21 years after, Lagos Assembly to scrap 37 LCDAs created by Tinubu in major overhaul The Lagos State House of Assembly is preparing to replace the existing 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) with newly designated Administrative Areas. The 37 LCDAs were created by President Bola Tinubu in 2003 when he was governor of Lagos...
Nigeria is seeing positive results from fiscal reforms — World Bank The World Bank has said that Nigeria is seeing positive results from the economic reforms by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. World Bank’s lead economist, Alex Sienaert, said this during a presentation in Abuja on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Sienaert said Nigeria’s fiscal deficit has...
NNPC has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery after the seven postponement This is despite the refinery failing to commence operations after about six postponements as of August 2024. Many promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the refinery have continued to hit...
Actress Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Okojie, reportedly escapes Assassination A federal lawmaker representing the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State, Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt. Okojie, the husband of the actress Mercy Johnson, was reportedly attacked by armed men suspected to be political thugs at his residence in...
Yahaya Bello Leaves EFCC Office Without Interrogation Hours after the widely reported voluntary visit of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office to honour the Commission’s invitation, the law-abiding former governor has left the commission’s office. The gesture is a loud testament Yahaya Bello’s great respect...
Police rearrest inmate who fled Borno prison during flood The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who fled during the collapse of the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in last week’s Maiduguri flood, has been rearrested. Recall that the facility’s fence collapsed during the disaster, allowing about 274 inmates...
The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. A letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu was sighted by PUNCH correspondent on Friday. A parent, Mrs...
The EFCC has declared Ibrahim Mohammed wanted for stealing the commission’s vehicle The EFCC is investigating Mohammed, 26, for allegedly stealing and unlawfully possessing a vehicle belonging to the Commission. Mohammed is from the Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, and his most recent address is 56 Japa Bariki Road, Adamawa State.
Nigerian Man Convicted in the U.S. Over $198,000 Fraud Scheme in North Dakota Christopher Agbaje, a Nigerian citizen, has been convicted for his role in a fraudulent scheme involving nearly $200,000 against a law firm in North Dakota, USA. The case, prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota, revealed that...
A 25-year-old American man, Tyrese Devon Haspil, the personal assistant turned convicted killer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the brutal murder of his former boss, Fahim Saleh, the founder of Nigerian ride-hailing company Gokada. The relationship between Saleh and Haspil started in 2018 when Saleh hired the young coding prodigy as...
