MRS, Oando, Duke, Emadeb imported adulterated fuel from Belgium – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has accused four suppliers of importing adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from Belgium. The affected suppliers under the Direct-Sale-Direct-Purchase (DSDP) are MRS, Oando, Duke Oil and Emadeb/Hyde. Chief Executive Officer/ Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, emphasized that defaulting suppliers have been put on notice for remedial actions...
OAU student dies after falling into septic tank
Tragedy struck in the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, as a 200-level student of the institution, Ajibola Ayomikun, was reported dead after falling into a septic tank. The student of the department of Linguistics and African Language was said to have died after she fell into a septic tank popularly called soakaway in a private hostel called BVER. Confirming the...
Why I didn’t agree to be Super Eagles coach – Paseiro
Portuguese manager, Jose Paseiro, has said that he did not agree to coach Super Eagles because there was disagreement between him and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) before he was announced. NFF had announced the appointment of Peseiro as Super Eagles coach following the sacking of Gernot Rohr. It added that the Portuguese tactician would take charge of the Super Eagles...
Malami debunks FG’s interference with judiciary affairs
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Jusitce, Abubakar Malami, has refuted the allegations that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government interferes with the affairs of the legislature and judiciary. Malami said the “Buhari-led Federal Government accords respect to the democratic provisions of the doctrine of separation of powers among the three independent and separate arms of government.” The AGF...
N5.2bn fraud: Lawyer reveals how ex-JAMB registrar acquired assets
A legal practitioner, Peter Oyewole, on Wednesday, exposed how the former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde, acquired several assets. Oyewole told Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that Ojerinde engaged him as his personal lawyer while serving as the chief executive of JAMB. He stated this while being led in evidence by counsel to...
Hisbah destroys 3.8m bottles of beer in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah board has destroyed over 3.8 million bottles of assorted beer that were confiscated in the last few months. The Commander-General of the board, Dr. Harun Ibn- Sina, stated this during the destruction of the seized beer at Tudun Kalebawa,Dawakin Tofa local government area on Wednesday. Ibn-Sina explained that the board is winning the fight against drug abuse,...
Court jails MAPOLY student for impersonation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, secured the conviction of a 24-year-old student of Computer Science at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, Adebowale Babatunde Ismail. The student was sentenced to seven months imprisonment before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan for criminal impersonation. The offence is contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (ii)...
Bandits kill DPO in Katsina
A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) has been killed by bandits during an attack on Magamar Jibia in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Wednesday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abdullahi Rano, was shot by the gunmen when he led security operatives comprising policemen and troops of the Nigerian Army to repel an attack on the town. DSP Rano was...
Ekiti 2022: ADP presents certificate of return to Elebute-Halle
The national leadership of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has presented a certificate of return to Mrs. Kemi Elebute-Halle, the winner of the party’s governorship primary election in Ekiti State. Elebute-Halle, who emerged winner of the February 7 gubernatorial primary, was presented with the certificate at the ADP national headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, the ADP National...
Popular Nigerian filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba, announces engagement
Popular Nigerian filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba, has been engaged to her heartthrob, Oscar Heman-Ackah. Adetiba, who took to her verified Instagram page to announce the news on Wednesday, revealed that her lover proposed to her in Ghana on January 28, 2022. Sharing pictures from the proposal, the ace filmmaker said Heman-Ackah, a music producer, proposed to her in the presence of her...
