President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed some federal airports after several prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday, June 26, 2023. The statement noted that […]
A Magistrate Court situated at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has ordered the remand of skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinityguy, in prison over allegation of sexualising minor in his viral skit video. Recall that the Nigerian Police, through Force Public Relation Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, called for the arrest of Trinityguy following […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and at the Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos state. Based on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives laid ambush for a white truck conveying […]
Travellers and motorists using the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during the Eid-el-Kabir can now heave a sigh of relief as the Federal Government has suspension of work on the road. This was announced on Monday by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, in a statement. People have experienced gridlock between the Berger and […]
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has decorated the new Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), describing the appointment of Mr Adewale Adeniyi by President Bola Tinubu as morale booster for officers in the service. Sen. Shettima stated this on Monday in a brief ceremony witnessed by the Chief of Staff to the […]
Six of Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia have died. Usman Galadima, Head of the NAHCON 2023 Hajj Medical Team, confirmed the development during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He said Osun and Kaduna States recorded two deaths each, while Plateau State recorded one. Galadima said the […]
Three Years To Retirement: “How the LASU Professor, mentor so many journalists and communication scholars globally died on Ore-Sagamu expressway on his way from Delta State University.” “A huge Library of communication is set ablaze,” Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, other students pen emotional tributes for late communication teacher A renowned Nigerian Professor […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says it has mobilised adequate logistics and personnel for the 2023 Eid-El-Kabir celebration to enhance visibility and guarantee safe travels for all road users before, during and after the celebration. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, Dauda Ali Biu, who gave the indication said special patrol operation has been […]
Three medical students died from an accident on Saturday when their speedboat capsized at Marina Resort waterways in Calabar, Cross River State. Two of the students were from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, while one was from the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, There were 15 passengers onboard, including 13 medical students. Ten of […]
New Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has appointed Major General A.B Ibrahim as the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP). Reports have it that Lagbaja has further approved the appointment of New General Officers Commanding (GOCs) for some of the divisions of the Nigerian army and commandant for the Nigerian Defence […]
