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Authorities of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority have arraigned 12 officials for corrupt practices and absenteeism. The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday According to the statement, while 11 officers were found guilty of the allegations brought against them, one officer was cleared by the disciplinary panel. The acting General Manager of the agency, Bakare Oki said that […]

Some unidentified gunmen launched an attack on the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lokoja, Kogi State in the early hours of Friday. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC made this known in a statement shared on their X account on Friday. The Commission disclosed that the armed men engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcement arrived. According to reports, no lives […]

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter, on Friday, crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt. Though what led to the crash could not be immediately ascertained. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, Confirming the crash in a statement, said the NAF MI-35P had taken off to embark on an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State. He added that five persons on board survived with […]

The Minister for Works, David Umahi, has announced that the rehabilitation and palliative work on all failed federal roads will commence on December 1, 2023. Umahi reeled out plans for actualizing a sustainable road infrastructure throughout the country. In a personal statement posted on his X  account on Monday, the minister said his response was based on the complaints by commuters and residents on dilapidated federal roads. The roads include, […]

The president, Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in the eight new Permanent Secretaries, whose appointments he approved last Friday after they successfully scaled the Federal Civil Service’s selection process. Tinubu swore in the newly elevated officers just before the commencement of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting, over which he is currently presiding. The new Permanent Secretaries include; Ndakayo-Aishetu Gogo; Adeoye Ayodeji; Rimi Abba; Bako Odoh; Omachi Omenka; Ahmed Umar; […]

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, destroyed 1,500 impounded motorcycles, popularly called “Okada” over violation of state traffic laws. The state government, through the Ministry of Transportation, carried out the exercise at the Crush Plant, Taskforce Yard, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, while speaking to newsmen, disclosed that over 1,500 motorcycles impounded in the last six months, were slated for crushing as part of the zero […]