Author: Amina Mohammed

The Lagos State Government has announced a 90-day traffic diversion for motorists on the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge, which will commence on Monday, July 22, 2024. According to a statement issued on Thursday, July 18, 2024, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi stated that the diversion is due to the deplorable state of the asphalt pavement and expansion joints on the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge. Osiyemi noted that the diversion would be done in two phases — the Ojota bound lane and the Yaba/Ojuelegba/Maryland bound lane, respectively. At the same time, alternative routes had been mapped out for each…

Akwa Ibom State government says it has received a total of twenty-four thousand (24,000) bags of 25kg rice donated to the state by the Federal Government as a part of efforts to cushion the current food crisis in the country. It disclosed that another 24,000 bags of the 25kg rice has been added to the federal government’s donation to increase the quantity to forty-eight thousand (48,000) bags of rice to ensure that more families benefit from the intervention. The Commissioner for Information Mr. Ini Ememobong, who disclosed these in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, explained that the…

The N6.2tn 2024 supplementary budget transmitted to the National Assembly on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu is targeted at critical infrastructure including education, healthcare, and the welfare of Nigerians among others, the Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has said. Agbese, who stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Friday, also pledged the readiness of the parliament to subject the supplementary budget to a thorough and rigorous review. He said, “The 2024 supplementary budget, totalling ₦6.2tn, aims to fund critical infrastructure projects, education, healthcare access, and public welfare initiatives. “The budget is divided into…

As Operation Lake Sanity 2 progresses, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said it has witnessed a substantial surrender of 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families in the Sector 1, Cameroon, from 10 to 17 July 2024. A statement signed by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel, Abubakar Abdullahi, on Friday, said the wave of surrenders started on 11 July 2024, when five terrorists surrendered to MNJTF troops in Wulgo, Nigeria-Cameroon border. Preliminary information indicated these individuals hailed from Tumbuma and Kutumgulla in Marte Local Government Area in Nigeria. It said, “On the…

The Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS has published the identities in some inmates who escaped from its Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja on April 24 following a heavy downpour which affected parts of the perimeter fence. On April 24, rainfall destroyed the walls of the Suleja Custodial Centre and led to the escape of 118 inmates, some of who are still at large. However, while several of the escapees had been reportedly recaptured, Service Spokesman, ACC Abubakar Umar on Thursday said 31 were still at large. The statement reads; “The Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to publish the information of some…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted another batch of seven containers with 1,229,400 bottles of codeine worth N9, 835,200,000.00. The shipments were seized at the Onne Ports in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. The seizure comes barely three weeks after 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup worth N7, 350,000,000.00 were intercepted in Rivers. A statement on Friday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said the latest seizure is the fourth and last set of such consignments that had been under the watch list of the Agency’s Maritime Special Operations Unit Targeting Team. Babafemi said, “Barely…

Álvaro Morata has signed his contract as new AC Milan player on a four year deal until June 2028 plus option for further season. According to a statement obtained from Fabrizio Romano’s X account, on Friday, “AC Milan have triggered the €13m release clause from Atlético. Deal completed”.

Davita Lamai, the baby mama of singer Zlatan, has come to his defense after a video went viral showing their son, Shalom being scared of street kids and calling them “bad boys”. The video sparked backlash with many criticising Zlatan’s parenting. In a lengthy Instagram post, Davita explained the situation was taken out of context and the street kids in question can be intimidating, even to adults. She shared her own experiences of being harassed by similar kids in traffic and expressed concern for her son’s safety. Davita praised her son as “the most compassionate and caring and friendly boy…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, seeking to quash the drug trafficking charge filed against him. In a judgement, a three-member panel of the appellate court dismissed Kyari’s appeal for lacking in merit. Justice Adebukol Banjoko, who read the lead judgement, held that there was no reason to tamper with the findings and conclusions reached by the trial court on March 22, 2023. “The learned trial judge is directed to continue and conclude the trial at the Federal High Court,” Banjoko said. “The appeal is found unmeritorious,…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied proposing to pay a minimum wage of N80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. But his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday described the report as unverified claims. The statement read,, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara,, has proposed to pay a…