The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), responsible for coordinating emergencies and disasters in the state, has attended 7,662 incidents over 63 months. The post LASEMA responds to 7,662 incidents …
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Amaechi still bitter over primary defeat by Tinubu – APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Sunusi Takko, has lashed out at former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, for his open criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s …
Read More »Obi, Otti’s panel lacks power to appeal judgment affirming Abure – LP
The embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has dismissed the threat by the party’s caretaker committee, led by Nenadi Usman, to appeal last week’s judgment affirming his …
Read More »Police re-arrest escaped convict Kur in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has re-arrested an escaped convict, Kyari Kur, in Gubio, 85 kilometres north of Maiduguri. The post Police re-arrest escaped convict Kur in Borno appeared first …
Read More »Man drowns in Lagos after taking hard drugs
A 45-year-old man identified simply as Kazeem, has drowned in a river at Odo Tente, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun states. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred …
Read More »Two decades after inception, EFCC faces govs’ legal battle
Sixteen state governments have a consolidated suit before the Supreme Court challenging the law establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ahead of the hearing of the suit October 22, …
Read More »Obaseki, Okpebholo’s transition panels discuss handover today
Ahead of the November 12, 2024 handover, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has called on the state’s governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to raise a panel to interface with his (Obaseki’s) …
Read More »PDP crisis: Damagum camp, anti-Wike govs may clash today
The 13 state governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party are headed for a possible showdown today (Monday) as they meet to discuss the party’s internal crisis, …
Read More »Father petitions Senate over daughter’s withheld UTME result
A parent, Onyebuchi Obioha, has petitioned the Senate over the non-release of his daughter Chizitere Obioha’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. He alleged that the development was caused by the …
Read More »Removing fuel subsidy before fixing refineries a mistake — SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Paul Obi, has emphasised the need to revitalise Nigeria’s public refineries to mitigate the country’s current economic hardship. Obi, an oil and gas legal practitioner, …
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