BY IDAYAT ABIODUN Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, and over 100 other passengers have cheated death narrowly during when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The aircraft, en routing Abuja, around 7 p.m. on Wednesday suffered engine failure caused by a bird strike about 10…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has tasked President Bola Tinubu to investigate alleged ₦57 billion of public funds missing in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in 2021. SERAP through its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare on Sunday wants the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
Many NNPCL outlets in Lagos today sold a litre of petrol for ₦998, about ₦150 higher than the initial price of ₦855. Long queues were observed at NNPCL outlets at Abule-Egba, U-turn, Abbatoir, and others around the axis as the sudden increase set motorists and transporters in panic-buying mode. Many filling stations not owned by…
The suspended Chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos State, Jelili Sulaimon has alleged that the state house if assembley suspended him for refusing to hand over Iyana Ipaja market revenues to Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero, who’s been accused of land-grabbing. The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday announced the indefinite suspension of the…
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,685 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,660 per dollar on Monday. But the local currency appreciated to N1,561.76 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,561.76 per dollar from N1,635.15 per dollar…
Two suspected members of a notorious cult gang have been arrested by police while on a mission to avenge the killing of a member by rival gang in the Agege area of Lagos. It was gathered that Alimi Abdurasak,18, and Eniola Shamsideen, 18, were arrested by operatives from Elere Police Station, Lagos State Police Command…
