UPDATED: Lagos to announce 4th Mainland Bridge preferred bidders
The preferred bidder for the much-expected 4th Mainland Bridge will be announced in the third quarter (Q3) of this year. Special Adviser for Works and Infrastructure to the Lagos State Governor, Engr Aramide Adeyoye, disclosed this in Lagos at the media presentation of the Facts Behind the Figures of 2021 Lagos State government budget.
Man, 25, in court for allegedly constituting public nuisance
The police, on Thursday, arraigned a 25-year-old man, Bamigboye Seun, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly constituting public nuisance. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of constituting public nuisance. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Jan. 6 at […]
Fourth Mainland Bridge: Lagos to announce Preferred Bidders in Q3 — Commissioner for Works
By Babajide Komolafe The Prefered Bidders for the much expected Fourth Mainland Bridge will be announced latest third quarter (Q3) of this year. Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr Aramide Adeyoye disclosed this in Lagos at the presentation of the Facts Behind the Figures of 2021 Lagos State Government Budget. READ ALSO: Admiral Kanu’s […]
Kwara Governor refunds women who built schools with personal funds
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has refunded a group of 25 women who contributed to ensure the construction of Nomadic LGEA Nursery and Primary School Agindigbi and St. Luke LGEA Primary School, Onila near Agbamu, Irepodun local government. The refund was barely two days after a BBC documentary in which 25 women said they were keeping […]
Enugu earmarks N42.4 billion for works, infrastructure development
By Ikechukwu Odu The Enugu State Government said it has budgeted the sum of N42,493,710,000 for works and infrastructure development in its 2021 approved budget christened ‘Budget of Recovery and Continued Growth.’ The state which earmarked the sum of N169,845,750,500 for its 2021 fiscal year, allocated N101,134,758,500 for capital expenditure, while the sum of N68,711,000,000 […]
Court remands pastors for allegedly brainwashing congregants to disown parents
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, remanded two pastors: Olumide Peter and Jasulayomi Adetola, for allegedly brainwashing their congregation to disown their biological parents and burn their certificates. The defendants were charged with criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, wrongful confinement and putting persons in fear of injury in order to commit extortion. The Magistrate, Ibrahim […]
Yakubu’s Trial: Court to rule on EFCC’s request to inspect $9.8m cash Feb 17
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has reserved till February 17, ruling on the request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the Court to visit the Kano branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria and inspect the sums of $9,772,800 and £74000 which are instrumental to the charges […]
LAGESC arrests 2,212 offenders, prosecutes 296 in 2020
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), says it arrested 2,212 persons for various environmental offences in 2020, while 296 of them were prosecuted by the legal department. The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, Mrs Gbemisola Akinpelu, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday by the agency’s Head of Public Affairs Unit, Mr Adebayo Kehinde. […]
Akpabio unveils development plans for Niger Delta region
…Says NDDC Hqtrs ready for commissioning February Rolls out other completed projects By Chris Ochayi Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that notwithstanding the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry under his watch has achieved milestone by completing some ongoing projects in the region. Senator Akpabio, who assumed duty […]
EFCC urges court to inspect money seized from ex-NNPC GMD in Kano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, urged the Federal High Court, Abuja, to visit the Kano branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to inspect the money seized from the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu. Counsel to the EFCC, Mohammed Abubakar, while […]
Cool FM partners Apple music to air ‘Rap life radio and Africa now radio’
In a bid to step up entertainment flavour and ignite more appreciation of African artists across the country in the new year, a Nigerian radio media syndicate Cool FM in collaboration with Apple Music have concluded plans to broadcast Apple Music’s ‘Rap Life Radio’ and ‘Africa Now Radio’ programmes on Nigeria’s Cool FM stations in […]
