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By Halimah Olamide Samson Erinfolami Eletu also called Sam Larry who has been fingered as one of the attackers of the late singer, Mohbad has said he could not have been responsible for the death of the rapper. Mohbad, Oladimeji Promise Aloba, died on Tuesday and his remains were buried on Wednesday. His death has sparked controversy with many people being accused of involvement in intimidation and attacks of the singer until his death. Sam Larry, one of those said to have led attacks on the 27 year old singer, has come out in a video to exonerate himself from…
The All Progressives Congress in Mopamuro, on Friday, staged a solidarity walk in support of the Governorship candidate of the party, Usman Ododo. Thousands of party members stormed the road to drum support for Ododo, saying Mopamuro will remain the stronghold of the party. The walk, which started in Odole Mopa at Johnbull Mechanical Workshop, covered other Wards in the Local Government Area, ending at Amuro. Addressing the mammoth crowd, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, said candidates promoting sectional agenda were living in the past and would be rejected in the Local Government. The…
A former Commissioner in Lagos state. Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has been nominated as the next Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Carodoso, when confirmed, will serve for an initial one term of five years. The President has also approved the nomination of four new Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, as listed below: (1) Mrs. Emem Nnana Usoro (2) Mr. Muhammad Sani…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Friday presented 10 vehicles to 3rd Class Chiefs in the federal capital and promised improved welfare for traditional leaders. The 3rd Class chiefs were from Gomani, Yaba, Bwari, Pai, Garki, Jiwa, Wako, Rubochi, Gwargwada and Zuba Chiefdoms. Wike explained, while handing over the Nissan Semi SUV keys to the traditional rulers in Abuja, that the gesture was part of government efforts to ease the mobility of the traditional leaders. He said that the government has a responsibility to encourage traditional leaders by providing them all…
•By Halimah Olamide The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has denied speculations that it plans to move its headquarters in Abuja to Lagos. Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) NNPC made the denial at the resumed investigative hearing of the ad hoc committee on the acquisition of OVH Energy by NNPCL on Friday. Kyari said that contrary to the petition by petitioners, the company had no plan of moving its headquarters to Lagos, adding that this was in spite of its present status of a private company, registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. He said the…
By Hallimah Olamide The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of food items such as beef, tomatoes, beans, and yams witnessed increases in July. It made the declaration in its Selected Food Prices Watch Report for July 2023 issued in Abuja on Friday. The report stated that the average price of 1kg of boneless beef increased by 30.17 per cent from N2,118.84 recorded in July 2022 to N2,758.13 in July 2023. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of boneless beef increased by 3.96 per cent per cent in July from the N2,653.02 recorded in June 2023.” It said the average…
By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has condemned the killing of a Labour Party (LP) Chieftain, Mr Zakari Maduka, in Abia, and urged security agents to fish out his killers. Gov Otti was quoted to have said this in a statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, and made available to newsmen on Friday. Maduka was reportedly killed on Tuesday night at Uturu, in Isuikwuato LGA of the state by yet-to-be-identified assailants. Otti described the beheading of Zakari as insane, barbaric and vicious. He, therefore, called on security agents to speed up action…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos State Government, on Friday, announced palliative works to be carried out by its Public Works Corporation and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on failed sections of the ever-busy Third Mainland Bridge. The state Ministry of Transportation, in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Engr Abdulhafiz Toriola, explained that the repairs would go on for two consecutive Sundays, September 17 and 24, between 7 am to 7 pm on both days. “The proposed works will be strictly executed in two phases with phase one focusing on only the most critical sections on the Iyana…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has received a petition with 48,063 signatures from 121 countries calling for action to protect disability rights. This is ahead of the UN summit on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), scheduled for between Sept. 18 and 19. Miss Joy Tarbo, Communications Associate, Sightsavers Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, after the handing over of the petition to Dr. Betta Edu, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. According to Tarbo, the Nigerian Government has received a petition with 48,063 signatures calling for action to protect disability rights ahead of the UN…
By Hallimah Olamide Following a meeting with the representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday, the management of the University of Lagos, has announced the reduction of its earlier released fees. A statement released and made available on Friday morning revealed that the university management granted micro fee cuts to the students who have been demanding a reversal of the hike. In July, UNILAG announced an upward review in its fees meant to take effect from September 1. This put the sessional mandatory charges for new undergraduate students at ₦126,325 for courses without a lab/studio and ₦176,325…