Judge’s Absence Stalls Trial Of Fayose For Alleged N6.9bn Fraud
The money laundering trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, could not proceed on Thursday owing to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos. Justice Aneke was said to…
Cause of scarcity in fuel supply resolved – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said it has addressed concerns that surround the current scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol. NNPCL said the scarcity in certain regions of the country stems from logistical challenges, which have…
50 inmates recaptured after escape from Suleja prison
Fifty out of the one hundred and eighteen inmates that escaped from the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger state have been re-arrested. They escaped on Wednesday night following the collapse of the perimeter fence of the Centre. Their arrest was…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Demolition for the first 3km begins Saturday
The Federal Government says demolition of structures within the first three kilometers of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will begin on Saturday, April 27. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Korede Keisha, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday…
Fire incident at Wuse Market: No cause for alarm – AICL
Abuja Investments Company Limited, AICL, has said the fire incident that was recorded at the popular Wuse Market on Thursday night has been brought under control and that there is no cause for alarm. A statement by the Head of…
Three were electrocuted in the Ogun market
No fewer than three people, including a mother and child, were reportedly electrocuted at Mowe Market in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident reportedly happened on Monday following the restoration of power after the Sunday downpour. The…
Air Peace plane makes emergency landing at Lagos airport
An Air Peace plane coming from Port Harcourt made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Thursday after the pilots noticed a fire warning indicator in the cockpit. The aircraft, which had 243 passengers and 12 crew…
Customs intercept over 6,000 explosives in Kebbi
The Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted about 6,240 pieces of cap-sensitive dynamite explosives along the Yauri/Jega Road. The Area Comptroller of Customs, Iheanacho Ojike, said the dynamites were intercepted by the joint border patrol team…
How ex-HoS, Oyo-Ita, and others diverted N3bn to private companies -Witness
Hamma Bello, the eighth prosecution witness in the trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday how the defendant and her subordinates…
Residents and business owners decry continuous power outages in FCT
Some residents and business owners in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, have decried the continuous power outage in the area by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The residents, who spoke in separate interviews on Thursday in Abuja, said…