The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, says the contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan expressway construction would be held accountable for accidents on the road for failing to provide safety signs. Abiodun, while conducting an on-the-spot assessment of the Ogere toll gate end of the reconstruction work on Wednesday, read the riot acts, saying the failure of…
Davido revealed earlier today that he newly opened a bank account just so his “true friends” will have a channel to bless with him with money to prove the genuineness of their friendship. He posted the account number on his social media page and quite a number of people gifted him with millions of Naira…
Trust Africa news, By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it is awaiting a response from the government on the report of the judicial panel of inquiry on Restitution for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. “The Lagos State Government has noted the various reactions that have followed the submission…
The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon Annex, Lagos, is investigating a prince and two others (names withheld) for alleged $38,200 (about N22.5 million) fraud. “The said suspect (prince) was arrested because he introduced the actual suspect who is out of the country. “The said suspect (prince) has been released while the investigation continues,” the…
Traders at Oyingbo market, downtown Lagos, have raised their voices against the prolonged closure of the market by Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, leader of markets association in Lagos. The traders allege that the lockdown of the market, which has gone on for 13 days, is due to their failure to pay a N5 million fine demanded by…
A political support group, Niger Delta Coalition for Governor Bello 2023 (NDCGB 2023), has urgedthe Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, to declare his interest to run for the presidency in 2023. In the recent months, a number of support groups, hitherto unknown, have been touting the presidential aspiration of Mr Bello. Political jobbers from Kano, North-Central and also…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says South-East residents paid the highest average price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, in October. In its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for October 2021,” released on its website on Tuesday, the NBS said the highest average price was recorded in the South-East zone…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has entered a five-year agreement worth $1.04 billion with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), to further promote local exploration of oil and gas in Nigeria and Africa. In a statement made available to Peoples Gazette on Wednesday, Afreximbank said the agreement was signed at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair…
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has appointed his son, Babajide Akeredolu, as the Director-General of the state’s Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU), IgbereTV reports. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo, Donald Ojogo, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, November 16. Ojogo added that the governor has nominated 14 new commissioners-designate…
