Author: Samson Adeyanju Uwala

A newly wedded couple who were returning from the Ikoyi Marriage Registry alongside 16 other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries following a multi-vehicle collision on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State on Saturday. This was confirmed in a statement by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, on Saturday. Taofiq stated that the accident occurred when an LT bus developed brake failure while at speed and collided with a mini truck. The impact of the collision was said to have led to the occupants of both vehicles sustaining varying degrees of injuries including fractured limbs. He…

An inferno has destroyed 30 shops at the new modern market in Lafia, Nasarawa State, causing millions of naira in damage. The fire started around 9:30 pm on Thursday and continued into the early hours of Friday. Firefighters from the Nasarawa State Fire Service struggled to control the blaze due to piles of refuse around the market, which intensified the fire. Eyewitnesses said nobody could figure out the remote cause of the incident, noting that the razed shops were built with wood. It was further gathered that most of the shops destroyed contained new sewing machines, while others belonged to…

The newly appointed Rector of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Arc. Dr. Adekoyejo Jolaoso has pledged a developmental transformation with optimism for the Institution. Dr Jolaoso, made this known on Friday, during his assumption of office as the polytechnic’s new Rector. In a statement signed by the Institution’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, ‘Yemi Ajibola, revealed that the new Rector’s assumption into office was witnessed with the convergence of Islamic clerics, family members, friends and well-wishers who came to usher him into the office with special prayers, committing his tenure to the hands of Almighty Allah. According to him,…

The Federal Government has sold milled rice to journalists and staff of various media organisations in Kaduna at a subsidised rate of N40,000.00 per 50-kg bag. The exercise, according to the Federal Government, aimed to alleviate the prevailing food crisis and cushion the effects of the high cost of food commodities in the country. The media outlets were allocated 149 bags, and every buyer was screened by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to ensure transparency and accountability. Aside from media personnel, civil servants from different ministries and associations also received…

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has said thatNigeria’s economy requires stringent reforms to regain its strength, with an economy that grew at 1.8 per cent for nine consecutive years, money supply growing at about 13 per cent and ways and means that set a new world record. Cardoso made this known while addressing participants at the 2024 yearly Bankers’ Committee retreat in Abuja on Friday. According to him, there are no alternatives to the ongoing economic reforms of the current administration. He said, “A situation where over the past eight and nine years, the economy…

Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Apaokagi Adedoyin Maryam, aka Taaooma, has stepped into motherhood. She and her husband, Abdulazeez Greene Oladimeji, fondly known as Abula, recently welcomed their first child together. In a video shared on Thursday via Instagram, Taaooma introduced their bundle of joy, revealing the baby’s name as Amani Korede Makeda Greene. The little one arrived on November 7, 2024, filling their home with happiness and excitement. Fans and well-wishers thronged her comment section with heartfelt congratulations, expressing surprise and delight at the news. Many fans couldn’t hide their excitement, with messages pouring in like a flood of…

No one has been reported dead or injury recorded during an early Thursday morning fire incident at the University of Ibadan (UI), the institution and Oyo State fire authorities have confirmed. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a fire outbreak gutted a section of Queens Hall in the institution in the early hours of Thursday. Confirming the incident, UI’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mrs. Joke Akinpelu, told NAN that the fire only affected the offices of the hall warden and his secretary. Akinpelu assured that no life was lost and that everything had been brought…

Human Rights lawyer and activist, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, has petitioned the former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged disbursement of funds to an unknown contractor. In a petition dated December 3 and acknowledged by the office of EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, Adeyanju alleged that the funds were allocated for constructing the senate building at the Nigeria Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, Delta State. The lawyer expressed concerns over the contractor’s identity and the mismanagement of the Senate building project, urging the EFCC to…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has categorically denied allegations implicating the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in a smuggling scandal involving suspicious banknotes from the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a statement released on Wednesday, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi described the reports as “baseless and orchestrated attempts to tarnish the IGP’s reputation and the integrity of the Force.” Adejobi provided clarity on the incident, which occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on August 26, 2023. He revealed that four officers from Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja—DSP Peter Ejike, Inspector Ekende Edwin, Inspector Esther Okafor, and Sergeant Talabi Kayode—were…

The National body of the Egba Comprehensive High School, Old Students’ Association (ECHSOSA) has lauded the Ogun State Government (OGSG) on the appointment of Dr. Babatunde Jolaoso, as the 10th substantive Rector of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta. Jolaoso, is a distinguished alumnus of ECHSOSA. In a statement released by the Association’s National Publicity Secretary, Waheed Ogunjobi, stated that National President, Chief Femi Popoola in Abeokuta, described the appointment as a welcome development, saying it is “timely and laudable.” Adding that, Jolaoso’s track records, as a thoroughbred and professional Architect of repute and an academics, he has no doubt that…