Author: NPO Admin II
Minister-designate Dele Alake has said that the Federal Government does not see the mass media as an adversary, but a tool to put the administration on its toes. Alake, current Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, made this known at a meeting with media executives on Friday in Abuja. According to him, at the end of the day, both the media and government operate in the same society. “If we are practising adversary journalism and we create problems in our society, where are we going to practise,” Alake asked. He said the meeting was…
The Nigeria Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the release of a popular native doctor, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki”, by his abductors. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed Nwangwu’s release on Saturday. Ikenga noted that the popular native doctor was released by his abductors in the early hours of Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the native doctor was kidnapped about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 23 at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra. According to Ikenga, the abductors have contacted with friends and relatives and…
By Halimah Olamide A farmer from the Republic of Benin has been nabbed by operatives of the Ogun state police command after he attempted to use his son for money rituals. The farmer, Poni Bada, said he hoped to raise money to train the rest to his children with proceeds from the money rituals. Three other men Ige Koselu, Benjamin Balovi and Segun Shile, has joined Bada to visit a herbalist’s home in Owode area of Ogun State, where the money ritual was to be carried out. They had all contributed N100,000 for the ritual process, with the agreement to…
By Halimah Olamide Leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress late Friday walked out of the meeting of the presidential steering committee which held to resolve issues bordering on strike. Joe Ajeoro, NLC President had led his team to the meeting with the Presidential Steering Committee on subsidy palliatives accusing representatives of government of lack of seriousness in the negotiations. The Steering Committee had met with the government delegation on Wednesday where the two parties agreed to reconvene on Friday to get brief from the three subcommittees set up to look into various demands. The committee was constituted by the government…
By Kamil Opeyemi Three persons have reportedly escaped death when a truck rammed into vehicles and motorcycles at the toll-gate on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Adekunle Ajibade, Sango-Ota Area Commander of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ota. The accident which occurred at the inbound Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Friday involved four vehicles and three motorcycles. Nine persons were involved while three were seriously injured, six others came out unhurt. According to him, the accident could have been averted, if the driver of Sino truck with registration no T-1450 LA was not on…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Kebbi State Government has promised to offer scholarship to rescued girls of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri. Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi state disclosed this while receiving a Turkish organisation, Nigeria/TUILP International College, who paid him a courtesy visit in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. Bandits had on June 17, 2021, stormed FGC Birnin Yauri and abducted both male and female students of the college alongside two of their teachers. The female captives spent more than a year in captivity before they finally gained their freedom after concerted efforts by government and their parents. The governor…
By Hallimah Olamide The Lagos State Government, through it Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), has warned filling stations owners on the contravening the Consumer Rights Law. Mr Afolabi Solebo, the General Manager, Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), gave the warning in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Solebo warned fuel attendants and business owners to desist from all forms of extra charges arising from the use of Point of Sale (PoS) machines for transactions. He said the warning became imperative due to several complaints received from consumers about illegal charges by some business outlets, especially filling stations. Solebo noted with…
English league team Chelsea on Friday said it has decided to comply with a fine of €10m as stipulated by the UEFA over alleged breach of financial regulations. The Club in a statement released on Friday however said the alleged breach took place under the defunct headship and ownership of the soccer team. “Chelsea FC’s ownership group completed its purchase of the club on 30 May 2022,” the club said adding that during a thorough due diligence process prior to completion of the purchase, “the ownership group became aware of potentially incomplete financial reporting concerning historical transactions during the club’s…
By Kamil Opeyemi Security operatives have arrested three suspected underground electric cable thieves at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) disclosed this in a statement released via its Twitter handle on Friday. According to the release signed by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, FAAN’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, said the suspects were nabbed by a patrol team of officers from the aviation security’s crime investigation and intelligence(CII) unit, and the joint military task force (JMTF). He said the suspects were caught in the authority’s training school on Friday. “Two of the…
By Halimah Olamide Controversial IPOB leader in Exile Simon Ekpa has dismissed as fake a letter allegedly written by the detained leader of the group Nnamdi Kanu. An handwritten letter had surfaced on Friday where Kanu allegedly asked Ekpa to end the sit at home order on South East region of the country. Ekpa who dubs himself as the leader of the Biafra Government in Exile, had issued various orders compelling residents of the region to stay at home. “It is complete fake! Mazi Nnamdi Kanu can never write such letter praising politicians that turned down the motion to release,”…