The leadership of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) in conjunction with the National Union of Road Transport Workers has denied a report that said they are smuggling food items to Chad, Cameroon, and Central Africa. In a…
Ekiti APC chairman, Omotoso is dead
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso, is dead. Sources said Omotoso died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness. A source, who said that Omotoso was in the office on Tuesday,…
Governors should not be allowed to abuse state police – PSC boss, Arase
With talks about the establishment of state police gaining momentum in the country, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase, has warned state governors not to abuse state police. Arase, the 18th Inspector General of Police, made…
FG not recruiting ‘area boys’ to collect taxes – Oyedele
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the Federal Government is not recruiting ‘area boys’ to collect taxes. On January 17, Oyedele exclusively told Channels Television that the government could train…
Police arrest LG Chairman ‘plotting’ to assassinate Benue speaker
The Nigeria Police Force yesterday announced the arrest of a Chairman of a Local Government Area in Benue State and one other person involved in an alleged assassination plot. The police said that it successfully arrested the two suspects through…
Olukoyede never called seven of 10 Nigerian students criminals — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied media reports (not The PUNCH) that its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede allegedly referred to seven out of every 10 Nigerian students as criminals. The spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale made the…
Tinubu sacks 24-year-old Engr. Imam Kashim Imam as Head of Ferma
In a sudden turn of events, President Bola Tinubu, has issued a directive to withdraw the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam for the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). The…
Nigeria needs quality power supply – NERC
Prof. James Momoh, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Nigeria needs quality energy supply to ensure sustainable economic growth. Momoh stated this at a public hearing organised by Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC), on Thursday in Yola. He said…
I’m too old to learn new tricks, says Oshiomhole (Guardian)
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, is set in his old ways and cannot be changed. He disclosed this about himself at the State House, Abuja yesterday after he visited President Muhammadu Buhari. “And those…
* We don’t sell human parts — Oko Oba butchers (Vanguard) * ‘All is well in Lagos’ (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 18, 2018 We don’t sell human parts — Oko Oba butchers (Vanguard) Butchers at the Oko Oba Abattoir in Agege, Lagos, have denied insinuations of alleged sale of human parts and child prostitution by…
