Lagos Government Proposes Fourth Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Government on Saturday said that the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge will make room for expansion, curb gridlock and bring development to neigbouring communities. The Special Adviser (SA) on Works and Infrastructure to the governor, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, said this at a stakeholders meeting with some boundary communities in Lagos and Ogun states. The meeting, which took place in...
Bauchi Governor Vows To Sign Death Warrant On Convicts Of Sexual & Gender-Based Violence
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has assured of his commitment to sign the death warrant on anybody convicted of any offence related to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) by courts in the state. The governor spoke when he assented to the law which the House of Assembly transmitted to him following its passage. He said his decision to sign the bill...
Man Declared Missing After Attending Programme At Redemption Camp
A man identified as Evans Obazee was declared missing after he reportedly attended a programme at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) camp on Thursday, December 8. The information was made public after his family posted his photo on social media to notify the public of the development. The notice read, “Evans Isaac Obazee is missing. He was last seen...
Buhari Talks Tough Over Alleged Abduction Of Babies From Anambra Hospital
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the reported kidnapping of five newborn babies in Anambra State and directed that the rising crime rate in the areas be addressed without further delay. The reported kidnapping occurred at Stanley Hospital, Nkpologwu in the state. The attackers picked the babies and zoomed off. He said this in a statement by the Senior Special...
Gov. Ortom Reveals How Banditry Will End In Benue
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, says the issue of banditry and other forms of insecurity in the state will become a thing of the past if he takes charge of security forces deployed by the federal government. Benue, among several states of the country, has become a hotbed of violent attacks, killings, and abductions by gunmen. On August 4, the governor...
2023 Election: Nigerians Will Buy Rice For N80,000, Diesel For N1500 If They Elect The Wrong President – Primate Ayodele
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, warned Nigerians against choosing the wrong president in 2023. Primate Ayodele warned that Nigerians would buy imported rice for N80,000 and local rice between N30,000-N40,000 if they choose the wrong president among the three frontrunners. He explained that things would worsen, and Nigerians couldn’t afford to choose a candidate...
University Of Calabar Bans Water Ritual Practice On Matriculating And Graduating Students
The University of Calabar has ordered the cessation of the practice of “water ritual’’ in the school, describing it as unwholesome and not academic. In the “water ritual’’, students pour water sporadically on matriculating and graduating students as an “initiation rite’’. The varsity’s Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, stated in Calabar on Friday that the vice-chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, ordered the cessation...
Court Orders INEC To List Ogun Labour Party Candidates
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta yesterday ordered the Labour Party (LP) to disclose the names of 26 candidates for the Ogun State House of Assembly and 12 candidates for the National Assembly for the 2023 general election. The sitting judge, Justice Adetayo Aluko, ruled that INEC could not obstruct LP candidates since the Electoral Act of 2022 superseded...
Crisis In PDP Won’t Stop Party’s Victory In 2023, Says Dr. Mustapha
Dr. Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council’s director general and former Katsina State government secretary have declared that the party’s ongoing turmoil won’t prevent it from winning the 2023 elections. The G-5 Governors, led by Nyesom Wike of River State, and the party’s rift in the Katsina chapter, according to Dr. Inuwa, are common problems that...
Five Days Sit-At-Home In South East Insensitive, Draconian, Should Be Resisted — Igbo Elders
Residents of the South-East should reject the five-day sit-at-home declared by Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based protégé of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo Elders Consultative Forum led by a former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said. The pan-Igbo socio-political organisation also described the order as draconian and epitomising insensitivity to the...
