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The Lagos State government has impounded at least 100 vehicles parking on bridges across the state. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment with the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), Taofik Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday. He said the vehicles were impounded during Wednesday’s enforcement operation led by Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, …

Chigozie Ugwu’s day usually begins at 5am, when he wakes up and helps with some house chores after which he prepares his three-year-old son, Chibueze and drops him off at school before he resumes at the office at 6:30. Ugwu- an indigene of Ukehe, a community in Igbo Etiti local government- is always the first to resume at the Enugu …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State has rejected claims by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that former Governor Sule Lamido was working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The PDP NWC had during the week alleged that the former governor was working for the ruling party in the state. This followed Lamido’s advice to …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike has reiterated that Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not a president of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) but a president of Nigeria. Wike stated this when Rivers APC leaders, led by the National Vice Chairman of the APC, South South, Mr. Victor Giadom, visited him Thursday in Abuja. He said …

The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the election of Abba Kabir Yusuf, of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as the governor of Kano State. The Tribunal declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in the state. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the three judges of the tribunal were …

A global human rights group, the African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), has faulted what it called a campaign of calumny against a Nigerian oil magnate, Benedict Peters. Peters is the founder of the nation’s largest independent oil producer, Aiteo. The ACJHR, in a statement on Thursday by its Coordinator, Nduka Edede Chinomso, described the attacks as malicious …

The Nigerian Navy has arrested eight suspected oil thieves in Lagos State. The Commander of NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, handed over the suspects to officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at NNS BEECROFT in the Apapa area of the state on Thursday. Oguntuga, who was represented by his Deputy, Capt. Christian Akokota, said the suspects …

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the persistent loss of firearms by police operatives in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion presented by a lawmaker from Kogi State, Idris Salman, at the plenary in Abuja. In his presentation, Salman lamented that many cases of lost firearms have gone unreported by the Force. He added …

After helping Spain win the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, Olga Carmona, who scored the winning goal in the final, was informed that her father had passed away. Spain defeated England 1-0 to win the world championship for the first time as the 23-year-old scored the solitary goal in the first half. Reuters reports that Carmona’s father passed away on …

Nine newly appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal received their oaths of office from Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), on Wednesday. The justices took their oaths of office in the Abuja Supreme Court complex. Read Also: PDP cautions CJN Ariwoola against dabbling into its affairs or politics The justices are: 1. Justice Hannatu Azumi Laja-Balogun …