By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an effort to fight against Kidnapping, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has handed over 100 motorcycles to security outfits in the territory. Wike said the gesture was to further tighten the nuts against kidnapping and other forms of crime in the nation’s capital, especially the hard-to-reach areas. It was gathered that the breakdown of the distribution shows that Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) got 60 motorcycles (10 each for the six area councils), police got 30 and five each went to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The electricity injection substation built by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Amufi-Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area in Benin City, Edo State, has been completed and is set for inauguration and hand over to the Benin Electric Distribution Company, BEDC. The NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, who inspected the 1×15mva 33/11kv electricity project in the company of the Commission’s engineers and directors, re-stated the resolve of the Commission to complete and commission legacy projects across the Niger Delta region. He expressed delight at the completion of the electricity project, which he said would meet the power needs…
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has placed the record of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings on caveat pending the resolution of the current crisis rocking the board of the bank as a result of multiple court cases filed by aggrieved directors. The current crisis rocking the bank stems from protests by shareholders who are kicking against the bank’s internal governance and shareholding structure, as a result of which some of them have taken their grievances to the court. One of such is the case of Olusegun Samuel Onagoruwa v. FBN Holdings Plc in Suit No. FHC/L/CP/1271/2022), which is challenging…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the arrest of 50,901 drug offenders including 46 barons and the successful prosecution and conviction of 9,034 of them as well as the seizure of over 7,561 tonnes of illicit substances in the past 38 months has sent the right message to drug cartels and their kingpins that Nigeria won’t tolerate their criminal activities. Marwa stated this in Lagos on Monday in his remarks at the commissioning and handing over ceremony of an operational facility built and donated to NDLEA…
Parents and guardians in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital have been advised to improve supervision on the movements of their Children. Some Elders in Damaturu gave the advice while speaking to journalists on Monday, 15 April, 2024. They said the increasing breach of security in Damaturu has been a major source of concern to many law abiding citizens especially in the recent past days. They said they could not but raise their voices for quick arrest of the ugly situation. Some of the elders who spoke to journalists, charged the parents to redouble efforts towards moulding the character of their…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for intensified efforts to protect the country’s most vulnerable population—its children. The call was made in a statement marking the 10 year commemoration of the abduction of schoolgirls by terrorist group Boko Haram from Chibok, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. The statement read that: “As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass Chibok abductions in the Northeast, 90 girls remain in captivity, and the country is recovering from another abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna state in March of this year. UNICEF is calling for intensified efforts to protect the country’s most vulnerable population—its…
Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, has congratulated Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, on the occasion of his 20th anniversary as a performing artiste, describing his journey in the music space as remarkable. The firm said D’banj has not only contributed in showcasing Nigerian beats to the rest of the world but was one of the pacesetters in this regard. “As he embarks on this remarkable milestone, we are compelled to reflect on the incredible journey that has led him to this point. From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of success, D’banj’s path has been marked by perseverance, passion,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu, has called for a unified effort from all Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah, towards building the nation. “We are the sculptor, and Nigeria is the clay; we build it the way we desire,” Tinubu said in his maiden Eid-el-Fitr message as President to end the month of Ramadan. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, conveyed Tinubu’s Eid message in a statement issued on Tuesday, 9 April, 2024 titled ‘President Tinubu greets the Muslim Ummah at Eid-el-Fitr, calls for a union of will and action to build the nation.’ According to…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abimbola Ajibola, has declared that the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is still ill and not physically fit to rule at the moment. Recall that the Olubadan stool became vacant after the demise of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, who reigned for two years and died at the age of 81. Oba Ajibola made this disclosure on Tuesday, 9 April, 2024 while addressing newsmen at his Sanyo private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. “What is in need for hurry? Someone (Olakulehin) we have not seen. He has…
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has urged Muslims across the state and the country to let the faith that they exhibited and practised during Ramadan fast be sustained beyond the Holy month. Ojelabi rejoiced with Muslims on their completion of the annual 30 days of fasting and prayers in the Month of Ramadan and advised them not to go back to the bad behaviors that they have endured in the month In a statement in Lagos, the Lagos APC Chairman said, “I thank you all because I have the …