NSCDC Bans Officers From Carrying Firearms In Public

NSCDC Arrests 20 Crude Oil Thieves In Rivers

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has banned its officers from displaying firearms, especially in public places. The Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu made the announcement when he paid a condolence visit to the former governor of Imo state and serving Senator Rochas Okorocha following the death of Action Alliance Chieftain in Imo State, … Read more

Court throws out suit challenging eligibility of Senator Omo-Agege

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Justice Othman Musa of the FCT high court in Bwari has dismissed the suit filed challenging the eligibility of the deputy president of the Senate Ovie Omo-agege over an alleged conviction in the United State of America. The court clarified that the case against Omo-Agege in the US was merely a non-criminal trial by a … Read more

LASEMA Boss says attempt To Refuel Powered Generator Caused Balogun Market Fire

Preliminary investigation by Lagos state emergency managment agency[LASEMA] revealed that the cause of the Balogun market inferno was an attempt by someone to refuel a generator The General Manager of LASEMA, Femi Osanyintolu made the revelation to newsmen, adding that no casualty was recorded in the incident. Read Also: FG shuts down Chinese supermarket in … Read more

FG shuts down Chinese supermarket in Abuja as a pre-emptive measure against coronavirus

#CoronavirusUpdates: Quarantined Italian In Nigeria Has Fully Recovered

First identified by Chinese researchers with the pathogen behind a mysterious illness that had sickened 59 people in Wuhan, Hubei in 2019, a city of 11 million in central China, coronavirus is a group of viruses common among animals but now confirmed that it could also infect humans. The large family of viruses can cause … Read more

Lawmakers Ask FG To Declare Public Health Emergency Over Coronavirus

BREAKING: WAEC Commences From August 17- FG

The House of Representatives has called for thorough monitoring of all the entry points into the country. The House during plenary on wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a public health emergency in the country, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. They noted that although the virus has not been reported … Read more

Hope Uzodinma Restores Power Supply After Residents Complaints

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The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has restored public water supply in Owerri metropolis. Uzodinma spoke on Wednesday, in Owerri, through his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, adding that the governor, took the action immediately he discovered there were complaints of scarcity of water in the state capital. Some of the areas that have started … Read more

TAJBank Opens National Assembly Branch

TAJBank Opens National Assembly Branch

TAJBANK, Nigeria’s second non-interest financial institution has opened its third office in less than two months of operations at the National Assembly in Abuja. The launch was attended by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omololu, TAJBANK’s Chairman, Alhaji Tanko Isiaku Gwamna, directors, and staff members. Gwamna said: “We are delighted to … Read more

Dismissed NIJ Lecturer Finally Breaks Silence On Alleged Sexual Harassment

Dismissed NIJ Lecturer Finally Breaks Silence On Alleged Sexual Harassment

A former lecturer at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Mr. Tene John, has released a statement condemning his dismissal from the Institute on the grounds of sexual harassment. The lecturer faulted the decision, citing the failure of the Investigating panel to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. John alleged that his accuser, Miss Anjola Ogunyemi framed … Read more

MTN Raises $1.6b For Expansion

MTN, MTN/Banks Fallout: We're Working To Resolve USSD Difficulty – FG

MTN Group said it has set aside $1.6billion to expand its network in the country. Its Group President/CEO, Mr. Rob Shuter, spoke when MTN Board led by MTN Group Chairman, Mabisi Jonas, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The president urged the telco give consumers quality services at reasonable prices. In a … Read more

Gbajabiamila Swears In Doguwa, Five Rep Members

Gbajabiamila Condemns Killing Of Farmers In Borno State

Speaker of the house of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has inaugurated six lawmakers into the members into the lower chamber of the National Assembly during plenary on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The lawmakers, including the former Majority Leader of the House, Ado Doguwa, were sworn in following their victories in the rerun and supplementary … Read more

Just In: NYSC DG Clears Air On Corps Members’ Allowance

Just In: NYSC DG Clears Air On Corps Members' Allowance

………..DG Reveals Payment Date NYSC allowance 2020 for serving corps members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been Pecked at N33,000. Ekohotblog reports that the Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim disclosed this while speaking to Corps Members at the NYSC Bauchi State Secretariat during his working visit to the State. This online news … Read more

Lagos waste management officials caution house For Pumping Sewage Into Drainage

Officials of the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) have visited a residential building in the Ikosi/Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state. In two tweets on Wednesday, the government described the house as a three-storey building located on Olabisi Balogun Street in the Ikosi-Ketu area of Lagos. Read Also: Update on Fire … Read more

Update on Fire at Balogun Market

A fire outbreak that started from Anambra plaza on Martins street has gutted some buildings at the Balogun market, located on Lagos island The inferno, according to eyewitnesses, has spread to about five structures and firefighters are currently battling it. Read Also: Court orders remand of former commissioner in Kwara state over money laundering Traders … Read more

Court orders remand of former commissioner in Kwara state over money laundering

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Justice Babagana Ashiga of a federal high court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state has ordered that a former commissioner for finance in the state, Ademola Baanu be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the hearing and determination of his bail application on February 10. Read Also: Witness Narrates … Read more

Witness Narrates How Rapist Used Charm On His Victims

A prosecution witness, Vivian Nduka, on Monday, narrated to a Lagos State Special Offences Court how an alleged rapist, Adelaja Oloyede, confessed to using charm on his victim. Nduka, a police officer, told the court that the victim reported that the alleged rape occurred when she was returning from church on December 10, 2017, Punch … Read more

Two Killed In Cult Clash In Lagos

At least two people have been killed in a renewed violent clash between rival groups in Coker-Aguda area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The violence which reared its ugly head again on Sunday night also left several people seriously injured, PM News reports. Read Also: BREAKING: Again, fire guts Balogun market, Lagos Operatives of Lagos Task … Read more

BREAKING: Again, fire guts Balogun market, Lagos

The popular Balogun market on Lagos Island is currently on fire. Read Also: US Flight From China Rerouted to Military Base Because of Coronavirus Eyewitnesses told newsman that the fire started from the building opposite Oluwole Car Park on Martins Street. Details shortly….

US Flight From China Rerouted to Military Base Because of Coronavirus

#CoronavirusUpdates: Quarantined Italian In Nigeria Has Fully Recovered

A US government flight carrying American consulate staffers and private U.S. citizens from Wuhan, China has been rerouted from its initial California destination to a nearby military base. The flight that’s reportedly carrying over 200 people was supposed to land in Ontario, California, but was rerouted to the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, … Read more

Immigration Foils Attempt To Traffic Three Nigerians For Prostitution, illicit acts

Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Seme Border Control Post have apprehended three suspected human traffickers and three victims en route to Ghana. The Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, made the disclosure in a statement forwarded to our correspondents on late Tuesday. According to him, the Comptroller of the NIS in charge … Read more

Snacks4thoughts: Sterling Bank Partners LASG To Feed 158,000 Pupils

Sterling Bank Plc has partnered Lagos State Government to feed about 158,000 children in 32 public schools for five days in the Lagos Island area of the state. The bank disclosed this at an event to appreciate volunteers, who participated in the pilot stage of the project recently. Read Also: RRS Nabs Suspects Extorting People … Read more