Building under construction collapses in Lagos
A three-storey building under construction in the Yaba area of Lagos State has collapsed. The building on Akanbi Crescent in Yaba was said to have collapsed into another building beside it on Saturday. An eyewitness, who disclosed that a part of the building collapsed in 2021, said the construction of the building did not stop after the incident. However, the number of...
Ethiopian athlete, Ulfata Deresa, wins 2022 Lagos City Marathon
Ethiopian athlete, Ulfata Deresa, on Saturday emerged winner of the 2022 Lagos City Marathon sponsored by Access Bank. Deresa became the winner of the competition after running the 42km race in two hours 11 minutes and 54 seconds ahead of 2020 champion, David Barmasai from Kenya, who emerged the Ist runner-up. Another Kenyan, Emmanuel Nabei, emerged third running the race in...
Police arrest couple with fresh human parts in Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a couple for allegedly being in possession of fresh human body parts. The suspects, 45-year-old Kehinde Oladimeji, and his 35-year-old wife, Adejumoke Raji, who claimed to be herbalists, were arrested on Saturday in Abeokuta, the state capital. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest of...
Emefiele’s presidential campaign begins in Lagos
The presidential aspiration of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced in Lagos State on Saturday. A group, Green Alliance Movement, moved in some supporters on Saturday to launch the political aspiration of the CBN Governor, which is being supported by corporate Nigeria. The supporters were spotted wearing T-Shirts inscribed with ‘MEFFY 2023’ with the...
Buhari sacks Aisha’s aide, redeploys others
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Zainab Kazeem, the Special Assistant to the President on Domestic and Social Events, Office of the First Lady. This is just as the President redeployed no fewer than three aides of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The President also approved the appointment of journalist and former lawmaker, Mr. Sani Zorro, as the Senior Special Assistant to...
Deploy your assets to tackle insecurity, IGP tells senior police officers
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has charged Strategic Police Managers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), including Deputy-Inspectors-General of Police, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police to deploy their assets, both human and material, to drive intelligence in a bid to tackling the current internal security dynamics in tandem with his vision and mission...
Ritual killings: Fix Nigeria, don’t blame Nollywood, Yul Edochie replies House of Reps
Popular Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie, has responded to the House of Representatives’ indictment that Nollywood should be partly blamed for the increase in the rate of ritual killings in the country. The House of Reps had during plenary on Wednesday called for the declaration of a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country and partly blamed the crime...
Hushpuppi: PSC orders further probe of Kyari’s indictment by FBI
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has ordered further investigation into the indictment of suspended DCP Abba Kyari by a report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Kyari was allegedly indicted by the FBI in an alleged multi-million naira advanced...
S’Court to Buhari: You exceeded your powers with Order 10
The Supreme Court on Friday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing Executive Order 10. In a split decision on Friday, majority of the court’s seven-member panel agreed that the EO10 on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature is unlawful and unconstitutional. The judgement was on the suit filed by the 36 States against the FG...
Man United sign Cristiano Ronaldo’s son
Cristiano Ronaldo's oldest son, Cristiano Jr, has officially signed for Manchester United. The 11-year-old boy was signed by the Red Devils alongside Brazilian wonderkid, Gabriel. Cristiano Jr, named after the Portuguese star, was pictured posing with Manchester United's famous No7 shirt after agreeing to extend his stay in the club's youth set up. The Portuguese youngster is officially set to wear the...
