Lagos-Ibadan chaos: Kara Bridge repairs leave motorists, commuters groaning
…Spend hours in gridlock as LASTMA, TRACE deploy more personnel By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over severe traffic congestion following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge. The two-week rehabilitation project, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the […]
30,197 criminal cases filed in Federal High Court in 10 months, says Chief Judge
The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, says at 30, 197 criminal cases were filed between September 2020 and June 2021. Justice Tsoho disclosed this, on Thursday, while delivering a speech to formally declare the FHC 2021/2022 Legal Year open in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
4 men arraigned for alleged theft in college
The police in Lagos on Thursday brought four men before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court, for alleged theft of an air conditioner from a school compound. The defendants are Kpoin Weripere, 47; Kazeem Mutalib, 39; Paul Oshoja, 35; and Seidu Lukeman, 45. They appeared before the Magistrate, Mr Taiwo Popoola. They, however, pleaded not guilty to […]
Speeding truck driver kills motorcyclist in Anambra — FRSC
A speeding truck driver on Thursday killed a motorcycle operator on Igbo Ukwu-Uga Road in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. Irelewuyi said the accident, which occurred at about 5.10 […]
Teenager remanded for stealing $5,000 Bitcoin in Osun
By Shina Abubakar A teenager, Iwaku Olatunji, 19, was arraigned before an Osun State Magistrate Court, Ile-Ife for alleged burglary and stealing. The prosecutor, Inspector Adeshina alleged that sometime in October 2021 at about 1:30am at Parakin Estate Ile-Ife broke into the dwelling house of Mr Kingsley Emmanuel to steal iPhone XR valued at N220,000 […]
South Korea offers Nigeria nuclear energy options, donates $12.4m mini-grids
South Korea government has agreed to help Nigeria develop nuclear energy options that will enable the country close deficits in its electricity generation and supply.
