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By Halimah Olamide At least, about 128 fatal cases of road crashes were recorded within a period of 10 months in Lagos according to statistics from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Lagos Sector Command of the corps in Lagos said these cases occurred from 376 road traffic crashes recorded between January and October 2023. The Sector Commander, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, while speaking at a news conference conference in Lagos, said the command would continue to deploy all paraphernalia of enforcement and advocacy to stem the rate and spate of crashes on roads. The news conference was organised to…

By Kamil Opeyemi As the Organised Labour across Nigeria confirmed the suspension of its nationwide indefinite strike that commenced on Nov. 14, World Stage Limited said its planned Economic Summit will go ahead Thursday at the Event Center, Nigerian Exchange, Lagos with strong participation of major players in public and private sectors of the economy. The summit with the Theme: National Dialogue on Electricity being supported by Shell Nigeria, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Zenith Bank Plc, NNPC Limited is conceived for stakeholders in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) to deliberate…

By Halimah Olamide More details have emerged how the Federal Government was able to get leaders of the organised labour to end their nationwide strike on Wednesday. NPO Reported on Wednesday that a meeting of the representatives of the labour and that of the government had been convened at the instance of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong and the Minister of State for Labour and other representatives of the government. Originally, it was gathered that while Ribadu assured that those responsible for the attacks on the President of the NLC, Joe…

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has hailed the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos that affirmed his victory in the last governorship election. The appellate court on Wednesday, dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment, the three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Yargata Nimpar dismissed the appeals and affirmed Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of Lagos state. Reacting to the judgment, Sanwo-Olu in a statement said that he accepted the…

Some diabetic patients in Adamawa have appealed to the Federal Government to provide free drugs for them to ease their hardship like that provided for HIV/AIDS victims in the country. The patients made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Tuesday. Alhaji Abubakar Gidado, one of the respondents, told NAN that finding medication to treat the ailment was difficult especially with the current economic situation in the country. He said government intervention would help to save lives of people as many are dying because of diabetes. He said their major challenge is…

The University of Ibadan (UI) has awarded Bachelor’s Degree to popular musician Saheed Osupa and other students who satisfied its graduation criteria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second day of the 2023 Convocation Ceremony of the institution had 1,590 first degree graduands from eight faculties. The faculties included those of Agriculture, Social Sciences, Education, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and Technology. Osupa, whose real name is Akorede Babatunde Okunola, while speaking on his feat, commended the institution for the comprehensive training he had in the Department of Political Science. He said it would help him to maximise his…

Residents of Calabar in Cross River have expressed concern and a gloomy picture of the annual Calabar carnival following the spate of insecurity in the city. The residents particularly expressed fear that the spate of kidnappings in the capital city would rob the shine off the annual carnival scheduled to commnece on Dec. 1. In separate reactions to the situation, the citizens, however, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that the goverment and security agencies should step up efforts at securing the state. NAN reports that the residents have been faced with almost daily cases of kidnappings that seem…

Traditional rulers in Kogi State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies and other stakeholders for the peaceful and credible conduct of the governorship election, which held in the state last Saturday. They congratulated the Governor-elect, Usman Ododo and affirmed the traditional institutions’ commitment to continued collaboration with the Kogi State Government to enhance the unity and development achieved under the current administration. The monarchs spoke when they paid a congratulatory visit to the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, at his GRA residence, in Okene, on Tuesday. The Atta Igala and serving President of…

The management of Tansi International College, Awka, says it has commenced post-trauma counseling sessions for its students following the recent death of three students in a lightning strike in the school. Rev. Fr. Fidelis Izuako, Principal of the college, made the disclosure on Wednesday, when he received the leadership of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra Chapter, which paid a condolence visit to the school. Izuako said that the lightning strike accident left an indelible scar in the life of the school. “We are having general post-trauma counseling for the students because immediately that incident happened, they became afraid,…

Court warns lawyers against frivolous adjournment in Ojerinde, children’s trial A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, warned counsel to the parties in the trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde and four of his children, against frivolous adjournment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the warning following a plea for an adjournment by B.A. Oyefeso, a new lawyer in the matter, threatened to make a consequential order if the trial is stalled in the next adjourned date. Oyefeso, who held the brief of Ahmed Raji, SAN, had told the court, upon resumed hearing, that…