The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday impounded 40 illegally parked trucks, tankers and trailers under flyovers in the Costain/Iganmu axis. The exercise came following the expiration of a seven-day removal notice served on owners of such illegally parked and abandoned vehicles.. The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bolaji Oreagba, disclosed these in a statement through the Director, Public Affairs Unit, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, in Lagos on Monday. Oreagba said that the enforcement operation was led by the Director of Operations (Headquarters) Mr Peter Gbedemeje. He said that owners and drivers of the impounded vehicles would be charged…
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Iranian police said on Monday the death of masha Amini, 22, was an “unfortunate incident” denying accusations of mistreatment that have fuelled protests. Amini, was arrested on September 16, 2022 in the Kurdistan province in Tehran by the morality police for failing to adhere to the strict rule of wearing hijab and loosed outfit. The police reported that Amini fell into a coma and died following her arrest, sparking protests in parts of Iran including Tehran and the Kurdistan province where she came from. Videos shared on Twitter on Sunday showed protesters demonstrating in Sanandaj, capital of Kurdistan province. A…
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin has arrived Windsor Castle in the state hearse, after an elaborate and sombre procession though London with huge crowds lining the route. Windsor, where the Queen broadcast to the nation in wartime and spent so much of her time throughout her life, will be her final resting place. The Queen’s coffin was followed by King Charles, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of York, and the Princess Royal during its procession to Wellington Arch. The route is a three-mile (4.82km), tree-lined avenue leading from Snow Hill – where Henry VIII is said to have awaited…
Numerous crises and the unstable world situation are endangering global development, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We meet at a moment of great peril for our world. Conflicts and climate catastrophe. Mistrust and division. Poverty, inequality and discrimination. Rising costs of food and energy,” Guterres listed during a speech in New York on Monday. He said that each peril is pushing the Sustainable Development Goals “further out of reach,” however, these could still be saved. “The world has a long ‘to do’ list,” Guterres said. World leaders agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. The 17 targets are…
Public and private schools on Monday in Ilorin resumed academic activities for the 2022/2023 session. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who went round some of the schools saw both new and returning students trooping in. The resumption however caused little gridlock as students and workers were rushing to beat resumption deadline. Some of the students and their parents told NAN that they were excited to resume after the long vacation. A parent, Mrs Kemi Adeoye said she was eager to bring her children to school because it was not easy getting them engaged during the holiday. ”I do…
Imo House of Assembly elected its fourth speaker in four years on Monday in Owerri. The new speaker is Mr Emeka Nduka (APC-Ehime Mbano) who replaced Mr Kennedy Ibe (APC-Obowo) who resigned from the position earlier. Ibe’s two predecessors were impeached in 2020 and in 2021, respectively. Ibe was sworn on as speaker on Nov. 8, 2021 following the impeachment of Mr Paul Emeziem (APC-Onuimo) for forgery and highhandedness. Emeziem took over from Dr Collins Chiji (APC-Isiala Mbano) in November 2020 after he was impeached for unparliamentarily conduct and gross misconduct. Chiji, however, appealed to the House to have his…
The National Industrial Court is to deliver ruling in an application filled by the Federal Government’s application seeking the order of court to direct the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike. Justice Polycarp Hamman adjourned the matter after listening to the arguments of the counsel on behalf of the parties. Mr J.U.K Igwe, SAN, counsel to FG in his submission had informed the court that the application for the injunction was dated Sept. 12 and filed same date. He added that the application was brought in pursuant to the rules of the NICN 2017…
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has proposed that the 2022 National Youth Games (NYG) should hold between Dec. 7 and Dec. 17, an official said on Monday. Patrick Okeke, the Director of Grassroots Sports Development in the Ministry, disclosed this during a visit to the Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Sulyman Age. He said the proposed dates were picked in consideration of the time that had been lost due to other events on the national scene and in order to give the institution ample time to prepare. “The Ministry will be looking forward to the…
Israel’s cabinet has approved the establishment of an annual gathering of senior officials from the United States and five Middle Eastern countries. The five middle eastern countries are Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. A statement by the Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s office said that the decision “institutionalised” the work of the Negev Forum, a six-party meeting held in Sde Boker in southern Israel’s Negev Desert in March 2022. It said the Negev Forum would act on the basis of six working multilateral groups in the fields of food security and water, energy, tourism, health,…
The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) on Monday began an International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) training for workers and entrepreneurs from 36 centres and six zones under its Technology Incubation Programme. NAN reports that the participants were trained on ISO 9001:2015 which requires a quality management system where an organisation provides products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory, as well as regulatory requirements. Mr Akinwumi Shomefun, NBTI’s overseeing Director-General (DG), said that the training was part of efforts to actualise the national self-sufficiency, entrepreneurship and self-reliance agenda of the Federal Government. Shomefun said that the training was aimed…