The Chairman, National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) has called on Nigerians to stop stigmatising persons struggling with substance abuse. Marwa made the appeal on Wednesday, 21 June, 2023, during a Special Anti-Drug Abuse Conference and Public Presentation of a book, titled “The Last Syndicate” in Abuja. The event was organised by the NDLEA Celebrity Drug-Free Club to commemorate the 2023 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking. Marwa said that the drug abuse call centre recently launched by the agency has afforded victims of drug abuse opportunity to get counselling anonymously without fear of…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
It was another round of legal setback for Ladi Adebutu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, 22 June, 2023, as the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed their application seeking to strike out Governor Dapo Abiodun’s prayers establishing vote buying allegations against them. Previously, Governor Abiodun had made a strong allegation of electoral fraud against the PDP candidate, Ladi Adebutu, and his party, allegedly perpetrated during the March 18 governorship election in the state. Consequently, acting on what it termed a plethora of evidences at its disposal through discreet investigation and the confessions of some members of PDP…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The unthinkable happened in Cheberen, Mogotio, Baringo county of Kenya as a man identified as Kirwa Kipngetich killed his wife and used his belt to hang himself on a mango tree. His corpse was found by a neighbour who had gone to tend his farm at around 9 am on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023. Cheberen chief, Sammy Kandie, revealed that the deceased who killed his wife the night before, fled from an irate crowd and dashed into a nearby bush.According to Kandie, he stabbed his wife Leolinda Jeruto, who is a JSS teacher at Tian primary school,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has disclosed that its operatives will arrest a skit maker identified as Trinity for involving a little girl in his sexualized prank in a viral video. In the video, a skit-maker was captured asking a girl if he saw his pen!s. The little girl who spoke in fear admitted to seeing it and responded to the colour she saw before running away from the prankster.Reacting to the video, Adejobi described the video as criminal and the skitmaker should be arrested and charged to court.“This is rubbish and criminal. This…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike World Cup winner and Argentinian team captain, Lionel Messi, has been nominated in three categories for the ESPY 2023 award. The prize is given by popular American broadcast TV station, ABC. The former Barcelona and PSG star player has enjoyed a stellar campaign in recent times Messi lifted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring seven goals and registering three assists. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner also scored twice in the final against France at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. His performance has gotten him a nomination in the ESPY Best Championship Performance category. Other candidates in the category…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A stunning new revelation is now in the public domain that Neymar and his partner Bruna Biancardi agreed on three conditions that allow the Paris Saint-Germain forward to cheat. According to Em Off, via The Daily Mail, three conditions are in place for the PSG forward to cheat. These conditions are: wearing a condom, keeping it discreet, and not kissing the other participant on the mouth. The Brazilian outlet claims that the Brazil International is allowed to flirt and have sex with other women. This is despite his commitment to Bruna Biancardi, who he has been dating…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Iran state run media on Wednesday, 21 June, 2023, reported that no fewer than 15 individuals have lost their lives due to alcohol poisoning from consuming illicit alcohol, just as the number of such fatalities is on the rise throughout the country. The highest judicial official in the nation also disclosed that approximately 180 people are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals for poisoning-related issues.“So far, 15 people have died and 180 people have been poisoned and hospitalised,” the chief justice of Alborz province, Hossein Fazeli Harikandi, where the poisonings took place, told state news agency IRNA.Most of those…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United States of America (USA) regulators have, for the first time, approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab- grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the first in the United States (U.S.) to sell meat that doesn’t come from slaughtered animals — what’s now being referred to as ‘cell-cultivated’ or ‘cultured’ meat as it emerges from the laboratory and arrives on dinner plates.The…
By Abdulwaarees Solanke We live in a world of uncertainties and depression. Yet we desire good life. However the good life assumed to be a bed of roses is almost not attainable by 90 percent of mankind or more because what many consider the good life is deceptive, a mirage it is. This life in its entirety is a life of trial, of boasting and mutual rivalry and competition. It’s the rat race for the mindless, the stupid, the ignorant, the negligent, the rebellious. The good life, the real life, the ideal life or the perfect life is not a…
MTN notes the recent media reports regarding the IHS annual general meeting, held on 7 June 2023 (AGM). MTN, through its subsidiary Mobile Telephone Networks (Netherlands) B.V., holds approximately 85.2 million (26%) of IHS’ shares (IHS Shares). MTN has held the IHS Shares since prior to IHS’ initial public offer (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2021, with the Group’s voting rights being capped at 20%. MTN has been engaged in discussions with IHS regarding corporate governance matters since prior to its IPO. These discussions included the provisions of the shareholders’ agreement that was in place between…