Ten Dead, Scores Injured in Church Palliative Distribution Stampede
A tragic stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday morning has left at least ten people dead and numerous others injured. The incident occurred during…
Anambra Governor Warns Real Estate Companies, Says Build Homes, Not Just Sell Land
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has announced plans to sanction real estate companies engaged in selling land without developing houses as part of efforts to tackle the housing…
FG to scale down Lagos-Calabar coastal highway to six lanes
The federal government says the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project will be reviewed from ten to six lanes and for a lower cost. The minister of works, David Umahi, made the…
Makinde Suspends Birthday Celebration in Honour of Stampede Victims
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has announced the suspension of his December 25th birthday celebrations in honour of the children who lost their lives during a tragic stampede in Ibadan…
Wike issues two-week ultimatum to Abuja landowners to settle C-of-O bills
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given owners of the 762 plots of land in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, a fresh two-week…
Yahaya Bello released after meeting bail conditions
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja. This…
NAFDAC Seizes Counterfeit Rice Worth N5 Billion in Nasarawa and Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down eight rice shops and a warehouse in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State while extending…
Court jails ex-IMF chief for tax fraud, corruption
A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption. Judges found Rato,…
Court grants Dele Farotimi N30m bail in ‘defamation’ case
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has granted N30 million bail to Dele Farotimi, human rights activist. Abayomi Adeosun, the magistrate, ruled on Farotimi’s bail application on Friday. The bail conditions…
LASG Launches 2,200 Police Housing Units
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Thursday, initiated the redevelopment of the Ijeh Police Barracks in Obalende, Lagos, a project set to deliver 2,200 modern housing units for police…