Five dead in blast during Somalia Eid festivities ―Police
At least five people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday in Somalia in a blast during festivities to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival. “The initial information we have received indicates the dead bodies of five people were collected from the scene of the blast and more than twenty others have been wounded,” police […]
Alleged fraud: Step aside, submit yourself for investigation now, PDP charges Lagos Speaker
ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to immediately step aside and submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for investigation over allegations of financial impropriety, including the reported discovery of 64 accounts allegedly linked to his Bank Verification Number, BVN.
Just in: 900 stranded Britons in Nigeria to return on 3 flights
900 stranded Britons are to return from Nigeria to UK, on three flights, Vanguard reports. This was contained in a statement disclosed on the website of the UK government. Three flights chartered by the UK government would convey 900 more British travellers stranded in Nigeria back home, the statement read.
(JUST IN) Flight ban violation: Flairjet pays N1m fine to FG
FG reports airline to UK CAA By Lawani Mikairu The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika yesterday said the Federal government has collected 1 million naira fine from Flairjet airline for violating the federal government flight ban into the country. This is just as the Nigerian government has also reported the violation to the United Kingdom, […]
Flight ban violation: Flairjet pays 1 million naira fine to FG
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika yesterday said the Federal government has collected 1 million naira fine from Flairjet airline for violating the federal government flight ban into the country.
Eid el-Fitr celebration: Enugu CP assures adequate security
Enugu State Police commissioner, CP Ahmad Abdurrahman has assured adequate security during and after the celebration of the Eid el-Fitr festival within the state.
COVID-19: Curfew now 8 pm to 5 am in Oyo
Mass testing to commence weekend — Task Force The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, on Sunday, relaxed the existing curfew imposed on the state in respect of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic to between 8.p.m. and 5 a.m. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, confirmed that the decision […]
Nigeria records $8.25 per barrel excess revenue as Bonny Light price hovers at $33.25
BARELY, a week after it had risen to $34.11, the price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, has dropped slightly to $33.25 in the international market.
Regional Security: South-East govs mandate houses of assembly to enact laws
SOUTH East Governors have mandated their various Houses of Assembly in the zone to commence enactment of state security laws that will give legal backing to the establishment of regional security in line with its joint security programme for the zone.
Eid-el-Fitr: Ganduje frees 293 inmates in Kano
In the spirit of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Sunday freed 293 inmates across the Custodial Centers of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NSC in the state.
COVID 19: One dies, as FMC Abeokuta confirms three new cases
ABEOKUTA – Federal Medical Centre Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State has confirmed another three new patients of the coronavirus pandemic.
