Six more people were recovered from the accident scene in Lagos where a three-storey building housing a children’s school collapsed on Wednesday morning. Only one of the bodies was confirmed dead at the point of recovery with the fate of the five others uncertain. More than 100 people, mostly pupils of Ohen Nursery and Primary … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs Stella Ojekwe-Onyejeli and Mr Aminu Umar-Sadiq as Executive Directors on the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) board. President Muhammadu Buhari appointed an Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) three years after the last board was sacked. [The Guardian Nigeria] The NSIA spokesman, … Read more
UEFA have confirmed they are investigating Neymar’s outburst on social media over the Video Assisted Referee (VAR), ESPN reports. The Paris Saint-Germain forward fumed over the use of VAR to award Manchester United a late penalty in their 3-1 Champions League round-of-16 second-leg win at Parc des Princes last week. Injured Neymar could only watch … Read more
The governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has arrived the scene of the building collapse on Lagos Island where over 100 school pupils are reportedly trapped. The Governor, who came in at exactly 2:45pm, said from the briefing he got from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency boss, 25 bodies have been rescued so far. He … Read more
The Kaduna State government have imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in all parts of Kajuru Local Government Area, effective from today, Wednesday, 13th March 2019. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the governor, Samuel Aruwan, el Rufai appealed to all residents and communities in the affected areas to … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has opened its portal for recruitment of fresh graduates and experienced professionals into the system. Ndu Ughamadu, its Group General Manager, (Public Affairs Division), confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the portal for the recruitment was opened … Read more
Residents have brought down the statue of the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha. This comes after the state governor’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu lost the governorship seat of the state and his (Okorocha)’s Senate victory was unrecognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Reports also confirmed to Naija News that the campaign posters of Okorocha, … Read more
A three storey building is reported to have collapsed at Itafaji in Lagos today, March 13. As at the time of fielding this report, the cause and casualties of the accident are not yet clear. More details shortly.
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association says it will work closely with the newly elected Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to deliver quality health care in the state. The association’s Chairman, Dr Saliu Oseni, made the assertion in an interview with Journalists on Tuesday in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who is the candidate of the … Read more
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) Lagos branch, recorded 42, 889 visitors in 2018, up from 41,826 visitors received in 2017. Mr Emmanuel Omotosho, Head of Education Department of the commission, made this known in an interview with journalists in Lagos on Tuesday. Omotosho, however, noted that the number of visitors was not … Read more
The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences, on Tuesday, impounded 115 motorcycles, including 22 branded commercial motorcycles called ‘Gokada’ and ‘Maxokada’, for violating the state road traffic laws. In a statement credited to the Chairman of the task force, Olayinka Egbeyemi, that the operation was as a result of the motorcyclists … Read more
Repeat clash between operatives of the Ogun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and suspected smugglers in the border communities of the state Friday, resulted in serious injuries of two customs men, who are presently recuperating at an undisclosed hospital. A statement by the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Command, Abdullahi Maiwada … Read more
Buhari just returned to Abuja after participating in Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with seven state governors of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an audit committee for the policies, programmes and projects of the Federal Government under his administration. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The committee is headed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, while the … Read more
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Leye Oyebade and the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Shina Olukolu, have revealed that one person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a member representing Akinyele/Lagelu in the House of Representatives, Hon. Temitope ‘Sugar’ Olatoye. While addressing journalists on Monday, … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct supplementary election on March 23 in Sokoto, Kano, Adamawa, Benue, Plateau and Bauchi states where the March 9 elections are deadlocked. Festus Okoye, head of the commission’s information and voter education committee, announced INEC’s decision on Tuesday in a statement. “The Commission met today, 12th … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after he participated in the Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly election in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft conveying the president, his wife Aisha Buhari and some of his aides landed the at presidential wing … Read more
President Buhari today in Daura, declared that he would want to be remembered as a leader who kept his word that elections in Nigeria must be free, fair and credible. Receiving Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, who came to formally inform him of his election victory in last Saturday’s Governorship poll, the President … Read more
Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku, of the PDP, has been re-elected for a second term. The state returning officer, Professor Shehu Iya, who announced the resul, at the INEC office in Jalingo, the state capital, said the incumbent governor and PDP candidate, Darius Ishaku, polled a total of 520,433 votes, while Sani Danladi, the All Progressives Congress … Read more
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ vehicle and some logistics infrastructure at Tumbun Sale and Tumbun Allura on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. A statement released by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, … Read more