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14/05/2023

IGP CONDEMNS ACT, ORDERS SEUN KUTI'S IMMEDIATE ARREST FOR Severe ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER The Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti was seen on film beating a police officer while wearing a uniform. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, to place Kuti under arrest. The IGP has also mandated a prompt, thorough inquiry into the underlying and immediate cause(s) of the attack and subsequent prosecution of the culprit....

IGP CONDEMNS ACT, ORDERS SEUN KUTI’S IMMEDIATE ARREST FOR Severe ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICER The Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti was seen on film beating a police officer while wearing a uniform. T…

14/05/2023

According to reports, Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea have reached an agreement for him to lead them as their next manager. Following Graham Potter's resignation last month, Blues management decided to speak with the former Tottenham manager again. They had already spoken to him earlier in the season. And according to Sky Sports, an agreement has been reached for him to assume leadership as of the upcoming season....

According to reports, Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea have reached an agreement for him to lead them as their next manager. Following Graham Potter’s resignation last month, Blues management …

14/05/2023

Vice-president-elect Kashim Shettima has pleaded with lawmakers-to-be to accept the All Progressives Congress's (APC) zoning arrangement for the leadership of the 10th national assembly. Shettima addressed Friday during a gathering of some of the incoming house of representatives members. After the APC nominated Abbas Tajudeen, a Kaduna representative in the house of representatives, and Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, for the leadership seats in the national assembly, controversy broke out inside the party earlier this week....

Vice-president-elect Kashim Shettima has pleaded with lawmakers-to-be to accept the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) zoning arrangement for the leadership of the 10th national assembly. Shet…

13/05/2023

A BEDC Worker was electrocuted while working on an electric pole near to the University of Benin's Ekehuan campus. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, when the event occurred, a guy who has not yet been recognized was spotted dangling from an electric pole while wearing safety gear bearing the insignia "BEDC." According to eyewitnesses, the man was held up on the pole and electrocuted before the transformer could be turned off....

A BEDC Worker was electrocuted while working on an electric pole near to the University of Benin’s Ekehuan campus. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, when the event occurred, a guy who has not yet be…

13/05/2023

Deborah Emmanuel, a female student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, was murdered by Islamic fanatics on May 12, 2022, in response to accusations of blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed. The 200-level student was burned alive allegedly for telling her peers not to share religious stuff to their WhatsApp group, which had been put up for educational purposes....

Deborah Emmanuel, a female student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, was murdered by Islamic fanatics on May 12, 2022, in response to accusations of blasphemy against the P…

13/05/2023

According to CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force, those detained in connection with the murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto state in May 2022 are presently being kept at a correctional facility,. Deborah was a 200-level Home Economics student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto when she was killed on May 12, 2022, by enraged adolescents, some of whom she believed to be her classmates....

According to CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force, those detained in connection with the murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto state in May 2022 are presently being ke…

31/03/2023

Simply IN! Ikpeazu Sacks Generally Unique Consultants, Senior Extraordinary Collaborators, Specialized Officials The Legislative leader of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has supported the prompt disintegration of all Political nominees in the State. Those impacted incorporate; Unique Aides, Senior Exceptional Partners, Extraordinary Guides and Specialized Officials. The Lead representative further guides the State Bookkeeper General to guarantee quick installment of March,2023 payments to every one of the nominees....

Simply IN! Ikpeazu Sacks Generally Unique Consultants, Senior Extraordinary Collaborators, Specialized Officials The Legislative leader of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has supported the p…

30/03/2023

One of the leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, Unilever Nigeria Plc, has disclosed that its exit from the home care and skin cleansing markets would only affect three brands. In a statement, the firm stated that the brands are OMO, Sunlight, and Lux, noting that the decision to stop the production of these products was to accelerate the growth of the organisation and sustain profitability....

One of the leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, Unilever Nigeria Plc, has disclosed that its exit from the home care and skin cleansing markets would only affect three brands.In a s…

30/03/2023

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has decried what he described as the high level of voter intimidation in the state March 18 governorship election. Cole spoke on alleged irregularities that greeted the Rivers governorship election in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. He alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) piloted a dominance of voter suppression that affected the turnout of voters in Rivers....

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has decried what he described as the high level of voter intimidation in the state March 18 governorshi…

30/03/2023

Kano State Governor-Elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf has said that his wives and children will not have any role in the governance of the state Yusuf said this after receiving his certificate of return today, March 29. He stated that his family members won't have any influence on governance during his administration because they won't be taking the oath of office with him....

Kano State Governor-Elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf has said that his wives and children will not have any role in the governance of the state Yusuf said this after receiving his certificate of return toda…

30/03/2023

Leader of Yoruba’s frontline Socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasanranti, yesterday, told his acting successor, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, that it was illegal to continue to assert that the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, won the February 25 presidential election outside of the person so declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Fasoranti, however, insisted that the organisation, and indeed, the whole world acknowledged that Nigeria now has a president-elect in the person of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – a man he further described as a true Yoruba son and national....

Leader of Yoruba’s frontline Socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasanranti, yesterday, told his acting successor, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, that it was illegal to continue to assert that the can…

30/03/2023

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity and the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, over a petition he filed requesting the probe of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Prior to the February 25 election, Keyamo had written a petition to the commission accusing Atiku of diverting public funds through special purpose vehicles when he served as Nigeria’s Vice-president....

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has invited the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity and the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keya…

30/03/2023

Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will challenge the recently held governorship election in the state which produced Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti as the winner. This comes days after the state governor appealed to candidates who lost in the governorship contest to support the incoming governor and avoid going to court. According to him, as someone who spent over three years in court defending his mandate in court in the past, he will advise losing candidates to instead support the governor-elect....

Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will challenge the recently held governorship election in the state which produced Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti as the winn…

30/03/2023

The Lagos State Government has announced compensation for victims of the collision between a train and a bus conveying staff of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the state promised to provide employment to one employable child of each of the dead victims of the accident and a concessionary scholarship to one of their biological children. This was after a nine-member committee set up by the state in the aftermath of the accident of March 9 submitted its report....

The Lagos State Government has announced compensation for victims of the collision between a train and a bus conveying staff of the state.In a statement on Tuesday, the state promised to provide em…

30/03/2023

Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has said that his administration will on May 29 hand over a State that is stronger and better in every respect to the next administration. The Governor made this known on Tuesday while receiving in audience the South East Inspection Monitoring Team from the National Economic Council. Governor Ikpeazu in a statement by his chief press secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka made available to ABN TV, stated that every available sociopolitical and socio-economic index makes it clear that the requisite foundations have been laid for the next administration to build on....

Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has said that his administration will on May 29 hand over a State that is stronger and better in every respect to the next administration.The Governor made th…

30/03/2023

In February 2023, announced a 50% reduction on all Lagos State Public Transport System for the next one week through the Cowry Card system, this measure is to cushion the effect of the Fuel and Currency crisis. With effect from Saturday, Ist April, bus fare on all regulated buses BRT, Standard and FLM - shall revert to 100 per cent rate....

In February 2023, announced a 50% reduction on all Lagos State Public Transport System for the next one week through the Cowry Card system, this measure is to cushion the effect of th…

30/03/2023

A fake LASTMA officer identified as Omotutu Bamidele has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, IGBERETV reports. Bamidele, 55, was parading himself as an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and extorting money from motorists in the state. He was arrested last weekend on Olu Holloway Road, around the Alfred Rewane area of Ikoyi by a LASTMA Monitoring/Surveillance team....

A fake LASTMA officer identified as Omotutu Bamidele has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, IGBERETV reports.Bamide…

30/03/2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer in the Abia State governorship election, Prof. Nnenna Oti, has revealed that she was offered financial incentives to manipulate the election results. Before Alex Otti was declared the governor-elect last Wednesday, collation of the results for Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA) were briefly suspended by INEC, arousing tension amongst the electorate and stakeholders in the state....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer in the Abia State governorship election, Prof. Nnenna Oti, has revealed that she was offered financial incentives to manipulat…

30/03/2023

Awana Gaidam, a Boko Haram bomb maker, has reportedly died after “stepping on a self-made improvised explosive device” planted for Nigerian troops in Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Awana planted the IEDs in strategic positions of his camp within the Sambisa forest for fortification against attacks from the troops. An intelligence source told the publication that Awana was blown to pieces after his vehicle stepped on the IED along Njumia and Arra in Sambisa forest on Monday....

Awana Gaidam, a Boko Haram bomb maker, has reportedly died after “stepping on a self-made improvised explosive device” planted for Nigerian troops in Borno state.According to Zagazola Makama, a pub…

30/03/2023

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has said that Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, must pay, if he is found guilty of breaking the law during the just-concluded elections in the state. Hamzat made this known on Tuesday morning during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, while fielding questions surrounding violence and alleged rigging during the governorship and state House of Assembly elections....

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has said that Musiliu Akinsanya better known as MC Oluomo, a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tin…

30/03/2023

The kidnappers who abducted six ad-hoc Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, in Kogi State have demanded N50 million before they would release their kidnap victims. The victims were said to be returning from Kupa North and South under Lokoja Local Government Area in Kogi State before they were attacked by armed hoodlums. However, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) in Kogi State SP William Ovye Aya in a statement issued to journalists concerning the incident said 96 persons were rescued by the Police, three were injured and two victims were yet to be accounted for....

The kidnappers who abducted six ad-hoc Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, in Kogi State have demanded N50 million before they would release their kidnap victims.The victims…

30/03/2023

Troops kill 10 tists who invaded Kunnari village near Buratai town of Ex-COAS A Commander of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), Abu Muhammed, has executed his immediate deputy, Abu Darda, for enabling military operation into their camp in Mukdolo and Bone villages which led to the killing of 41 fighters including Abu-Zahra Munzir. This is even as Troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai have successfully repelled an ISWAP attack on a military formation in the volatile northeast of Kunnari near Burutai town in Biu Local Government Area, Borno State....

Troops kill 10 tists who invaded Kunnari village near Buratai town of Ex-COASA Commander of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), Abu Muhammed, has executed his immediate deputy, A…

30/03/2023

BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY: JPMorgan is seizing on the rising popularity of biometrics technology, which uses unique body measurements to authenticate a person’s identity. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is planning to test new technology that would let consumers pay with their palms or faces at certain US merchants. The bank, home to one of the world’s biggest payment-processing businesses, plans to roll out the service to its broader base of US merchant clients if the pilot program goes well, according to a statement Thursday....

BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY: JPMorgan is seizing on the rising popularity of biometrics technology, which uses unique body measurements to authenticate a person’s identity.JPMorgan Chase & Co. is plan…

30/03/2023

The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria. The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country into an avoidable crisis. The illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians....

The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria. The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests,…

30/03/2023

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has described as preposterous and anachronistic a statement credited to his incoming successor, Dr. Alex Otti in which his (Otti) media handlers described a purported employment programme going on in the state as illegal and racketeering. Governor Ikpeazu said he is still the governor of the state till May 29 and still has the executive powers to perform his constitutional assignments....

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has described as preposterous and anachronistic a statement credited to his incoming successor, Dr. Alex Otti in which his (Otti) media handlers described a purp…

30/03/2023

The suspended National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Jare Ajayi, has disclosed the group never gave him and the suspended National Organising Secretary, Abagun Omololu, a chance to react to the allegations levelled against them by the leaders of the group. In his response, on Tuesday, Ajayi decried the action taken by the group, adding that it failed to stand by its ethos and regulations....

The suspended National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Jare Ajayi, has disclosed the group never gave him and the suspended National Organising Secret…

30/03/2023

In Ghana, Kamala Harris spoke out in support of LGBTQ+ people in Africa, following the introduction of a devastating new law in Uganda that bans q***r identities entirely. The 49th vice president of the US made her stance clear on Monday (27 March) during a press conference. Standing alongside Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo, Harris said she felt “very strongly” about supporting the development of LGBTQ+ rights in Africa....

In Ghana, Kamala Harris spoke out in support of LGBTQ+ people in Africa, following the introduction of a devastating new law in Uganda that bans q***r identities entirely. The 49th vice president o…

30/03/2023

EFCC Arrests 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested along the Monark, Emene and Golf axis of Enugu state, following actionable intelligence. The suspects include Ugwuanyi Innocent Kasiemobi, Emmanuel Chukwu Agwu, Onyeama Christian Arinze, Hycienth Nnabuike Emmanuel, Chibueze Augustine Oluebube, Ogaraku Chidiebube Obinna, Chibueze Stanley Onyedikachi, Austus Jeffrey Chiemerem, Ikechi David Faithful and Okafor Collins Chika....

EFCC Arrests 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Enugu Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, arrested 23 suspect…

30/03/2023

The presidential campaign councils of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have challenged the Department of State Services to get tough with plotters of the interim national government. The councils, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Wednesday in Abuja, said the push for the ING was unconstitutional, adding that the plotters should be arrested. They spoke against the backdrop of a statement issued by the security agency that some people were plotting the ING....

The presidential campaign councils of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have challenged the Department of State Services to get tough with plotters of the interim natio…

30/03/2023

The Labour Party has said it was confident that Nigerians wouldn’t be intimidated into abandoning their legitimate, legal right to seek judicial redress to reclaim their mandate which was freely given to the LP Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi which was brazenly stolen. Chief Spokesperson of the Labour Party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, said this in response to an alarm raised by the Department of State Services, in Abuja, yesterday....

The Labour Party has said it was confident that Nigerians wouldn’t be intimidated into abandoning their legitimate, legal right to seek judicial redress to reclaim their mandate which was freely gi…

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