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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger says 6 people have died in an accident on Thursday on the outskirts of Lambata -Lapai road of Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Joel Dagwa, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Minna that the accident involved a Daf trailer with registration No. WTD 77 XD 555 XX heading to Kano from Lagos State. Dagwa said that the Truck that came from Lagos was already loaded with goods before adding the passengers. ” The accident involved 57 people, 54 males,…

Residents of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in the eastern part of Lagos State have reaped what could be termed “bountiful dividends” of local government autonomy entrenched in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in the area on Friday to inaugurate 11 road network recently completed by the council chairman, Hon. Alabi Kolade. Governor Sanwo-Olu’s intervention accelerated the completion of the 1.6-kilometre long road projects, two years after they started. The Governor, accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State Executive Council, commissioned a state-of-the-art CMS Primary Health Centre and fully furnished three blocks of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, filed an amended three-count charge against Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team. The charges which were read to Faisal before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, bordered on money laundering and false declaration of assets. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the amended three-count charge. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Faisal, alongside his father, was arraigned, on Oct. 25, 2019, by the EFCC on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering. At the resumed hearing on Friday, Mohammed Abubakar, counsel…

Thousands of air passengers bound for Lagos were this week stranded in various West African countries where their flights were diverted to following reported equipment failure at the MM International Airport Lagos. Initially reported as a weather-related diversion, which caused multiple airlines from the Mideast Europe and North America to be unable to due to poor visibility, investigations revealed that the harmattan alone was not the cause of the diversions. Emirates, Delta, Qatar, and British Airways were amongst the flights diverted to Accra Ghana while others were diverted to Dakar Senegal amongst others overwhelming those cities with thousands of passengers…

Mr Benedict Agweye, the Head of Forensic, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Nigerian youths are very important stakeholders in the anti-corruption war. Agweye made the statement during a walk against corruption organized by EFCC in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Calabar on Friday. According to him, the walk is to create massive awareness and engage stakeholders in the fight against corruption. Agweye said that EFCC was engaging the youth in anti-corruption fight because they were not just stakeholders but the future leaders of Nigeria and were to carry the campaign to the next generation.…

The Jigawa Government said it has set up a committee to draft an anti-corruption bill. Gov. Muhammad Badaru stated this during the Nigerian Youths Walk Against Corruption in Dutse on Friday, organized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports and National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). Badaru, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Umar Namadi, said the bill if passed into law, would enable the government to fight the menace properly. “This bill, if passed by Jigawa House of Assembly, will help in tackling corruption in the state,” Badaru said. He…

The Southwest Regional Security Operation code-named Operation Amotekun has finally been adopted by Governors of all states in the Southwest and the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Southwest Governors’ Forum told the IGP Muhammed Adamu in Lagos on Thursday that, the development would spring up fresh efforts to secure local communities. The Forum spoke through its chairman and Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, at the Southwest Security Meeting on Community Policing convened at the instance of the IGP. The meeting was held on Thursday at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos State Government in Alausa. At…

The Bayelsa Police Command has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew over violent protests by alleged political supporters in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Usher Anozie, while briefing newsmen on Friday in Yenagoa, said the curfew was from 8 pm to 6 am, and from Friday to Sunday. “We are to brief on what happened today, where angry politicians stormed the streets of Yenagoa which went violent. “The police have arrested about eight suspects in connection to the protest. “In this process, the command has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state from 8 pm to 6 am. “Members…

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) for scaling up economic diplomacy and establishing bilateral relations with other countries. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, gave the commendation on Friday in Abuja while officially commissioning the Legacy Projects of the ACCI. Buhari also praised the ACCI for setting the pace, by embarking on activities that created several employment opportunities and expanded businesses, including facilitating delegations from Russia, Vietnam, Turkey, Syria, Malaysia, and all West African Countries. “They have done this effectively by signing friendly business cooperation agreements…

Global Partnership for Education(GPE), a multi-donor funding agent for interventions in basic education in developing countries has extended a grant of125 million dollars to Nigeria to support the development of Basic Education. Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, disclosed this when he received a delegation from GPE on a working visit, saying that the aim of the grant was to improve access and quality of Basic Education in the country. Mr Ben Goong, Deputy Director Press and Public Relations in the Ministry made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the grant which was a product…