The Lagos State Task Force has issued a strict warning to residents against hosting events on public roads, citing the inconvenience and safety risks such gatherings pose to other road users. The agency stated it would take legal action against those who continue to violate state laws that prohibit road blockages for events. The…
A Kano Shariah Court sitting at Kofar Kudu has ordered the remand of one Nasiru Mukhtar for allegedly entering a mosque at Tudunwada area and slapping an imam, who was leading prayers. Police said the offences contradict Sections 165 and 166 of the State Penal Code. The accused pleaded not guilty to the…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio cautioned Senator Osita Ngwu for praising the beauty of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during a ministerial screening on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. Bianca, like six other ministerial nominees screened by the Senate, read her credentials before the red chamber and was subsequently quizzed by the lawmakers. …
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move its local government offices to “secure and neutral” locations, following years of targeted attacks on its offices across the country. The decision came during Wednesday’s plenary, where the motion was sponsored by Sunday Nnamchi, a representative from Enugu…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, October 30, by the special adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.He said that Oluyede will serve as the COAS until the return of Lt. General…
