Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of five properties linked to a former Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, NAPL, Major-General U.M.Mohammed.The Judge gave the order following a motion on notice filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its lawyer, A.O. Mohammed. The properties are: No.8b, Bedwell Road, Ikoyi; No.3, Force Road, Ikoyi, Lagos; No.14, Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos; No.6, Marina, Ikoyi, Lagos and No. 28, Point Road, Apapa, Lagos.Investigation revealed that the properties were fraudulently misappropriated and the proceeds…
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The Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) has revealed plans to provide health insurance coverage for 10,000 pupils in the state. This, the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Sola Akande said, is in furtherance of Governor Seyi Makinde’s integrated approach to education in the state. Akande made this known on Wednesday, during a courtesy visit to the Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran. In his address Dr. Akande noted: “This visit is very timely as the Agency is ready to embark on the enrollment and validation of 10, 000 pupils who will benefit from…
It was an atmosphere of joy and glamour as Mrs. Adenike Sodipo, a Deputy Director in the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, was installed as the new District Chairman of the Inner Wheel Club District 911. The event, held at the prestigious Country Club on Joel Ogunnaike Street in Ikeja, Lagos, was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life, family members, professional colleagues, and old schoolmates of the new DC. Various delicacies and assorted drinks were provided in abundance for the delight of members of the Club and guests, who danced to a selection of evergreen…
Comrade Tosin Adeyanju has taken over as the new Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), pledging to make President Bola Tinubu proud. Adeyanju, who was appointed by President Tinubu, took over from Dr. Bello Maigari, who has been praised for his leadership and contributions to the agency. In his handover remarks, Dr. Maigari expressed confidence in Adeyanju’s ability to lead the agency to new heights. “I am leaving NLTF as a happy man because a man taking over from me is a man filled with so much capacity to deliver,” he said. He described Tosin as a…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another batch of seven containers bearing over 1.2 million bottles of codeine conservatively put at a worth of over N9.8 billion at the Onne Ports, Rivers state. The latest seizure made on Thursday is coming barely three weeks after seizing 6,125 cartons of the same syrup containing 1.05 bottles of the opioid worth about N7.4 billion in street value, was seized at the same port. A statement on Friday by the spokesman of the anti- narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said the latest seizure made was the fourth and last…
By ‘Tunde Ogunmola The landmark judgement of the Supreme Court on Thursday, 11th of July, 2024, granting financial autonomy to local governments in the country is indeed a victory for the people at the grassroots and the Nigerian democracy. It’s indeed a right step in the right direction in an effort to further strengthen our democracy and return governance to the people at the local level. As we all know, local government is the closest government to the people. Undoubtedly, this is a no mean feat for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in the face of myriad of problems and…
Members of the Christ Apostolic Church, Way-to-Life, Ottawa were given an extra dose of Joy, Sunday, 14 July, 2024, when the church leadership organized a free for all picnic. The picnic, which was held at Ruth Wildgen Park, 1103 Grenon Avenue, Ottawa, after a short Sunday service, provided a leeway to healthy living through sports, various games, exercises, music, dance, and assorted foods. The picnic also opened doors to new members who endorsed the Church’s unique corporate responsibility moves of charitable gifts and ever-ready ministerial guidance. Some members went for swimming competitions while others settled for table tennis, hand ball,…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has stated that the desire to realise the country’s goal of universal health coverage is predicated on the efforts and partnership of the private sector as well as full activation of health insurance reports thegazellenews.com Senator Tinubu gave this submission in Lekki, Lagos on Friday, 19 July, 2024, while commissioning the Diamed Health Center. Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that such state-of-the-art facility resonates with the four-point healthcare agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “I have also been informed that this Center occupies a strategic position in the four-point agenda of the Federal…
The 11 Volunteers, who comprised professionals from diverse backgrounds, including Law, Engineering and expertise in Entrepreneurial Studies, were urged to see their new charge as a call to serve humanity. Speaking during the Pre-departure Orientation for the Volunteers, Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt.Hon.Yusuf Buba Yakub, congratulated the Volunteers on being among the very few beneficiaries of the 37-year-old Scheme chosen from a long list of over 10,000 applicants when the agency advertised late last year. Buba also called on the Volunteers to embody the values of integrity and simplicity and to portray Nigeria in positive light…
Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has mentored hundreds of young journalists and students of mass communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) where he assured them of a promising future for journalism despite technological and economic challenges. Adeola Yusuf, a three-time winner of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) who delivered a lecture titled; “Print Media Organisation in Nigeria From Conception To Economic Glory: Weaning The Young Journalists,” at a seminar for 300-level mass communication students of the University, stated that the consistent advancement in technology gives credence to his belief that no journalist who is creative should be…