The All Progressives Congress (APC) has maintained the majority in the House of Representatives after winning 17 of the 31 seats in House of Representatives supplementary elections. The repeat polls were conducted on Saturday, 15 April, 2023, in 14 states spread across the country. With the 17 additional seats, the ruling party now has 179 […]
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, declared that his administration would continue to sustain the trust of the people of the state, emphasizing that sustaining public trust remained fundamental to the economic development of Ogun. Abiodun who made this declaration at the Special Ramadan Iftar held at the Arcade Ground of the Governor’s […]
Lagos, April 18,2023 – A dead stowaway believed to be a Nigerian was found dead in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 plane. The Dutch aircraft, registered PH-BQM, flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24 Confirming the incident, the Royal Dutch Marechaussee noted that stowaways survive sometimes, […]
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Lagos on Tuesday revoked the appointment of a caretaker committee to manage parks and garages in Lagos State by the state government. Delivering Judgment in the suit NICN/LA/381/2022, Justice Maureen Esowe ordered the reinstatement of the operations of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in […]
Subsequent to complaints and findings on video evidence widely circulated on Sunday 9th April, 2023, on social media of assault, discreditable conduct, and incivility to members of the public, at Emouha, Rivers State, and a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected policemen by the Force Provost Marshal, one Adejoh Siaka has been reduced in […]
The Federal Government may start implementing a 40 per cent salary increase for civil servants by the end of April. The salary increase is to alleviate the impact of the petrol subsidy removal planned for June. Olajide Oshundun, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, told journalists in […]
Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has recalled Mohammed Barde, the Commissioner of Police on Election Duty in Adamawa State. He has been replaced by Etim Equa, the Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, to take charge of the remaining election duties in Adamawa State. Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, confirmed […]
Nigeria Police Force has digitalised the Central Motor Registry Information System, CMRIS, the platform used for tracking stolen vehicles. Gatekeepers News reports that the CMRIS has been digitalised for the seamless management of information on every motor vehicle and its ownership in order to curb the menace of vehicle theft. According to Force headquarters, the […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million revenue in the third quarter of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Tuesday gave the statistics. The report showed that the figure dropped by 60.52 per cent from the N1.81 billion […]
The incumbent governor of Adamawa State, Governor Ahmad Fintri, has emerged winner in the just concluded re-run election held in the state on Saturday The results just announced by the INEC confirmed that PDP polled a total number of 430,821 votes while APC got 396,788 votes It would be recalled that the election in recent […]
