The Abia State Commissioner for Finance, Dr Aham Uko has confirmed his resignation from the cabinet of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. “Yes. it is true”, Uko said without giving any explanation on why he resigned from his position in the administration, according to The PUNCH. However, Government House, Umuahia sources said that Uko resigned about a month ago, “but Government House …

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has described as “obviously doctored” a video clip showing four people purportedly pushing one of the trains set to be deployed for passenger operations under the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line. According to a statement by LAMATA’s Corporate Communication Consultant, Mr Kolawole Ojelabi, investigation revealed that “the train was clearly moving, …

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Mr Gboyega Akosile, has assured residents of the state to be ready for more goodies from the his principal and deputy governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat during their second term in office. He said Sanwo-Olu, who is very happy that the people of the state gave him and his deputy …

Nigeria’s foremost background check company, Background Check International Limited (BCI) is set to hold a webinar in order to promote the role of background check in premarital relationships. The webinar, which is part of BCI’s 18th anniversary, is aimed at deepening the knowledge of the target audience about the critical role of background check in relationships. BCI’s Chief Executive Officer, …

A 22-year-old girl, Maryam Umar, who was born without arms, has pleaded with public-spirited Nigerians, the government and non-governmental organisations to come to her aid to enable her to complete her registration into Gombe State University. Based on the payment advice obtained by newsmen, she recently obtained admission to study Economics at the varsity but has to pay N81,322.50 for …

Bandits have killed seven and abducted 26 others from seven communities in the Mashegu Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. According to the LGA Chairman, Umar Jibrin Igede, who confirmed the attacks by bandits on the seven communities in Minna on Sunday stated that the attacks have sacked over residents in their hundreds from their homes. Igede also revealed …

Bandits have abducted two female students of the Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State. The students were abducted in the early hours of Sunday at Sabon Gida village in Bungudu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesperson of the state Police command, Superintendent Mohammed Shehu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, explained that the gunmen stormed the …

The body of a two-year-old boy, Taylen Mosley, who went missing in Florida has been found inside the mouth of an alligator a day after his mother was found stabbed to death. Thomas Mosley, the father of the toddler, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, for the child and for the boy’s mother, 20-year-old Pashun Jeffery, the …

Flux Logistics Company on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos has gone up in flames. As reported by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the facility is used by the company for storing Jameson alcoholic drinks. LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu said: “The cause of the inferno could not be immediately ascertained but the combined effort to put …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the January/February 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. According to the examination body, 8,738 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 16 per cent increase when compared with the 2022 figure. Meanwhile, WAEC said out of the total number of registered candidates, 8,348 sat …