The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, on Tuesday, began the 2024 Ember months campaign in the state. The campaign, being done in collaboration with Guinness Nigeria PLC, has as its theme as ‘Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving:…
FCTA to start picking beggars on Abuja streets on Monday — Wike
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony…
Blackout: 6 power plants reconnected, power 90% restored – TCN
Twenty-four hours after Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered its sixth collapse this year, recovery efforts are underway. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reassured consumers that full restoration will be achieved soon. It added that power restoration was at 90%.…
IGP approves N10m payment to families of officers killed in Kano accident
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved a N10 million payment to the families of five police officers who died in a motor accident on the Zaria-Kano Expressway. The accident occurred on September 24, 2024, while the officers…
Kwara court to rule on Offa bank robbery case, August 2
Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara state High Court, the presiding judge in the April 5, 2018 bank robbery in the ancient town of Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara state, has reserved judgement in the six-year trial of…
Police intercept man with 30 sacks of Indian hemp in Lagos
Police in Lagos State have intercepted a 43-year-old man with thirty sacks of suspected Indian Hemp at a Jetty in the Ojo area of Lagos. Confirming the incident, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos State police, announced the…
My heart may not beat to 2024
I am very heartbroken as I speak to you, I don’t think I will live to see 2024. It is the story of my life. The story of mistakes I made and the man who will be responsible for my…