January 28, 2024
Umahi orders arrest of traders on Enugu-PH expressway
Traders on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, which is still undergoing rehabilitation risk jail terms as the Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi on Saturday, ordered the arrest of persons trading on the completed section of the Aba axis of the road.Expressing his disappointment over the activities of the traders, the minister who was inspecting the […]
Ondo Guber: Akeredolu Anointed Me To Succeed Him, Says Ex-Finance Commissioner
A financial expert and former Commissioner for Finance in Ondo State, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, has revealed that the late governor of the state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu anointed him as his successor before his death. This just as Akinterinwa who is a strong contender of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket vowed that he would defeat […]
Amusan shatters 25-year African 60m hurdles record
Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan, has set a new African women’s 60-metre hurdles indoor record with a time of 7.77 seconds. The performance came at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan on Saturday. Amusan shattered fellow Nigerian, Gloria Alozie’s longstanding continental mark of 7.82 seconds set in 1999. The 26-year-old stormed to victory in the 60m […]
Navy arrests retired soldier with 400kg hemp in Kogi
The Nigerian Navy Ship Lugard, Lokoja, has arrested a retired soldier and a civilian with over 400 kilogrammes of substance suspected to be hemp along the Ajaokuta-Lokoja Road in Kogi State. The two suspects, a retired corporal in the army, Denis Foukorighe, and Paul Obor, along with the illicit substance, were handed over to the […]
Abdulrazaq signs N292.7b 2024 Kwara appropriation bill into law
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has signed a sum of N292.7 billion 2024 appropriation bill into law.The governor called it another bold step to expand infrastructure and grow the economic base of the state on a sustainable basis. Mallam Abdulrazaq also assented to the Local Government Amendment Bill, saying: “We are looking forward to holding […]
Armed herdsmen abduct three policemen, steal rifles in Delta state
Three mobile policemen attached to PMF 51, Oghara, have reportedly been abducted by suspected herdsmen in the Ohoror community along the East-West Road in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The kidnappers also seized the service AK47 rifles with ammunition belonging to the abducted officers, adding to the growing concerns of insecurity […]