The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, says it will crush some of the over 130 impounded vehicles that failed integrity tests. The Director, Department of Road Traffic Services, DRTS, Dr Abdulateef Bello, stated this after taking newsmen around the impounded vehicles in the various offices in Abuja on Monday. According to him, the vehicles would…
A human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” on Monday hit the streets of Lagos State to protest against the soaring price of food and the high cost of living in the country. This protest was held against the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, on Sunday. According…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said over 80 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil were stolen. Obasanjo stated this in Abuja at the launching of a book titled, ‘Court and Politics,’ written by Dr. Umar Ardo, a former associate of the ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. According to the former president, one of the reasons why Nigeria’s…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve its proposed nationwide protest. On February 16, the NLC announced a nationwide protest scheduled for February 27 and 28, in response to the economic challenges facing the country. This decision followed the conclusion of…
The United States, US, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, has said the chopper that killed the founder of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe was a fireball before it crashed. A few weeks ago, Wigwe, his wife, son, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, NGX Group, were involved in a…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has been urged to step up monitoring and fight against the menace of quack lawyers. The call was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Dr Mutiu Agboke. Agboke made the call as a guest speaker at the Chrisland University, Abeokuta, College of Law…
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the widow of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said the demise of her husband will hurt her in no small measure. The widow, in her tribute to her late husband, stated that the death of Akeredolu would expose her to all forms of mockery from the people. According…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked the Presidency, the Federal Judicial Commission, and other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, to submit their anti-corruption strategies, as part of the agency’s efforts to stop the abuse of contracts. All the MDAs have until March 1 to submit their strategies to the anti-graft agency. The directive was…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the 2023 general elections report. Its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The report was released almost a year after the 2023 general elections. Some Nigerians had expressed disappointment over the delayed uploads of the presidential…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has expressed the appreciation of officers and men of the anti-narcotic agency to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his continuous support for the ongoing efforts to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking…