TENSION AS SUSPECTED LAND GRABBERS INVADE ONDO COMMUNITY
Tension has gripped the Isinkan community, headquarters of Akure West LCDA in Ondo State, as suspected land grabbers, armed with dangerous weapons, reportedly disrupted an...
TASKFORCE DISLODGES TRADERS FROM IKOTUN BRT STATION, ARRESTS NINE IN LAGOS
At the Ikotun BRT bus station, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce officials evicted vendors and seized unlawfully displayed products on Thursday. This was...
TCN ANNOUNCES ANOTHER VANDAL ATTACK ON AHOADA-YENAGOA 132KV POWER LINE
According to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), vandals targeted its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line on Tuesday once more. The line is presently undergoing repairs because...
ALLEGED ABUSIVE PRACTICES: SPAIN SLAMS $187M FINE ON FIVE AIRLINES
Spain’s leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 million) for “abusive practices” such as...
LAGOS STATE ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC DIVERSION AHEAD OF CITY RACE ON SATURDAY
Agency Report The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race, scheduled for Saturday, November...
DISCOS SHOULD DOWNGRADE ‘BAND A’ CUSTOMERS IF THEY CAN’T MEET SUPPLY – NERC
If clients in the Band A categories do not have sufficient capacity for supply, the Nigerian Electrical Regulatory Commission (NERC) has instructed the electrical distribution...
BREAKING: SUPREME COURT NULLIFIES NATIONAL LOTTERY ACT
The National Lottery Act 2005, which was passed by the National Assembly, was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on Friday. In a unanimous ruling,...
NOLLYWOOD STAR DEBBIE SHOKOYA RETURNS WITH BABY GIRL
Actress and producer Debbie Shokoya has returned to Nigeria with newborn daughter, Khairat Ayokunmi Ejalonibu, after spending months abroad. This joyful news comes a...
LEBANESE MAN BAGS 14-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITATION OF TWO UNDERAGE FEMALES
On Thursday, a Federal High Court in Kano sentenced Zuhier R. Akar, a 67-year-old Lebanese, to 14 years in prison for sexually exploiting two adolescent...
FG DISTANCES ITSELF FROM PETROL PRICE HIKE AND BLAMES GLOBAL MARKET INSTABILITY
The Federal Government has stated that it is not to blame for the recent increase in petrol pump prices, following massive calls from Nigerians for...