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By Halimah Olamide Major retail outlet in Nigeria, Shoprite has announced plans to close its Ado Bayero Store in Kano from January 14, 2024. This was just as the company, Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited (RSNL), hinted of the retail chain’s two to five-year bullish growth plan for the Nigerian market. But the company it plans to open four outlets annually across the country as bold expressions of its confidence in the Nigerian market and the Nigerian people. In a statement issued in Lagos Friday 12, January 2024 and signed by company’s Chief Executive Officer, Hubertus Rick, the company said, “while…
APC adopts direct primaries for Edo guber poll The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to use direct primaries for the selection of its candidate for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship poll. Mr Duro Meseko, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this when he spoke with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat. He said that this was part of resolutions at the end of the National Working Committee (NWC) consultative meeting with Edo stakeholders. He urged the stakeholders to unite in trimming down the number of aspirants already in the race. Meseko urged aspirants…
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) on Tuesday said it sealed more than 700 buildings for various contraventions in 2023. Mr Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager, LASPPPA, disclosed this while leading an enforcement team of the authority across Ikeja Local Government area of the state. Osinaike said that the authority was embarking on early measures to avert building collapse in 2024. He explained that this was with a view to taming physical planning infractions so as to curb building collapse in line with the vision of the state. The general manager said that the state government was committed to…
By David Orji Governor of Osun, Senator Ademola Adeleke has expressed regrets over Tuesday’s road crash that claimed the lives of some school children and others. In a statement by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson of the Governor, the Governor was taken aback by the tragic incident at the state capital. Saying the Governor “is deeply hurt by the news of the death of some school students and another citizen from a fatal accident” he quoted the governor as reiterating the call on users of road to exercise caution and adhere strictly to safety guidance on roads. He said the State Government…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu has reminded Nigerians that his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari assumed the presidency at a most challenging time in the history of Nigeria. He said Buhari served as the President at a time that insurgents had almost taken over critical parts of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory. Saying the Buhari administration was responsible for pushing back the terrorists and reclaiming control of national territories, Tinubu said his administration will continue to fight back to ensure that all vestiges of terrorism are stamped out in Nigeria. He spoke on Tuesday at the presentation of some books…
•By Halimah Olamide The Headquarters of the Ogun State Police Command, said it’s already investigating a case of extortion and assault on a lady which took place in the state. A viral video of the policeman who extorted N15,000 after hitting the lady with guns has also gone viral. The police have reiterated that no form of misconduct from officers that may breach the professional standard will be tolerated. The extortion and assault were said to have taken place at a checkpoint in Ijagun junction near Tai Solarin University of Education. “The Ogun State Police Command has made it clear…
By Halimah Olamide Tragedy struck in Osogbo the Osun state capital on Tuesday as a bus overran a tricycle killing at least five persons. The fatal accident which occurred in front of the Wowen Centre for Development (WOCDEV) along the Ring Road saw the occupants of the tricycle dying on the spot affer being hit by the bus. The commercial bus with the registration number of Abuja – RBC15ZN was said to have hit the tricycle from the back. Some eyewitnesses said the bus may have lost control of its break .
•By Halimah Olamide There are reports that about 45 passengers in three fully loaded 15-seater commercial buses have been kidnapped by gun men in Orokam, along the Otukpo-Enugu Road in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. Vanguard News gathered from an eyewitness and driver of one of the commercial transportation companies in Makurdi, who narrowly escaped the ambush with his passengers, that the incident occurred at about 3:30pm on Thursday. The heavily armed men were reported to have ambushed the ill-fated commercial vehicles when they sprang from the nearby forests in Orokam and forced their drivers at gunpoint…
*Report by Omolade Durojaiye Algeria let a lead slip in the 1-1 draw against Angola in their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D match at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Monday night. The Desert Foxes got off to the perfect start as they broke the deadlock just 18 minutes into the game. Youcef Belaili set up Baghdad Bounedjah who hit the back of the net to hand Algeria a 1-0 lead with the Palancas Negras’ defence exposed. Bounedjah, who scored Algeria’s winning goal in the 2019 Afcon final, was hungry for goals. The Al Sadd…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is commited to prioritising education, healthcare, industrialisation, and iinvestment which aligns with his vision of fostering a stable and prosperous nation. Tinubu said this at the second-term inauguration of Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, in Owerri, on Monday. Tinubu said he is aware of the concerns of citizens, assuring them that the challenges brought on by very essential reforms are being addressed. “In the past 40 years, a few people were cornering our common wealth, and calling it subsidy, but I call it wasteful. Right now, we are all bearing and sharing that…