PVCs Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, said it recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also …
Read More »EFCC witness reveals how ex-CAS, others diverted Air Force N2bn fund
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness Okechukwu Akube, on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos how N2bn was allegedly diverted from the Nigerian Air Force Special Emergency Account to a property in Ikoyi, Lagos. The witness disclosed this while giving evidence at the continuation of the …
Read More »Crisis rocks NIPC as directors accuse ES, Saratu Umar of mismanagement
Saratu Umar Embattled directors of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) have, again, petitioned the minister of industry, trade and investment Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, over continuous maltreatment and breach of the extant laws governing the federal civil service by the executive secretary, Ms Saratu Umar, asking him to act fast …
Read More »Afenifere knocks INEC, says commission disobeys electoral guidelines
INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the outcome of the February 25, 2023 Presidential Election, won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The group also faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission on the conduct of the election, saying the commission did …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu orders probe of Lagos market fire as Buhari condoles with victims
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, has asked the commissioner of police to probe the fire at Akere auto parts market in the Olodi Apapa area of the state. The inferno, which raged from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday morning, destroyed goods and properties worth millions. A 65-year-old man was said to have …
Read More »Many feared dead as Train, BRT bus collide in Lagos
File Photo: The damaged BRT A train and BRT Bus collided in the Ikeja area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Several passengers are feared dead following the impact of the collision. The incident occurred in Ikeja-Along area on Thursday morning. It was learned that the BRT, a Lagos …
Read More »Young women need to work more to overcome poverty, says Oyinlola
Oyinlola Sale is the founder of Women Connect, a platform that showcases women entrepreneurs and the impact they are making in society. She has also created a thriving and sustainable community for women to network. In this chat, she shared insight on the role of technology in financial independence and …
Read More »INEC postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections to March 18
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. In a statement on Wednesday night, INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said the elections will hold on Saturday, March 18. He said following the ruling by …
Read More »LP, PDP candidates no threat to Sanwo-Olu’s re-election – ex-LASAA boss
Babajide Sanwo-Olu The immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, Mobolaji Sanusi, has said the governorship candidates of the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Jide Adediran, respectively, are no threat to the re-election bid of Governor Babajide …
Read More »Racism: FG revokes Seplat CEO, Roger Brown’s visa, residence, work permits
Seplat CEO, Roger Brown The federal government has revoked the Work Permit, Visa, and Residence Permit of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy PLC, Mr. Roger Brown, over allegations of racism, favouring of foreign workers, and discriminating against Nigerian employees levelled against him by employees of the company. …
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