Traffic Fines: High cost of driving in Sanwo-Olu’s Lagos
By Olalekan Adetayo Driving in Lagos has suddenly become a nightmare of sorts for motorists. It now feels like walking through a financial minefield, carefully planted at strategic points for…
Lagos Assembly bows to civic pressure, suspends demolitions in Makoko
The Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended the planned demolition of houses and structures in Makoko area of the state. Majority Leader of the House, Noheem Adams made this…
Group warns against criminalization of civil protests, seeks probe of alleged killing of six Lagos traders
The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights on Monday called for an independent investigation into the killing of six Owode traders and other deaths allegedly linked to demolitions across Lagos…
Criminal list: Crackdown as US set to deport 79 Nigerians
The United States Department of Homeland Security has said it will deport no fewer than 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its ‘worst-of-the-worst’ criminal list. Fndings on the DHS website on…
CPJ raises alarm again over killings of journalists in Gaza
Members of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have raised fresh alarm over renewed killings of journalists in the Gaza region. At least 234 Palestinian journalists and media workers have…
EFCC arraigns man for allegedly defrauding American business investors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before the Federal High Court in Uyo for allegedly defrauding American investors of $525,276. Thompson…
EFCC arrests ten illegal miners across Kwara, Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested ten suspected illegal miners along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho axis of Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement…
Lagos open for business partnership, Sanwo-Olu tells investors
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on local and international investors to take advantage of opportunities in the state, assuring them of the government’s readiness to partner for…
Court bans NLC, others against Tuesday’s planned protest in Abuja
The National Industrial Court has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Union Action Committee from embarking on the planned protest…
Benue Killings: Court orders suspects remands in Kuje Prison
Hon. Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of defendants alleged to be involved in the Benue killings at the Kuje Correctional Centre,…