Emefiele: Agricultural sector, Nigeria’s saving grace
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has expressed satisfaction with the level of interests in agriculture and tremendous impacts which the sector has recorded in the country in the last six years. While addressing journalists during an inspection tour of the palm plantation at Odighi village in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State...
NDLEA intercepts drugs, arrests 41 suspects
No fewer than 294,440 tablets of Tramadol, Diazepam, Swinol, Rohyphnol and Exol-5 have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Delta, Bauchi, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. Fourty-one suspects were also arrested in raids in Abuja and Kaduna State. In Delta, one Christian Onah,42, was arrested at Isele-Azagba junction with 23,160...
Buhari departs for London for medical check-up
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for routine medical check-up in London. The president had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in that country. The president’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina had on March 1, in a statement said that from Kenya, the president would proceed to...
Obasanjo earned his stripes on the world stage – Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has eulogized former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 85th birthday. Tinubu, a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said Obasanjo earned his stripes as an important statesman on the world stage. He praised the former president for his patriotism and unfailing commitment to the unity of the country. Tinubu said: "At 85,...
Petrol souvenirs: Lagos seals off event centre
For allowing organisers of a social gathering to use its venue to distribute kegs of petrol as souvenirs to guests, the Lagos State Government has sealed off Havilah Events Centre. The Lagos State Safety Commission in conjunction with the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) sealed the event centre located in Victoria Island on Saturday. Two officials of the centre were arrested while...
2023: Many aspirants ought to be in jail – Obasanjo
Many politicians aspiring for political offices ahead of the 2023 general election ought to be in jail by now for corrupt practices. This is the position of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo on Saturday argued that if the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had done their jobs properly with the...
Mercy Aigbe dating my husband 5 months after delivery – Adeoti’s wife
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has been accused of having sexual relationship with her new husband, Kazim Adeoti, five months after she had her son. Oluwafunso Asiwaju, the estranged wife of movie marketer Adeoti, made the allegation in a statement on her Instagram page. Mercy had a son with her ex-husband, Lanre Gentry, in June 2010. The implication of Oluwafunso’s claim is that Mercy and...
Lagos probes distribution of kegs of petrol as party souvenirs
Lagos State Government has vowed to punish the organisers of the party that distributed kegs of petrol as souvenirs to guests. The state government stated that the "action is dangerous and against all safety measures." Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Saturday, stated that the state government is probing the action. The commissioner said the action...
Buratai to youths: Don’t be willing tools for do-or-die politicians
Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has advised Nigerian youths not to let themselves be used as willing tools by do-or-die politicians who want to stir up trouble in their communities. Buratai gave the advice in his message to Nigerian youths, titled, “Dynamism in Politics and Nigeria’s Founding Fathers”, posted on his verified Facebook page...
N135bn debt: AMCON amends criminal charge against Ifeanyi Ubah
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has amended the criminal charge filed against Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his company, Capital Oil and Gas Industries, over alleged N135 billion debt. AMCON's lawyer, Babatunde Lawal, informed Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday that he has filed an 8-count amended charge to replace the initial four...
