Waste collection: Lagos state seals off Oyingbo, Alayabiagba Markets, lists 10 others for possible shutdown
The Lagos state government has sealed off the Oyingbo and Alayabiagba Markets over the terrible waste disposal and collection in the markets and the refusal to embrace proper environmental hygiene. The Lagos state Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab in a post on X (formerly called Twitter), said the government sealed off the markets “following a series […]
Supreme Court: Fire incident did not affect Election Petition documents
The Supreme Court says today’s fire incident did not affect any document relating to the presidential election petition tribunal. The Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus Akande, made the clarification in a statement. The statement reads partly: “What was destroyed in that chamber were books, stationery, and other computer gadgets. […]
Lagos Tribunal upholds Governor Sanwo-Olu’s election victory
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of the state. In a unanimous judgment read by Justice Mikail Abdullahi on behalf of the three-man panel, the tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate Olajide Adediran […]
Taraba Government approves N75,000 Medical and Housing Allowance for Corps Members posted to Schools
The Taraba State Government has approved N75,000 as medical and housing allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to schools in the state. This was contained in a press statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Reorientation Zainab Usman. She said: “As an emergency response to the education situation, His Excellency has […]
Gunmen kidnap Benue state Commissioner for Information
Gunmen have kidnapped the Benue State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo According to an eye-witness, the commissioner was abducted on Sunday night at about 10pm when the armed men invaded the Commissioner’s residence in Zaki-Biam, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen who invaded the area on four motorcycles, […]
Fire guts Supreme Court building
An early morning fire outbreak has gutted a section of the Supreme Court on Monday. The spokesman of the Court, Mr Festus Akande, says the cause of the fire was an electrical fault from one of the Chambers of the Justices and was put out with the use of fire extinguishers. Akande added that the […]