The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two suspected hoodlums over the death of a vigilante member in the Epe area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. Hundeyin said that the Epe Police Division got a report on Monday at about 4.30 p.m. that an Ibile Vigilante member, simply identified as Oluwafemi, 45, was attacked on Friday at about 2.00 p.m. by suspected hoodlums. He said the hoodlums reportedly attacked the vigilante member at a refuse dump site, at Afero Village, Epe, while attempting…
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The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, was N1,117/litre as of Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria announced on Wednesday. MEMAN disclosed this during a webinar with journalists on Wednesday. The association revealed that the landing cost of diesel was N1,157/litre, while that of aviation fuel was N1,127/litre. The PUNCH reports that the N1,117 landing cost of petrol is far above the pump price of the product in Nigeria. At the moment, filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and those of the major marketers sell PMS at…
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, the regulatory body governing the practice of engineering has said that Nigeria recorded 22 building collapses between January to July 2024. The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. The news conference is themed, ’’The Incessant Spate of Building Collapse in Nigeria in Recent Times – A Call for Sustainable Collaboration by All Stakeholders.” Abubakar said that from January to 14 July, alone, at least 22 cases of building collapse have been reported in Nigeria with Lagos accounting for 27.27 per…
There is outrage in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the stabbing to death on Monday of a final-year student of the Niger Delta University. Community sources who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday said the victim, Francis Palowei, was at the Sand Dump, a popular spot among the students for relaxation and socialising when some youths in the area stabbed him to death when he failed to give them N150. Palowei, who hailed from Obrigbene community in the Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, was expected to graduate on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, when…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that Nigeria and Africa could not realise their significant future prospects if the youths continue to engage in corruption and cybercrime. “Greater prospects for Nigeria and Africa in the future will not be attainable if our youths continue to wallow in corruption and cybercrime,” Mr Olukoyede, who was represented by the assistant commander of the EFCC, Ibadan zonal directorate, Hauwa Garba Ringim, said. He added, “African youths, especially Nigerian youths, must demonstrate exceptional innovation and dedication in order to make positive impact in the society.” According to…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the four local government areas in Akoko in the northern senatorial district of Ondo state, on Wednesday, converged in Ikare Akoko to interact with the state deputy governor, Dr Olayide Adelami. The APC leaders, who came in numbers, took turn to speak on burning issues of governance and politics, ranging from youth empowerment to political representation. “I will table all these requests before my principal” the deputy governor assured the cheerful audience as he described Governor Aiyedatiwa as a “listening leader” However, Adelami, having noted tens of issues raised, provided answers to…
Stakeholders in Borno, on Wednesday, resolved that the people of the state would not participate in the planned August 1 nationwide protest over hardship. They made their position known during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Maiduguri. They resolved that the state had suffered over a decade of insurgency and would not allow its people to be drawn into any protest. Speaking at the meeting, Gov. Babagana Zulum said the state had gone through a lot to attain relative peace and should not allow anything that enemies of the state could hijack to promote another round of violence. He noted that…
On Wednesday, the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court fixed September 25 for the arraignment of former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello in spite of a case being filed at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after delivering a ruling on the application moved by Mr Bello’s counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, praying the court to stay proceedings following an appeal filed at the appellate court. The senior lawyer had told the court that the defence had filed an appeal against the arrest warrant and other rulings earlier granted by Mr Nwite. Mr Mohammed argued…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state, on Wednesday, reiterated the state’s commitment to regional integration to drive the development of the South-West region. Mr Aiyedatiwa said that his government would strive towards achieving its revenue targets while fostering economic growth and prosperity for all indigenes of the South-West region living in the state. The governor stated this at the opening of the South-West regional training on tax audit, investigation, cmpliance and enforcement in Akure. He said that the revenue base of the state must be strengthened through the collection of taxes in order for the government to fulfil its responsibilities.…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an application filed by Olu Agunloye, a former minister of power and steel, seeking to travel abroad for medical treatment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting him over certain infractions regarding the $6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station in Taraba. Mr Agunloye, who served as a minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is being prosecuted by the EFCC on behalf of the federal government before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie. He was charged in the suit, marked FCT/HC/CR/617/22, with a seven-count charge bordering…