Demolition Not Targeted At any Group In Lagos – Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, said the ongoing demolition in the state is not targeted at any group. Olumide stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. The minister refuted claims that the ongoing demolition by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration was targeted at the south-easterners. According to Olumide, the...
Court Adjourns Emefiele’s Trial Till January 18 As Ex-CBN Governor Remains In Prison
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has adjourned till January 18, 2024, for the continuation of the trial in the alleged procurement fraud suit against a former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was accused of using his position to confer a corrupt advantage on Sa’adatu Yaro, a staff member of the CBN by awarding a contract for...
FRSC Takes Sensitization On Safe Driving To Ogun Drivers
Sagamu Unit Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has held a one-day workshop to sensitise drivers on road safety measures. This year’s workshop with the theme, “Speed thrills but kills,” was held at Awolowo Motor park in Sagamu, Ogun State. Chief Route Commander, Sule Okloho (Unit Commander Rs2.25) said it was in the FRSC tradition to sensitise the public,...
GWR: OAU Student Surpasses 50 Hours Wash-a-Thorn
A 200-level student in the Department of Linguistics, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Subair Enitan, has surpassed a 50-hour hand wash marathon to beat the Guinness World Record. As of 8pm yesterday, Enitan who started the washing of clothes at roughly 1 pm on Friday, had hit 55 hours. The student who described motivation by her colleagues was still...
Bayelsa Community Protests Invasion By Military
Aggrieved people of Igbomotoru in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Sunday, staged a peaceful protest against the invasion of the coastal community by military gunboats. The protesters, made up of youths, men, women and chiefs, who demonstrated in the community, in several videos posted online, claimed that the onslaught was reportedly at the instance of...
Anambra Catholic Priest Remanded For Raping, Impregnating Minor
Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, a Catholic Priest in Anambra state, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. An Awka Chief Magistrates’ Court, otherwise known as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court , Anambra State remanded the priest in prison till December 6, 2023. The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office...
Building Under Construction Collapses In Abuja, One Rescued
One person has been rescued from the partial collapse of a building under construction in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday in the Central Business District, beside Taj Bank in the nation’s capital. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Nkechi...
Mr Ibu’s Adopted Daughter, Son Reportedly Arrested
Mr Ibu’s adopted daughter Jasmine Okeke has been arrested by Lagos Police alongside Ibu’s son over alleged fraud, AbnTV has learnt. Report revealed that Jasmine and Mr Ibu’s son are allegedly planning to abscond abroad with huge fund under their coffers. Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala alleged that Jasmine and Ibu’s sons were arrested at Alagbon Police Station, where they have since...
NEM Starts Fitness Walk To Increase Public Insurance Awareness
NEM Insurance Plc has embarked on its second phase of Fitness Walk for the year to enhance insurance education and awareness in the country. The Walk, which comes up twice a year, precisely in March and between October and November each year, was meant to ensure insurance practitioners are physically and mentally fit to sell insurance products and services. Speaking to journalists...
Niger Boat Mishap: 9 Bodies Recovered, 22 Rescued—Official
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that nine bodies were recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Relief and Rehabilitation in NSEMA, Alhaji Salihu Garba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday. NAN recalls that ten persons were...
