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By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has presented N10m relief package to soldiers wounded in the ongoing fight against insurgents in the state. The package was presented to General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Peter Malla by the Borno Commissioner of Information and Security, Prof. Usman Tar and the Permanent Secretary Government House, Mustapha Busuguma. During the presentation, Tar said the package was a fulfilment of the pledge made by Zulum during the Eid-el-kabir lunch for troops in Maiduguri, organized by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. “We are here to fulfil the pledge…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. The NBA National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Habeeb Lawal, in a statement on Saturday, said the decision was reached by its National Executive Committee (NEC) at a recent monthly meeting. Lawal noted that the NBA NEC set up an ad hoc committee comprising the 1st Vice President of the NBA, Mrs Linda Rose Bala; the Assistant General Secretary of the NBA, Mr Daniel Kip; the Chairperson of…
By Hallimah Olamide Prof. Abiodun Otegbayo, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says there is no cause for alarm over Saturday’s fire outbreak at one of the hospital’s buildings. Otegbayo, while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, said there was no reason to worry as the fire which engulfed part of the hospital early on Saturday has been put off. He disclosed that the hospital management had immediately after the fire broke out alerted three different fire services which quickly mobilised their resources and arrived to put off the inferno. “Contrary to a speculation, no patient was…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has denied reports that it has appointed music star, Afeez Adeshina Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley as its Ambassador. Naira Marley had on Thursday 17th August 2023 led members of his team on a visit to the National Headquarters of the Agency in Abuja to express his preparedness to join the fight against drug abuse in the country. Debunking the report of his appointment, NDLEA in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said its engagement with Naira Marley was to encourage him to use his skills…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Saturday said it is set to investigate allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. A statement by Habeeb Akorede, National Publicity Secretary of the association said the decision was reached by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NBA at her recent monthly meeting presided over by the NBA President, Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau. “The NBA NEC subsequently empanelled an ad-hoc committee comprising the 1st Vice President of the NBA, Mrs Linda Rose Bala, the Assistant General Secretary of the NBA, Mr…
An eight-year-old boy (name withheld) narrowly escaped being lynched by residents of Olola area of Odo-Ona in Ibadan on Friday for allegedly stealing plastic materials. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who was at the scene, reports that it took the intervention of some parents to convince the angry residents to set the boy free. A resident, Silas Oresanya, said he was quietly sitting at a hidden place in his house when he sighted the boy searching his compound. “After some minutes, I saw the boy picking up our plastic buckets, bowls, and other plastic items. “When I apprehended…
The Nigerian Navy on Friday returned a merchant tanker vessel, MV TIS IV, and a Barge Podium held for complicity in oil theft to their owners in compliance with a court judgement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the court had convicted the crew and ruled that the stolen crude be forfeited to the federal government while the vessels be returned to their owners. The impounded vessels were anchored at the Naval facility Forward Operating Base (FOB) Formoso in Brass, Bayelsa. MV TIS IV was seized for two years while the barge was in custody for six years…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, on Friday suspended Chief Olawale Oladoja, the Mogaji of Akinsola village in Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. The Personal Assistant to Olubadan on Media, Mr Oladele Ogunsola, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the emergency meeting attended by Oba Balogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Olubadan had held the meeting with some members of his Advisory Council over the reported dastardly activities of Chief Oladoja. Ogunsola said Oladoja was suspended over land-grabbing related cases. “Landlords of about 200 houses in Akinsola on Thursday…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained to the board of the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas what he intends to do with the nation’s gas resources. He said his administration is committed to leveraging on the domestic utilization, processing and international export of Nigeria’s massive gas resources as a transition fuel to catalyze the nation’s economy. The president spoke on Friday during a meeting with the Board. Tinubu affirmed that all encumbrances to the entrepreneurial progress and development of Nigeria’s industrious citizens, as well as any further impediments to business practice in the Oil & Gas sector, specifically, will be swiftly…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have said the N180bn palliative being provided to states of the federation represents a mere ruse. In condemning the measure, the trade unions said politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess given to each state government for disbursement to the citizens. the Assistant National Secretary-General of the NLC, Mr Chris Onyeka, wondered why the FG was releasing money to governors, many of whom he said had refused to pay the minimum wage. The money will not get to the people, let them share the…