By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has confirmed that it has successfully evacuated all Nigerians that were stranded in the crisis-ridden Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Sani Gwarzo, made this disclosure while receiving another batch of 130 evacuees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Recall that the evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the Airport at exactly 3:10 pm local time on Board TARCO Aircraft B373-300 from Port Sudan. ”I’m happy to announce that we have successfully removed everybody that needs to be removed out of Khartoum none of…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable is in the news again, not for bad but for good as he added a brand new Brabus G-Class to his car collection, two months after he purchased a Range Rover Sport. In a video shared on his Instagram page, Portable could be seen showing off his Brabus G-Class which reportedly cost between N150 million-N280 million, according to Carmart.The singer was seen at the popular Unique Motors where he acquired his Range Rover Sport earlier in the year, urging his fans to buy their luxury car from the auto dealers.It can’t be said…
In a bid to ensuring that the highest quality standard, safety and compliance with the State’s regulations is attained in Lagos schools, the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) on Thursday, 4 May, 2023, organised an orientation programme for proprietors and school owners below the tertiary level on approval/post-approval processes. The event held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja was organised to acquaint school owners/proprietors with guidelines and standardisation required before approval can be granted and ensure that these processes are strictly adhered to after approval. Addressing participants at the event, the Director-General, OEQA, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni noted that…
Poised to fight cultism to standstill in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has declared the social menace as an act of terrorism, vowing that his administration would henceforth deal suspected cultists as terrorists. The Governor, who made the declaration at the Akarigbo’s palace in Sagamu during a stakeholders security meeting, held on Friday, 5 May, 2023, said his government has had enough and was ready to deal with the matter once and for all. “I am declaring cult members, cult activities here as an act of terrorism, I am taking these as a test of this administration’s will. I have…
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 poll in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Friday, 5 May, 2023, paid a courtesy visit to Tunde Ayeni, a business mogul from the state, as part of his ongoing consultations with key stakeholders in the state. The APC Candidate and his entourage were warmly received by Ayeni, who described himself as a detribalised Kogite whose only interest was the greatness of the state. Ayeni prayed for Ododo’s success and urged him to go about his campaign peacefully, adding that when he wins, he should focus on development. …
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A worried African woman has expressed concerns over her 15-year-old daughter’s habit of sneaking into her brother’s room to sleep. The mother took to TikTok with her handle @queen_already1 and uploaded a video of her daughter sleeping in her little brother’s bed. According to her, the girl frequently sneaks into her younger sibling’s room at night to sleep because she is afraid. Queen, who is known for posting funny clips about her family on TikTok, asked her followers for suggestions on how to handle the situation. “My 15 years old daughter is still scared to sleep alone…
A Point of Sale Agent who also doubles as Closed Circuit Television Technician, Abdulfathi Aminu Ahmad was on Thursday, May 4, 2023, arraigned before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State on one count charge of money laundering by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Ahmad is alleged to have created fraudulent profiles of 72 N-power beneficiaries with bank accounts through which he had been collecting monthly stipends to the tune of N N8, 900,000.00. The lid on the scam was blown when an N-power benefit enrollee from Zamfara…
A Ghanaian court has sentenced two employees of Pizzaman eatery, Seidu Karim and Rashid Abdullah, to five years imprisonment for stealing 20 boxes of chicken wings and two gallons of cooking oil from the company’s warehouse in Kumasi, Ghana. According to Ghana News Guide on Friday, prosecuting officer, ASP Jonas Newlove Adjei, told the court presided over by Judge Fred Obekyere Esq, that on Monday May 1, 2023, the complainant, who is the executive chef of Pizzaman, received a call from his warehouse manager that two cooking oil and eight boxes of chicken wings had been stolen. Upon hearing the…
Sonia, daughter of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has shared her account of the circumstances leading to her parents’ arrest and after they were arrested. In an interview with BBC, Sonia said it was shocking getting arrested alongside her parents. Commenting on the conviction of her parents for organ trafficking by a UK court, the former Deputy Senate President’s daughter said she disagrees with the conviction even though she understands it. She also admitted that she will be biased in such situation because she will always be on her parents’ side. She also said they will be moving on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) have arrested no fewer than 62 persons over alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud otherwise known as “yahoo-yahoo” in Ilorin, Kwara State. This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren to journalists in IlorinAccording to the statement, “The arrests, which were carried out in two separate operations involved one Raji Wasiu Babatunde whom the Commission arrested sometime last year, prosecuted and got convicted, but went back to his vomit and got arrested again.“The convict was…