Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State shared photos of the buses in a post on his X handle on Thursday. “The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) conducted a comprehensive enforcement operation on Wednesday targeting unroadworthy vehicles across the state,” he said. “Over 50 rickety…
In an originating motion, Gambaryan sought a declaration that his detention and seizure of his travel document contravened Section 35 (1) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended). He urged the court to order the NSA and EFCC to release him from their custody and return his passport with immediate effect. Gambaryan equally sought…
The International Press Institute, Nigeria, has alleged that the missing Editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, is in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency. The DIA is an agency under the command of Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, who, in turn, reports to the Chief of Defence Staff. The IPI, in a statement on Wednesday signed…
Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Tokunbo Abiru, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions in the 10th Senate, who is also the Senator representing Lagos East, is a man of extraordinary passion for the development of people. With an innate drive for excellence in all his pursuits, Senator Abiru has consistently…
Dispelling the rumours in a statement on Wednesday, the Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, urged Nigerians to disregard them entirely. He reaffirmed the NNPCL’s commitment to sustaining the current sufficiency in petroleum products supply across all its retail stations in the country. The statement reads: “The NNPC Limited wishes to clarify rumours suggesting a…
Households worldwide threw away one billion meals every day in 2022, according to a new study by the United Nations. In the Food Waste Index Report published on Wednesday, the UN said households and businesses binned more than one trillion dollars’ worth of food at a time when more than 780 million people were going…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Aishetu Ndayako, on Wednesday. According to the Minister, Easter, beyond religious significance, promotes values of love, forgiveness and compassion which are essential for social cohesion and harmony. He called…
The Electoral Court said the ruling African National Congress party’s objection to how the Independent Electoral Commission handled and Mkhonto we Sizwe Party’s registration had no merit, adding it should have addressed the Electoral Commission before filing a court case. Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who headed the country from 2009 to 2018 when…
Frank Geng-Quangrong was convicted by a local court in northern Nigeria’s economic hub of Kano state, Kano Justice Commissioner Haruna Dederi said. Geng-Quangrong had pleaded not guilty. “This is a signal that whoever is coming to a society should be prepared to comply with the extant laws of that society,” Dederi said. Death sentences for…
