The Nigerian Army has said soldiers operating under 81 Division prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark, who plunged into the Lagos lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina, in an attempt to take her own life. Lt.-Col Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director, Army PublicContinue Reading
Parts of the building of the High Commission of Canada in Nigeria, situated at 13010G, Palm Close, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District in Abuja have reportedly caught fire. Vanguard reports that the cause of the inferno could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report but imagesContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, failed to produce the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, as it was directed to do. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi had on November 2,Continue Reading
The two in-house unions in the nation’s maritime industry have rejected the Ports and Harbour Bill at the National Assembly, seeking to repeal the Act that sets up the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. The unions are the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, and the Senior Staff Association of StatutoryContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja: A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, awarded N5 million in damages against the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, for alleging that the corps’ discharge certificate held by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State was fake. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in the judgment, held thatContinue Reading
assures Bello of total support In less than one week to governorship election in Kogi State, the Igbo Community Association (ICA) in the Confluence State has pledged 100 percent block votes, to ensure an overwhelming victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Usman Ododo. This isContinue Reading
The Federal Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has released a new Immigration Levels Plan which it uses to guide its operations. The Immigration Levels Plan is released yearly to guide its operations and prospective immigrants on how to apply. In 2023, IRCC plans to welcomeContinue Reading
Personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force have rescued two kidnapped members of the National Youth Service Corps in Katsina State. The corps members were said to have been kidnapped by bandits in the Yargoje community, Kankara Local Government Area of the state on their wayContinue Reading
In a harrowing incident, a private HS25B aircraft operated by Flint Aero narrowly averted tragedy as it crash-landed on the runway at Ibadan, Oyoo State airport yesterday. The flight, which had departed from Abuja at 6:41 p.m., was carrying several high-ranking government officials. One such was the Minister of Power,Continue Reading
