A Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to reverse the ban imposed by the Lagos State Government on the operations of commercial tricycles and motorcycles, commonly known as keke NAPEP and okada, respectively, in…
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice only pays whistleblowers after successful recovery not for mere tracing or exposure of suspected illegitimate funds. The Special Assistant to the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Media…
A sexagenarian, Eke Kanu, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly impregnating his daughter at their place of residence on the Ebute Road, Ikorodu. Eke impregnated his daughter, he took her to a chemist, where drugs…
Personnel of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two robbers on the Long Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state while dispossessing motorists of their belongings. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,…
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church International, aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said Lagos and Ogun states have been infected with anti-church virus hence the decision to open markets and keep churches shut. The cleric stated…
Magaji Nda of Ilorin, Alhaji Salihu Mohammed, speaks with TUNDE OYEKOLA on some allegations made by Moro Concerned Elders Movement that the Ilorin Emirate had been oppressing their people and preventing the proper grading of other traditional rulers in the…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vanishes, then pops up. Now, the portly despot is out of sight again, and that raises the question: Who’s minding the store — the one that keeps him in booze and fancy wheels? His little…
The Croatian EU presidency had given member states until Saturday evening to vote on a list of countries drawn up on Friday, which the EU would open its borders for, but some member states have asked for more time to…
Following the approval of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan by the Federal Executive Council on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari has now designated his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to supervise the overall implementation of the N2.3Trn plan. This is contained…
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline is a 614km-long natural gas pipeline currently being developed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It is set to be laid between Ajaokuta and Kano in Nigeria and forms phase one of the Trans-Nigeria Gas…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has joined the President in calling for broad support for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the party’s candidate for the Edo Governorship election in September.…
According to a report by Sunday PUNCH, the odds are stacked against her in finding shelter after she was reportedly abandoned in front of a shop on Tajudeen Bello Street, Giwa Oke-Aro Road, Ogun State, by her parents. Suffering from…
Facts emerged on Saturday that a lingering cold war between the family of the former Governor of Oyo Sate, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and the Oyo State Government was largely responsible for the delay in his burial. The late Ajimobi died…
Muhammad Ibraheem Zakzaky is one of the children of the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, who along with his wife, Zeenah, have been incarcerated by the Federal Government since 2015. Muhammad tells GBENRO ADEOYE…
On the 27th of June 2020, 779 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 24077 cases have been confirmed, 8625 cases have been…
Late Ogun Majek battled a prolonged-sickness before he died at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state, on Thursday, June 25. Video of friends and families wailing and crying while the remains of Ace Nollywood actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu popularly known as…
A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk they could catch coronavirus in the facilities. Two of the country’s three family detention centers…
Malawi’s governing party is pushing for a third presidential election, citing irregularities and intimidation in a vote re-run where unofficial tallies show the opposition leader beating incumbent President Peter Mutharika. Voters in the southern African country went to the polls…
Nigeria has recorded 684 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 23, 298. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Friday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the…