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A rating of the Nigerian Navy, OSFM Ibrahim, has been kidnapped by terrorists of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, along the Anambra State axis. Ibrahim, PRNigeria gathered, was abducted on his way back to Port Harcourt, on Sunday. He was said to be returning to the Rivers State capital after visiting his sick mother. According to a highly-placed naval source, Ibrahim is presently serving at the Nigerian Navy Primary School Borokiri, until his abduction by the IPOB gunmen. The source told PRNigeria: “OSFM Ibrahim went on compassionate leave to visit his sick mother and on his way back…

The Permanent Secretary of Housing, Mr. Kamar Damilola Olowoshago has been recognised for his continued efforts towards the development of Ikorodu division and Lagos State in general at the annual Ikorodu Oga 2022 Awards. He was today, Tuesday, 15 November, 2022, honoured with the Role model Award of the Year from the Ayangburen of Ikorodu Kingdom, HRM Alaiyeluwa Oba (Engr.) Kabir Adesile Shotobi. Olowoshago was born to the prestigious family of Late Alhaji (Chief) Abdul-Hameed Arowolo Dawodu-Olowoshago (Arowolo bi Oyinbo) the Baba Adeen of Ikorodu and its environs and Alhaja (Chief) Halimat –Ul-Shadiah Dawodu-Olowoshago (Nee Yusuf Mosenne) the first Olori…

For the first time in the history of media in Nigeria, the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), got a resounding recognition in Lagos, Monday, 14 November, 2022, at the all-important one-day roundtable attended by chieftains of the media, including members of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Nigerian Guild of Editors. GOCOP has been in existence for eight years as a peer review mechanism but it has not been formally invited as a body to a meeting of media stakeholders as an umbrella organisation of online publishers in…

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the All Progressives Congress(APC) lawmakers across the country are totally committed to ensure victory for the party at the 2023 Presidential poll. Lawan gave the assurance in Jos at the flag off of the APC Presidential Campaign which was also attended by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate President delivered a goodwill message on behalf of the APC lawmakers both at the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly. “Distinguished Senators and members of the House of Representatives have asked me to assure you Mr President, that we are totally committed…

The Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed sadness over the demise of one of the stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the late Alhaji Wale Lasisi who passed on in the early hours of today, Tuesday, 15 November, 2022. Oyetola described the death of the late astute politician and community leader as a great loss not only to the progressive family, Osogbo community, the State,  but Nigeria as a whole in view of  his outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the State as a democrat and bureaucrat. Oyetola, in a statement by his spokesman,…

Justice D U. Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday,   November 15, 2022, issued a bench warrant on  James Richard Nolan, a Briton,  for jumping bail and failing to appear before him for trial. Nolan, one of the directors of Goidel Resources Limited, a Designated Non-Financial Institution, DNFI,   and another company,   ICIL Limited, are standing trial on 16- count charges bordering on money laundering. On the last adjourned date, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  G.C Ofulue, sought  a bench  warrant  on the defendant, but the judge decided to give the defence more time to produce him  on the next adjourned date. At the resumed  trial on…

In a sustained military operation, airstrikes carried out by the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) have eliminated notorious banditry kingpins, Halilu Buzu and Alaji Gana in the North-western part of the country. PRNigeria gathered that while Halilu Buzu was killed on October 21, 2022, at Sububu, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, Alaji Gana was eliminated on November 14, 2022 at Kidandan Forest in Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. A defence intelligence operative pointed out to PRNigeria that the terrorists’ leaders met their waterloo alongside their foot soldiers after credible intelligence revealed their exact locations in both…

One of the most respected women Leader of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs Modupe Awodogan is dead, reports thegazellenews.com. Mrs Awodogan, popularly called Iya Oniyan, died early Tuesday, 15 November, 2022. She died after a protracted illness. She was a part of trio of courageous women who led the women wing of the integral support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Others are Alhaja Agaba and Mama Kalokalo.

Lagos Lawmaker, AbduSobur Olawale popularly called Omititi by colleagues and associates, is dead reports thegazellenews.com. Details of his death are still sketchy as at press time but this medium learnt that the second term Lawmaker allegedly slumped at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos, venue of the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign. He was reportedly rushed to the nearest hospital to the stadium where he was pronounced dead. Omititi was a second term Lawmaker representing Mushin State Constituency II. He was part of the 8th Assembly between 2015-2019 and the current 9th Assembly which tenure will end in…

President Muhammadu Buhari and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, led Governors of the party, Ministers, National Working Committee members and other party leaders to Jos, Plateau State to flag off the presidential campaign rally of the party. At the rally held on Tuesday, 15 November, 2022, at Jos Township Stadium, President Buhari assisted by Chairman Adamu handed over the party’s flag to Asíwájú Tinubu. He reiterated his promise to lead the party’s campaign for the 2023 presidential election. The flag-off had in attendance: the Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima; the Senate President, Dr Ahmed…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, 14 November, 2022, met with a high-powered delegation from France for strategic discussion on bilateral cooperation. The visitors led by Senator Bernard Fournier, are members of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Committee in the French Senate. They are in Nigeria on a three-day working visit. The discussion focused around areas of partnership between the State and French government, including security, transportation and infrastructure. The parliamentarians’ visit to the Governor came weeks after the representatives of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) visited Lagos to strengthen the existing bilateral ties…

The Lagos State Government is set to host the maiden Awori Day Cultural Festival in Lagos, reports thegazellenews.com. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu had earlier gave his approval for the state to support the event when members of the Awori Welfare Association of Nigeria (AWAN) led by its Chairman and former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Bola Olagbaye; the Central Planning Committee led by its Chairman, Prince Femi Adetunji Fadina met with him in his office. Governor Sanwo-Olu subsequently directed the state Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to take over the preparation for the event. The…

  By Ola Awoniyi You may not realise how difficult it can be to write a tribute about a departed colleague, until you sadly have to do it. Emotions do choke the written words, as they do the written ones. The situation becomes even worse when the departed was very much more than a colleague. Mohammed Abdulkadir Isa was a friend I was blessed to meet at my workplace. On 16th July, 2021, I received an unusual WhatsApp post. It was an old press statement signed exactly two years earlier announcing my appointment. It was signed by Mohammed Isa, the…

Newsdiaryonline, an Abuja-based  newspaper has once again suffered a major cyber-attack.The attack in the early hours of Sunday,  13 November, 2022 which rendered all posts on the site inaccessible was quickly reported by anxious readers across Nigeria This development was disclosed in a statement by the Publisher and editor-in- chief  of Newsdiaryonline, Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni  on Monday, 14 November, 2022. Nmodu, who was unfortunately on admission at a hospital in Abuja swiftly alerted the IT staff who eventually restored the site after what he described as a “scary battle during which he resorted to prayers at some point.” All…

Community vigilantes and youths have arrested suspected terrorists and handed them to security authorities in Niger State. PRNigeria gathered the suspected terrorists were arrested during a search and interrogation of strange people in Wawa district of New Bussa. A source who participated in the search in an audio sent to PRNigeria disclosed that the suspects confessed on their mission in the community. The source said: “We thank God for the efforts of the military in our area. As part of our security consciousness, after recent attempt on a military base in Wawa, we searched for strangers in our community and…

A 16-year-old abducted female student of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, has given birth to a child in captivity, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. The young mother is among 11 remaining female students yet to be released after gunmen had abducted over 100 students and eight teachers and killed a police man in the mixed boarding school on June 17, 2021. https://prnigeria.com/2021/06/17/bandits-college-yauri-kebbi/ A few days after the abduction, security operatives succeeded in rescuing some of the students, while others escaped from the gunmen in the process of taking them away. The bandits also released the teachers and 30 of…

In a spate of five days, Nigeria has lost two of its cerebral and finest journalists turned spokespersons to key government officials. They are Mal. Danladi Ndayebo, and Mohammed Isa Funtua, PRNigeria reports. Ndayebo, died on Monday, 7 November, 2022 from internal injuries he sustained in an auto crash that occurred last Sunday, 6 November, 2022 along Suleja-Minna road. He was buried according to Islamic rites on Tuesday, 8 November, 2022, after a funeral prayer at the Minna Central Mosque. Isa Funtua, however, gave up the ghost last night, while still recuperating from the tragic incident. Both Ndayebo and…

An increasing number of students are crossing the globe to gain practical, international experience that they can apply in their careers and life in a global society. The 2022 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds that new international student enrollment in the United States has rebounded and increased by 80 percent, raising the total number of international students enrolled in U.S. institutions by 4 percent. This strong rebound and growth confirms that the United States remains the destination of choice in higher education, with over 948,000 international students. International students are returning to in-person studies in…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Rt Hon Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni has condoled with the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State, Tayo Ayinde over the death of his wife. Mrs Raliat Adedoyin Ayinde nee Ojora’s death was announced by the family on Sunday, 13 November, 2022. She died after a brief illness at the age of 36. Rt Hon Eshinlokun-Sanni, who is also the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, described the death of Mrs Ayinde as “devastating and sad”. “She was a good mother to her children and a…

Ahead of the highly anticipated 8th edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) tagged ‘Teranga Edition’ scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal on 12-15 January 2023, the President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency, President Macky Sall, over the weekend, at his official residence in Dakar, hosted AFRIMA’s Executive Producer/President, Mr Mike Dada, assuring him of the government of Republic of Senegal’s unwavering support towards a successful hosting of AFRIMA in Senegal. President Sall met with the AFRIMA President, after a world media conference/unveiling ceremony, held at the King Fahd Royal Palace hotel, in Dakar, on November 4,…