The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has confirmed that a military attack helicopter opened fire on a boat along the Bonny Waterway in Rivers State on Thursday last week. However; the Director of Defence Information, Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, said the target of the attack was not a cargo boat that was conveying people and food stuff, as earlier claimed.…
All is set for the diversion of traffic on the Yaba-bound lane of Ikorodu Road, around Anthony, beginning from Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said the traffic diversion would last for six days. Oladeinde said during the period, the state government would begin the construction of the drainage channel on…
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has relaxed the curfew imposed on Jos North, Jos South, and Bassa by twelve hours. Instead of the initial twenty-four hours, the curfew in Jos North will now last from 6PM to 6AM daily, until further notice. Also, the curfew imposed in Jos South and Bassa has been further reduced, and will…
The People’s Democratic Party has called on Nigerians to hold the APC Administration under President Muhammadu Buhari responsible for all the problems in the country in the last six years. The PDP also expect Nigerian citizens not to allow the APC leaders to remain in power and close to the nation’s resources after the 2023 general elections.…
The Nigerian Bar Association has faulted the rate at which courts issue conflicting orders, especially on political matters. The NBA says judges are not the only ones to blame for the practices, but also lawyers, especially senior members of the Bar, who allow themselves to be used by politicians. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, said in a statement…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has summoned six state chief judges to an emergency meeting. Justice Tanko Muhammad took the decision in response to the issuance of conflicting orders on political matters by some courts. Those to appear before Justice Muhammad are the chief judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa, and Imo…