APC Congress: Lagos Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, others dropped
The hope of Lagos State Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tunde Balogun, retaining his seat at the party’s State Congress on Saturday, October 16 has been dashed. Balogun is expected to be replaced by former Commissioner for Rural Development in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Oyefolu Ojelabi, whose candidature has been confirmed by critical stakeholders in the...
Mark Zuckerberg’s impostor, fake US soldier, others jailed for Internet fraud
A 21-year-old internet fraudster, Jatto Sheriff Umar, who posed as the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, was on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 convicted and sentenced to prison for offences bordering on impersonation and cybercrime. Jatto faked Mark Zuckerberg in order to defraud unsuspecting victims via online relationship. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also secured...
DHQ: 13,243 terrorists including wives, children surrender in North-East
No fewer than 13,243 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while giving update on the military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. According to Onyeuko, the surrendered terrorists comprise 3,243 males, 3,868 females and 6,234 children. Onyeuko...
Lagos targets 3m residents for health insurance
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) says it plans to enrol no fewer than three million residents into the state health insurance scheme in the next one year. The General Manager, LASHMA, Dr. Emmanualla Zamba, said this on Wednesday, during a news briefing to announce the “Ilera Eko” grassroots sensitisation and enrolment drive across the local councils in the...
Nigerian men think it’s un-African to do family planning
Nigerian men have indicated that they will not go for vasectomy, a medical procedure for family planning purposes in men. Over the years, family planning had been targeted at women and their ability to decide if and when they wanted to get pregnant but now, men too could make such decisions. The male folks can finally be part of the discussion...
UNIBEN, communities under threat of gully erosion
Some staff and students residing close to the Ugbowo Campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and residents in Iguo-Osaigie and other surrounding communities in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State are about to be cut off because of the ravaging gully erosion in the area. The surrounding communities, Iguo-Hana, Iguo-Efosa, Oke-Okehn, Okun Magiajemen and Utteh have called on...
COVID-19: Federal civil servants to show vaccination proof from Dec 1st
Effective from December 1st, federal civil servants must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or present a negative COVID-19 PCR test before they are allowed into their offices across the country. The directive is also applicable to all officials of Nigerian Missions abroad. The Federal Government is in the process of issuing appropriate service wide advisory/circular to guide the process. The Secretary to...
NURTW boss, MC Oluomo, donates car to visually impaired LG official
The chairman of Lagos State NURTW, Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya popularly known as Mc-Oluomo has gifted a brand new car to a visually impaired staff of Oshodi-Isolo local government. The NURTW boss, who attended the stakeholders' meeting inside the council Secretariat Oshodi, was moved by the fluency and articulation of the visually impaired LG official that he gifted him a...
Anambra guber poll: Deputy Governor dumps APGA for APC
Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nkem Okeke, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was received by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa on Wednesday. Okeke was presented to the President by Governor Mai Mala Buni, chairman of the APC's Caretaker and Extra Ordinary Convention Planning Committee. He was joined by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State...
Banks get 14-day ultimatum to remit N10bn Customs Duty
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs have given two-week ultimatum to some financial institutions to reconcile accounts and remit all outstanding Customs Duties to the Federal Government. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi) issued the ultimatum at an investigative hearing on Wednesday in Abuja. The investigative hearing was on alleged non-remittance of N10 billion customs duty to the...
