Ace comedian, ‘Baba Suwe’, laid to rest amidst tears, tributes
The remains of Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’ have been laid to rest amidst tears and tributes at his Elepe residence in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The late Omidina, who was an indigene of Igbogbo, grew up and lived in Lagos until his death at the age of 63. In a sermon at the funeral, the Imam of Igbogbo, Imoloba...
DHQ: Troops kill 128 bandits, 98 terrorists in 2 weeks
Nigerian troops have eliminated more than 128 bandits and arrested 64 others in different operations across North-West and North-Central zones in the past two weeks. Also, troops in the last two weeks eliminated 98 Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in North-East. Twenty-one others were arrested. Acting Director, Defence Media Operations of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Brig.-Gen....
Nigeria’s AIG Umar elected INTERPOL vice president
The Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Nigeria, Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Garba Baba Umar, has been elected Vice President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) - INTERPOL. AIG Garba was elected in the early hours of Thursday, 25th November, 2021 during the 89th INTERPOL General Assembly currently holding at the Halic Congress Hall,...
Policeman to court: Dissolve my marriage, my wife is promiscuous
A 45-year-old policeman, Mr. Rafiu Ademola, on Thursday prayed an Igando Customary Court to dissolve his 14-year-old marriage over wife’s alleged adulterous nature. The petitioner told the court that his wife, Rashidat, was promiscuous. “I saw messages of her adulterous acts on her WhatsApp chats with her lovers, she meets with them at different locations. “She told one of the men that she...
Labour mocks FG over plan to pay N5,000 transport grant
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has mocked the Federal Government over its plan to pay 40 million poorest Nigerians N5,000 monthly transport grant. The Labour described as “comical” the bait by the government to pay Nigerians N5,000 as palliative to cushion the effect of astronomical increase in the price of petrol. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement, said that the...
Obiano to EFCC: I’ll relocate to U.S. after my tenure
Governor Willie Obiano has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he was ready to give a scorecard of his eight years’ of administration at the end of his tenure on March 17, 2022. Obiano also disclosed that he will relocate to the United States of America immediately after the completion of his tenure in 2022. The EFCC has reportedly...
32-yr-old miner arrested with N2.7bn cocaine at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 32-year-old drug trafficker, Maduabuchi Chinedu, with 9.30 kilograms of cocaine worth over N2.7 billion in street value. Chinedu, a drug trafficker based in Liberia, was arrested on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The suspect who hails from Obaha Okigwe village, Okigwe Local Government Area of...
INEC Chair: Conducting elections in Nigeria is tough
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that conducting elections in Nigeria was a tough task. Yakubu urged media support against fake news that could cause confusion. He spoke at a Strategic Interactive Meeting with Online Publishers organised by INEC in collaboration with the Institute for Media and Society and the International Press Centre, and held...
Assembly steps down 2022 budget debate over non-inclusion of Speaker’s picture
The Niger State House of Assembly has stepped down debate on the 2022 budget due to the absence of the speaker’s picture in the document. This followed the adoption of a motion by Ahmed Marafa (APC-Chanchaga) seconded by Ahmad Bello (PDP-Agwara) during the plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Marafa said the nature of the budget document presented to the assembly...
Honeywell counters Ecobank’s claims on winding-up proceedings
Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (HFMP) has faulted claims by Ecobank Nigeria Limited that it is facing winding-up proceedings over alleged indebtedness to the bank. Ecobank had in a petition sent to the Managing Director of Flour Mills Plc placed a 'caveat' on the planned takeover of 71.69% stake in Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, saying the company is facing a winding-up...
