The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday evacuated 151 stranded Nigerians from Benghazi, Libya as the government resumed its voluntary evacuation in Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affiares en titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, made this known in a statement...
Lagos
Long queues at commercial banks in Lagos have suddenly disappeared following the injection of more bank notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into commercial banks, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported The apex bank had on Thursday confirmed the evacuation of bank notes from its...
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on his Appeal Court’s victory. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday, annulled the Osun Governorship Election Tribuna’s decision and upheld...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled voting to Sunday in 10 polling units at Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, to sort out disagreements over the relocation of the polling units. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that agitations followed INEC’s decision to move the 10 polling...
Some unidentified thugs on Saturday in Lagos chased voters away from polling units, as they attempted to steal ballot boxes. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who was at Ward F3 Polling Unit 13, Ago Palace Way, Lagos, watched with surprise as some thugs suddenly started chasing voters...
Labour Party Youth Wing on Thursday, vowed to take over Lagos, Rivers and Edo states, among other South-South and South-East states in the March 18 governorship and house of assembly elections. Mr Kennedy Ahanotu, Acting National Youth Leader of Labour Party, said this at a news conference on the...
The Bola Tinubu 4 President 2023 Support Group on Wednesday received a 26-year-old man, Mr Gaddafi Musa, who rode a bicycle from Kastina to Lagos to celebrate President-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory. Mr Fola Tinubu, the Convener and Director-General of the group, led the members to receive Musa in Ikeja....
Mr. Sunday Olajide, member representing Akure South Constituency II at the Ondo state House of Assembly, has urged Lagos residents to vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Olajide, in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, pleaded with various groups and interest...
The Lagos State Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, on Tuesday met with Arewa Community and other ethnic groups, assuring them of better Lagos if elected. Rhodes-Vivour, at a joint interactive session with various ethnic groups, said that he was determined to deliver a state that would work...
Frontline Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Tuesday in Lagos, resumed calls for removal of Mr AbdulRasheed Bawa, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged disregard to the rule of law. The CSOs called for Bawa’s sack over alleged politicisation of the commission, disobedience of lawful court...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Coca-Cola Foundation says it is supporting Nigerian business women in Lagos with $10,000 grant to acquire digital skills This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Segun Olabode, Analyst at Precise platform on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, Wivesroundtable Foundation...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed the Commissioner of Police, Lagos, Idowu Owohunwa, to conduct a full investigation into the Akere fire incident and fish out the perpetrators. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, visited the scene of the midnight inferno that...
Sofri, a digital banking mobile app, powered by Links Microfinance Bank, has unveiled its weekly draw tagged ‘Sofri 10k awoof promo Season 1’. Mr Barnabas Okwudibie, the Chief Operating Officer, Sofri, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Okwudibie said that the promo was initiated by the...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says he does not see victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming presidential elections. Fashola, the Director, Election Planning and Monitoring of APC Presidential Campaign Council, made the remark at the Formal Launching of Eko O Ni...
The veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokor, a.k.a Mama G, has told her colleagues that they do not need to relocate to Abuja or Lagos to become a star in the movie industry. Ozokwor stated this during a candle procession night in honour of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested some Yoruba Nation agitators planning to protest in the Alausa area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Sunday on his verified Twitter handle. He said, “Earlier today, a number of Yoruba Nation agitators commenced setting...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there was no hitch in the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) mock accreditation conducted in 12 Polling Units across six local government areas (LGAs) in Lagos State on Saturday. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this to newsmen after...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area command, has seized $6 million fake United States dollars amongst other prohibited items. The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, made this known to journalists during a briefing in Seme, on Thursday in Lagos. He also said that four suspected members...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after official visits to Dakar, Senegal, as well as five States of the federation where he inaugurated several developmental projects in the affected states. The benefitted states are Bauchi, Lagos, Katsina, Kano and Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
