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The Nigeria Navy has arrested three suspects over alleged falsification of its approval for shipment of 150,000 litres of suspected adulterated diesel in Rivers. Commodore Desmond Igbo, Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, disclosed this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt during the handover of the suspects to the Nigeria Police Force. He said that the three suspects gave fake navy oil approval to a vessel, MV Mother Gabrini – with one of the suspects parading himself as a navy officer. “On Nov. 8, troops attached to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny arrested MV Mother Gabrini for suspected illegal bunkering activities.…
Afrobeat star, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has topped the list of the most-searched artistes on Google in Nigeria in 2023. According to the list of 10 Most Searched Topics and Persons in Nigeria in 2023 released by Google, Asake’s song: “Lonely at the Top’’ also topped the most searches from Nigerians. Singers Khalid and Shallipopi stood at numbers two and three, respectively in the most searched artistes’ list. Other artistes who made the list were Seyi Vibez, Kizz Daniel, Portable, Spyro, Boy Spice, Odumodublvck and Ayra Starr. In the Top 10 Most Searched Songs list, Omah Lay’s hit…
By Halimah Olamide Ailing Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday announced the transfer of power to his Deputy Lucky Ayedatiwa. The transfer of power comes amidst tension in the state over the refusal of some members of the House of Assembly to allow for peaceful transfer of power even in the face of worsening heath condition of the Governor. But a statement by Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to Akeredolu confirmed that the Governor was commencing another medical leave hence the decision to transfer power. The statement came hours after a meeting said to have been summoned by President…
Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday it would scrutinise environmental claims made by UK consumer goods giant Unilever (ULVR.L) about certain household essential items, amid a wider crackdown on greenwashing. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is seeking to make sure shoppers are not being misled after an initial review uncovered a range of concerns that the maker of Dove soap “may be overstating how green certain products are”. “We’ll be drilling down into these claims to see if they measure up,” said CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell. “We are surprised and disappointed with the CMA’s announcement and…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to live in Rwanda. The UK Supreme Court ruled last month that Rwanda was an unsafe place to send those arriving in small boats on England’s southern coast, and that the policy would breach British and international law. In response, Sunak has agreed a new treaty with the east African country and brought forward emergency legislation to override domestic and international human rights law. The move has deeply divided his party, alienating both moderates,…
Some Vice-Chancellors, (V-C) Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders on Tuesday expressed concern over the decline in the number of lecturers in the nation’s universities. The university education stakeholders bared their minds in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently approved the implementation of 35 per cent and 23 per cent of salary increment for staff of all federal tertiary institutions。 In a letter issued on Sept. 14, the CEO of Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, Mr Ekpo Nta, said the Federal Government had released a circular on the implementation of…
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu will account for revenue from oil. Edun said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation to defend the 2024 appropriation bill. He said the issue of accounting for oil revenue is germane, “and clearly whatever we have met as a way of monitoring oil revenue and payment into the federation account will be done.” The minister said he was in agreement with many who had pointed out the fact that, the federal government must have…
By David Orji The Nigerian Customs Service on Tuesday said it has instituted an inquiry into an allegation of extortion by one of its officials at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. NPO Reports that a video had gone viral where a female official of the service demanded for N5,000 from a traveller. A statement by Abdulahi Maiwada, which was made available to the NPO Reports on Tuesday confirmed the official in the video is one of its officials assigned to the MMA Ikeja. Saying that the Nigerian Customs does not condone fraud, the statement said nothing would be left…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as “Wizkid”, on Monday gave out cash gifts to children in the suburb of Makoko and Surulere in Lagos. The multi-award-winning star was seen in Surulere and Makoko, accompanied by security personnel, distributing money to children and youths while they sang in his praise. The “Ojuelegba” crooner had pledged to kickstart this benevolent act in Surulere, where he spent his formative years. Earlier, on his instagram page, he announced plans to gift N100 million to children for Christmas. He wrote, “100M for the kids for Christmas! Lord bless us all 😇 start…
By Kamil Opeyemi Popular Tiktoker and disc jorkey, DJ Chicken has crasked his newly acquired Mercedez Benz jeep into an electric pole on Monday. The incident reportedly happened at Lekki area of Lagos. The footage revealed the aftermath of the incident, with a background voice confirming that the damaged vehicle indeed belonged to DJ Chicken. The front of the car was seen badly damaged marking a startling turn of events for the social media star. It was not clear what led to the accident but a voice was heard saying that he was on an excessive speed before the car…