General News

Lagos, March 9, 2023 – Many people were feared dead on Thursday morning when a  train collided with a bus belonging to Lagos State Government at the PwD/Shogunle area of Ikeja in Lagos State. The bus, conveying workers of Lagos State, was going toward Ikeja GRA through PwD /Shogunle rail crossing when it collided with a moving train as it tried to negotiate the route while passing through the rail track. Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) confirmed the incident and said there were many casualties. (GBN)

Abuja, March 7, 2023 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency  NDLEA) seized 13,125 kilogrammes of drug substances and arrested 793 suspects in 2022. Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, the NDLEA Commander in the FCT, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a pre-event press briefing on grassroots sensitisation and awareness campaign on dangers of illicit drugs. He said that the year 2022 was a fruitful year for the command, adding that records of arrests, seizures and convictions were impressive. Tsakuwa  said that the agency’s counselling and rehabilitation programmes also yielded positive …

Lagos, March 5, 2023 – Traditional rulers in the 62 communities in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos have assured Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of re-election in the March 11 gubernatorial election in the state. Speaking during a news conference at Ikota, the Chairman of Eti-Osa Baale Forum, Wasiu Ali-Balogun, said that Mr Sanwo-Olu had been fulfilling his promises to residents of Lagos state, hence, the “Baales” supported his re-election for second term in office. Ali-Balogun said that there were lots of irregularities during the February 25 Presidential Election, adding …

Lagos, Feb. 4, 2023 – Lagos State Government says it opposed to exhuming the corpse of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, who died in suspicious circumstances during the school’s inter-house sports in February. The government made its position known in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the state’s Minister of Justice, Mrs Grace Alo, on Saturday in Lagos. According to the statement, the ministry of justice was aware of an ongoing dialogue about an alleged plan to exhume the body of the …

Kano, March 4, 2023 – The Kano State Fire Service says it saved 46 lives and property worth N95.4 million from 82 fire incidents in February. A statement by the Spokesman for the Service, Saminu Abdullahi, in Kano on Friday, said eight persons lost their lives, while properties worth N31.8 million were destroyed by fire during the month. “The Service responded to 35 rescue calls and 13 false alarms from residents in the state during the period,” he said. The spokesman advised residents to handle fire with care to avoid …

Abuja, March 4, 2023 – The states that applied to the Supreme Court to withdraw their suit for the nullification of the presidential election result are not withdrawing the suit case totally, but are going to the election petition tribunal to pursue the case. Mike Ozekhome, one of their lawyers, explained the situation in a statement he issued on Friday evening. He said that the states were now pursuing the case at the tribunal instead of the Supreme Court, which is the traditional place for pursuing such cases. “The states …

Abuja, Feb. 3, 2023 – Seven states on Friday applied to Supreme Court to discontinue a suit they filed on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2023 to nullify the result of the presidential election The seven states include Sokoto, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Taraba. Mike Ozekhome, one of their lawyers, applied to discontinue with the case which was communicated to the apex court via a notice of discontinuance. The notice, dated March 3 read: “Take notice that the plaintiffs doth, hereby, wholly discontinue this suit against the defendant herein. The plaintiffs …

Maiduguri, March 3, 2023 – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday donated N100 million to Monday Market fire victims in Maiduguri, Borno State. Its Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, gave the donation when the National Working Committee of the party paid a sympathy visit to Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum. Adamu said that the donation was to support the Borno Government in providing relief to victims of the fire incident that happened on Sunday. Adamu was accompanied by Abubakar Kyari, Deputy National Chairman (North); Usman Sarki, Special Adviser on Policy; Habib Habu, …

Abuja, March 3, 2023 – A Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted separate applications of the PDP and Labour Party to inspect election materials used in last Saturday’s election. The appellate court, led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, granted the applications after separately hearing the two separate ex parte applications. It ordered the INEC to allow the applicants access to the election materials in full including and specifically the sensitive materials and all other materials thereto. The Candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour …