Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

In a bid to restore sanity and cleanliness to the streets of Lagos, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in several areas of Lagos state. The move comes after concerned citizens reported the menace and nuisance caused by miscreants and destitute. This was made known by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Friday. Wahab […]

August 30, 2024 10

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Ekiti approves N4.15b for road construction, agric, others

Ekiti State Executive Council has approved N4.15b for the execution of projects including road rehabilitation, renovation of the House of Assembly complex, agriculture and construction of hostels. The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, disclosed the August 26 SEC approvals in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday. Olatunbosun stated that the SEC, in a bid to ensure the state’s roads are well-maintained and motorable, […]

August 27, 2024 17

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Police arrest tea vendor for killing 20-year-old man in Jigawa

A tea vendor identified as Abdulrashidu Ya’u in Jigawa State has allegedly killed a 20-year-old man named Hassan Garba, over accusations of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. The suspect, who resides in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town in Dutse Local Government Area is said to have committed the crime on August 19, 2024, at around 5:00 am. The Police Public Relations Officer for the Jigawa State Command, DSP Lawan […]

August 27, 2024 12

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Gombe to receive 1,850 new corps members for 2024 orientation

The National Youth Service Corps announced on Monday the commencement of the 2024 Batch “B” Stream II orientation course, which is set to begin on Wednesday for 1,850 participants in Gombe State. According to a statement signed by Jennifer Laha, Head of the Public Relations Unit, on behalf of State Coordinator Chinwe Nwachuku, no fewer than 1,850 prospective corps members are expected to undertake the exercise. Our correspondent reports that […]

August 26, 2024 14

BUSINESS

NNPCL hasn’t paid marketers subsidy for nine months — CFO

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed that the Federal Government is paying subsidies on the petrol it imports into the country. Though the NNPCL denied paying fuel subsidies to marketers in the last nine months, it said the government allows it to sell at a price below the landing cost The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Alhaji Umar Ajiya, made the clarifications on Monday in Abuja. Ajiya said the […]

August 20, 2024 33

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Osun teenager fingers stepfather for pregnancy

A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergy also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13. The victim, aged 16, had approached a Non-Governmental Organisation, the World Institute for Peace, to report the matter and seek Alternative Dispute Resolution. She had also claimed in an affidavit, sworn […]

August 20, 2024 24

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[ICYMI] Lagos intervenes as woman battles monarch for demolishing property, selling land

In the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, a fierce land battle is unfolding, pitting a 64-year-old woman against a monarch in a dispute that has turned the spotlight on longstanding issues of land ownership in the state. BABATUNDE TITILOLA reports When Mrs Olaitan Ogunseye purchased a parcel of land from the royal family of Mushade Odugate of the Majolagbe Family in Ikorodu, Lagos State, in 2000, neither she nor her husband thought the […]

August 5, 2024 29

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D’Tigress brace for American challenge in Olympics quarterfinal

Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament. This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on Sunday. The team accumulated five classification points and initially topped Group B. However, their standing […]

August 5, 2024 33

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Kano gov reinstates Gaya Emir, names two others for Karaye, Rano

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs of Rano, Gaya, and Karaye with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, a copy of which was made available Online on Wednesday, the new emirates are to serve as second with Kano as first-class emirate. Yusuf named the newly appointed Alhaji Muhammad Karaye as the Emir of Karaye. He […]

July 17, 2024 36

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