By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ahead of the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations, the Department of State Services (DSS) has raised an alarm, saying that reports indicated plans to attack worship and recreational centres before and during the festivities,thegazellenes.com reports. This alarm was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the secret police, Peter Afunanya, made available to media houses on Thurdsday, 22 June, 2023 The DSS also advised operators and patrons of public places including markets and malls to be watchful and report any suspicious movements and persons to the relevant security agencies. The secret Service said it will continue to partner with sister…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has fixed July 4 to August 5, 2023 for a post-elections review for the just-concluded 2023 polls. The commission made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday, 22 June, 2023 by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye, saying the review will commence with a meeting of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and end with the commission’s retreat. The electoral umpire has been holding these review meetings after every general election since 2011. According to Okoye, the review will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities before, during and…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A struggling Nigerian restaurant in North London, known as Chuku’s, located in Tottenham, and run by the duo of Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederik, which at risk of closure due to rising energy bills has been bailed out with £8,000 courtesy of the award-winning American singer, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. The siblings were one of 10 winners to receive a grant from the music superstar. As part of her Renaissance World Tour, the Halo hitmaker’s foundation BeyGOOD had pledged to donate a share of $1 million (£806,000) to ten businesses in cities around the world. Chuku’s found themselves facing difficult times…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The management of Ocean Gate has confirmed that all five people onboard a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have died. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the company said in a pensive statement on Thursday, 22 June, 2023 “Men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans” while sending condolences to “every member of their families during this tragic time”. “We grieve the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday, 22 June, 2023, in Paris, France said ongoing reforms, starting with removal of fuel subsidy and streamlining of exchange rate, will be sustained for a more competitive economy that attracts Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), urging investors to take advantage of opportunities in Nigeria. “We are ready for business, prepared to welcome investments,’’ he said, while receiving President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), Prof. Benedict Oramah and President of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud–Basso, in separate meetings, on the sidelines of the Summit for New…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Thursday, 22 June, 2023, in Paris-France joined world leaders on the consensus for redesigning the global financial architecture, which will favour poverty reduction, debt restructuring or cancellation, and more consideration for vulnerable countries affected by climate change and Covid-19. The President arrived at the venue of the event, Palais Brongniart, at 8.59 am (Local Time), for the opening ceremony of the High Level Summit for New Global Financing Pact and he was received by the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna. Welcoming the world leaders to Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron, said the…
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…
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…