Police Arrest Ex-convict for Armed Robbery in Ogun

The Nigeria Police's Ogun State Command have arrested an ex-convict, Kehinde Shoboyede, for robbery-related crimes within the Agbado area in the state's Ifo local government area.

CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF APPLAUDS TROOPS OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE FOR SUBDUING BOKO HARAM/ISWAP TERRORISTS' ATTACK ON MONGUNO BORNO STATE

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai has congratulated officers and men of the Army Super Camp, Monguno for their resilience and bravery in holding and dealing with the members of the BHT/ISWAP group that attacked Monguno town on 13 Jun 20.

PRODUCE YOUR PLANNING PERMIT OR HAVE YOUR BUILDING SEALED - LASG

Alarmed at the rate of unapproved and illegal development going on in Ikoyi and Banana Island, the Lagos State Government has asked property owners in the areas to come forth with the planning permits granted for their building construction and also evidence of stage certification obtained from the Lagos State Building Control Agency(LASBCA) or have their buildings sealed.

RAPE:Many Attacks to Cover up Fatoyinbo's Crime- Busola Dakolo

Wife of famous musician Timi Dakolo who accused the senior pastor of the Commonwealth of the Assembly of Zion (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, of rape has said that her case against the preacher is "pressed to bury."

GOV EMMANUEL DOLES OUT PALLIATIVES TO UYO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY YOUTHS

Youths numbering over 50, from Uyo Federal Constituency, today benefited from the large heart of Governor Udom Emmanuel who through the Divine Mandate Community Service reached out to them.

SANWO-OLU LAUDS FIRST BANK FOR 20,000 E-LEARNING DEVICE DONATION TO LAGOS STUDENTS

As part of efforts to enhance continuous learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic and in line with the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS) Education Transformation Plan of Public-Private Partnership collaborative approach, First Bank Plc has made a presentation of 20,000 mobile devices to Lagos State Government for students of Public Schools in the State.

Distribution of relief items to the people of Buni Yadi who returned 2 years after Boko Haram took over the town

Residents of Buni Yadi, a community in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, returned home on April 16, two years after fleeing their town due to series of attacks from Boko Haram terrorists. On Friday, a National Logistics Committe set up by Customs to coordinate the transfer of seized goods in its Warehouses to IDP Camps in the North East and other places, arrived the town to distribute relief materials to the IDPs.


According to the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Sanusi Umar, following a Presidential Mandate,

Report/photos: Barack Obama used 3 helicopters, a vast motorcade and a modified jumbo jet to come to UK

According to a report by the Daily Mirror, U.S President Barack Obama will use 3 helicopters, a vast motorcade and a modified jumbo jet if he is to come to a city near you. The U.S President and his wife Michelle Obama are on a 3 day visit to the UK and the newspaper/website say that Obama 'has an entourage worthy of a pop diva with an inferiority complex.' Read their report

I’ll resign if Panama revelations reveal wrongdoing

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif
Photo: AFP

Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday announced he would resign if found guilty of having committed any wrongdoing following a probe into the so-called Panama Papers leak.
Sharif addressed the nation for the second time this month after the opposition increased the pressure on him to come clean in allegations linking his children to offshore companies.
However, Sharif has promised to set up a high-level judicial commission headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court in a speech on April 5.
Meanwhile the opposition rejected this plan, demanding instead a probe under the current chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Ambode storms Aboru, cozies up to mother and child

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); with a mother and child during his inspection of the ongoing construction of Aboru-Abesan Link Road in Agbado/Oke Odo LCDA, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos did the unusual when he visited Ajasa-Command Road in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) area of the state.
Beyond the inspection tour that took him there, he also had time to cozy up to residents of the area.

Saraki: Why I am jumping from court to court

Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki docked

Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has decided to explain to Nigerians why he has been “jumping” from one courtroom to another since his 13-count charge on false asset declaration began.
Saraki who wrote an open letter to Dele Momodu cited strange things that have happened and are still happening as his reason for seeking justice.

Nigerians did not benefit from past devaluation of naira – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is yet to be convinced that majority of ordinary Nigerians derived any tangible benefit from devaluation of the naira in the past.
The president said this at a meeting with members of the Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries in Abuja.

Osinbajo to Africa Nations: Develop robust tax systems

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday urged African tax administrators to develop a more robust tax administration systems.
Osinbajo spoke when he received a delegation of the African Tax Administration (ATAF) Forum, led by its chairman, Mr Gershem Pasi, at the Presidential Villa.
According to the vice president, taxation plays a critical role in defining government accountability and directs the society in a positive direction.

I’m not under EFCC probe —Okonjo-Iweala (ODE LO LIKE)

Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has dismissed allegations making the rounds that EFCC is investigating her as misleading and untrue.

Saraki won’t resign unless convicted, says Senate Leader (ODE LO LIKE)

Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, yesterday told Nigerians that it was wrong to condemn the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, before he was even found guilty by the court. Saraki is standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over alleged false assets declaration.

FG must create enabling environment to grow economy — Obasanjo (ODE LO LIKE)

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, charged the Federal Government to create enabling environment to attract private investment which is needed to grow the economy. Also, the Senate Committee chairman on Trade and Investment, Senator Sam Egwu, charged industries within the county to operate within the laws of the land as the National Assembly was ready to  make laws that would attract investment in Nigeria.

Nigerians spend $2bn on school fees abroad (ODE LO LIKE)

ABUJA—The Chairman  Senate Committee on Tertiary Institution and Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Senator Binta Masi, yesterday said  Nigeria currently spends over  $2 billion annually as capital flight on education abroad.

Saraki should resign as the Senate President – CACOL (ODE LO LIKE)

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has called for the resignation of Senate President, Bukola Saraki as he battles to save his face when he faces the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) trial.

Lagos warns applicants against fake recruitment agencies (ODE LO LIKE)

Following the Resolution reached by the Lagos State House of Assembly on the illegal and dangerous activities of faceless recruitment agencies/organizations, the Lagos State Government hereby urges Lagosians to be wary of dubious outfits that are fraudulently seeking patronage from unsuspecting job seekers.

NASS plans new Petroleum Industry bill (ODE LO LIKE)

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says National Assembly (NASS) is working on its own version of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to reform the nation’s oil and gas sector.

The speaker announced theis when he received the former Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr Fredrick Reinfieldt in Abuja on Monday.
Dogara explained that the decision of NASS to draw up its own bill was reached because of the urgent need to reform the oil and gas sector.