By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigeria’s used vehicle imports increased by 226.46 per cent to N1.063 trillion in 2023 compared to N325.05 billion recorded in 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this disclosure in its combined trade data for 2023. An analysis of the data showed that between 2022 and 2023, used vehicle imports increased by N736 billion. In the first quarter, Nigeria’s total used vehicle imports stood at N72.32 billion, which decreased to N69.48 billion in the year under review. However, in the second quarter of 2023, there was a hike in vehicle exports from N96.76 billion recorded in 2022…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 March, 2024, attacked the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, in Enugu State and abducted a female deputy director, nursing services, and a security man . An SUV allegedly belonging to the abducted woman, a nurse, was seen abandoned, with bullet perforated glass on the front passenger side. The Enugu State Police Command and the Hospital management are yet to confirm the attack. A source in the hospital said that the incident occurred at the same location a medical doctor was abducted a few…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Iseyin Magistrate court in Oyo State, presided over by A.S Durowoju, on Monday, 11 March 2024 sentenced a 19 years –old- man, Isaac Olaoti, to six months imprisonment for stealing electrical cables worth N50,000. It was gathered that the accused was caught stealing electric cables at Oke-Oja maternity centre in Iseyin. Olaoti pleaded guilty to the crime and pleaded that the magistrate temper justice with mercy. He was subsequently sentenced to six months imprisonment with the option of four weeks community service. “For stealing electric wire worth N50,000 which is the property of Oyo State Government…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Nigerian natural baby food, Moppet, has received the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and United States’ Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) certifications. The Founder of Moppet Foods, Mrs Roberta Oyedokun, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday,11 March, 2024. Oyedokun said that the achievement had set a new standard for food safety in the country and would contribute to building a more secure and sustainable food system for all. According to her, the recognition underscores a commitment to upholding the highest international standards for food safety and exceeding expectations for quality and hygiene in the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Senate has engulfed in uproar on Tuesday, 12 March, 2024 following revelation of uneven distribution of Federal Government’s palliatives to senators for onward disbursement to their constituents. The Red Chamber was debating the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi, Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, during an interview with BBC Hausa Service. Ningi had claimed that a whopping N3.7 trillion was padded in the 2024 budget, causing an uproar among his fellow senators and sparking intense debates. The session degenerated further when Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe revealed that some senators were given N500 million as palliatives for their…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried that in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world, there are numerous social, political, economic and conflict related challenges which have adversely affected democracy, peace and human rights, core values that deliver sustainable development and prosperity to all. Delivering a keynote address at the celebration of Commonwealth Day on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu while stating that the Commonwealth is a historic platform that promotes democracy, peace and human rights, core values that deliver sustainable development and prosperity to all, lamented that “In many parts of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu is set to hear a suit filed by Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer Mohbad, seeking a DNA test for his grandson, Liam. The head of the Aloba family’s legal team, Monisola Odumosu, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday, 11 March , 2024. “A date has been fixed for mention of the application for a DNA test by the family of late singer Ilerioluwa Promise Oladimeji Aloba known as Mohbad, who died in an unusual circumstance on September 12, 2023. “All necessary legal apparatus are…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen on Sunday, 10 March, 2024, invaded a market in Zurak Campani, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State killing at least seven people, injured several others. It was gathered that the sad incident occurred on the market day when the community was bubbling with commercial activities. A youth leader in the area named Abdullahi Hussaini, confirmed the incident to an online medium. According to Hussaini, the gunmen arrived at the market around 2pm on Sunday and suddenly opened fire on the people transacting businesses. “The gunmen arrived at the market in their numbers on motorcycles. They started shooting…
Senators Iyal Abbas from Adamawa, Ibrahim Bomoi from Yobe, Abdullahi Yar’ Adua, and four others, have disowned the statement made by the Forum’s Chairman, Senator Abdul Ningi. “We, the undersigned on behalf of the Senators from the 19 Northern States and the FCT, under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum (NSF), hereby state that Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Bauchi Central), who also happens to be the chairman of our forum, was on his own in the claims he made on the BBC Hausa Service on the 2024 budget. “As such, the view he expressed…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drug consignment concealed in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus just as two grandfathers were taken into custody over drug trafficking. A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said no fewer than 5.2 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa and opioids were discovered last Thursday in the engine compartment of an interstate commercial bus marked VDY 187 XA along Gbongan – Ibadan road, Osun state by NDLEA officers on stop and search operation on the highway. He said the bus driver, Iorliam…