Lagos State, Nigeria, has been recognized as the 19th best city to visit in the world, as per a ranking by Time Out, a renowned publisher of guides and magazines. Alongside Lagos, Cape Town in South Africa (ranked second) and Accra in Ghana (ranked 44th) were the only African cities featured on the list. This…
The Lagos State Government reiterates its firm stance on the complete ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam within the state. Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, made this declaration during a consultative meeting with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Restaurant and Food Services Proprietors Association of…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order for the remand of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), in the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice James Omotosho also directed that one of Ndifon’s lawyers, Mr. Sunny Anyanwu, be remanded in the correctional center…
In what seems to be a significant economic move under the leadership of Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government, on August 16, 2023, reportedly secured a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan through the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC). According to NNPC, this loan was intended to bolster the Naira and stabilize the Foreign Exchange market….
The Plateau State Police Command has stated that gunmen killed 10 individuals, burned down 10 houses, and wounded two others during the attack that occurred on January 24 in the Kwahaslalek Community of Mangu Local Government Area. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, revealed these details while speaking to…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has asked Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf to join the party. Ganduje extended the invitation on Thursday while meeting party stakeholders in Kano. “I am appealing to Governor Yusuf along with his members from the NNPP to defect to the ruling APC at…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State affirmed his dedication to the mandate for which he was elected, emphasizing that his administration will no longer be swayed by distractions. Speaking on Thursday at the Government House in a briefing with journalists following the Supreme Court’s validation of his election as Rivers State governor, Fubara expressed that…
Philip Shaibu, Edo State Deputy Governor, says he would not be frightened out of the governorship race on September 21 because he has what it takes to win. Shaibu revealed this on Thursday, when he returned his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form for the gubernatorial race to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.The deputy…
The federal government has increased efforts to safeguard the country’s natural resources, with the presidential inter-ministerial committee holding a larger meeting with service heads. Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, convened an inter-ministerial group that met with security chiefs in Abuja on Thursday. Left to right: The lineup includes the Inspector General of…
Detectives at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex in Alagbion, Ikoyi, Lagos, have found N50 million that was purportedly taken out of the compromised bank account of Mr. John Okafor, a popularly known as Mr. Ibu, an ailing Nollywood star. As a result, Onyebuchi Okafor, the son of Mr. Ibu, and Jasmine Okekeagwu, his lover,…
