Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting The start of the pause will be announced in the next 24 hours – if successful it’ll be the first break in fighting since 7 October Hamas says the deal will also allow hundreds…
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday attacked the Adamawa State Police Headquarters, Jimeta, Yola North Local Government Area, sending residents of Yola into panic. According to reports, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the attack, but said things were under control. A source said the attackers were military personnel on…
State officials have announced that the documents provided by the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (PPA) may contain errors. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed this information during the commissioning ceremony of the newly constructed operations headquarters of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in the state capital, Ikeja. The Sanwo-Olu administration has faced…
The Ogun State Government has started demolishing shanties and makeshift structures in Kara along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the task force, the shanties and illegal structures disfigure the corridor and are considered to be hideouts for criminals across the corridor. The operation was led by the Senior Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor…
Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff has accused the judiciary of putting the lives of soldiers at risk. General Christopher Musa, while appearing before the House of Representatives on Tuesday, said the granting of bail to Boko Haram members is putting the lives of security personnel at risk. Speaking to lawmakers, the CDS said the release…
House of Representatives has approved the federal government proposed total aggregate spending of N26 trillion for 2024–2026 financial years. Of this approved sum, N10.2 trillion is for Recurrent (non-debt); Personnel Costs (MDAs) of N4.49 trillion; Special Intervention (Recurrent) is put at N200 billion; N5.9 trillion earmarked for Capital Expenditure with Special Intervention (Capital) of N7…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Tuesday revealed that it had obtained a court order mandating President Bola Tinubu to explain how he spent funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidy. The rights organisation detailed that the Federal High Court in Lagos granted the order on Tuesday. “The Federal High Court, Lagos…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has denied personally spending over N7 billion on contingency without budgetary approval from the State House of Assembly. Akeredolu through his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde said what was being referred to erroneously as contingency was the money approved for palliative by the Federal government. A news media outfit…
The Police Service Commission has backed the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, asking policemen aged 60 and those who have spent 35 years in service to immediately tender letters of voluntary retirement. The PSC urged the affected police officers to obey the IG’s directive and proceed on retirement. A memo containing Egbetokun’s…
The federal government has revoked a total of 1,633 mineral titles after the affected mining companies failed to pay the stipulated administrative fees. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, who disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the ministry will dispatch its mining inspectorate department and security…
