By Abimbola Ogunnaike Thirty children abducted by gunmen at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State have been freed. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed the development on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024. The state police image-make noted that their release followed a concerted effort by the command, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, which he believed yielded a positive result. Recall that gunmen had on Monday, 1 April, 2024 abducted the children, mostly girls, while fetching firewood in the bush. “Upon receipt of the report, the Command swung…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
A caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, the Omoluabi Progressives Congress has asked the Department of State Security (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to thoroughly investigate comments made by the media aide to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Mr. Ismail Omipidan, which posed a security threat to the immediate-past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The Organizing and Publicity Secretary of the Omoluabi Progressives, Abosede Oluwaseun, disclosed the development to newsmen in Osogbo, on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024. Oluwaseun said the caucus is…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Association of Resident Doctors at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, has commenced a 14-day warning strike over the non-payment of seven months’ salaries to their new members. Members of the association, who staged a protest on the premises of the facility on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 vowed to ground the activities at the government-owned medical facility if their demands were not met. President of the UNIMEDTH ARD, Dr John Matthew, who spoke with newsmen during the protest, lamented that their members were yet to be paid their entitlements. According to him, other…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 said security agencies will go after individuals with fake degree certificates in the country. According to the Minister, the individuals will be tracked after the committee inaugurated to investigate the activities of degree mills in the country submits its report. The Federal Ministry of Education had earlier set up an investigative panel to probe activities of degree mills following an investigative report published by Daily Nigerian which exposed the activities of degree mills in Benin Republic. The Daily Nigerian reporter, Umar Audu, revealed how he…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced the sale of refined Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, to oil marketers nationwide. Dealers and officials of the plant confirmed this on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 as it was gathered that the refinery commenced diesel sales last week. “They started pumping out diesel to marketers since last week. They also promised to sell aviation fuel soon. Some of my members confirmed this to me after making purchase,” the National President, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, told an online medium. He said the move by Dangote would lead…
The Joint Youth Progressive Alliance (JYPA), a coalition of over 20 civil society groups has once again call on the Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo Olu led administration in Lagos State to investigate the alleged shoddy and incompetence of some companies handling dredging projects on the Lagos Waterways. The group condemned the practice of a particular dredging company which uses two small dredgers on site which makes it grossly inadequate to create a new channel, especially in such a terrain, despite the huge amount of money estimated for the project. The contract sum of the project is estimated to be about…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian singer, Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has claimed that his colleague, Portable copied his “character.” He, however, said the ‘Zazu’ crooner failed to copy the musical part of him. Terry G spoke in the latest episode of ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast which premiered on Monday night. “Portable picked the acting part of me. He didn’t pick the musical part of me. Music is about the instruments. Is it only about your voice? He didn’t create time to learn any instrument,” he said. The ‘Akpako Master’ also spoke on his fight with his colleague,…
Transcorp Hotels Plc (“Transcorp Hotels” or the “Company”), the listed hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group”) has released its audited 2023 full-year results, showing outstanding performance and setting new revenue and profit records. In its full year audited results filed with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Transcorp Hotels reported a record-breaking revenue of N41.5 billion in 2023, compared to N30.4 billion in 2022, marking a substantial 36% growth year-on-year, while operating income also grew by 50%, to close at N13.1 billion as of December 2023, compared to N8.8 billion in December 2022. The Company’s total revenue for the year…
By Raphael Oni In today’s interconnected world, it is crucial for us to come together and address the global challenges that affect all of us. From climate change to poverty, from disease outbreaks to political conflicts, these issues require collective efforts and collaboration from all nations. By working together, sharing resources and knowledge, and implementing sustainable solutions, we can make a positive impact on these challenges. It is important for us to prioritize cooperation, empathy, and innovation in order to create a better future for our planet and all its inhabitants. Ten years ago President Xi Jinping propounded the idea…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has finally ended his poor outing at award ceremonies as he clinched the Best African Music Artist at the 2024 iHeart Radio Music Awards in the United States. Another Nigerian singer, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez won the Best Collaboration of the Year. The 2024 iHeart Radio Music Awards held live on FOX on the night of Monday, 1 April, 2024 and was hosted by rapper Ludacris. American pop star, Beyoncé recieved the iHeart Innovator Award while Cher received the iHeart Icon Award. Taylor Swift led the winners’ chart with six awards…