EFCC arrests ex-Abia gov Orji at Abuja airport (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The ex- governor, who has been on…
Inbound passengers who travelled into the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, were estimated to have spent about a total of N40.212 billion as payments for Covid-19 test on arrival,…
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has promised a further reduction in the turnaround time of processing physical planning permits to 10 working days. This is from its present 12 to 13 days. Mr Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager, LASPPPA,…
A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympic Village, days before the Games open, organisers said Thursday as Japan battles a record wave of infections. The case involves a Games-related member of staff who is not resident in…
The Coalition of Chairmen and Executive of Lagos State Model Colleges Parents’ Forum has said the authorities of the schools are expending the funds provided by the government and the feeding fees that parents paid for personal use. The chairman…
At last, the games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020) have come and gone. After all the COVID-19 induced delays that saw it held a year later, there is no gainsaying that it still met the razzmatazz associated with the…
New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in Auckland, which will be in lockdown for a week, while the rest of the country…
Quramo Publishing has announced the third edition of the Quramo Festival of Words (QFest 2021), with the theme: “Transcendence: Words Defying”. This year’s theme, according to a statement by the Director of QFest 2021, Iquo DianaAbasi, will unravel how storytellers…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is constantly monitoring the flood situation in the country and will ensure that all possible help is extended to victims. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba…
Navy arrests 4 suspected stowaways in Lagos (Punch) Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, on Wednesday, said that four suspected stowaways were caught and arrested onboard MT River Shiner vessel at Lagos anchorage. The commander said that…
