The Oworonshoki bound lane of the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed totally to vehicular movement by midnight on Saturday, 6th February 2021, till 7p.m on Sunday, 7th February 2021, for removal of the last expansion joint on the Oworonshoki bound lane. A statement released by the Ministry of Transportation explained that the closure is…
A Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria. Justice Okon Abang on Friday January 29, 2021 granted the Commission’s application for a Bench Warrant to arrest the managing director of the international oil company. EFCC had approached the…
The Lagos State Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced one Nura Asumoge to 25 years imprisonment for the defilement of a 13-year old minor, after he had pleaded guilty to the one-count charge during his arraignment by the Lagos State Government. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs. Arinola Momoh-Ayonkanmbi, of the State Ministry Justice, stated that Nura…
A suspected cocaine trafficker named Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi who was trying to outsmart the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by cleverly concealing 3.30 kilograms of the illicit drug in T–shirts stickers was intercepted by detectives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The suspect was arrested on Monday, February 1st, 2021 during…
Sam Abiola, a corps member currently serving in Kogi State alongside one Adebiyi Sodiq have been arraigned before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over separate charges bordering on love scam on Monday, February 1, 2021. Abiola was arraigned on one count charge, while four…
The Ogun State government has refuted reports insinuating that it had enlisted the help of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, to combat crimes in the state. The government made its position known in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odusile, in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday.…
Following the signing of the COVID-19 Health Protection Bill 2021 by the President, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has given directives to all Assistant Inspector Generals and Police Commissioners to ensure strict compliance with the use of face masks and other COVID-19 precautionary measures. The president had on January 26, 2021 signed the…
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced extension of the ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration by eight weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. A statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde, disclosed that the extension was conveyed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced three senior executive appointments, effective February 1, 2021. This follows the launch of the 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, on www.TEFConnect.com, which this year prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises and young African entrepreneurs, following the disruptive effects of…
Activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the creation of Ogun State in 1976 will begin on Wednesday 3rd February 2021. Ogun state was created on February 3, 1976 by the then Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed who announced in a nationwide broadcast the creation of seven new states to increase the number of…