Man Jumps Into Lagoon From Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge
A man who has yet to be identified fell into the lagoon from the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge in Lagos state. The event occurred on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports. The fatality, according to witnesses, was a dispatch rider who left his operable motorcycle on the bridge before jumping into the Lagoon. When he parked on the bridge, hawkers and pedestrians who saw...
Doctor Who Died In Lagos Elevator Laid To Rest
Dr Vwaere Diaso, who died in an elevator accident at the Lagos General Hospital on Tuesday, August 1, has been laid to rest. This was made known in a series of posts by her sister, simply identified as Ese, on her Twitter handle on Tuesday. She wrote, “Today my sister was buried. The pain my family and I are going through...
Chief Daniel Okeke Congratulates Hon. Onyejeocha On Conferment Of National Award
High Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke, the CEO of Sweet Spirit Hotel and Suites Danag and Express Concern Int’l Ltd, has congratulated a former member of House of Representatives, Hon. Nkiruka Onyejeocha on her conferment of national award of Officer of Order of Niger (OON) by former President Muhammadu Buhari. He also congratulated the former lawmaker on nomination and confirmation as...
How Gunmen Set Imo Monarch’s Home Ablaze
Gunmen, at the weekend, set ablaze the palace of the Eze-elect of Okwuru Orsu Ihitteukwu Community, in Orsu council area of Imo State, Eze Ezekiel Nwokedi. The monarch-elect is the chairman, Odimma Orsu Initiative, an apex sociocultural organisation, which has been spearheading the peace initiative in the ravaged council. The distraught monarch said the hoodlums looted his properties before proceeding to...
Fashola Denies Drafting Final Judgement For President Election Petition Court
The immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, has denied what he called baseless and defamatory allegation that he was involved in drafting the judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) Judges. Fashola, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media, Hakeem Bello, expressed his disappointment with the spread of this false information on...
Female Soldier Kills Senior Colleague In Adamawa
At a checkpoint in Yola, Adamawa State, in Northeast Nigeria, a female soldier assassinated a senior colleague. According to reports, the soldier was enforcing the Adamawa State government's curfew. Remember that Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri declared the curfew after hoodlums broke into a government warehouse and looted many things, including palliatives meant to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidies. The female...
Court Stops Obaseki’s Move To Impeach Deputy, Shaibu
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has issued a temporary order stopping the move by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impeach his Deputy, Phillip Shaibu, over their irreconcilable differences. Justice Mohammed issued the temporary order while ruling in a motion on notice filed by Shaibu praying the court to stop the move to ease him...
Coup: Avoid Going To Niger, Immigration Warns Nigerians
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller in charge of the Jibia Special Border Command, Katsina State, Mustapha Sani, has warned Nigerians against travelling to the Niger Republic. This is due to the crisis in the Niger Republic following a coup d’etat in the country. The West African nation has been hit with sanctions in the wake of the development. He spoke...
FG Disconnects Niger From Electricity Supply After Coup
Nigeria has disconnected the supply of 150 megawatts, MW of electricity daily to Niger as part of efforts by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to restore democracy in that nation. The disconnection was effected by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, directly involved in the transmission of power on Tuesday night. The managing director/CEO of TCN, Engr. Sule...
Protesters Pull Down NASS Gate, Take Over Premises (Photos, Video)
Protesters have pulled down the first gate of the National Assembly complex in Abuja and forced their way into the premises. The Nation reports that the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are leading the anti–poor and subsidy removal protest in Abuja on Wednesday. https://youtu.be/UKFEqunYAVA In their hundreds, the protesters convened at the Unity Fountain from where they marched...
