The Lagos State Government has commenced demolition of buildings erected on drainage channels in Lekki Phase 2, to correct the perennial flooding that has become a threat to residents whenever heavy downpour occurs in the community. The multi-million naira buildings were removed by the government by the enforcement unit ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The absence of Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, stalled the hearing of a 150 million dollars uit filed by a Nigerian, Mr Chianugo Peter, against Google and GoDaddy.com. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Peter is suing the duoContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Federal Government is set to partially commercialise the dams under the nation’s 12 river basins to enable them to deliver their mandates effectively. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting Tiga dam in BebejiContinue Reading
By Flowerbud News Oct. 11, 2023 Around 60 per cent of people injured in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip are women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Wednesday. “About 60 per cent of those wounded in the Gaza Strip are women and children,” the health ministry saidContinue Reading
Abuja: France, Australia and Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, an international non governmental organisations (NGO), on Tuesday, reaffirmed their firm opposition to death penalty in Nigeria and anywhere in the world. The call against capital punishment came at the event to mark World Day Against Death Penalty 2023 inContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma The Elders Forum, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa has faulted the judgment of the Federal High Court disqualifying the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, ahead of the Nov. 11 election. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the elders posited that Justice Donatus Okorowo erredContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has allocated 412 slots to Edo for the 2024 Hajj. Sheik Ibrahim Oyarekhua, Chairman, Edo Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen on Wednesday in Benin. “In 2023, 432 slots were allocated to the stateContinue Reading
By AbdulSalam Olalekan Lawal Ede (Osun State): The Chairman of Ede North Local Government area of Osun State, Alhaji Jimoh Oyekanmi is dead, Flowerbudnews reports. Late Alhaji Oyekammi died on Tuesday night. The cause of his death however, remained unknown as at the time of filing this report.Continue Reading
By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri: Borno’s Gov. Babagana Zulum says there is no community in the state still under the control of Boko Haram. Zulum made the declaration on Tuesday in Maiduguri when he received visiting Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. “I am pleased to inform theContinue Reading
