The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, MUDASHIRU OBASA, has called on the Police to treat everyone in Lagos with respect and dignity. Speaker OBASA cautioned the police against engaging in acts of harassment, intimidation and extortion of residents, which he said would not earn them the respect of citizens. The Speaker made the call…
Bandits have killed three persons in an attack on Gada community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Commissioner for Information, IBRAHIM DOSARA, said the victims are the District Head of Gada, UMARU BAWAN-ALLAH, and his two sons. DOSARA said security operatives, including troops of the Nigerian Air Force, have launched a search…
The Federal Government has revealed that about five-billion-dollar worth of gold was smuggled out of Nigeria between 2012 and 2018. This was made known by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, UCHECHUKWU OGAH, when he led a delegation of the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative on a visit to the State House in Abuja. Also…
The Lagos State has concluded plans to raise the sum of one hundred and thirty-seven point-three billion bond from the financial market All necessary documents that are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the thirteen percent fixed rate bond were signed by the Attorney General and other parties yesterday. During the signing ceremony, Governor BABAJIDE…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country is now in a full fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The NCDC declaration comes with the confirmation of one thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight new cases of coronavirus across the country yesterday. According to the NCDC update last night, Lagos State recorded the highest number of new…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has refused to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, as passed by the National Assembly. President BUHARI has also returned the bill to the parliament, with a request to remove the provision of direct primaries by political parties. Punchng.com reports that the President shared his concerns on the bill in a letter to the…