Tinubu To Launch Red Line Rail Project This Month – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that President Tinubu will launch the Red Line Rail project in the last week of February. Sanwo-olu disclosed this during his visit to the headquarters of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Dalian, China. The governor visited the headquarters of China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation in Dalian, China to conclude the conversations with the top...
Lagos Disaster Mgt To Set Up Emergency Trust Fund
The Lagos State Government, through state Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has disclosed plans to establish an Emergency Trust Fund LSETF, for more effective management as well as ensure disaster risk reduction in Lagos. This came as Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, has challenged the management of LASEMA, to ensure the local emergency committees at the...
Abuja Residents Groans Over 3-Months Water Scarcity
Residents of Karu, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory are groaning over the lingering water scarcity in the area in the past three months. The residents, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews on Monday in Abuja, said that the situation was disheartening, especially for those who don’t have boreholes...
Imo Communities Agree To Cease Female Genital Mutilation – Monarchs
Imo state traditional rulers on Monday said their communities now have accepted to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, because of its health implications for the girl child. The traditional rulers of Mbaitoli Council Area of the state spoke to newsmen in their communities about the campaign against FGM, which was introduced by the National Orientation Agency, NOA,...
Lagos Police Locate Stolen Baby & Hunt For Buyer
Police in Lagos State are on a manhunt for the buyer of a baby stolen by a house help in Shomolu area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Monday that the buyer abandoned the baby as the police dragnet was closing in. “In the early hours of Monday, the buyer abandoned the baby at...
Court Refuses Bail To Gov. Fubara’s Supporters Over Alleged Terrorism
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday denied bail to five persons accused of invading, vandalising and burning down the Rivers Abuja Assembly Complex. They are: Chime Eguma Ezebalike, Prince Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald and Ochueja Thankgod.They are answering a seven-count terrorism charge preferred against them by the Inspector General of Police. Police alleged the defendants, in the wake...
Police Confirm Suspected Lovers Death In Lagos Apartment
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be lovers, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Hundeyin said that the sudden and unnatural death was reported to...
Minna Residents Block Roadways To protest High Cost Of Life
Residents of Minna, the capital of Niger State on Monday morning blocked main roads in the city to protest the high cost of living. Women and young people were among the demonstrators heard shouting protest songs while police officers and other security personnel observed the situation.. The protesters said that the increase in food prices and the inadequate response from the government...
Teenager Feared Dead As Customs Chases Suspected Smugglers
A 14-year-old-boy, Mushin Ibrahim, lost his life when a J5 Peugeot bus being chased by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Jibia rammed into bystanders on Saturday. Witnesses, according to Premium Times, said the bus was being chased by officials of the Federal Operating Unit, Zone B of the NCS when it crushed the boy around 11 a.m....
Namibia: President Gringo Dies In Hospital
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, his office said. He was 82. Geingob, who was serving his second term as president and was his country’s first prime minister after independence, revealed last month that he was being treated for cancer. Most recently, he took a stand by supporting South Africa’s complaint against Israel under the...
