Justice Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court has sentenced a police officer, Darambi Vandi to death by hanging for shooting dead a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on the last Christmas Day. Details shortly….Continue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal Four persons were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. SheContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified that the contracts for pipeline rehabilitation were awarded based on evaluation criteria and in accordance with industry standards. The management of the NNPC Limited made this known in a statement on Sunday while reacting to reports inContinue Reading
By Bashir Rabe Mani Rep. Ibrahim Almustapha-Rabah (APC-Sokoto) says the National Assembly is fully committed to securing the country. Almustapha-Rabah, who represents Rabah/Wurno Federal Constituency spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. ” All of us at the National Assembly are working hard on oneContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Chapel has condemned the alleged assault on Mrs Philomina Attah, an Editor/Assistant Chief Correspondent of the agency by an official of the Director of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO). ThisContinue Reading
By: Hamza Suleiman The International Community of Red Cross(ICRC) has provided 10,000 mental health and psychosocial support services to 10,000 traumatized victims in Borno in eight years. Ms Comfort Dauda, The ICRC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Field Officer, made this known in Maiduguri. She said that ICRC has beenContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Rep. Donatus Mathew (LP-Kaduna) has promised to promote peace and harmonious relationship through sports in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Mathew, who represents Kaura Federal Constituency made the promise at the opening of a friendly football match between Executive members of Labour Party in ZoneContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Lagos, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, says the state government’s free education policy is still in operation from primary school to senior secondary school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alli-Balogun issued the statement on Sunday in Lagos toContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, Amos Magaji, has commended the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, on its infrastructure development and digitalisation of service delivery to patients. Magaji gave the commendation during his visit to the hospital on Friday. Magaji said: “The storyContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume has called on banks to follow provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) when lending to Governments in the Federation and their institutions. A statement by Bede Anyanwu, Head of Strategic Communications at the FiscalContinue Reading
