Author: Soffiyyah Olamide

The Nigerian government has given assurances to Nigerians living in Ghana of renewed engagement, dedication and commitment to addressing a plethora of challenges confronting them. The assurances were given by the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa at a Townhall Meeting with Nigerians in Ghana on the sidelines of the African Diaspora Forum (DAF) Award 2024 in Accra, Ghana. The NIDCOM boss while clarifying one of the many questions bordering on the recent relocation of the Commission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; explained that the Commission is already part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and…

The operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Limited have destroyed a major camp of crude oil thieves in the coastal areas of Ondo State. The security outfit and operatives of the NSCDC engaged the operators of the illegal crude oil camp in a gun duel before destroying the camp on Sunday. The Executive Director, Operations and Technical Services of TSSNL, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, said in a statement on Monday that the incident which involved the Trans Extravis Pipeline occurred at Awoye seashore in Ilaje local government of Ondo State. According…

In order to bring effective treatment of cancer to Nigeria, an India Specialist Hospital, Apollo Hospitals has offered to train doctors in the country on treatment of the life threatening disease. The hospital also disclosed its readiness to establish local medical infrastructure in Nigeria and bring in state-of-art medical equipment. Dr. Karthik Anantharaman, Vice President-International, Apollo Hospitals, who spoke to journalists in Abuja said his hospital want to partner with local hospitals in Nigeria to help the country reduce medical tourism. India remains one of the major countries where Nigerians seek medical treatment for cancer among other serious ailments. According…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Butchers Association(NBA), Oyo State chapter, has offered reasons why it announced an increase in the price of meat, effective on Monday, 4 March, 2024. The association attributed to the high cost of transportation and other associated running costs. Chairman of the association in the state, Mr Wahab Olayiwola, made made this discloure during a prayer session at the Agodi Gate prayer ground, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Olayiwola, who said the butchers were not immune to inflation and the rise in prices of goods since it was difficult remaining in business, urged residents of the state…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that the presence of limestone in large quantities in Ewekoro Local Government is responsible for the state contributing 36 percent out of the 38 percent revenue generation in the non-oil sector to the coffers of the federal government. The Governor made this known at the palace of the Olu of Itoriland, Oba Abdul-Fatai Akorede Akamo in the Ewekoro Local Government area of the state, during the 20th coronation anniversary of the monarch. Prince Abiodun praised Itoriland for its contribution to making the state the first in revenue generation from the non-oil revenue sector…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists has conferred its Internal Security Meritorious Award on the Chairman of Tantita Security Services, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo. The National President of the NUJ, Chief Chris Isiguzo, said that the award was in recognition of the sterling contribution of Tompolo and his firm, TSSL, to the critical campaign against crude oil theft in the country. Recently, Tantita Security Services Limited working alongside the Navy, the Police, the NSCDC, and others has, intensified the campaign against the theft of the nation’s oil resources arresting and ensuring the forfeiture of vessels used in the committing…

By Bello Fadile As I sit down to pen these words, my mind drifts back to a momentous day etched in the annals of my personal history – March 4, 1999. It was on this day, 25 years ago, that I emerged from the shadows of incarceration into the warm embrace of freedom. The memory of that day remains vivid in my mind, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the unwavering power of faith. In a recent conversation with journalists, I had the opportunity to recount the events surrounding my unexpected liberation from the confines of…

No fewer than 29,878 people have been killed in the ongoing Israeli -Palestinian war, the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh has decried. The envoy who expressed concern over possible famine and outbreak of epidemics in Gaza, told Diplomatic Correspondents over the weekend in Abuja, that 70,215 people have been injured and around 8,000 people still missing under the rubble since the 7 October 2023 siege on Gaza by the Israeli military began. He said: “As of yesterday, the death toll in the Gaza Strip was 29,878 martyrs, with 70,215 injuries and around 8,000 people still missing under…

In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued a formal notification to all individual taxpayers, including self-employed individuals and employees under the PAYE Scheme to file their Annual Tax Returns on or before 31st March, 2024. Mr. Ayodele Subair, the Executive Chairman, LIRS, announced this in a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude on Sunday. Under Section 41 of the Amendment Act, all taxable entities must submit a return reflecting their total income from all sources for the preceding…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, on Sunday, 4 March, 2024, in Doha, witnessed the signing of historic agreements between both nations, opening a gateway for leveraging the potential of mutual cooperation in pivotal sectors of education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports. Before the signing ceremony at the Qatar Presidential Palace, President Tinubu assured his host of Nigeria’s preparedness to welcome investors into the country, noting the ongoing reforms that favour innovation, return on investments, and multiculturalism. “Our greatest strength is our…

President Bola Tinubu has assured the international business community that Nigeria is ready for serious business as his administration will deal decisively with any and all entrenched interests in the country who undermine investor confidence in the Nigerian economy, pledging to remove all bottlenecks standing in the way of profitable and legitimate enterprise. Speaking at the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment Forum in Doha, on Sunday, 4 March, 2024, President Tinubu told Qatari investors that Africa’s largest economy and its systems are being reformed and upgraded, and asked Qatar’s captains of industry to report any government official who demands a bribe…

A former goalkeeper for Super Falcons, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni is dead, reports thegazellenews.com Aluko-Olaseni’s death was announced on Saturday, 3 March, 2024 by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on X handle. According to the NFF, the ex-Super Falcons goalkeeper died after battling cancer for eight years. Apart from the Super Falcons, the deceased also kept goal for local club sides: Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt and Sunshine Queens of Akure.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-year-old businessman, Ejike Solomon with 1.45 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in his luggage while attempting to board an Ethiopia Airlines flight number 950 to Vietnam via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Ejike was arrested at the Abuja airport on Saturday after NDLEA officers subjected him to a thorough search, and in the process, the illicit substance was discovered concealed, factory fitted, in his bag. In the statement the suspect gave to NDLEA,…

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Sierra Leone to pay $25,000 as compensation to Mohamed Morlu, a Sierra Leone citizen, for violating his fundamental human rights. Morlu had sued the Republic of Sierra Leone after he sustained a gunshot wound during a students’ protest in March 2017, at which officers of the Sierra Leonean police force fired shots to disperse the demonstrators. Delivering the judgment, Justice Edward Amoako Asante declared that the Respondent state violated Mr. Morlu’s right to security of the person, freedom from torture, the right to an effective remedy contrary to the provisions…

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima will on Tuesday declare open the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Business Clinics in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Vice President will embark on a one-day visit to Ogun State on Tuesday, 6 March, 2024. The event will be held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. The Expanded National MSMEs Business Clinic is an initiative of the Federal Government executed in collaboration with state governments. It is geared towards providing lasting solutions to the challenges hindering the development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), help MSMEs have access to capital,…

By Seun Oloketuyi Alhaji Wasiu Omo Gbolahan Olasunkami Adewale Ayinde is a man of destiny, focused and passionate about what he wants. Or, what do you call a man, who rose from the streets of Isale Eko chasing his dreams to be a musician highly inspired by Islamic beliefs before trying out as an actor and then going back fully to Fuji, a genre of music that has blessed him and vice-versa. Over the years, the princely singer from the famous Fidipote Family of Ijebu Ode, has remained focused with his eyes firm on the crystal balls. Despite his royal…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the passing of two of Nigeria’s ace comic actors: John Okafor, famously known as Mr. Ibu, and Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri. President Tinubu condoled with the families of the gifted thespians who brought joy and relief to millions of Nigerians by the exercise of their geniuses. The President urged the bereaved families to take solace in the truth that even though these beloved Nigerians have passed on, they will always live through their works which will remain an inspiration and a fount of good cheer for many. The…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has announced that train services on the Port Harcourt to Aba route would commence operations by the end of March. Recall that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, made this disclosure on Saturday, 2 March, 2024 in Port Harcourt after leading a delegation to test-run the reconstructed of Eastern Narrow Guage Rail line. He said workers were currently putting finishing touches on the tracks to ensure that full train operations could…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the death of his former Senior Special Assistant on Works and Infrastructure, Abdulraheem Owokoniran. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday, 3 March, 2024, described Owokoniran’s death, as a rude shock. Owokoniran, a former aide to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and former aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election primary, reportedly died in the United Kingdom this weekend. The Governor said the deceased was a young Nigerian politician with…

Popular Nollywood actor and comedian, John Okafor, popularly called Mr Ibu is dead, reports thegazellenews.com Sources said the actor whose leg was recently amputated died on Saturday, 2 March, 2024, at the age of 62. According to multiple reports from sources close to him, the veteran comedian passed away at Evercare hospital. Many fans have shared condolences on X, reminiscing movies the late actor has featured.