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Agency Report The FCT Minister of State, Hajia Mariya Mahmoud, has pledged her support for the JAV Christmas Village, Abuja’s premiere family-oriented yuletide event. This according to her is to ensure that the annual show becomes a tourism attraction in the FCT. She pledged in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on the sideline of an event to flag off preparations for the 2024 edition of the JAV Christmas Village celebration on Thursday in Abuja. According to the minister, the annual Christmas Village, with its iconic unveiling of the light tree, has become a flagship end-of-year event…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Customs Service Oyo/Osun Command has intercepted a truckload of 2,290 smuggled used tyres. This was made known in a statement signed by the Command’s Spokesperson, Kayode Wey, on Tuesday. As contained in the statement made available on the agency’s Facebook page earlier today, the truck conveying the used tyres was apprehended along Saki axis of Oyo state on Monday with the consignment seized. Reacting to the incident, the Command’s Area Comptroller, Ben Oramalugo, stated that importing and smuggling used tyres into Nigeria is illegal due to the significant risks they pose to public safety. He…
Agency Report The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that it is not bound by the Rivers High Court judgment that reinstated its dissolved Chief Emeke Beke-led State Executive Committee, as it was not a party to the suit. Mr Festus Fuanter, the party’s Deputy National Secretary, made this statement while speaking to journalists on Thursday in Abuja, following the National Working Committee (NWC) closed-door meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Rivers High Court had dismissed the APC Tony Okocha-led Caretaker Committee and reinstated the dissolved Beke-led executive. Fuanter explained that Beke, who was reinstated by…
By Halimah Olamide “It must be said without any equivocation that Zhongshan has no solid ground to demand restitution from the Ogun State Government based on the facts regarding the 2007 contract between the company and the State Government to manage a free-trade zone. The Nigerian government on Thursday opened up why a Chinese company has moved to seize three presidential jets via a court order in France. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said Thursday afternoon that there is a contractual dispute between the Ogun state government and the Chinese company. The company Zhongshan…
By Halimah Olamide Three days after disappearing, the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has remained unavailable. There are reports of the account being hacked on Tuesday after some internet fraudsters threatened to unleash cyberwar on the anti-graft agency. It could not be confirmed if hackers broke into the account or the account has suffered a technical glitch as claimed by the spokesman of the commission, Mr. Dele Oyewale while responding to a media inquiry from The Peoples Gazette. As at 10am Thursday when the NPO Reports checked it again, the situation has remained…
By Halimah Olamide A Nigerian woman who arrived from abroad with her family but tore her husband’s international passport has been arrested. Mrs. Favour Igiebor was reportedly arrested in Lagos on Wednesday by officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service. She was thereafter whisked to Abuja. The Nigerian Immigration Service had earlier hinted the woman risked jail terms if found guilty. Her husband NPO Reports gathered however went online on Wednesday pleading with Nigerians and the authorities to forgive his wife and the entire family. He said that the entire scene was a skit to create a content. ”Dear Nigerians What…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cleared additional 22 State-Owned Tertiary Institutions approved for the Students Loan Application. This was disclosed in a statement issued on the body’s official X handle earlier today. As contained in the statement, the institutions were cleared following review by the committee responsible for the Student Verification System. Prior to this development , 82 state-owned institutions were cleared. The newly added institutions will bring the number of schools eligible for the loan to 108. Meanwhile, the newly added institutions include; 1. Abia State University, Uturu 2. College of Education, Nsugbe 3. Chukwuemeka…
Safiu Kehinde House of Representatives’ Speaker, Tajudeen Abass, has cleared the air surrounding the controversial Counter-Subversion Bill, stressing that it is not targeted at at any group or individuals. Following immediate backlash from the public over a section of the which spelt out 10 years jail term or 5 million Naira fine for Nigerians who fail to recite the new national anthem or destroy Nigeria’s flag, the Speaker had clarified the controversies, tagging it as ‘misconception’. As contained in a statement signed by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, the bill is said to fall…
Agency Report Chairman of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Oyo State chapter, Mr Omidokun Oyekunle, says no few than half of the poultry farmers in the state are currently out of business. Oyekunle made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. The chairman, who noted that poultry business contributed about 25 per cent to Nigeria’s GDP, said if the rate at which poultry business was collapsing was not checked, it might have negative effect on the nation’s economy. He urged the Federal and State Governments to rise up to their challenges…
Safiu Kehinde In the wake of the fresh break-up of the Afrobeat sensational duo Paul and Peter Okoye, popularly known as P-Square, Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has made an intermediary attempt to settle to rift between the twin brothers. As seen in a post shared by Paul Okoye, also known as RudeBoy, on his X handle, Peter Obi had paid him a visit where engaged in conversation with Paul and his elder brother, Jude Okoye. RudeBoy had appreciated Obi’s visitation in his caption on the pictures and video showing the LP Presidential candidate and the duo. “Thank…