By Abimbola Ogunnaike Vice President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power, to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy, and St Petersburg, Russia, thegazellenews.com reports. This was confirmed on Sunday, 23 July, 2023 through a statement signed by State House Director of Information, Office of the VP, Olusola Abiola. Shettima, who left Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 3:00 pm Sunday, 22 July, 2023, will join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment Summit themed “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from Monday, July 24 to Wednesday, July 26.…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Government has responded to a leaked memo revealing its approval of N61,285,000 for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as 2020 EndSARS victims, maintaining that the victims to be buried are not from the controversial Lekki Tollgate shooting. The memo, dated 19 July, 2023, capturing steps for the processing of funds after approval by the governor, surfaced on social media Sunday morning, sparking outrage. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, confirmed the letter in a statement on Sunday evening, but insisted that details were being misconstrued. The government official argued…
• Okays 100% CONMESS for doctors, allowances for nurses Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, cutting across different sectors and demographies of the state. On top of the palliatives is a cash support of N10,000 for every public sector worker in the state, which will begin this month (July) and last until a new minimum wage is introduced to enable workers cope with the economic shocks created by the subsidy removal, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye told a news briefing…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has announced Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo, of the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG)-designate. The announcement was contained in a letter signed by the state Governor. This was just as the governor has approved the appointment of Mr. Busoye Ogunlade as chairman of the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA) and Mr Salami Ibraheem Oladeji as chairman and Sole Administrator of the state-owned Pacesetters Transport Service. The chairmen’s appointments were contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A fire outbreak in the ATC area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, has destroyed goods worth millions of Naira in the early hours of Sunday, 23 July, 2023. At least 10 shops were affected by the inferno, which started at about 3 a.m. Gabriel Olayinka, Chief Executive Officer of Taraba News, a media outlet, who lost two shops, urged the government to come to their aid. He lamented that his goods, including stationery, were all burnt to ashes. Another female victim, said it would take several years to recover from the shock of the incident. She…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A young lady simply identified as Oge has confessed to the police that she was paid the sum of N200,000 to defame famous Nollywood Actress Eniola Badmus as a pimp and prostitute in a video. In a video that has since gone viral on the Nigerian digital space, Oge claimed that Eniola Badmus ran a prostitution syndicate with a special preference for ladies who had gone under the knife. In the video, Oge labelled the actress a pimp alleging that Eniola Badmus pimps out young ladies to politicians. The young lady further claimed that the actress was…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a drug lord named Charles Uwagbale, who specializes in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe, especially to Italy. Uwagbale was arrested at his hotel room in Okota area of Lagos State late on the night of Friday, 21 July, 2023 while preparing a recruited courier to swallow 93 pellets of cocaine meant for distribution in Italy. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest of the Uwagbale in a statement on Sunday, 23 July, 2023. According to Babafemi, the 48-year-old drug…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The bandits that abducted four female students, including a student of the Zamfara State College of Arts and Science, have told their parents to pay a ransom of N12 million or they will marry their girls. The abductees, nabbed along the Birnin Magaji-Kaura Namoda Road six months ago while returning from a wedding, revealed this in a two-minute, 19-second video obtained by Channels Television on Saturday, 22 July, 2023. The victims, identified as: Ummukhair, Aisha Yahaya, Jemila Yahaya, and Ummu Sani also said that their abductors gave their families one week to pay the ransom. “We are begging…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos Command, on Saturday, 22 July, 2023 confirmed that 30 inmates had been pardoned and released by the Lagos State Government. The spokesperson of the NCoS, Mr Rotomi Oladokun, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The NCoS Lagos Command spokesperson said the inmates were pardoned by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kazeem Alogba. “The inmates released are those who committed minor offences such as assault, disorderliness, low-level shoplifting, road traffic offences, theft and burglary, among others,” the Lagos NCoS spokesperson said.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Austrian-Nigerian singer, Rose May Alaba, has stated that her mission is to make the west African music genre, afro beats popular in German-speaking region. Rose May, who is a sister to Real Madrid footballer, David Alaba, made this known in an interview with Ameyaw TV. The ‘Ibadi’ diva said she is the afro beats artist in Austria. “I was born and raised in Austria. It’s a very small country. I’m the only afrobeats artiste who brings that music [afrobeats] to this country. So, I feel like it is my mission to make afrobeats more known in the…