The trial of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja was stalled on Monday due to the absence of the ex-minister from court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting Fani-Kayode on 12 counts, in which he was accused of tendering forged medical report before […]
A popular cooking gas plant, NELMIC Gas Plant, located along Effurun/Sapele road in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State was on Monday gutted by fire. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gas station identified as NELMIC Gas Plant, located opposite the Effurun Post Office, got afflamed at about 10:30pm on Monday night. The cause of […]
The Ekiti State Government has applied to be joined as a Co-Plaintiff in a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the Naira redesign policy and the deadline issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the swap of old notes for new ones. Ekiti State Attorney General and […]
by Oluwatoyin Fasalojo The Oyo State Ministry of Health has flagged-off Oyo State Lassa Fever week 2023 at Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Conference Hall, Yemetu, Ibadan on Thursday. In his flag-off speech, the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Olabode Taiwo noted that this is a better time to start the campaign considering the recent rise in […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed by three state governments challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), reports Channels TV. In a preliminary objection submitted by the AGF through his lawyers, Mahmud Magaji and Tijanni Gazali, the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to its verified Twitter account liking a post relating to a presidential candidate.
Emmanuel Olaitan Johnson, a Turkey-based Nigerian has recounted how he survived the earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people in Turkey on Monday. Johnson, who spoke with BBC Pidgin, explained that he sensed danger when he noticed the crack in his building wall, dressed only in pants, picked up his children, and dashed into the […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of three Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG). The Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement stated the new DIGs were expected to fill the vacant duty posts created due to the retirements of three DIGs representing the North-central, […]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, alongside the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, are expected to grace a book launch titled:Â Awoism, Integrity and Welfarism, authored by Layo Adeniyi on Monday. Adeniyi on Sunday stated that the book was to inform, educate and enlighten coming generations on […]
Calm has now been restored, hours after suspected hoodlums attacked the premises of Oyo state governor’s office at secretariat Ibadan pulling down the gates in the aftermath of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless policy. Speaking on the development the executive assistant on security to Governor Seyi Makinde retired commissioner of police Sunday Odunkoya […]
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