The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Sunday said the total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge would be lifted at midnight of Jan. 31, 24 hours ahead of schedule. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the contractor was able to complete the repair works on the bridge on Saturday,…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people in an enclosed space. Sanwo-Olu issued the directive in line with the COVID-19 health protection regulations 2021 signed last week by the President Muhammadu Buhari. He said that religious centres were not affected, but must limit gatherings to 50…
Two suspects engaged in international child pornography have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Interpol National Central Bureau, Abuja. The suspects based in Kano are identified as Ibrahim Muazzam Mohammad Aminu and Mohammad Tahir Umar. Both men are accused of taking advantage of underage girls whom they sexually abuse, make video recordings of…
A 12-year-old mentally disabled girl was allegedly gang-raped by seven elderly men said to be ‘boys’ of some high profile politicians in Sokoto state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Sokoto State, Suleiman Usman, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who confirmed the incident, said the state government had put in place a formidable team…
Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a suspected female kidnapper, Mrs. Kazeem Tawa, who allegedly attempted to abduct three schoolchildren in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The spokesperson of the command, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said the suspect woman attempted to kidnap the children by asking them to help…
Remmy Hazzan, Special Adviser on Public Communications to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, says popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, is welcome in the state. “Anybody who is hoping to help us with the security situation is welcome. Not only Sunday Igboho, whoever has what it takes to help us…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the nation’s balance sheet is open for the National Assembly and all Nigerians. He said his regime has nothing to hide. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke during an interview with journalists in Daura, Katsina State,…
Former Nigeria police chief, CP Yomi Onasile (Rtd), has been confirmed dead of Covid-19 complications. The late retired Commissioner of Police gave up the ghost at the Isolation Center at Olodo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, around 10am on Saturday 30th January 2021. It was gathered that the retired Commissioner of Police had…
Controversial Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo, has taken to social media to stress how persons currently participating in the ongoing #sillhouettechallenge might be putting their future in avoidable danger. According to the 56-year-old, who recently warned that nobody should address nor add Mrs to her name, issued a strong warning to young childbearing females revealing it…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has expressed that the nation has continued in its habit of operating under an atmosphere of impunity. Falana expressed that the appointment of new service chiefs without the confirmation by the two chambers of the National Assembly constitutes a disregard for the rule of law. He made this remark…