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The construction of the redline light rail system from Ebute Metta to Agbado, which is 95% complete, will be ready by the end of 2023, according to Lagos State Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu revealed this to the media on Monday after officially launching the blue light rail passenger service with his deputy, Dr Femi Hamzat, who had already taken the …

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Federal Capital Territory has arrested 135 suspects during raids of criminal hideouts, uncompleted buildings, and shanties in the city. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Haruna Garba, disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the JTF was inaugurated by the Minister of FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike to …

A former Deputy Minority Whip in the Federal House of Representatives, Fatima Binta Bello, has resigned her membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State. In a letter dated 5th October, 2023 and addressed to the Chairman of the party in the Shongom ward, Shongom LGA of Gombe State, Hon. Binta conveyed her decision to quit the party. …

Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta says the number of active mobile subscriptions reached 220,715,961 million as at August 2023.Danbatta also said the number of active Internet subscribers was 159,034,717 million with broadband penetration at 45.57 per cent as at August, 2023. Danbatta stated this at the ‘NCC Day’ during the 18th Abuja International …

The leadership of the Nigeria National League (NNL) will deploy secret assessors to all league venues starting from Matchday 1 fixtures. Revealing this in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of the League, Emmanuel Attah, said this is to ensure that the league is played in accordance with the international standard. Quoting his words, Attah who was the former FCT FA …

…Demand inclusion in N35, 000 palliatives The Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association (FEPPPAN) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the organised Labour for recently reaching a truce over wage disputes . The group also appealed to the President to include the Defined Benefit Scheme pensioners in the approved N35,000 for workers as palliative to cushion the effect …

The Court of Appeal on Thursday granted the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Delta, Ken Pela, approval to return to the Delta State Election Tribunal to continue his petition against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. that the Tribunal had dismissed LP’s petition against Governor Sheriff on the ground that he abandoned his pre-hearing. Not satisfied by the ruling, Pela took the …

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has suspended the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, said in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, that the suspension of the chief judge followed the recommendation of the state House of Assembly. Governor Adeleke had since appointed Justice Olayinka David Afolabi as the acting …

The Senate has rejected an option of military operations in the Nigeria’s neighbouring Niger Republic, however, calling on the ECOWAS Parliament and other leaders to condemn the coup d’etat in the country. According to the Nigerian Senate, the Niger political impasse should be addressed politically rather than using military action. Tinubu had written the Senate on Friday, seeking for the …

Police operatives in Anambra gave arrested a 31-year-old man, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, told journalists on Thursday in Awka, that the arrest of the suspect followed a report by the girl’s guardian. Obinabo, who was represented at the briefing by her Special …