By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal Government has arraigned a man, Chike Ibezim, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly defaming a former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. Ibezim was arraigned on Monday, 25 March, 2024 on a six-count charge. Ibezim, along with two others, claimed that Fashola authored the judgment of the presidential election petition court in favour of the All Progressives Congress over the petitions by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party. Count one of the charges reads, “That you Ibezim Chike Victor, male with Jackson Udeh, Nnamdi Emmanuel Ibezim and Reportera.ng (body…
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.By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 20-year-old man, identified as Ojo, was on Monday, 25 March, 2025 arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State, over alleged house breaking and stealing. The suspect, who was arraigned before Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Ajibade, was allege d to have stolen some noodles, maggi seasonings, salt, onions, ‘fufu’ and a pot of soup all valued at N300,000 belonging to the complainant. It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday, 14 March, 2024 at about 12 noon, at Falegan, Ilawe Road in Ado-Ekiti. The police prosecutor, Inspector Moyosola Adesola, stated that the offences contravened…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has announced the successful entrepreneurs in its tenth selection for the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. This new cohort brings to 20,000, the number of young African entrepreneurs who have received funding, mentoring, and capacity-building support from the Foundation, double the initial commitment. The Tony Elumelu Foundation has disbursed US$100,000,000 directly to young African entrepreneurs, who have created over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs, contributing significantly to Africa’s economic growth and development. 46% of these beneficiaries are women, reiterating the Foundation’s commitment to gender inclusion…
By Temitope Ajayi Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland Bridge that stretched over 11 kilometres across the lagoon, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road will usher in a new era of ambitious road infrastructural development projects in Nigeria. The Third Mainland Bridge, one of the longest bridges in the world, started during the administration of President Shehu Shagari in 1980. It was completed…
Shares Indomie Noodles to vulnerable Communities In a commendable display of corporate social responsibility, Dufil Prima Foods’ makers of Indomie Instant Noodles, has joined forces with the Kokun Foundation Food Bank, a non-governmental organization to bring relief and joy to the vulnerable by providing free cartons of Indomie Noodles to thousands of Nigerians. During a distribution event held at the Ojodu area of Lagos State, Indomie generously contributed cartons of noodles to individuals in the community worst hit by the current economic hardship in the country. The donation, made in conjunction with the Foundation, underscored the collaborative effort to combat…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will collaborate with the Bayelsa State Government and a private firm to train youths in aquaculture at the multi-million-naira Bayelsa Aquaculture Village in Yenegwe, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, stated this when he visited the Bayelsa State-owned aquaculture farm, currently operated by Aquaseas Company Limited, accompanied by the NDDC Director Agric and Fisheries, Mrs. Winifred Madume; the Director, Procurement, Dr Week Doodei and other directors of the Commission. Incidentally, Dr Doodei was the state’s commissioner of agriculture when the facility was built. Antai said: “We decided to…
In a practical demonstration of love and empathy, the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, who turns 60 today, Monday, 25 March, 2024, has decided to use the occasion to reach out to vulnerable members of his Senatorial District who are experiencing economic hardship. Senator Abiru, who has been supporting the needy with food packs every quarter, increased the food packs to 10,000 food to vulnerable households across the 98 wards in the 16 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs and five Local Government Areas in Lagos East Senatorial district. In his 60th birthday goodwill message to the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike 44-year-old Senegalese politician, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector is on course of being the youngest elected leader on the African continent. Recall that Faye, who was in prison 10 days before the election, was leading in the race. While Faye’s main rival, Amadou Ba, from the ruling coalition had said a run-off might happen to determine the winner, at least five of the 19 candidates in the race issued statements to congratulate Faye as of early Monday, 25 March, 2024. “For our part, and considering the feedback of the results from our team of experts,…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says that it will deploy modern technology to tackle the erosion scourge in Sangana community, in Brass local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This follows the recent devastating ocean surge in the community. Speaking during an inspection of the eroded shoreline, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated that the intervention of the Commission was a response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for urgent action to ameliorate the sufferings of the people. He described President Tinubu as a caring leader who had the interest of the people at heart, hence his call…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A document from the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has revealed that thirty-one states owed the apex bank N330.9 billion obtained to pay workers’ salaries between 2015 and 2023. The Apex Bank disclosed this in its Salary Bailout Facility, a strategic intervention report. According to the report, this was part of the N10.3 trillion intervention fund made available by the apex bank under its former governor, Godwin Emefiele. However, the current CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, vowed to fine-tune the bank’s focus to its primary function. Meanwhile, the SBF report breakdown showed that 31 state governments benefited from the…