80. Tinubu’s condolence message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu Mourns Hero Of June 12…
A group identified as Adeleke General Summit, has described the gathering of some people from the opposition party, All Progressive Congress, APC, in Osun State under the disguise of “Atunto Osun” as nothing but a charade and gathering of serial losers. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the State Coordinator of the group,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has carpeted a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dotun Babayemi, over his comment on the governance of the state, accusing him of playing up a wrong narrative about the state. The Governor, who described the action of Babayemi as a theatrics of a frustrated politician,…
Troops of 242 Battalion, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed five terrorists with the destruction of camps in Ngurnoa, Gumnari, Nairawa, and Amburam villages of Monguno local council of Borno state. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists were neutralised in coordinated clearance operations of December 4, 2023…
