Category: Breaking News
Dana Air sack staffs
11 May 2024
In light of an ongoing operational audit by regulatory authorities, Dana Air has revealed that it has let go of certain employees. The Head of Corporate Communications for the airline, Kingsley Ezen, disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday. Dana Air emphasised that the audit, which is currently in progress, is a joint effort […]
Continue Reading63 years old land agent dies in detention
11 May 2024
Tragedy struck the Oke Kura Correctional Facility in llorin, Kwara State, as a 63-year-old land agent, Alhaji Taye Hussein Abubakar, passed away on Friday morning. According to the Daily Post, he was said to have been detained for over four months. Abubakar’s detention stemmed from legal disputes arising from his involvement in land deals, leaving […]
Continue ReadingHoodlum steal car with three years old inside
11 May 2024
A man, Taiwo Fayobi, has sought police intervention after hoodlums stole his Toyota Camry car with his son in it in the lkenne area of Ogun State. The PUNCH gathered that Fayobi was attempting to open the gate of his house when the hoodlums entered his vehicle and drove away with his three-year-old son. The […]
Continue ReadingKogi varsity strips lecturer accused of making sexual advances towards a female student
11 May 2024
A senior lecturer at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, was, on Friday, stripped following accusations of making sexual advances towards a female student, The Nation reports. The lecturer, whose full name remains unknown, reportedly angered female undergraduates from the institution’s English Department, where he teaches, upon learning of his alleged misconduct. They insisted on […]
Continue ReadingLASEMA confirm death of man trapped in drainage
10 May 2024
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days around the Onipan area of the state. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. He said the […]
Continue ReadingNIMC captures fake staffs issuing fake NINs
10 May 2024
The National ldentity Management Commission says it has uncovered a syndicate of individuals posing as staff of the commission and issuing fake National ldentity Numbers to unsuspecting Nigerians. It said some offenders have been arrested and are undergoing prosecution with relevant security agencies. The NIMC Director General, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this at a press briefing […]
Continue ReadingPolice finally release Ojukwu after protest
10 May 2024
Following protests by some Civil Society Organisations in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu, who was abducted by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police has regained freedom. Ojukwu regained freedom on Friday after 10 days in police captivity. FIJ disclosed this on […]
Continue ReadingPolice detained for failing to maintain professionalism
10 May 2024
The Lagos State Police Command has detained a police officer for failing to maintain professionalism during a confrontation with a citizen, according to a statement released by the state Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday. According to the statement, although the officer showed restraint most of the time, he allowed his emotions to cloud […]
Continue ReadingLWC promise to compensate sacked workers
10 May 2024
The Lagos State Water Corporation has announced compensation for scores of workers disengaged from the organisation. The corporation revealed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Kehinde Fashola on Friday. This comes after the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Service Employees on Wednesday protested the sacking of over 300 employees […]
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