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       President Muhammadu Buhari has received reports of killings in Katsina State on Tuesday with shock, assuring citizens that the government will restore peace and stability in the polity. The President directed Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu and Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin to constitute an assessment team to intervene immediately in the state, and b ring a feedback. President Buhari, specifically, instructed the security chiefs to find out how the operation was carried out by the perpetrators, not minding the Holy month of Ramadhan, and put in place structures to prevent future occurrence. The President, who has been briefed on the criminal and political intents of the attacks in Katsina and other parts of the North, described the carnage as senseless. President Buhari admonished that all those instigating violence in the North and other parts of the country will be exposed and made to face th...

    TRAFFIC ALERT FROM THE FRSC OGUN STATE COMMAND  ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2019 ON THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ONLY THE IBADAN BOUND CARRIAGE WAY OF THE  LAGOS  - IBADAN EXPRESSWAY FROM MAGBORO TO KARA AND IBAFO TO ENABLE JULIUS BERGER NIG PLC LAY ASPHALT ON THAT SECTION OF THE ROAD  This is to inform the motoring public  that Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, currently rehabilitating the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, would be temporarily closing  only the Ibadan bound carriageway from Magboro to Kara and Ibafo,  scheduled to commence from  Wednessday 22  May ,2019 and reopened on Friday 24  May ,2019. The temporary closure is to lay a section of 400m of wearing asphaltic surface on the affected section of the corridor.  The closure would not affect traffic inbound Lagos around the affected road, but would narrow the carriagway which is expected to build up traffic around the mentioned sections .  The FRSC Se...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 22, 2019 arraigned one Abubakar Isiyaku before Justice Sa'adatu Ibrahim of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State on a one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence. Isiyaku was arrested by EFCC operatives following a petition by the nominal complainant Mohammad Adamu Babandaji, who alleged that sometimes in April 2017, he received a friend request on FaceBook  from the defendant who posed as a former class mate whom he went to school with. Babandaji innocently accepted the friend request thinking that it was his lady friend. Subsequently, Isiyaku started making financial requests from the complainant up to the point that he asked to borrow N3,260,000 which Babandaji graciously transferred to him via his First Bank account. Isiyaku claimed that his sister was ill and that he needed some money for treatment. After making the payment, Babandji realised that he had been duped....

       The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to the activities of some unscrupulous elements, who mount road blocks on some highbrow areas of Lagos, such as Victoria Island, Lekki and Festac Town, parading themselves as operatives of the Commission and extorting money from unsuspecting members on the allegation that they are suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as "Yahoo-Yahoo  boys." For the avoidance of doubt, it is not part of our operational practice to mount roadblocks and we do not hire agents. The criminal elements that mount the Lagos roadblocks are not our staffs and we have no connection whatsoever with their criminal activities. Our operatives stick to a standard procedure in their operations, which conforms with the global best practices for intelligence officers. Similarly, the Commission wishes to disown a letter of invite, purportedly emanating from one DSP Dorcas Bukola, via an email...

         The Oyo State Government and the Federal Government have fine-tuned agreement on the proposed $99,665,626 (N35.9bn) Ibadan Inland Dry Port, which is expected to ease the pressure on the Apapa Seaport and the perennial gridlock on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. The agreement was signed by the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on behalf of the state, while the Transport Minister, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, signed on behalf of the FG at a brief ceremony, at the governor’s office, Ibadan, on Tuesday. The minister was in company with the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers Council, Mr Hassan Bello; with the team later embarking on an inspection tour of the light rail project site, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. In his remarks, Bello said that the project would gulp $99,665,626 (N35.9bn), and would have equipment parking, trucks parking, among other facilities, while it would occupy 90 hectares of land, which the state government already provided. Also s...

      The Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Rivers State 2019 Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Chief Isaac Wonwu against the 2019 Electoral Victory of the Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. Chairman of the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal, Justice O.K Kaigama dismissed the petition following a motion  for withdrawal, moved by counsel to Chief Wonwu, Mr Uche Ulemene. Justice Kaigama also stated that the Labour Party Governorship Candidate withdrew the petition on his own volition and that there were no illegal agreements that necessitated the withdrawal. Counsel to the Rivers State Labour Party Governorship Candidate sought the leave of the Tribunal to withdraw the petition and strike out same. He informed the Tribunal that his application to withdraw the petition is accompanied by a notice of consent to withdraw, marked as Exhibit A. He added that also annexed is an affidavit against illegal term...

     Governor Samuel Ortom deeply commiserates with the Board, Management, staff and players of Lobi Stars Football Club, over the death of their Technical Adviser, Coach Solomon Ogbeide who died on Monday, 20th May, 2019 in Makurdi. The Governor describes the death of coach Ogbeide as a painful loss not only to his family and Lobi Stars, but also to the entire state and country at large. He says coach Ogbeide's time as Lobi Stars' Technical Adviser brought several success stories to the state among which are the club's emergence as winners of last season's Nigerian Premier League and its qualification for the group stage of the 2018/2019 CAF Champions League. Governor Ortom says the late football tactician was a humble and hardworking man whose commitment and selfless disposition will be greatly missed by his players and thousands of fans of the club. The Governor sends condolences to the government and people of Edo, the home state of late coach Ogbeide. He ...

      In commemoration of the 2019 World Facility Management Day, Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA) has advocated for a better and sustainable maintenance culture with the launch of ‘Lagos State is Maintenance Cultured’ initiative. The initiative aimed at improving the maintenance of government-owned facilities across all 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas i n the State will be overseen by officials of the agency. Speaking at the launch of the initiative in Ikeja, LASIAMA General Manager, Mr. Oladeji Williams, said the initiative was part of government plans to build capacity, create jobs and also ensure the sustainability of all government facilities within and beyond the State. Williams said the agency had employed global standard methodologies to ensure the direct impact of ‘Lagos State is Maintenance Cultured initiative’ on all government facilities. “The vision is to establish a tradition of maintenance an...