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David Umahi, the Minister of works, says the first 30 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will be ready and inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu in May.Speaking on Sunday during the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, Umahi said despite initial setbacks, significant progress has been made.The Minister said the project faced challenges, including rerouting section...

Despite warnings from the police and the federal government, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, swore in the newly elected council chairmen in the state, who in turn inaugurated their councillors at their respective local governments.But the APC, has urged its reinstated chairmen and councillors to resume for duty today, and debunked fake news that the leadership of the APC in Osun, had directed...

The South-South Women Congress has condemned in strong terms what it termed the ‘unruly and disrespectful behavior of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan towards the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary in Abuja, urging her to apologise or face sanctions by the Senate rules.In a statement issued and signed by the leader of the group, Roli Akpomedaye in Warri on Friday, stated that the action of the s...

The Kebbi State Government, in collaboration with the NANAS Foundation, has commenced the distribution of essential wedding materials to beneficiaries of the mass wedding scheduled for February 27, 2025, at the Emir of Gwandu’s palace.The mass wedding, tagged “Auren Gata,” is an initiative of the state governor, Dr. Nasir Idris.It aims to support 300 couples drawn from various parts of th...

The House of Representatives has called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps to arrest and prosecute individuals using fake vehicle number plates as part of efforts to curb rising criminal activities in the country.The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Matthew Nwogu, who represents Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State, during Thursday’s plenary sess...

The Ogun State Police Command on Friday said it has launched a probe into a case of arson involving some cattle herders who allegedly set ablaze a vast cassava farm in Adao Village, via Alabata, Abeokuta, the state capital.The spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Friday.Odutola said, “On February 20, 2025, one Mr. Ogunbay...

Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has denied involvement in the death of veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch, Dele Giwa.Giwa, a vocal critic of Babangida’s military government, was assassinated via a parcel bomb in his home in Ikeja, Lagos State on October 19, 1986.Two days before the incident, a senior official of the Directorate of Military Intelligence, ...

Nigeria’s latest treasury bills auction, conducted on February 19, 2025, saw total subscriptions hit N2.41tn, reflecting sustained investor interest across the three tenors on offer.However, this marked a decline from the N3.22tn recorded in the previous auction held on February 5, 2025. This is according to the auction results seen by Journalists.The Central Bank of Nigeria increased allotments, par...

Two flow stations belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), located around the Cawthorne Channel area on Western Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers State, went up in flames.It was gathered that an unknown number of crew members working on the flow stations before the explosion occurred were yet to be seen.The cause of the inferno is suspected to be failure to adhere to safet...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, says the Nigerian military would go after the wanted bandit leader, Bello Turji.He made this statement on Thursday in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.Briefing journalists at the Headquarters of Operation Fansan Yamma, the army chief reiterated the troops’ commitment to securing Zamfara, vowing that Turji would soon be eliminated....