Crackdown: Lagos taskforce arrests 46, recovers drugs, weapon
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested 46 suspects and recovered suspected illicit drugs, a locally made gun and other dangerous items during a series of enforcement operations across the state. The agency said the operation, which commenced at about 9 a.m. on Friday, was part of ongoing efforts to rid […]
Man gets N600m loan with non-existing shares
THE debt recovery team put in place by the Wema Bank Plc to recover outstanding loans following the storm in the banking industry learnt Thursday in Akure that one of its debtors used non-existing shares as collateral to obtain a N600 million loan from the bank nine years ago.
Bi-Courtney begins work on Lagos-Ibadan road
Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited, concessionaire of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, yesterday launched its presence and commencement of work at the Lagos end of the 105 kilometre road following the expiration of eviction notices served on trespassers to vacate the right of way.
Reps order NDIC to give details on 13 failed banks
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has ordered the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), to furnish it with details on the liabilities of 13 banks that were liquidated in 2006 in the wake of the recapitalisation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Elders intervene in Plateau PDP crisis
By Henry Umoru Abuja -Â WORRIED by the lingering crisis in the Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), elders and members of the party in the state, Thursday, urged the party National Working Committee (NWC) to revisit the issues that led to the dissolution of the elected Executive Committees if there must […]
Social security, panacea to crime, poverty – Gowon
A former Nigerian head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), Thursday tasked the President Umaru Yar’Adua-led administration to implement the draft national social security policy.
