Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, says the command has deployed 1,416 personnel and 72 operational vehicles to ensure the safety of motorists during the 2023 Easter break. Farinloye said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the 1,416 personnel include regular and special Marshals, while the 72 vehicles were in place to ease movement during the patrol within Lagos. Farinloye said that two trucks would be available for prompt removal of any obstruction during this period. “We are also organising mobile court to…

The University of Ibadan on Saturday said it had opened a special window to all post-UTME candidates who are qualified but could not gain admission for the face-to-face mode of study in the institution. The university noted that some qualified candidates could not be admitted into the university due to a limited admission quota. The institution added that admission at the university is highly competitive. Registrar of the institution, Olubunmi Faluyi, made these disclosures via a statement made on Saturday. She added that those who could not gain admission into the full-time programmes but are good enough would be admitted…

Anthony Martial’s first Premier League goal of 2023 wrapped up a comfortable Manchester United victory against Everton but Marcus Rashford’s injury threatens to take the sheen off this win. A mixture of poor finishing, questionable decision-making and string of Jordan Pickford saves prevented Sean Dyche’s visitors from being on the end of a first-half hiding at Old Trafford. United had an eye-watering 21 shots in a one-sided opening period but Scott McTominay was the only player to find the net, and that was after Everton’s Ellis Simms wasted a glorious chance at the other end. The Toffees improved after the…

Not less than 30 persons have been reported dead after gunmen attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Guma LGA of Benue state. Sewuese Anene, the Benue police spokesperson, said the incident happened on Friday night. Speaking with TheCable on Saturday, she said the casualty figure is yet to be determined as “our team is on the way to the scene as we speak”. The incident is the latest in the spate of killings happening in the state. On Wednesday, an unconfirmed number of persons were killed in an attack by gunmen on Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district of Otukpo LGA.…

Vincent Kompany’s Burnley secured promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt with victory over fourth-placed Middlesbrough. The Clarets, unbeaten in the league since November, took an early lead when Ashley Barnes redirected Josh Brownhill’s low shot into the back of the net. The home side equalised just after half-time when Championship top scorer Chuba Akpom scored from the spot after Josh Cullen felled Cameron Archer in the penalty area. Connor Roberts steered in the winner from Nathan Tella’s near-post cross and Kompany’s men saw out the rest of the game in comfort to spark wild celebrations on…

Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum has praised his players for their overall performance in Friday night’s friendly win against Haiti. The nine-time African champions defeated the North Americans 2-1 at the Emir Sports Complex. Esther Okoronkwo opened scoring for the Super Falcons from a superb free-kick five minutes before the break following a long period of dominance. Barcelona Femeni forward, Asisat Oshoala doubled Nigeria’s advantage two minutes before the hour mark. The Super Falcons have now recorded back to back wins for the first time since their participation at the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco. “Well…

The house of representatives has asked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding requested by the federal government for a humanitarian intervention programme. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution at Thursday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Unyime Idem, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Akwa Ibom. While moving the motion, Unyime told his colleagues that the federal government requested the funds from the ministry without the parliament’s approval. “Part of the fund available for use by the commission is money…

Medical students under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Students Association have kicked against the proposed Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bill which was sponsored by Ganiyu Johnson (APC/Lagos), mandates graduates in medical and dental fields to render services within Nigeria for five years before being granted a full license. The lawmaker who sponsored the motion said the bill titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, Cap. M379, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Mandate Any Nigeria Trained Medical or Dental Practitioner to Practice in Nigeria for…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the extension of the application deadline for the recruitment exercise on its website by one week. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the deadline extension in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The NLDEA spokesman stated that the application, which was earlier set to run from March 12 to April 8, will remain open until April 17. Babafemi asserted that the extension will enable applicants who are yet to complete their application process to do so and those interested to apply before the close of the application. He said the Chairman of the agency,…

The Lagos Police Command has uncovered a den of kidnappers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Thursday night. The kidnappers opened fire on operatives of the Command who stormed the den.During the cross- fire, one of the kidnappers was gunned down. Three victims were rescued in the process.Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hudenyin said arms and ammunition were recovered at the scene.He added that the victims were receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital .

A former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-wado has been kidnapped by daredevil gunmen. Onje Gye-wado, a one-time deputy Governor of the State who served during Abdullahi Adamu administration, was abducted in the early hours of Friday when the assailants invaded Gwagi village in Wamba Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel has also confirmed the development. He said the Commissioner of Police in the state CP Maiyaki Baba has mobilised and deployed “reinforcement comprising Police tactical teams, military, vigilante, and local hunters” to rescue the victim alive. According…

Air travellers across the country will have to seek alternative means of transportation, following the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, denying petroleum marketers access to various airports over incremental tariffs. The access restriction started today (Thursday) at the Abuja airport and plans are underway to extend it to other airports managed by FAAN. Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the FAAN, and five of which are functional international airports. It also has a state-owned airport located in Akwa Ibom State. Currently the ramp or parking pad in Abuja airport is now congested, as most airlines…