A law firm in Cross River has petitioned the State Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grima, over alleged brutality, torture and disfigurement of its client, Mr Ogo Ichire in Ikom Local …
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Reps panel reads riot act to CBN over 1000 sacked workers
House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing the retirement of over 1,000 staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has read the riot act to the governor of the …
Read More »Dogara slams northern leaders for mismanagement, says tax reforms will drive change
Former Speaker of the defunct 9th House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the North’s current state of backwardness to its leaders. He also urged Nigerians to support President Bola …
Read More »Group trains market women on free bail demand in Lagos
Women at Iponri market, Lagos State have been trained on rights to demand free bail as contained in the criminal justice law of the state. Speaking at the Community Awareness …
Read More »Tinubu demands probe of Ibadan tragedy
President Bola Tinubu has directed the relevant authorities to investigate the circumstances which led to the tragic incident at the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan on Wednesday, December 18, during …
Read More »NSCDC deploys 1,480 officers to protect Second Niger Bridge, others
Delta State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Matthew Sunday Ovye, yesterday, deployed about 1,480 officers across the state to provide 24-hour protection of all oil …
Read More »NERC transfers regulatory oversight of Lagos electricity market to LASERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order to transfer the regulatory oversight of Lagos State’s electricity market to the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC). The post …
Read More »Court awards N8.5 billion against Kano govt over structure demolition
Justice Sanusi Ma’aji of the Kano High Court has ordered the state government to pay N8,511,000,000 to Lamash Properties Limited, owners of the multi-million Naira complex demolished by the administration …
Read More »Lagos nabs 15 minors, others over street begging
The Lagos State Environmental Task force has arrested 27 persons, including 15 minors involved in the unlawful act of street begging in the middle of vehicular traffic/hold-ups. The post Lagos …
Read More »Witness recounts how bank was allegedly defrauded N13m
An internal Auditor of Sterling Bank Plc, Olaniyi Olaleye has told a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, how Oluwole Olutimehin stole about N13million from the bank. The post Witness recounts …
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