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The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), has appealed to commercial vehicle drivers plying Owode-Ijako road, on the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway, to cooperate with its personnel to minimise gridlocks along the axis. Mrs. Tope Oseni, Owode-Ijako Unit TRACE Commander, who spoke on behalf of the Corps Commander, Mr. Seni Ogunyemi, made the appeal in an interview with the Newsmen on Friday in Ota. Ogunyemi said that the advice became necessary following the behaviour of such drivers picking and dropping passengers due to the ongoing constructions works along the area. He noted that there was the need for commercial vehicle drivers…

The third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) base transceiver stations (BTS) deployment in Nigeria has increased from 30,000 to 53,460 while Fibre Optic Transmission cables expanded from 47,000km to 54,725km in the last five years, resulting in improved broadband/telecoms service delivery to Nigerians. These were parts of industry growth data reeled out by the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at a briefing for the new Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Engr. Festus Yusuf Daudu, on the functions and regulatory activities of the Commission in Abuja. In the comprehensive briefing,…

A Kano State High Court has ordered a retrial of Kano singer, Yahya Sharif sentenced to death by hanging by an upper shariah court for Blasphemy because of procedural errors and irregularities at the lower court. The court also discharged and acquitted Omar Faruk who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for being a minor and without legal representation. An Upper Shariah Court handed down the sentences on the duo on August 10, 2020. Both judgments were appealed against and taken to the Kano State High Court. The court has ordered the retrial of Yahya Sharif at the upper shariah…

Ogun State 2021 budget is aimed at sustaining the State’s economic agenda and making the State economy the fastest growing in the country. This was the submission of the State’s Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo while giving the breakdown of the 2021 budget on Thursday. Okubadejo who explained that the ambition of the Prince Dapo Abiodun administration is to improve on the real sector and job creation, noting that the budget also targets poverty eradication and encourages investors. Explaining that part of the vision of the state is a deliberate action to encourage private sector participation,…

Worried by the recent attack on the governor of Ondo State , Rotimi Akeredolu by the Federal Government over a statement credited to him on the regulation of the Fulani herdsmen movement in Ondo State, The Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) new era has called on the Federal Government to allow gov. Akeredolu to fix the security situation in his state. The national publicity officer (PRO) of OPC New Era, comrade Adesina Akinpelu in a press release he personally signed and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Thursday hinted that the group is ready to mobilise all militant groups in…

Schools should only close as a last resort while research is under way into whether the new coronavirus variants affect children differently, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The debate on shutting schools during the Covid-19 pandemic has been revived by the emergence of more contagious virus mutations. The WHO said research had begun looking at the factors that may put children at risk, the long-term health effects on those infected, and the impact of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease. “The arrival in late 2020 of new more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 requires additional analysis…

A 16-year-old girl (name witheld), on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing two phones and a laptop, worth N105,000 The police charged the minor for conspiracy, unlawful possession and theft, under Sections 411, 329 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, ASP Victor Eruada, told the court that the teenager, with others at large, committed the offence on Dec. 26, 2020, at Ahmadiya Hospital, Ijaiye Ojokoro, Lagos. Eruada said the defendant stole an Infinix phone valued at N55,000, a laptop valued…

At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been processed through the bank’s agent network. As he explained, FirstMonie agents have supported several government and NGOs’ cash transfers to the poorest of the poor in the rural areas. Additionally, selected FirstMonie agents in the rural communities are equipped with BVN enrolment devices; as such they are able to enrol…

It will be a rain of empowerment on all sides as the leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele will be hosting the international association of world peace advocates, an association affiliated with the United Nations Global Compact in Lagos. As it is the culture of the man of God to put smile on the faces of the people, He will once again walk that path as hundreds of widows, students, needy will be remembered and lifted from their current state to celebrate the life of the man of God, and the record breaking hosting of the United…

One person was feared dead while scores of vehicles got burnt in a tanker explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The incident occurred around 8:15 am on Tuesday on the Presidential Boulevard around Guarantee Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, Abeokuta. The explosion, which reportedly involved a 33,000 fuel-laden tanker, happened due to a brakes failure. Our correspondent, who was at the motor park close to the scene observed that the tanker which was coming from Sagamu-Siun-Oke-Mosan Road climbed the overhead bridge but suddenly lost control while descending from the bridge. The tanker hit a motorcycle…