114 Days to 2027 Polls: INEC lists progress, experts flag funding, trust gaps
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — With 114 days to the January 16, 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has made significant progress in implementing its timetable for the polls, even as experts identified funding, communication and public trust as areas requiring sustained attention. INEC Chairman, Prof. […]
Police nab 22 suspected robbers, kidnappers in Enugu
By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Enugu State Police Command yesterday, paraded 22 suspected criminals, including armed robbers, kidnappers and rapists arrested recently in different parts of the state. Among those paraded were Anayo Frank and Kenneth Mamah, who the police said had confessed to being involved in series of kidnappings, in the South East and South-South […]
Lagos Assembly urges Yar’Adua to rehabilitate Apapa-Oshodi Road
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on President Umaru Yar’Adua to direct all relevant agencies like the Ministry of Works and the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to undertake repairs of all federal roads in Lagos State especially the Apapa-Oshodi expressway because of its economic importance.
Halliburton: CDHR, SERAP ask FG to prosecute indicted officials
Two human rights groups, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), yesterday called on the Federal Government, to urgently begin the prosecution of Halliburton and its officials in Nigeria for their involvement and complicity in the Halliburton $180 million bribery scandal.
Fashola marks birthday, donates to children’s homes
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Sunday, celebrated his 46th birthday, donating food items to the Missionaries of Charity Babies’ Home in Ikosi, Ketu, Alapere just as he donated a new building to the Chief Michael Oyemade Ogunjobi Children’s Home in Surulere.
Court jails college staff for six months
In a related development, Justice A. N. Nwankwo of the High Court in Ebonyi State has discharged and acquitted Mr. Sunday Awol Adom of all the 19 count charges filed against him and two others.
