As a measure to decongest prisons across Lagos, the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has released 30 inmates and approved their re-integration into society, after turning new leaves. The 30 inmates granted freedom to leave the correctional centres were among the 40 inmates listed for the amnesty programme by the prison services. […]
… Sets up committee over flooding, traffic congestion in Ikoyi The Lagos State House of Assembly has received a letter from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu nominating Mr. Adewuyi Moshood Adewale for the position of the Auditor-General of the State. A letter announcing this was read by the Clerk of the House, Barrister Olalekan Onafeko, at Thursday’s […]
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has asked Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election to blame himself for losing the election and not members of the G5 Integrity Group. He also said Atiku is angry with him because of his insistence on […]
The Special Assistant on Public Communications to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has described President Bola Tinubu’s plan to hand out N8,000 to 12 million households for six months as a brazen attempt to divert public funds. Shaibu said in a statement on Thursday that Tinubu’s plan to […]
Responding to the yearnings of Nigerians on rising cost of food after petrol subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food and water shortage across the country. In his declaration, he also directed the immediate release of fertilizers and grains to farmers and households, as part of measures to mitigate […]
Responding to the yearnings of Nigerians on rising cost of food after petrol subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food and water shortage across the country. In his declaration, he also directed the immediate release of fertilizers and grains to farmers and households, as part of measures to mitigate […]
Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, on Wednesday, escaped death when a section of the state high court complex collapsed on him while in the office. Reports have it that Justice Adeyeye is said to be currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the state. According to report, the judge was still […]
Lawmakers in the National Assembly will get ₦70 billion allocation from President Bola Tinubu’s N819 billion palliative meant to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy on Nigerians. This followed the passing of an amendment to the ₦819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget by the National Assembly on Thursday, 13 July, 2023. The amendment was passed in […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally charged the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, to court. Earlier, an Abuja High Court ordered the secret police to charge Emefiele to court within one week or release him. However, reacting to the court’s order on Thursday evening, the DSS spokesman, […]
Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is set to meet with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday The meeting comes after both men met at the reception organised for President Tinubu by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on June 29. During the meeting, Tinubu publicly acknowledged Ambode’s presence, saying, “I’m glad […]
