No fewer than20 commercial motorcyclists popularly called Okada have been killed and their Motorcycles stolen in less than a month in Ondo state Commander of the State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun Adetunji Adeleye, said the ugly development is on the rise in the state capital Akure. Adeleye, who reiterated the security outfit’s determination to reduce…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said ministers in his cabinet will undergo periodic reviews of their performance and only those who perform well will retain their offices. The President said this when he declared open the 2023 Cabinet Retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries and Top Government Functionaries, held at the…
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had perfected plans to close a section of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State for five weeks comprehensive repairs. A statement by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, said the repairs would start from Monday, November 6, 2023. “In view of the above,…
Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has ordered the closure of some churches, Mosques and businesses guilty of noise pollution in the Alimosho area of the state The agency revealed this today on its social media handle adding that the move is to address the identified instances of noise pollution and other environmental transgressions.” The…
Road users and residents along the Onitsha-Owerri Road have accused some naval ratings of extortion at the checkpoints at the Enamel axis, near the Upper Iweka area of the ever-busy road. According to reports, two young boys, in their late teens empowered by the naval ratings collect money ranging from N200 to N500 from commercial…
The Opposition party in Anambra state the People’s Democratic Party has expressed its disappointment at the performance of Governor Charles Soludo The party’s Publicity Secretary, Uloka Chibuike in a statement said Governor Soludo has failed to complete any significant projects aimed at alleviating the suffering of the people of Anambra. He remarked, “It’s been almost…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, said the election would not hold in 38 polling units in Imo State during the November 11 governorship poll. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Sylvia Agu, who disclosed this at a press conference in Owerri, explained that there was zero voter registration in the 38 polling…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Isiokpo Division in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state has issued an interim order restraining the state House of Assembly and the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule from carrying out any action with respect to the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Also restrained are the House…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the election victory of Senator Gabriel Suswam of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and affirmed Emmanuel Udende as the validly elected Senator for the Benue North-East senatorial district. A three-member panel of the appellate Court, led by Justice Abimbola Adejumo, set aside the judgment of the State…
A group of Nigerian activists the United Action Front of Civil Society, on Wednesday, condemned the arrest of the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri. Ajaero was reportedly whisked away by security operatives from the state congress secretariat ahead of a planned protest in the state over workers’ welfare neglect….
