By Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi Today, Dr. Alake’s birthday, I celebrate a man whose life and work have left a mark on my career and Nigeria’s development. A leader, mentor, and visionary, Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has dedicated himself to the service of the nation with unwavering loyalty, integrity, and a deep sense of purpose. His influence is felt across various sectors and the media space, but nowhere more than in his current role as the Honourable Minister. His tenure has been marked by his relentless drive to unlock the potential hidden beneath Nigeria’s soil. Taking charge…
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the murder case on Saturday, 5 October, 2024 in Lagos, said that the incident happened on Friday, 4 October, 2024 at about 1:00 pm in Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, in the Ikorodu area of the state. According to him, Ikorodu Division received a distress call concerning the incident. “A distress call was received at Ikorodu Division that a newlywed couple allegedly engaged in a domestic scuffle…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it sold $543.6 million to authorized dealer banks at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market between 06 and 30 September 2024. CBN disclosed this in a statement at the weekend detailing the breakdown of the FX interventions. According to the statement signed by CBN Director of Financial Marketers Departments, Omolara Duke, the FX sales conducted during the period under review was to reduce the FX volatility driven by demand high for commodity importations and seasonal demand. The apex bank noted that FX was sold between N1530 and N1580 per dollar rate to legible dealer…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated candidates of the party in the local government polls conducted by the Benue Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, on Saturday, 5 October, 2024 Chairman of the Benue chapter of the party, Comrade Austin Agada, congratulated the candidates on their resounding victories. The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Daniel Ihomum, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, 6 October, 2024. Agada said the result of the polls shows how well-established, well-liked and widely accepted the APC is in Benue State. “The party congratulates all members in the state and dedicates this…
An observer group, The Peoples Advocates (TPA), which monitored Rivers State local government election held on Saturday, 5 October, 2024, has said that the exercise was not credible due to a number of irregularities. TPA made the observation in its report on the election. The highly contentious election was held across 23 local government areas in Rivers State, despite moves by the camp of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister Nyesom Wike, to stop the exercise. Governor Sim Fubara went ahead with the poll, defying a court order which retrained the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, from conducting the election. Candidates of…
The family of Daniel Ogoh, a postgraduate student in a foreign university who was believed to have visited Nigeria recently, has raised alarm over his whereabouts. According to a source in the family, the 27-year-old, 6.1 ft tall, was said to have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Sunday, 5 May, 2024. The source added that his name was on the manifest of those who arrived and cleared by the relevant agencies, as there were no criminal records against him. To the dismay of the family, however, the visit turned awry when the returnee did not arrive…
From Chuks Collins, Awka The latest top notch member of the Labour Party(LP) and the immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Nnadubem Moghalu who at the weekend confirmed his intention to run for the governorship seat of Anambra State next year. He has also publicly vowed to do just a single term of four years. Moghalu who was described as a colourful and disciplined public servant, at a press conference at Nnewi at the weekend noted that whatever anyone was unable to do in four years, won’t be done in…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola will, on Friday, October 11, lead the foundation-laying ceremony for the Inland Dry Port in Ogun State. The port, located at the Dry Port City in Soderu Village, Itori, along the Papalanto-Ewekoro axis of the state, is part of ongoing efforts to boost economic growth and industrialization in the Gateway State. This groundbreaking event, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade aligns with the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s commitment to fostering economic development and advancing industrialization throughout Ogun State. Kayode Akinmade…
Barring any unforeseen development, Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, will today, Sunday, 6 October, 2024 swear in the newly elected local government chairmen into office, thegazellenews.com reports. The swearing in of the newly elected chairmen would hold at the Executive Council Chambers of the state’s Government House in Port Harcourt, by 4:00 pm. The Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo made this disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday, 6 September, 2024. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, declared the winners of the local government elections, with 22 of 23 LGAs won by the Action Peoples Party (APP).…
A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos for importing large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis. The suspect was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on KLM airline flight from Canada at the terminal 1 of the Lagos airport on Thursday, 3 October, 2024. During a joint examination of her three bags, Adrienne who was coming to Nigeria for the first time was found with 74 parcels of the illicit substance weighing 35.20 kilograms stuffed…