A judgment of the Federal High Court, in Warri, which held that the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC can only operate on federal roads, has been upheld by a Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State. The judgement was given in a lawsuit filed by Darlington Ehikim, a member of the NBA Warri. Justice E. Nwite of the Federal High Court, Warri, granted all the reliefs he sought for, including a declaration that the FRSC has no right to operate and/or carry any activity on State and Local governments roads. An appeal filed by FRSC challenging the judgment has…
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Controversy has surrounded the death of two students of Gateway Polytechnic, Ode-Remo, Ogun State, and one other applicant student of the school. The three, according to findings, died under mysterious circumstances. Their bodies were discovered last Wednesday, July 12, though the course of death is yet to be unraveled. Findings by our correspondents revealed that four students of the school and the applicant who is awaiting admission developed stomach problems after allegedly eating a spaghetti meal. Two of the students and the applicant eventually died. According to an Instagram video posted on the school’s blog, the three confirmed dead have…
Actress and second wife to popular actor, Yul Edochie, Judy Austin, has angrily warned Nigerians to stop talking about her husband and insulting them. Yul Edochie posted the video of his wife warning Nigerians about insulting them on his Facebook page on Monday. He wrote: “I’ve had enough of the fake stories and negativity flying around about me and Yul Edochie on social media. It’s fine to expose everybody and everything going on.” Source: Facebook| Yul Edochie Follow for more news and video content
Surulere has a long-standing reputation for its development, hospitality, economic growth, and contribution to national development. The region has produced leaders who have served at both the Federal and State level, earning its distinction among other areas. Distinguished good people of Surulere, in 2002, I vied for the office of a Councillor and the good people of the Ward said it is not time to serve. 12 years later, I indicated my interest in the seat of the constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly and I gracefully lost to the incumbent and the same in 2022, where the…
Justice Christiana Obadina of an Osun State High Court sitting in Ikire on Monday, July 17, sentenced a clergyman with the Cherubim and Cherabum Church, Solution Chapel, Ikoyi-Ile. Phillips Segun, to death by hanging for conniving with one Owolabi Adeeko, 23, to kill a final year student of Lagos State University, Favour Daley-Oladele, who was Adeeko’s girlfriend. The court while delivering judgement sentenced Adeeko, 23, to death by hanging for the brutal murder of the final year Sociology student after luring her to Ikire from Lagos while his mother, Bola, 46, was convicted for eating human flesh. During the trial,…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects and intercepted substances suspected to be Indian Hemp along Mushin, Isolo road, Lagos State. The police command made this known on its Twitter page on Monday. Sharing pictures of the suspects, the command tweeted, “Operatives of Aswani Division of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted substances suspected to be Indian Hemp along Mushin, Isolo road “The interception occurred on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at about 2356hrs during routine stop-and-search, leading to the arrest of Fidelis Otiga ‘m’ and Chukwuma Kennedy ‘m’ aged 49 and 50 respectively, in whose vehicle the…
The Chairman, Delta State Civil Service Commission, Dame Patience Okwuofu, has resigned her position with immediate effect from the Commission. Her resignation was disclosed in release from the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F.O Oborevwori, approving her voluntary resignation of appointment of the Chairman of the Commission. According to the Governor’s approval, which was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, that was dated Monday, 17 July, 2023 “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public particularly Deltans, that the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff…
Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army (NA) operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate, while transporting a truck load of smuggled ammunition to Anambra State on Saturday 15 July 2023. The troops, who acted on actionable Intelligence conducted a meticulous and rigorous Stop and Search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North LGA of Ogun State and uncovered the illegal ammunition in a truck with Registration number ENU 697 XY, loaded with 720 packets of Red Star Cartridges of 12 Calibre, containing 25 cartridges per packet, totalling 18, 000 cartridges and an additional…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday visited the family of two-year-old Ivan Omorhiakogbe killed by stray bullets from operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpanam area of the State capital on Thursday, 13th July. Oborevwori visited the family at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, where the younger sibling, Eromonsele, a one-year-old, is receiving treatment for bullet injuries sustained in his left eye. He commiserated with the family on the unfortunate demise of Ivan and promised that all efforts would be made to bring the culprits to book. The Governor said that the Police…
No fewer than 26 inmates at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos State, have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria in various disciplines. The inmates, who received their certificates at the convocation ceremony organised by the institution on July 13, 2023, were pronounced graduates after the completion of their various programmes for the 2022/2023 academic session. They comprised of three females and 23 males who had undertaken courses for both Masters Degrees, Post Diploma in Education, and undergraduate degrees. It was gathered that three inmates graduated with Second Class Upper Division, while another one completed a Master’s…