The Lagos State Government says it has noted the hardship sparked by the Naira redesign policy, which has affected business and commercial activities. “There is no reason to reject the old notes, going by the Supreme Court judgement delivered on March 3, 2023,” Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu asserted in a statement on Monday. The apex court declared that…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed an attack on Grow Homes Estate along Kuchibiyi in the Kubwa area of the nation’s capital by gunmen yet to be identified. According to reports, the gunmen numbering about 20, had invaded the estate on Friday night and whisked away at least nine residents to an unknown…
The Delta State Police command has confirmed the assault on a police officer by officers of the Nigerian Navy in a trending video on the social media. In the one-minute, 30 seconds clip, an assaulted officer was seen moving about restlessly inside the premises of the police station, with angry colleagues appealing to him to…
Scores of residents of the Olomo community in Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, are currently in panic over the invasion by some armed robbers. Apete is one of the communities in the Ido Local Government Area in Oyo State. It was gathered that on Saturday that some armed robbers invaded the Eleshin area in the…
South African musician and dancer, Costa Titch is dead. Titch, whose name is Costa Tsobanoglou, reportedly collapsed while performing at the Ultra music festival on Saturday. The news of Titch’s death was confirmed by entertainment commentator Phil Mphela on his Twitter handle just before midnight and was followed by a string of sad reactions from…
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has described the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the hero of the just-concluded election. He said his active participation stopped the North from retaining power after President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike spoke during an interactive meeting with Technical Dealers Association of Nigeria (TDAN), Computer Dealers Association (TDA), Garrison Phone…
Doctors are still not certain when Brazilian striker Neymar will be able to return to play despite a successful ankle operation in a Qatari hospital, a Paris Saint-Germain medical chief said on Saturday. The French club said before Friday’s surgery that the 31-year-old could be out for up to four months, ruling him out of…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Friday held that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by law to determine the mode of collating and transmitting election results. In a judgement, Justice Nwite stated that only INEC has the prerogative to direct how the Polling Unit Presiding Officer should…
Residents of Akenfa community, in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Friday, took to the streets to protest the continued rejection of the old N500 and N1000 notes by traders in the state. The protesters, made up of mostly women, youths and a handful of men, displayed placards with various inscriptions including “Bank…
Oluwaseun Osinbajo, the driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus that was involved in the incident that led to a train colliding with the bus at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line, on the Agege motor road in Lagos, on Thursday, has asked families of victims for forgiveness. The driver, however, blamed the incident on…
