The Federal High Court in Lagos has transferred to the Lagos State High Court a suit by Sparrow Global Logistics & Energy Services Ltd seeking to recover a disputed $187, 000 debt from a foreign-owned firm, Niger Star 7 Ltd. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa made the order after hearing arguments from Kolawole Uzamot, who led Chioma […]
•Segun Obayendo Over 200 people lost their lives as a result of boat accidents in seven states in 2023, the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration declared today. It said findings by CIOTA showed that the accidents occurred in Kwara, Calabar, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Ondo states, adding that thousands had died from road cr...
•Osun House of Assembly Osun House of Assembly, today, passed a bill extending the retirement age of judges and other judicial officers from 65 to 70 years. The bill is entitled: “Osun State High Court and Customary Court of Appeal Registrars, Secretary to the State Judicial Council, State Counsels in the Ministry of Justice, State […]...
The Senate today announced President Bola Tinubu’s request seeking the confirmation of the nomination of 19 commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). The appointees are: 1. Emmanuel Eke (Abia) 2. Clifford Zirra (Adamawa) 3. Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra) 4. Isa Buratai (Borno) 5. Alex Ukam (Cross River) 6. Blessyn Brume-Ataguba (Delta...
•Peter Obi speaks with reporters in Kaduna Against the backdrop of the recent accidental military air strike at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the federal government to provide adequate funding for the military and other [&hell...
•A section of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway No fewer than 10 persons died in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway today. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. She noted that the accident involved an Iveco truck marked KRA 80 XA [&h...
•Electricity grid Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down this afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80 megawatts at about 12pm to 43 megawatts 1pm and a meagre 303 megawatts at about 5:00 pm, reports The Guardian. Most Dis...
•Late Aisha Bello A veteran broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Aisha Bello, is dead. Bello, who spent 35 years at NTA until her retirement in 2022, reportedly died today. In a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu expressed grief over Bello’s demise, saying her legacy in broadcast jour...
•Women in military A unique book tracing the history, personalities and services of Nigerian women in the military is set for public presentation and launch. Titled, ‘Women in Military Service in Nigeria’, the book is written by the pioneer Commander of the Nigerian Army Women Corps (NAWC), Major General Preye Fakrogha (retired). T...
•LASTMA boss, Bakara Oki Olalekan Five officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have been dismissed while two others were reprimanded by the Personnel Management Board by the Lagos State Civil Service Commission (CSC). According to a press statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department o...

