Sanwo-Olu promises more projects with N2tn budget

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, assented to the N2.2tn 2024 Appropriation Bill passed into law by the state House of Assembly last week. The PUNCH reports that the state Ho… 16th January 2024

BRT drivers suspend strike

Drivers with Primero Transport Services Limited, one of the companies operating the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit, who embarked on a strike on Saturday over the non-payment of their December salary, h… 16th January 2024

LASG assures PWDs of inclusion in sexual violence campaign

The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, has said that the Lagos State Government will continue to intensify efforts to ensure that issu… 16th January 2024

Divers search for passengers as Kebbi-bound boat capsizes

Divers, on Monday, began a search for passengers of a boat that capsized in Niger State while travelling to Kebbi State. It was learnt that the boat had over 100 passengers on board, among them trader… 16th January 2024

N3.4bn judgment: Adelabu reconciles Makinde, sacked LG chairmen

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and the sacked local government chairmen in the state, on Monday, resolved their differences as the governor was said to have promised to pay their outstanding allowa… 16th January 2024

Reps unveil constitution review committee, consider state police, others

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review will be inaugurated as soon as the National Assembly resumes from its Christmas/New Year recess, The PUNCH has exclusively gathered. The c… 16th January 2024

S’Court reserves judgment in Tonye Cole appeal against Fubara

The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, challenging the election of Governor S… 16th January 2024

Tinubu, Buhari, APC hail Akande at 85

President Bola Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, among others, on Monday, celebrated a former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, as he marks his… 16th January 2024

N438m contract: Interior minister faces CCB interrogators today

The Code of Conduct Bureau has invited the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the involvement of his company in an alleged N438m contract scam uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Aff… 16th January 2024

EFCC to arraign ex-minister over unpaid N3.6bn loan

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Ugwu, for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud to the tune of N3.6bn. The spokesperson for th… 16th January 2024

Abduction epidemic spreads nationwide

•Kidnappers move from expressways to Lagos, Ogun, Abuja city centres •Abductors kill two young victims, demand N700m ransom for nine others The scourge of abductions which has strangulated social … 16th January 2024

69 protesters killed, 189 journalists arrested under Buhari govt – Report

An international human rights organisation, Global Rights, has said the administration of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, was characterised by threats or intimidation of journalists and prot… 16th January 2024

IYC attacks Diri for asking FG to scrap pipeline contract

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has disagreed with the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, over his recent comment that the Navy, and not private security firms, should be given the re… 16th January 2024

Eno launches social welfare scheme for A’Ibom elders

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has floated a social welfare programme tagged ‘ARISE initiative’ aimed at supporting the elderly people across the state. This was disclosed in a statemen… 16th January 2024

Kano to establish security trust fund

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has announced plans by his administration to establish a security trust fund to support security agencies in checking security challenges. He made the disclosure a… 16th January 2024

Power installations vandals will be crushed, FG vows

The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu had given a directive for the arrest of those sabotaging the country’s power supply, including vandals of power facilit… 16th January 2024

Orbih coalition backs ex-Rep against Ighodalo

The Legacy Coalition of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, threw its weight behind a former member of the House of Representatives, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, to win the PDP governorship primar… 16th January 2024

Money laundering: Mompha loses bid to vacate arrest warrant

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, struck out a suit filed by Internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, to challenge the arrest warrant issued against him by the court. Mompha is fa… 16th January 2024

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