Author: Abimbola Ogunnaike

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that terrorism has provided cover for other crimes such as political assassination, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent acts to thrive. Lagbaja stated this at the 3rd Counter-terrorism and Counter-insurgency Seminar organised by the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA0, on Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 in Abuja. Represented by the Deputy Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Emekah, Lagbaja delivered a paper titled, ‘Over a Decade of Terrorism, Insurgency, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: An Appraisal’. He said that…

The Federal High Court in Abuja presided over Justice Emeka Nwite on Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 slammed N10 million bail each on the ten members of the #endbadgovernance# protesters who were charged with attempting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu between July 1 and August 4 this year. Justice Nwite admitted them to bail while delivering a ruling on their bail applications. Among others, the protesters are to produce one surety each in the same amount while the sureties must be residents in Abuja. Besides, the sureties must be property owners in Abuja and must deposit documents of the properties to…

Four hundred Nigerians including 90 females and 310 males have been deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Nigerian Television Authority(NTA)reports. They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser alongside the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders. Recall that a total of 103 Nigerians deported from the Republic of Turkiye, recently, were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders. The deportees who arrived…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government is focused on long-term measures to boost food production and reduce inflation. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun stated this in a statement on the Ministry’s X account after the Nigeria Customs Service Board meeting held on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 in Abuja. At the meeting, the Minister and the Customs Service board members discussed the implementation of the zero percent duty on selected food imports. According to Edun, the tax waiver will tackle the ongoing food shortage and curb rising food prices.

American rapper and hip –hop legend Curtis James Jackson III, popularly addressed as 50 Cent, has revealed his favourite song at the moment which comes from Nigerian singer. The hip-hop legend disclosed in a clip of an interview that went viral on Tuesday that ‘Me & U’ by Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is his current favourite song. “My current song on repeat is ‘Me & U’ by Tems,” he said. ‘Me & U’ is the lead single of Tems’ critically acclaimed debut studio album ‘Born In The Wild.’ The song sparked controversy after it won the…

Famous American singer, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has said fame can sometimes feel like a prison and that was the reason why she disappeared from public glare. The 43-year-old singer, who made this disclosure while speaking in a GQ interview, said she now makes music at her own pace and she isn’t focused on perfectionism but innovation Knowles-Carter explained that she disappears from the public eye when she isn’t sharing her art because fame is sometimes a burden. “I create at my own pace, on things that I hope will touch other people. I hope my work encourages people to look within themselves…

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has finally addressed rumours making the rounds that she was pregnant for American rapper, Future. Recall that Tems sparked pregnancy rumours after she was spotted at Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2024 London Fashion Week show in December last year, putting on a black dress with a purple fluffy coat and matching heels, and many thought that the way the dress was clinging to her body suggested that she was pregnant. Appearing on a recent episode of ‘The Breakfast Club’, Tems questioned the choice of Future, who was allegedly responsible for her supposed pregnancy. She…

Famous American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift,has disclosed why she formally endorsed Vice President, Kamala Harris She made this known in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, 10 September, 2024 following the presidential debate. The endorsement comes shortly after the Tuesday night’s presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The singer, who said she will be casting her vote for Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election, said she’s voting for the Vice President because she fights for the rights and causes that she (Taylor Swift) believes need a warrior to champion them. The…

Tragedy occurred in Zaranda village, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 as two charcoal sellers were allegedly killed following a violent clash with local hunters, Daily Posts reports The medium gathered that the incident led to protests among residents of the village who barricaded the Bauchi – Jos Federal highway disrupting free flow of movement. The medium also gathered that the two people who were said to be engaged in charcoal business were killed by the hunters because they refused to ‘settle’ them as they tried to ferry their charcoal from the bush to…

Residents of Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State are presently in a mourning mood as three teenage boys of the same parent died in a building collapse in the council area. The Jigawa State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the sad incident to newsmen on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 in Dutse, said three others survived the incident. According to Shiisu, the incident was reported at Birnikudu division by the father of the children, Ahmad Isah of Kafar Bai quarters, on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024. “Today, at about 12:05 p.m., one Ahmad Isah of…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old man to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest Agboke News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 in Lagos, said that the incident happened on Monday, 9 September, 2024 at about 9:20pm in the Ijegun area of the state. Hundeyin said the suspect was apprehended after the victim’s father lodged a complaint at the Isheri-Osun Division. “The suspect and the victim, Faruk Azeez, had an argument which resulted in a fight. “In the course of the fight,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that the recent fuel price hike was necessary to free up resources for infrastructure investments. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kasim Shettima, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 at the ongoing 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Abuja. In a statement by Shettima’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, Tinubu noted that the economic reforms of this administration such as fuel subsidy removal were designed to free up budgetary resources. He added that the country’s frequent adjustment of interest rate which stood at 26.75 percent was aimed at…

Mr. President, Members of the Executive Committee, Members of Eko Club, Invited Guests, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. It is only fitting and proper that I commence this address with hearty words of congratulations. I offer congratulations to the Eko Club—my club—and to all who have served her in one capacity or another, contributing to the building of a brand that has endured for five decades and has transcended the shores of Nigeria. As current members, our debt of gratitude to the founders is unquantifiable and irredeemable. Their farsighted vision 50 years ago laid enduring foundations upon which we proudly stand…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has earned the commendation of the World Bank for the transformation recorded in the State over the last five years. The multilateral institution said the State had not only been implementing programmes targeted at improving the quality of life for residents, but had also progressed in upgrading infrastructure to improve the socio-economic situation in the State. The commendation came from the Bank’s Country Director in Nigeria, Mr. Ndiama Diop, who led the institution’s top executive team on a courtesy visit to Governor Sanwo-Olu at the State House in Marina, on Tuesday. Diop particularly acknowledged the…

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) sends its condolences to the government and people of Niger State on the death of 48 people and several livestock in a petrol tanker explosion along Bida-Agaie-Lapai Highway in the state. The NGF specifically commiserates with the families of the victims, prays for the repose of their souls, and wishes safe recovery for those injured in the accident. The Forum says the incident again underscores the need for all road users to prioritise safety at all times. The NGF similarly expresses its firm solidarity with the governments and people of Borno and Yobe States as flooding…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, convicted an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez, for $1.2 million EB-5 visa scam .The Judge also convicted him for a separate $368,698.24 fraud.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecuted Ramirez alongside his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group LP and USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, for an alleged $1,235,000 EB-5 visa scam.The defendant allegedly obtained the money from his victims as processing fees for their investments in his company, USA Now Energy Capital Group LP, in the Employment-Based Fifth…

From Dupe Olaoye-Osinkolu Ottawa-Canada From humble beginnings, a spark took flight on August 25, 2018. A vision for a church that shone with new light started on September 2, 2018. Six years ago, a dream began to unfold. A community built on love, acceptance to hold. With every step, a path was paved with grace. Inclusive arms opened wide, a welcoming space. For all who sought refuge, comfort, and peace.A sanctuary born, where love would never cease. Through trials and tribulations, from borrowed room space to choky shelter backyard, they stood as one. Their faith and resilience, like a rising…

A group named the Coalition of Good Governance (CGG) has warned Nigerians to beware of plots against democracy and resist any attempt to subvert it. Leader of the group, Nelson Ekujumi handed down this warning on behalf of the group at a press conference on the state of the nation held in Lagos on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024. Ekujumi said that in recent times the group has observed troubling developments that threatens the fabric of Nigerian democracy and national security. “We stand united today, as coalition for Good Governance to raise alarm over these threats and call on well-meaning Nigerians…

The Edo State Governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Asue Ighodalo, is presently in a joy mood as the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Friday, 6 september dismissed an appeal by the State PDP governorship aspirants, Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua, seeking to disqualify him from the forthcoming governorship election on 21September, 2024. The appellants, in appeal number CA/ABJ/CV/863/2024, had asked the court to overturn the April 17, 2024, judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which dismissed their suit for being statute-barred. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Hamma Barka, the…

The Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, presided over by Magistrate Abbas Adamu, has sentenced 15 gangsters known in local parlance as Shila Boys to between one and five years imprisonment for various offences. Adamu passed his verdict after the youths were tried and found guilty of offences ranging from extortion, receiving of stolen property, thuggery, criminal conspiracy and causing grievous hurt. He handed down the judgment on the convicts after they were charged before him by a prosecuting police officer, ASP Iliya Akawu, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Magistrate Adamu sentenced Umar…