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By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the 37-kilometer Redline rail transport network amidst jubilant crowd of residents in Lagos. Tinubu had arrived at the venue of the inauguration at about 12 noon to kickstart the use of the rail line to which Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said will change the transport game in the state. The intra-city rail network will take passengers from Marina in Lagos and end at Agbado area of the state. The commissioning on Thursday had attracted a huge crowd as top government officials accompanied Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu to the event. The government had earlier…

By Femi Alabi. A 13-year-old Kelvin Onyengba has been swept away by the tide of the sea at Alatise beach in Ajah Lagos. The boy lost his life after he had gone to swim with five companions who were unaware when the boy succumbed to the powerful waves of the beach. A police source stated that the mother of the boy shared how the tide of the sea took away her son on Tuesday The incident occurred around Alatise beach on Tuesday, February 27, during a hangout with friends. Kelvin, who had gone swimming with five companions, succumbed to…

By Femi Alabi. Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has appealed to market women to lower the prices of food and other goods that do not depend on foreign exchange, to help the ordinary citizens who are bearing the brunt of the hardship. Oyebanji made the appeal Today during a meeting with female market leaders (Iyalojas) from the 16 local government areas of the state in her office in Ado-Ekiti. She said that Gov. Biodun Oyebanji was worried about the high cost of food and other essential items in markets in the state. Oyebanji urged the…

By Femi Alabi. In its continued effort against banditry in the Federal Capital Territory FCT and its environs, operative of the FCT Police Command have arrested Samaila Wakili Fafa. Fafa, also known as Habu Ibrahim, is a kidnap kingpin who has been on the wanted list of the Command for a long time and bounty placed on him by the Minister FCT, Nyesom Wike. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer FCT, Josephine Adeh, obtained on Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi’s X handle, said the suspect is one of the two kidnappers the FCT Minister…

By Halimah Okanlawon Nigeria’s Minister of Information Mohammed Idris has said that the current economic crisis in the country is not peculiar to Nigeria. Idris said the United Kingdom recently went into economic recession adding that it would have been another story had that been the case in the country. He said with the reforms being put in place, the narratives would change in the next one year. Idris spoke at the 50th anniversary lecture of the Punch Newspaper holding in Lagos. Calling on the media to support the Tinubu administration, Idris said there are many positive stories that are…

By Femi Alabi. The Nigerian Army has rescued eight kidnap victims in an operation conducted in Zamfara State. The troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) recorded another success against errorists in continuation with the dry season clearance operations in its Areas of Responsibility in Zamfara state. According to the Information Officer Operation HADARIN DAJI, Suleiman Omale, he said, “On the 28th February, 2024 the OPHD troops during its continuous clearance operation at the terrorists’ enclaves at Bayan Ruwa axis which is presume to be a crossing point of the terrorist in the state.…

By Femi Alabi The House of Representatives has on Tuesday rejected a Bill seeking to create more hurdles for a candidate who has two opponents before being declared winner of a presidential or governorship election. The proposed legislation is titled: ‘Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 by changing the System of simple Majority of electing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and State Governors where there are more than two candidates to ensure the winner scores more than half of the total votes cast and for Related Matters (HB.683)’.…

By Femi Alabi. Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirty-six (36) suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. EFCC on its official X handle said the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested on Monday, February 26, 2024, at Gbokoniyin and Yetedo areas of Abeokuta in Ogun State, following actionable intelligence gathered and worked upon by the Commission. Items recovered from the suspects are, nine exotic vehicles, fourteen (14) laptops, forty-nine (49) mobile phones and other incriminating documents. EFCC stated that the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations

By Femi Alabi. The Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham al-Ghais, has urged The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to do everything possible to raise its production level so as to continue to be a reliable source of energy to the world. He stated that in spite of the pushback on oil and gas, the world would require about $14tr investments from now till 2035 to be able to meet global demand. In a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, OPEC and NNPCL have promised to work closely…

By Femi Alabi. President Bola Tinubu has admitted that the decision to remove petroleum subsidy was a challenging one, but a step that must be taken to secure Nigeria’s energy future and foster economic growth. Tinubu added that the decision was premised on the need to ensure long-term energy security and economic prosperity of Nigeria. The President stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 7th Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. The President who was represented at the event by the Minister of Information…