By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) have launched a joint media campaign to ban open defecation along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The campaign aims to enhance public health and…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos State Government (LASG) has condemned the recent attacks on its passengers and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses by hoodlums, warning perpetrators to desist from such acts. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited…
The Lagos State Government has called for the enactment of a birth control law to address the menace of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, made the call at a two-day regional stakeholders…
The Plateau Government says that the curfew earlier imposed on Jos-Bukuru metropolis has not been relaxed. The Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, Mr Gyang Bere, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos.…
By Adeyanju Esther Delta State Police operatives have neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a gunfight in a Delta community. The operation also led to the arrest of three other suspects and the recovery of an arsenal of deadly weapons. The…
The Labour Party has disassociated itself from Chief Olusola Ebiseni, the Secretary-General of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, as the party’s candidate in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo. National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, Mr Obiora Ifoh made the clarification…
By Austine Emmanuel Leaders and members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State on Wednesday defected to the Action Alliance (AA) in the state. This was contained in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, on Wednesday. According…
Mr Mohammed Isa, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, says the President is committed to promoting inclusive electoral policies for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). Isa, represented by Mr Lanre Oloyede, Director of Media…
The bye-election petition tribunal in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has overturned the election of Engr Simon Atigwe as the House of Representatives member for Igboeze North/Udenu Federal Constituency, declaring Labour Party candidate Hon. Dennis Agbo as the rightful winner of the…
Two men, Hammed Abdulrasheed and Abiodun Aluko, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a motorcycle worth N1.2 million. The defendants, aged 22 and 42, respectively, are facing a two-count charge of stealing and…
