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Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has inaugurated 12 roads which he facilitated in his Surulere I, Federal Constituency in Lagos State South West Nigeria. Point News247 reports that the roads, which were either reconstructed or rehabilitated included Odejayi Crescent, Olodeokuta Street, Ramos Street, Rosamond Street, Iponri Zone A-B Road, Mayday Road and Bishop Kaale Road. Others are Bishop Howell Road, Royal Estate Road, Eric Moore Towers Road, Mabo -Fashoro-Bishop link Road and Shodipe -Akobi-Owokoniran-Laniyan link Road. The speaker had on Dec. 30 inaugurated 13 inner roads, including Nathan Street, Jacob Street, Atan Street, Leigh Street, Jacob Street…
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has explained why he ordered the arrest of four estate guards and a woman, who was said to be a widow. Point News247 reports that Odumosu, who was recently promoted to Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), is due to retire this month. Point News247 had earlier reported that a row broke out between him and residents of the Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri in Lagos. It began with estate’s private security guards allegedly denying him entry to the premises, which the management denied. Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement,…
Point News247 reports that the succession to the throne of the demised Olubadan of Ibadan, may not be a walk in the park. There are strong indications that legal tussle may affect the appointment and installation of the next Olubadan of Ibadan. It was earlier reported that 41st Olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, died on Sunday at the age of 93 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan and has since been buried according to Islamic rites. A few hours after the monarch’s death, family members, friends, and well-wishers thronged the Aliiwo and Alarere Compounds of Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief…
The Okpella community in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, has rejected plans by the State Government to relocate the proposed airport from the area. Point News247 reports that the community’s spokesman, Chief Richard David who spoke at a press conference on Sunday, BUA and Dangote cement companies have already decided to build an aerodrome in the area. He urged the state government to support the proposal instead of getting approval for another airport in Etsako West. David noted that BUA and Dangote were planning to build the aerodrome in Okpella because of their huge investments in…
Point News247 reports that a young, award winning graduate, Kpare Jude, has narrated how his mother’s sacrifice propelled him to break a record in his department. Sharing his story on LinkedIn, Jude revealed that he won over 7 awards during his stay in the school, and also set a new record for the Department of Materials Engineering as the 1st graduate from the Department to achieve a Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 80+. According to Jude, all of this began with a sacrifice his mother made for him many years ago. Jude shares his story below: Everyone has a story.…
Point News247 reports that the Imo State government, South East Nigeria, has disclosed that Senator Rochas Okorocha, and his son in-law, Uche Nwosu, a former governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), have been named by suspects as sponsors of kidnapping and banditry in the state. Chief press secretary to the State Governor, Oguwike Nwachuku, disclosed this in a statement. Nwachuku said the governor will name the sponsors of banditry and kidnapping in the state at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday. The statement read, “For the avoidance of doubt, Okorocha and Nwosu have been specifically mentioned by suspects who are…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the arrest of private security guards at Brooks Estate, Magodo, Isheri for allegedly delaying and denying him entrance into the estate. Point News247 gathered that the police boss had gone to the estate in his convoy to meet a “strategic partner at a function” on Saturday when the incident happened. A statement from the Lagos State Police Command clarified that the CP did not lock down the estate as speculated on social media. In the statement titled, ‘Brooks estate not locked down by Lagos CP’, the Lagos Police Public Relations…
The World Bank has said Nigeria may have one of the highest inflation rates globally in 2022, with increasing prices diminishing the welfare of Nigerian households. Point News247 reports that according to the World Bank, Nigeria is projected to have one of the highest inflation rates globally and the seventh highest among Sub-Saharan African countries in 2022 “In 2022, Nigeria is expected to have one of the highest inflation rates in the world and the seventh highest in Sub-Saharan Africa,” it said. The bank said this in the November edition of its Nigeria Development Update. According to the global financial…
Point News247 reports that the Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa is dead. Tofa was MKO Abiola’s major challenger in the controversial June 12, 1993, presidential election, annulled by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. According to family sources, he died in the early hours of Monday after an illness. Confirming his death, one of the deceased’s relations, Alhaji Muhammad, said “Alhaji Bashir tofa died after being admitted in hospital for sometime.” Tofa was aged 74.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the N30bn Revitalisation Fund and N22.5bn Earned Academic Allowance totalling N52.5bn released by the Federal Government is not enough to deal with the challenges facing the university system. Point News247 reports that the ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in an interview with Sunday PUNCH that there was a possibility that the union would still go on strike, unless the government addressed its demands, including the 2009 agreement. The Federal Government had said it paid lecturers N30bn Revitalisation Fund and N22.5bn Earned Academic Allowance. It noted that it had made some…