By Femi Ogbonnikan Last Friday, Ogun State witnessed yet another epoch-making event with the flag-off of the Gateway Inland Dry Port construction located at Kajola in Ewekoro Local Government Area. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, performed the ground-breaking ceremony amidst public excitement. Like no other before it, the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun glowed with an aura of inner fulfilment seeing his dream come true. Having a dry port in the state to support and drive its sustainable industrial growth is one of the overarching objectives of his administration. Therefore, achieving the feat, without a doubt,…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Justice R.A. Osodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, October 11, 2024, overruled the objection raised by the defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, SAN to seven suspects facing trial over an alleged £1m fraud and also admitted in evidence a flash drive containing the video recording of the sixth defendant tendered by the prosecution. The Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on February 3, 2022 arraigned Morufu Adewale, (a.k.a Gbegunleri Adelana), Abayomi Alaka(a.k.a. Dauda Usman Alashe), Omitogun Ajayi and Ajisegiri Abiodun before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting…
Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspects for alleged conspiracy, threat to life and arson on one Evelyn Akpan. The state Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo made this disclosure through a statement on Sunday, 13 October, 2024 signed by Moses Yamu, the command Public Relations Officer. The statement made available to newsmen in Benin City gave the names of the suspects as Prince Anthony Uwa (31) and William Ugiagdor (38). According to Iwo, the arrest of the suspects followed the complaint laid by the victim on September 30, 2024, that an unknown person sent her text messages…
The Enugu State Government has disclosed the tax it imposed on corpses in mortuaries across the state was not spurred by a revenue generation drive. The Executive Chairman of Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, said this while reacting to the Mortuary Tax circular addressed to all the Mortuary Attendants. According to the circular, ESIRS in line with the provisions of section 34 of the Birth, Deaths and Burials Law Cap 15 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004, approved the implementation of the Mortuary tax. “The sum of N40.00 only is to be paid by owners of…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has emphasised the importance of marriage counselling in equipping couples with the necessary knowledge and skills to build stable homes. This recommendation was made during the Muslim Family Summit held in Abuja, where Shettima was represented by Aliyu Modibbo Umar, Special Adviser to the President of General Duties. In a statement on Sunday, 13 October, 2024 by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, spokesperson for the Vice-President, Shettima stressed the significance of returning to core family values, citing them as the cornerstone for national development. “These values include love and mercy between spouses, maintaining harmony and balance at home, and…
The Ogun State Government at the weekend warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) against any move that could lead to the breakdown of law and order in the state. The government said it would not fold its arms and allow the peaceful atmosphere existing in the state to be threatened by any group. The government’s position was in reaction to an alleged plan by some members of NURTW operating in Ijebu Ode to challenge the decisions of the established leadership of the Union in the state and, in the process, embarked on a protest to…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commiserated with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, over the passing of his daughter, Fatima. Fatima, who was 25 years old, reportedly died on Friday. Abiodun, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade said the death of the young lady was devastating and shocking. He prayed for God to rest the soul of the deceased and comfort the family she left behind, adding that the family needs the prayers of all Nigerians at this trying moment.…
The United States government has charged the founder and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, Allen Onyema with obstruction of justice in a new indictment. Onyema was accused of submitting false documents to halt an investigation into earlier bank fraud and money laundering charges. The airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, is also charged for his role in the obstruction and previous bank fraud schemes. The US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia in a statement on Friday, 11 October, 2024 said on 8 October, 2024, they were both charged in a superseding indictment alleging…
Famous Yoruba nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho, has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, to consider the creation of a Yoruba nation. Igboho was said to have submitted the petition on behalf of Prof. Adebanji Akintoye, the leader of the Yoruba Nation movement. The movement is seeking the immediate intervention of the UK Prime Minister and his government in their agitation to set up a country that will be predominantly owned by indigenous Yoruba people. This was disclosed by Igboho’s spokesman, Koiki, via his X page on Monday. “At exactly 14:00 hrs…
Famous Nigerian record producer and music executive, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has made public what inspired him to become a producer. Appearing in a recent episode of the ‘On The Grind’ podcast, Jazzy disclosed that his love for music was what motivated his craft, just as he as he also about his proficiency in multiple musical instruments, especially the drum. The Mavin Records boss revealed that he could even drum while having sex. “I just went in [to production] and never looked back. I finished playing percussion, I moved to jazz drum. From the drum set, I…