Obiano vs traditional rulers: Lawmakers back Obiano, says Enugu-Onitsha road abandoned
As the rift between Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and some traditional rulers continues, lawmakers in the state have backed the governor, accusing the federal government of abandoning the Enugu-Onitsha expressway.The governor is allegedly in controversy with some traditional rulers who went to Abuja to commend President Muhammadu Buhari over some infrastructural project in the South East.The lawmakers raised the alarm over the state of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway being constructed by the Federal Government, saying that it has been abandoned.The assembly in a resolution it passed on Friday, urged the President to direct the Ministry of Works to cause the contractor, Reynolds Construction Company, to return to the site.The lawmakers in the resolution said the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway had been abandoned and it had become a discomfort to road commuters.“We urge the Federal Government to direct the construction firm handling the contract to go back to the site to alleviate the…
Billionaire kidnapper: You must undertake to finish Evans’ case – Judge tells 5th counsel
A mild drama unfolded during the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), before an Ikeja High Court, when the judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi, ordered Evans’s new Counsel to write and sign an undertaking to finish the case.Oshodi gave the order to Mr Oyekunle Falabi on Friday after dismissing a no-case submission filed by Evans’s four co-defendants.Falabi is from the law chambers of Okpara and Co.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the trial began on Aug. 30, 2017, Evans has changed lawyers five times.The lawyers who have represented Evans include Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, Mr Noel Brown and Mr Olanrewaju Ajanaku.Following the ruling on the no-case submissions, Falabi told the court that the chambers of Victor Okpara and Co. had just been briefed about the case.Upon hearing Falabi’s law chambers, Oshodi said: “Okpara, your principal once delayed a trial in my court for two years. I…
Lagos govt meets with Uber, Taxify operators, gives new directives
The Lagos State government on Friday met with the major cab-hailing operators in the state.
Man to control traffic for three months in Ilorin over internet fraud
Kolade Balogun, a convicted internet fraudster, is to control traffic for three months.
Nigerian military eliminates several ISWAP terrorists
The Nigerian military has eliminated several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists.
Mailafia vs Boko Haram: N5m fine on radio station, attempt to gag media in Nigeria – Atiku Abubakar
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, was working to gag the media in Nigeria under the present administration.
Judge who dismissed Atiku’s petition against Buhari promoted to Supreme Court
The Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), Justice Mohammed Garba, has been promoted to the Supreme Court.
Lagos govt gives update on full reopening of schools, promotion of students
Students who attend Lagos State Government-owned schools will be promoted to the next classes using continuous assessments.
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