Day: October 19, 2021

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, warned #EndSARS protesters against organising protests on the streets of Lagos in commemoration of the 1st anniversary of #EndSARS protests. The CP in a statement, also said plans are underway to arrests erring #EndSARS protesters across the state. He warned members of the public to…

  Ekiti State Government has said it will not relent in ensuring the safety of lives through constant dredging and channelisation of waterways, rivers, streams and canals across the state with a view to banishing flooding. Governor Kayode Fayemi made the pledge in Ado Ekiti while inaugurating four heavy-duty equipment procured by the state government…

The picture of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, and his orderly on a motorcycle, while trying to evade a chaotic traffic build-up in Ikeja, the capital city of Lagos State, has gone viral on social media. Starnews Nigeria reports that the incident happened on Monday when the traffic flow in Ikeja became chaotic.…

  Three traditional rulers in Imo State have reportedly been shot dead by gunmen on Tuesday afternoon. The Nation learnt the royal fathers were having their meeting in Njaba Local Government Area of the state when the shooting occured. However, the situation is still sketchy as at press time. Chairman, Traditional Rulers Council in the…

A 61-year -old cleric in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North local government area, Famakinwa Ajayi, has been arrested for raping a teenager. He was also said to have had sex with the teenager at a market square at night under the pretence of having spiritual deliverance for her. But Police said sex at the market square…

The Federal Government says the recommended conditions for the lifting of the suspension imposed on Twitter will be applicable to all Over-The-Top and other social media platforms in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday when he featured on a phone-in programme of TV Continental, “This Morning” monitored…

The crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress took a fresh twist on Tuesday as the Senator Magnus Abe-led faction inaugurated a parallel executive. The inauguration was held at the Freedom House, a campaign secretariat set up by Abe located in the GRA, Port Harcourt in 2019. The officials inaugurated were,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a stern warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” In a statement in Abuja on Monday, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, said President Buhari was reacting to the killing of over 30 people…

  The Federal Government, yesterday, officially scrapped the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF). Following the passage and implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Upstream Regulatory Commission and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) are to perform the duties of…