By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki Abakaliki – The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has disclosed that the current administration inherited road project debts exceeding N14 trillion, alongside 2,068 ongoing projects as of May 2023. Umahi made the revelation on Monday while inspecting ongoing works along the Enugu–Abakaliki Expressway, noting that despite the challenges, the administration […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested five suspected street urchins, popularly known as “Omotaku,” for allegedly extorting motorists along the Aboru–Abule-Egba axis of the Abeokuta Expressway. The suspects — Alade Olarewaju, 25; Oluwadamilare Alabi, 38; Sunday Idowu, 32; Rabiu Ibrahim, 29; and Raji Yusuf, 23 — were apprehended on Monday […]

By Elizabeth Osayande The 17th President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Mr. Innocent Ohagwa, has called on participants of the 2026 March Legal Practitioners Conversion Training Programme to deepen their understanding beyond mere statutes. He emphasised the need for legal practitioners to interpret these statutes effectively within the contexts of finance, […]

By Dickson Omobola Lagos State government has given approval for the inauguration of the Local Organising Committee, LOC, for the maiden National Intermediate Games, NIG, Lagos 2026. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu granted the approval, effectively activating the institutional machinery required to host the country’s first-ever dedicated transition tournament for athletes aged 16 to 19. The competition, […]

By Evelyn UsmanA leading civic advocacy organisation, Prayer and Support for the Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies, has reaffirmed its confidence in the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, expressing optimism over ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening professionalism and accountability in the Nigeria Police Force. The group’s leader, Ambassador Mary Abayomi-Fatile, made this known […]