Senator Ifeanyi Ubah narrowly escaped death after gunmen ambushed his convoy on Sunday, but some aides of the politician and police officers attached to him reportedly lost their lives. Ubah, a governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party in the last November’s election in Anambra State, represents Anambra South Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The incident …

The Nigerian passport has been ranked 100th out of 199 countries in the 2022 third quarter global passport ranking by the Henley Passport Index. That is one step down the ladder as the Nigerian passport ranked 99th in the Q2 2022 index, placing below some African countries, among which are Ghana, Kenya, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Mali and Malawi. On the chart, …

The Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole has pledged that his in-coming administration would be fair to all members of the university community in its dealings, and it would be just in all circumstances. In a media statement at the weekend by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, quoted Egbewole, a Senior Advocate …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Friday that the state government would continue to deepen its relationship with the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies for peace and security in the state. Receiving the Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Emmanuel Shobande, who paid him a courtesy visit at Lagos …

The Federal Government has opted for judicial resolution to the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has remained unresolved since it started on 14 February. After filing a complaint at the National Industrial Court (NIC) a few days ago, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has asked the court for accelerated hearing of …

The number of Justices of the Supreme Court has further reduced to 13 following the retirement of Mr Justice Abdu Aboki last month. Justice Aboki was 70 years – the statutory retirement age for justices of the country’s highest – on 5 August. But his valedictory court session was delayed till 15 September as a result of the annual court …

The Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has applauded the appointment of Mr Michael Olumide Sogunle as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Lagos State. Sogunle, a member of the Lagos Chapter of NIPR, was among 11 Permanent Secretaries sworn in on Friday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In her congratulatory message at the reception …

The publisher of 234sportsng.com, Mr Olukayode Abimbola Thomas has disclosed that he got a call at about 4.49 pm (Lagos time) on Friday, 9 September, from a man with telephone number +2347063249244 who claimed to be an operative of Department of State Service (DSS), ordering him to report at the DSS office in Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday. He said …

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has celebrated the third anniversary of the Lagos Recycle Initiative, launched to introduce waste sorting at source for recycling purposes in order to tackle the challenges of plastic pollution, as well as create jobs for teeming residents. Organised by Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) and Lagos Recyclers Association, in conjunction with LAWMA, the commemorative …

The need to scale up efficiency and reposition the wheel of governance for improved service delivery led to the approval of the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries in the Lagos State Civil Service by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries took the oath on Friday at a ceremony held at Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa. …