Three persons died on Sunday while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident occurred at 5:50 am at the Kara turning of the highway. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe said that 18 persons – all male adults – were involved in …

The Cross River Police Command has said that it foiled a robbery attack in one of the old-generation banks in the state capital on Friday. The state Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe said that the command arrested four suspects in connection with the planned failed attack. According to him, suspects arrested were Joshua Samuel, 22; Innocent Edom, 20; Samuel Okon, …

Some motorists have described the 300 percent increase in third party vehicle insurance premium, which comes into effect on 1st January 2023, as “unrealistic and unfair”. While National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) jacked up the premium, it also increased claims for the insured by the same percentage. For instance, while a private vehicle will now pay a premium of N15,000 for …

The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed N2.64 million as an initial deposit for the 2023 holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  In a statement, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi directed intending pilgrims that could not perform last year’s holy pilgrimage but left their money with the state government and deferred their …

The President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mallam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo has urged Nigerians to embrace peace in line with the mood of the yuletide season. Sirajo, who is also the Chairman of NIPR’s Governing Council, admonished his compatriots to eschew bitterness, especially as Nigeria progresses towards the 2023 general elections. According to a statement by NIPR’s …

The Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and the party’s campaign council in the state have urged Deltans and Nigerians to seek peace with all men, especially at , at Christmas. In a statement by its Director of Communications and Media Strategy, Olorogun Ima Niboro, the council reminded Deltans and Nigerians of the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Nigerians, especially Lagosians to continue to live in peace and harmony as they celebrate Christmas. He also appealed to Lagosians to celebrate the season of the birth of Jesus Christ with moderation. In his Christmas message while speaking to journalists in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu reiterated his administration’s commitment to delivering more dividends of …

Five years after he was reported dead and his clone named Jibrin from Sudan stepped into his position, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he did not find the rumour funny. In 2017, President was so ill that he spent considerable time abroad to take care of his health. For a long time, his traducers insisted that President Buhari was …

From Ishefun community in Ipaja-Ayobo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Ogun State-bound travellers can now get to their destination through waterways in seven minutes. All thanks to a network of transport infrastructure inaugurated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Alimoso, which creates a fast access between boundary towns of the two States. On Friday, Sanwo-Olu commissioned the newly-rehabilitated …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has assured residents of the state of its readiness to cart away all waste generated during the festive period, leaving the cityscape sparkling clean. In a statement on Friday, LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO, Ibrahim Odumboni said that the operational machinery of the agency has been fully mobilised to achieve the feat, with the district heads and …