Author: Abimbola Ogunnaike

The Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ejigbo has sentenced two persons: Abubakar Alido and Ishola Olatunji for vandalising transformers belonging to Ikeja Electric. The company’s spokesperson, Mr Kingsley Okotie. Who made this disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen, said the duo were sentenced to one year and six months imprisonment respectively Alido vandalised a 500KVA transformer on Michael Aladesuyi Street, Egbeda, under the Omo Osho 11KV Feeder, while Ishola attempted to vandalise a transformer on Karimu Laka Street, Egbeda, under the Orelope 11KV Feeder. After investigation, the police arraigned Alido at the Magistrate Court 1, Ejigbo, on June…

This is indeed sad moment for Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru, as he has lost his 15- year-old son, Ifeanyi. The actor who announced the death of his son on his Instagram page, said Ifeanyi fought like a lion. “My champ!!my lion. You fought like a lion. if this is the way He wants it, so be it, I still judge you faithful.Ifeanyi my champ. I will miss you son, I will forever love you. “Rest in peace son…rest….I give you thanks lord!,” he wrote.

Residents of Lere town in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State are presently in a mourning mood following alleged killing of a young man, Habibu Aminu, and injuring of four by soldiers attached to Operation Safe Haven stationed in the town during a clash with some youths in the area, Daily Post reports. It was learnt that Aminu who completed his National Youth Service three months ago met his untimely death when the soldiers raided the houses of individuals involved in an altercation at the main checkpoint in Lere. The clash reportedly occurred on Tuesday, 6 August, 2024 between supporters…

The Office of the Zamfara State Auditor General for Local Governments has presented the 2023 Report on the 14 Local Government Councils’ accounts to the State House of Assembly for review. Recall that the Report was deliberated upon during Wednesday, 7 August 2024 s plenary session. The motion to debate the Report was presented by the House Majority Leader, Hon. Bello Muhammad Mazawaje Tsafe, and seconded by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Adamu Aliyu Gummi. Mazawaje noted that the presentation of the Auditor General’s financial Report on the Local Government Councils was very crucial, to allow the State lawmakers to deliberate and…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that six out of 32 banks that bid for foreign currency at its recently launched retail Dutch Auction System were disqualified because they failed to meet requirements. Recall that CBN Sold $876.26 million at an N1,495 per dollar rate to 26 banks on Wednesday, 7 July, 2024. CBN, which made this disclosure this a statement issued by its Director, Financial Markets Department, Omolara Duke, four of the disqualified banks did not submit their bid request at the stipulated time. The apex bank added that two banks that were disqualified at the auction did not…

A former staff of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), National Geographic Productions and also a famous British crocodile expert, Adam Britton, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Australia for sexually abusing dozens of dogs. Britton, 53, a leading zoologist, was jailed after admitting to committing bestiality in a case that horrified the nation. The convict pleaded guilty to 56 charges related to bestiality and animal cruelty, just as he also admitted to four counts of accessing child abuse material. The Northern Territory Supreme Court heard that Britton filmed himself torturing the animals until almost all died, and then shared the…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has warned that Nigerian government would not tolerate any form of foreign interference in the ongoing protest in the country. The Minister said the government will deal with any entity within the country found to have directly or indirectly supported the protest. He however assured Nigerians and the world at large that President Bola Tinubu understands the pains and frustration driving the protest and is doing everything to address them. He said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu understands the pain and frustration that drive the protests and has assured that his government is committed to…

The British and the United States Governments have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, explaining that they are essential to the future prosperity of Nigeria. The two governments also asked Nigerian government to continue on the part of dialogue in addressing the issues raised by those behind the ongoing protest in the country. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, and his US counterpart, Richard Mills also commended the security agencies for avoiding lethal force in quelling the protest. The duo spoke in Abuja during the briefing of the Diplomatic Corps by Nigeria Minister of Foreign…

No fewer than seven Polish nationals have been arrested in connection with the use of foreign flags in the protest in Kano. The suspects have been transferred to Abuja for further interrogation, according to source. The suspects were said to be students in one of the tertiary institutions in Kano. The Spokesperson of the Directorate of State Service, Peter Afunanya made the disclosure on Wednesday, 7 August, 2024, while responding to the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria on the whereabouts of the suspects during the briefing of the Diplomatic Corps by Nigeria’s Minister, Yusuf Tuggar on the ongoing nationwide protest. Afunanya…

NIRSAL Plc has completed a midyear training programme for lead farmers and extension agents in the Aquaculture and Cassava value chains across locations in Imo, Sokoto, Kwara, and Oyo States. The programme, aimed at boosting farmers’ capacities to access and repay commercial loans, had over 2,000 participants, with state government representatives also in attendance. As it continues to promote the Agro Geo-Cooperative® approach to primary production, NIRSAL primarily targets lead farmers with the experience and skill to share new knowledge with members of their various cooperatives for its training programmes. In Imo State, where no less than 500 participants assembled…

Indigenes of Ogbeozoma community, Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area has warned Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly to stay away from their land dispute with the people of Akpoma saying his purported intervention is laced with mischief. They requested that he should refrain from further misleading and contemptuous publication on the matter. Lawyer to the community and lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, made the demands in a letter to Ned Nwoko, obtained by journalists in Abuja. He said, “We are Solicitors to the Ogbeozoma community, hereinafter…

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, has called on ECOWAS Defense Chiefs to destroy threat to military take over and to always uphold democratic values in the region. Musa gave this advice at the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja on Wednesday. Musa decried military takeover in some West African countries, saying it has created unintended consequences and threatened democratic values in the region. According to him, the threat of military takeover must be destroyed, adding that it negates the core values and responsibilities of the military profession Nigerian defence…

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to ex-Military Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, has described the calls for a military takeover in the country no longer acceptable. Al-Mustapha, who described the calls as a misplaced priority, added that there was no longer room for military intervention in Nigeria’s political affairs as democracy had come to stay in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday, 7 August, 2024 in Abuja, he advised coup agitators to channel their energies into investing in military subordination to democracy. The retired Nigerian Army Major, intelligence officer, and politician, who stressed that military rule was no…

In a bid to address the manpower deficit in the health sector, Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has given approval for employment of additional 31 medical doctors, 22 pharmacists and 153 nurses into the state health sector. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, who confirmed this in Calabar , the state capital on Wednesday, 7 August, 2024, said the development was a practical demonstration of the state government’s commitment to boost the health and well-being of Cross Riverians. He acknowledged that the unprecedented influx of those seeking health services from state-owned public health facilities was as…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, has stated the oil industry under his leadership has nothing to do with the importation of sub-standard products into the country. Kyari made the statement on Wednesday, 7 July, 2024 while appearing before a Senate ad-hoc committee investigating alleged economic sabotage in the Nigeria Petroleum industry. The committee is led by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. Kyari said he, as the CEO of the NNPCL, had faced undue media attacks from persons doing everything to create the impression that NNPCL is sabotaging the nation’s economy, adding…

The Federal Government has highlighted efforts made by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to bring down the prices of food. One of the measures, according to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, is the suspension of import duties and taxes on essential food items for a 150-day period. He said this has not hindered the ramping up of local agricultural production over the medium and long term. “A new Executive Order on Healthcare has also just been signed by the President, which will suspend import duties on pharmaceutical raw materials and equipment, to bring down the…

Nigerian famous songstress, Ayra Starr has been spotted with Rihanna at the Crop Over Festival in Barbados. The Crop Over is an annual traditional harvest festival in Barbados. It is usually a three months long festival that kicks off in June and runs until the first Monday in every August with a grand carnival parade known as ‘Kadooment Day’. The festival often celebrates and highlights Barbadian music, arts, culture and food. In a now trending video on social media, the duo were clad in well stoned bodysuits alongside feathery extravagant headpieces with a pair of oversized wings adorning their backs.…

The Director General of the National Productivity Centre, Baffa Babba Danagundi, has assured Nigerians that the Centre has designed a programme that will employ one million Nigerians. Danagundi, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday, 7 July, 2024, said the center had started working on the new plan and would communicate with the state Minister of Labour and Employment. According to him, if the programme is approved by the President, it would create jobs and generate a whopping N3 billion revenue monthly for the government. He added that the programme tagged The National Productivity Movement will add value to…

Minister for Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has accused Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki of re-bagging food items from the Federal Government to give the impression that the state government sponsored such relief materials for the people of the state. Momoh, who spoke in an interview with Channels TV, was reacting to claims that the Federal Government failed to deliver on its promise to distribute 20 trucks of rice to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the effects of food inflation in the country. The Minister, an indigene of Edo State, said he watched on television…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the state is working towards producing enough food for local consumption and for export through wet and dry season farming. The Governor stated that his administration is committed to developing all sectors of the state’s economy, particularly agriculture, due to its potential in revenue and employment generation, as well as food security and poverty alleviation. Prince Abiodun spoke during the inauguration of a 13-member State Working Committee (SWC) of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme – AGRO POCKET, which took place at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He said: “Our target is to produce…