With the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada in some parts of Lagos State takes effect today, some commercial motorcyclists, yesterday, besieged the Lagos House, urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to suspend the proposed ban on Okada riders. Chairman of MOALS Lagos State Zone C, Mr Tijani Pekins, who led the protest, urged the state
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The Lagos State Government has insisted that there is no going back on the ban of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders. THE DAILY VENDOR reported that the ban is slated to commence on 1st of September (today). The state government said yesterday that enforcement of the ban will commence as scheduled, saying riders and
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The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor has described as divinely ordained and arranged the creation of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia (CADEK) as His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke on the 27th of August 2022 in faraway Rome, Italy. Bishop who stated this while congratulating the
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By: Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo has approved the immediate appointment of Engr Christian Ezeh Obiora as the new Transition Committee (TC) for Nnewi North Local Goverment Area. The news of the appointment was contained in a memo with reference number: OSPA/LG/CM/110/VOL111/48 dated 31st August 2022 and signed by the state
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There was tension at the Kuje Correctional Centre as inmates, early Monday, protested against the death of their colleague. It was gathered that the unrest was triggered following the death of the inmate, who was allegedly not given prompt medical attention. Sources claimed that some inmates also attempted to escape from the prison facility amidst
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Music Legend Charles Oputa known as Charly Boy has called the attention of Nigerian youths to alleged plans to scuttle their movement for a new Nigeria. The entertainer and activist on Sunday said the enemies of the youths are planning terrible things ahead of the 2023 general elections. Reports have it that a cross-section of
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Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba has debunked alleged N50 million loan from Oranto Petroleum Limited, a company belonging to oil mogul, Engr Arthur Eze. Uba was reacting to the viral news of execution of a court judgment in which it was reported that vehicles belonging to him were seized over a N50 million loan he purportedly
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Travelers on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday spent hours in traffic on the Magboro to Alausa section of the road. Sources said that the situation has always been the case for weeks due to the reduction of the four-lane expressway to two lanes to enable the reconstruction of the road. Thursday’s experience was however tedious
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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Buhari administration has justified all its debts by constructing various infrastructures across the nation. Fashola stated this at the closing ceremony of the 28th National Council of Works meeting held in Kano on Thursday. He said the ongoing projects across the country had
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The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has issued a notice of indefinite strike to the management of the commission over a breach of agreement. The union noted that the strike will commence with effect from Monday, August 29, 2022. Chairman of the Joint Service Union, PSC chapter, Mr Adoyi Adoyi, disclosed this
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National Link Chapel of Anambra State Council of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed worry over the spate of insecurity and poor condition of roads in the industrial town of Nnewi. The chapel expressed this concern in a communique at the end of their meeting which held at Nnewi on Wednesday. The group condemned
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The Bauchi State House of Assembly has attributed the worsening spate of insecurity being experienced in Nigeria to the poor administration of justice. The assertion was made by the House Committee on Justice and Judiciary while presenting its report on a ‘Bill for a Law to Provide For Administration of Criminal Justice in the Courts
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The Governing Board of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has instituted an investigative panel to probe the death of its North-West Zonal Director, Julius Haruna. The secretary of the board in Abuja, Tam Tamunokonbia, in a statement on Tuesday, said Haruna died in the commission’s office on Wednesday in Katsina State. Tamunokonbia said
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The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Olawale Olokode has condemned the rising tide of child molestation in the State. Olokode also revealed that he has rejigged the security architecture of the Command. Making this known via a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola on Tuesday in Osogbo, Olokode warned unscrupulous elements to
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The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) has declared rotational number plates illegal. The declaration was contained in a press release signed by Bisi Kazeem(ACM) “The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been drawn to a video circulating on the social media which displayed a vehicle circulating with rotational number plates. “The vehicle number
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