archiveMarch 2023

  donates 74 vehicles to Divisional Police stations in Oyo Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, commissioned the new Ojoo Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibadan, which was constructed by the state government following its destruction during the #EndSARS protest, which engulfed the country in 2021. The governor, while speaking at...

  A former boss of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Oyeyemi Kale, has been appointed as a partner and chief economist at Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) Nigeria. “The Partners and staff of KPMG Nigeria are pleased to welcome Dr Oyeyemi Kale to our firm as he assumes...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will appeal a court order to allow two Nigerians to use their Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs) to vote in the governorship and state houses of assembly elections. The two Nigerians, Kofoworola Olusegun and Wilson Allwell, filed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/180/2023, on Wednesday,...

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a former Deputy Senate President, has insisted that his doctor advised him against seeking a kidney donor from his family members. Ekweremadu disclosed this to a court in London on Thursday during cross-examination in an organ harvesting and trafficking criminal trial. It would be recalled that the...

  The Supreme Court on Friday sacked Senator Ibrahim Shekarau as the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and recognised Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the party’s candidate for the 2023 general election. Shekarau was declared the winner of the 2023 Kano Central Senatorial District election under NNPP. Shekarau,...

  Three 40ft containers on Friday fell in different areas of Lagos State. The incidents happened at Ikeja Underbridge, Mile 12 and Ojuelegba areas of the state. According to The Punch report, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Friday morning said that at around 6:55am when a 40ft...

  The University of Lagos said it has shifted its resumption date to Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A statement signed by the university stated that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, approved that the resumption of academic activities be postponed to Tuesday, March 21, 2023, adding that all other activities of...

Osun State Government has disbursed a sum of N1.528 billion as part of the commitment of the current administration to the well-being of the senior citizens in the state. Governor Ademola Adeleke while presenting cheques to the beneficiaries said the bond certificates covers retired benefits to retired workers of both...

  says June 12 saga won’t repeat itself   The Presidency, on Thursday, gave the reason why President Muhammadu Buhari kept silent when there were allegations of irregularities and compromise against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. The...

Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said he will suspend campaign activities in the next three days to mourn the victims of the train accident. Six people have been declared dead and several injured after a train collided with a Lagos State Government staff bus in Ikeja area on Thursday...