Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has introduced the Fintiri Business Wallet initiative, a new programme aimed at empowering 60,000 women and youths in the state by injecting N3 billion into the local economy. The initiative is designed to provide financial support for residents to establish sustainable businesses, promoting economic growth and resilience across Adamawa. The governor, who announced the plan during a meeting with stakeholders from the Hong Local Government Area at the Government House in Yola, the state capital, said the support programme will be rolled out progressively, beginning immediately and running through December 2024. Addressing questions about civil…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A man named Saidi has been arrested by the operatives of the Osun State Police Command for the alleged murder of his father, Bale in his farm at Ilusi, Osun State. The Osun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect, disclosed that investigation has commenced into the matter. “The suspect was arrested on the suspicion that he killed the father. I have been briefed about it. Investigation is ongoing,” Opalola said It was gathered that Saidi had decapitated his father, Bale, on his farm on the day he was to begin harvesting…
Dangote Refinery has accused those who claimed they are importing PMS at cheaper prices of importing substandard and low-quality products. Recall that Dangote Refinery had disclosed that it set its PMS price at N960 per litre for sale into ships and N990 per litre for trucks. Before now, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria(IPMAN), and the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria(PETROAN), had complained about the firm’s pricing strategy. However, Dangote refinery insisted that its rates are competitive and in line with international standards. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, stated this in a statement…
Dangote Refinery has finally made its petrol prices public following the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria(IPMAN), and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria(PETROAN) claimed. Recall that there have been conflicting reports over the price of fuel from Dangote Refinery. IPMAN and PETROAN had earlier claimed to be importing petrol products at cheaper rates compared to Dangote price. Reacting to the claim in an official statement signed by its Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, on Sunday evening, the refinery disclosed that its petroleum products are sold to trucks at N990 per litre and N960 per…
The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), has declared the 13 chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC), as winners of the local government election held in the state on Saturday, 2 November, 2024. The Chairman of the commission and Returning Officer, Mr Ayuba Wandai, made the declaration on Sunday, 3 November, 2024 at the commission’s office in Lafia. Wandai also declared that the councillorship candidates of APC won in the 140 electoral wards out of 147, while candidates of opposition parties won seven councillorship seats. According to him, the candidates of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, won one seat…
As parts of measures to reduce economic hardship, Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved a financial bonus that is equivalent to the monthly PAYE obligation for every civil servant in the state, including local government workers. The emergency support measure, according to a statement by the state Commissioner for Finance, Hauwa Nuru, will last for at least three months, from October to December. “This bonus has been approved as a buffer to bridge the gap that the correct PAYE deduction may have wrought on the newly implemented minimum wage. It is meant to serve as a soothing balm as…
Tragedy occurred on the evening of Saturday, 2 November, 2024 Palabek refugee camp in Northern part of Uganda as least 14 people, including several children, were killed in when lightning struck a makeshift church during a heavy storm. According to the police, around 50 people had gathered for prayer when lightning hit the building’s metal roof. The resident district commissioner for the Lamwo region, William Komech, confirmed that the victims included five girls and nine boys, all between the ages of 14 and 18, adding that another 34 people sustained injuries and were treated at a nearby health centre. According Komech, most…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has confirmed that a market around Ajah area of the state was engulfed by fire, destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday, 4 November, 2024, said the fire incident occurred on on the night of Sunday 3 November, 2024 at Ajah Market by Alesh bus stop in Lekki, Lagos. “On arrival to the incident scene at 22.10hrs, it was discovered that several shops and stores housing combustible materials were engulfed by fire. “Investigations conducted revealed…
The serving Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) of Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been caught in one of the country’s largest sex scandals. Baltasar was caught on tape engaging in sexual intercourse with his brother’s wife, cousin, and a sister of the President of Equatorial Guinea. He is currently embroiled in the largest scandal in Equatorial Guinea. During an investigation by the country’s security authorities for alleged fraud, over 300 tapes of Baltasar with various women, including married women, were recovered, and they are currently circulating online. These encounters took place in his office, hotels,…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, received the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, Mr. David Lammy, in a courtesy call at the State House in Marina, hours after the British envoy arrived Nigeria in his first trip to Africa to discuss UK’s new approach to the continent. Lammy, accompanied by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, and his deputy, Jonny Baxter, said Lagos became his first port of call in his Africa tour, given the centuries-old relationships between the two countries. The Foreign Secretary said the socio-cultural and economic relationship between the United Kingdom and Nigeria…