The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has restated his resolve to continue his frontal war against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in order to sustain and surpass his impressive one year scorecard as the nation’s number one graft fighter. He disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at a Media Conference to mark his one year in office. Olukoyede who spoke through the Director, Public Affairs, Commander of the EFCC, CE Wilson Uwujaren disclosed that the last one year has been action-packed, record-breaking and result-loaded. “Fighting corruption is not an easy task but you can agree with us that we…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed that the country earned N1.137 trillion as revenue from solid minerals from 2007 to 2023. NEITI disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the 2023 Solid Minerals Audit Report, according to NAN. According to the report, the top mineral-producing states include Ogun, Kogi, and Rivers states, while Solid Minerals Revenue contributions were led by Osun, Ogun, and Kogi states. The report showed a substantial increase in government receipts from N7.59 billion in 2007 to N341.27 billion in 2022, a significant rise, indicating solid sector growth. The 2023 report underscored the…
The Federal Government has announced a N2.8 billion support grant from Google to boost Artificial Intelligence talent development in the country. Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, ‘Bosun Tijani, made the announcement on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 at an unveiling event organized by the Nigerian Government and Google, in Abuja. Tijani, who said the support fund is part of Google’s $5.8 million commitment to support digital skills programs across Sub-Saharan Africa, also added that the fund will help close the unemployment gap and economic hardship Nigerians face. “This support from Google is a testament to our commitment to positioning…
A 30-year-old man, Musa Garba, is to face arraignment in Adamawa State for alleged sexual assault on two schoolgirls aged four and six. The Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who made this disclosure on Thursday, 31 October, 2024 said the man would be arraigned in court on Friday, 1 November, 2024. Nguroje said that earlier on Monday, October 28, the Adamawa State Police Command, in its fight against Gender Based Violence, apprehended Musa Garba, a resident of Angwa Uku, Kano State, for sexually assaulting the two minors in Numan LGA of Adamawa State. He…
A female resident medical doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State, Ganiyat Popoola, who was abducted by gunmen in December 2023, regained her freedom on Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 after being held captive for 10 long months. Thegazellenews.com recalls that Popoola, a Registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, was kidnapped alongside her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a military officer and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugni who lives with them. The abductors had earlier demanded a whopping N40 million ransom, which was paid after which they released her husband on 8 March, 2024, and…
Ayra Starr has now surpassed Yemi Alade as the most-viewed Nigerian female artist of all time on YouTube. The 22-year-old overtook Alade (805 million views) after accumulating 811 million views on the platform. Starr’s most-viewed video on the platform is her hit single ‘Rush,’ with over 395 million views. ‘Rush’ is also the most-viewed music video by a female Nigerian artist on YouTube; a record formerly held by Yemi Alade’s ‘Johnny.’ However, Yemi Alade retains her position as the female Nigerian artist with the most number of subscribers on the platform with 2.41 million subscribers. Ayra Starr occupies the second…
A 36-year-old man, Kazeem Bankole, was on Thursday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Chief Magistrate, Mr N.A Layeni, for allegedly stealing 10 bags of rice worth N870,000. Bankole, with no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Edet Ekpo, informed the court that the defendant committed the offences with some others still at large, on October 5 at about 2.30 pm at Mosafejo in the Aradagun area of Badagry, Lagos. Ekpo said that the defendant stole 10 bags of rice…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would welcome supports from the United States Government in its efforts at improving the lives of the people of the State. Governor Abiodun stated this on Thursday, 31 October, 2024, when he received the Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The Governor, represented by his Deputy, Engr (Mrs) Noimot Salako-Oyedele informed the Envoy that his administration has invested a lot in the past five years in the area of empowering the…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has emphasized his administration’s commitment to listening to the voices and concerns of its citizens in order to incorporate them into the 2025 budget. The state government concluded its series of Town Hall meetings on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2025 budget with the turn of Ogun Central on Thursday, wrapping up a process that began on October 23 in Ijebu Division. Governor Abiodun, represented by his Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, at the town hall meeting, which took place at the June 12 Cultural…
The Aisha Agwai Foundation AAF will hold a Maternal Health Outreach at the Gwarinpa General Hospital in Abuja, the convener of the medical outreach, Ms Aisha Agwai, who is also the organisation’s founder, said in a press statement Thursday in Abuja. “This is the first outreach of the Aisha Agwai Foundation, and we are committed to supporting the country’s healthcare delivery system. As such, we are holding this Outreach. Our main motivation remains that there is a gap in the healthcare system, especially concerning women from low-income households. Primarily because they are unable to afford their medical bills and access…