By Abimbola Ogunnaike The latest Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that the Federal Government spent $112.35 million servicing external debt in January 2023, reports, an Ogun State based national newspaper. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Weekly International Payments showed that the amount spent in January was 146.17 per cent higher than the $45.64 million spent in December 2022. This occurred as the Federal Government struggled to boost its revenue base. The newspaper earlier reported that the Federation Account Allocation Committee shared N750.17 billion among the three tiers of government in January 2023. The…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two members of a syndicate, who specialised in robbing unsuspecting passengers with their cars. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, 11 May, 2023 identified the suspects as Folashade Sholagbe 36, a female and Seun Oke, 29, male.Hundeyin said suspects were arrested on Thursday, 11 May, 2023, at the Ikeja area of the state, after their victim raised an alarm.“Eagle-eyed officers of Iju Division arrested the suspects following their victim’s scream for help,” he said. According to Hundeyin, the suspects used…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been killed and 13 others, among them eight soldiers, wounded on Thursday, 11 May, 2023 in separate attacks by the fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, a northern based national newspaper reports. The newspaper had earlier reported how ISWAP fired RPGs that wounded some service men and civilians during an operation at Talala enclaves of ISWAP on Tuesday in the local government. It was gathered that four loggers who lived at Lowcost camp had gone out in search of fire…
Nigeria’s oldest bank, First Bank of Nigeria Plc is in the eyes of the storm presently. The bank is battling tooth and nail to protect its image and integrity which is on the verge of being dragged in the mud a missing jewelry box belonging to ex-Nigerian Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau, Mrs Justina Eze. The contents of the box are reportedly worth N1 billion. The whole saga dated back to 24 years ago. Mrs Justina Eze was appointed as an Ambassador by then President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. While on the way out of Nigeria for her assignment,…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, appreciates the concerns expressed by the Senate during its plenary on Tuesday, May 10, 2023. The Senate had at its session constituted an ad hoc committee to probe the financial activities of the NDDC for 2021 and 2022 budget estimates. The Senate also stood down consideration of the 2023 budget of the NDDC for further information and clarification on the figures contained in the budget. The NDDC respects the oversight function of the Senate and is ready to cooperate with the investigation committee. The Commission has nothing to hide and is committed to transparency…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, declared on Thursday, 11 May, 2023, that his administration will revive the Police Swift Response Squad (SRS) in the first 100 days of his second term in office, adding that such a step will help deal with criminal elements in the state. The Governor stated this while hosting the new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 1I, which covers Oyo and Osun States, AIG Sikiru Akande, at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor commended the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Ayodele Joseph, has been arraigned before a magistrate court in Kwara State presided over by Mrs. Gbadeyan Jumoke Kamson for allegedly raping a patient who came for medical treatment. The suspect was arraigned on a two-count charge of act of gross indecency, and rape contrary to sections 285 and 283 of the penal cod Police report revealed that the defendant, (Dr. Ayodele), sedated the patient, who is a professional nurse and eventually had sexual intercourse with her outside her consent. According to the report, the nurse went to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 41 – year old man has been arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence corps, Kogi Command for allegedly defiling and raping 16 – year old daughter. Speaking after parading the suspect on Wednesday, 10 May, 2023, at NSCDC Command Headquarters, Lokoja, the state’s Commandant, Ahmad Gandi, said the command received a complaint lodged by an Non Governmental Organisation on Friday, 5 May, 2023. According to Gandi, the complaint was lodged on a case of defilement, rape and incest in which the suspect is a biological father of the victim. The commandant, who said that the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nine royal families which were excluded from the selection process of the new Alaafin have protested their exclusion from the process. The excluded royal families insist they are also entitled to the new seat. The Alaafin of Oyo stool became vacant as a result of the death of the 45th Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Atanda Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, who passed a year ago. One hundred and nineteen aspirants were shortlisted but only 57 people were interviewed, Daily Post reports. This is despite Baba Iyaji, the head of princes in Oyo, submitting all the applications to the Bashorun of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 56-year-old man, Edwin Ugwu, has told to an Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos how his wife, Ebere, used to beat him up at the slightest provocation. The embattled husband said the constant battery got to its peak recently when his wife beat him to a coma and he was rushed to the hospital. The prosecutor, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, who said the couple resided on Lambe Iluyomade Street, Ago Okota area of Lagos, told the court that the couple had a disagreement which degenerated into a heated argument before the wife beat her husband which led to…