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A gas explosion at Ijaiye beside the Apostolic Church in the Agege area of Lagos State has injured four persons, three females and one male. According to a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a shop where gas cylinders were stored caught fire. It said that investigations revealed that one of the … [Read more…]

Cross River State governor Bassey Otu has ordered an investigation into the boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the popular Marina Resort in Calabar, the state capital. He lauded authorities of the Nigerian Navy for quickly responding to the plight of the drowning students and rescued 11 of them. Otu’s statement from his chief … [Read more…]

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made it mandatory for financial institutions to collect and verify customers’ social media handles as part of the institutions’ Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. The CBN made this known on June 23 when it released its Customer Due Diligence Regulations 2023 for financial institutions under its regulatory purview, … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has departed Paris, France for London, the United Kingdom. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, said President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, … [Read more…]

Three miners were shot dead on Friday at a site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday. Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, on Saturday, adding that other miners and farmers around have fled the area. According … [Read more…]

The Labour Party and its candidate Mr. Peter Obi, have closed the case against the election of President Bola Tinubu after calling 13 witnesses to prove their allegations that the presidential election that held on February 25 was rigged in his favour. The petitioners closed their case after he tendered several documentary evidence and called … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spoken about the suspension of Godwin Emefiele, embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On June 9, Tinubu had suspended Emefiele and ordered investigation into some allegations leveled against him. He was subsequently arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, by the Department of State Services (DSS), where … [Read more…]

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has advised indigenes of his state based in Lagos State that their homeland is ready for business, adding that investing in the state will be in their own best interest. The governor made the appeal during a town hall meeting with Ndi Anambra residents in Lagos while enumerating … [Read more…]

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun said the Nigeria Police will establish a Quick Intervention Squad to tackle the menace of crimes and criminality. Egbetokun said this on Friday in Abuja during his inaugural conference with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners of Police and above. “The … [Read more…]

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, said at least 16 projects are estimated to be ready for commissioning in his first 100 days in office. He said that this is according to his mantra of continuing and consolidating his predecessor’s achievements in infrastructure delivery. According to the governor, the projects which cut across … [Read more…]

After calling 27 witnesses and tendering tons of electoral documents, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, closed his case at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, which he prayed to upturn President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 25 February poll. He filed the petition challenging the outcome of the election in March, roughly three weeks after … [Read more…]