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Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched investigation into the torn international passport incident involving a lady and her husband at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The lady, identified as Favour Igiebor, appeared to have bite more than she can chew as NIS vowed to bring her to book if found guilty. As contained in a statement issued by the agency’s spokesperson, Kenneth Udo, today, the lady has been invited for investigation over the conduct which allegedly breeched Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended). The statement read in part; “The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has…
Safiu Kehinde Chelsea Football Club has unveiled new signing, Pedro Neto after sealing six-year contract deal. The Premier League side secured the service of the Portuguese winger from Wolverhampton in £54 million move. In what could be described as a busy summer transfer market for the West London side, Chelsea added Neto to their teeming squad which already boasted of players like Cole Palmer, Carney Chukwuemeka, Noni Madueke, Mudryk, and Nicholas Jackson. With new boss, Enzo Maresca, in charge, the Blues are keen to have a better Premier League campaign as the 2024/2025 season kicks off this week.
Safiu Kehinde Rwanda’s incumbent president has officially been sworn-in to a lengthy five years tenure following victory at last month’s Presidential election. Kagame had won the July election on a landslide with 99.8% of vote to defeat Frank Habineza from the Democratic Green Party and independent Philippe Mpayimana. On account of the change in Rwanda’s constitution in 2015, Kagame will be spend five years in his new tenure. Though the election was reportedly marred by a crackdown on media, the opposition and civil society groups as alleged by the opposition groups, Kagame’s emergence as the President was, however, welcome as…
Agency Report The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has vowed to prosecute any drunk drivers who knock down pedestrians while crossing the road. Mr Akinwumi Fasakin, the FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, that such acts of drunk driving would not be tolerated in the state. Fasakin was reacting to an accident in which a drunk driver knocked down two pedestrians along the Epe area of Lagos State on Saturday. He explained that the hit-and-run driver who recently killed some pedestrians along the Sagamu axis had been tracked and…
Safiu Kehinde Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, John Owan Enoh, has given reasons behind the country’s failure at the Paris 2024 Olympics game. Following Team Nigeria’s failure to claim a medal across the 32 different categories of sports at the tournament, Enoh blamed lack of adequate preparation and tight schedule he met in office while apologizing to Nigerians for the disappointment. He made this known in a statement on his official X handle earlier today. Enoh disclosed that Ministry was overly stretched with series of tournaments including AFCON, African Games, Olympics and Paralympics as at when he assumed office in 2023.…
Safiu Kehinde The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has, yesterday, debunked claims of upgrading Corp monthly allowance from N33,000 to N70,000. This was made known in a statement issued by the Scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa. Reacting to the controversies surrounding Corp members’ allowance increment on account of the new minimum wage, NYSC clears the air as they label such intuition as falsehood. They, however, urge parents and other stakeholders to disregard such claims as there is no directive yet concerning upgrade of Corp members’ allowance. The statement read in part; “The attention of National Youth…
Safiu Kehinde The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized multi-billion Naira worth of illict drugs concealed in vehicles and fabrics. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued earlier today. According to the statement, NDLEA intercepted as US and UK bound consignments in a nation-wide intelligence-led operation by its officers. Multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy duty automobile pivot shafts, and Ghanaian fabric, Kente was reportedly recovered. “While 2.32 kilograms of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional kente materials going to the United Kingdom were intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos on Monday 5th August 2024, 10.494kg…
Agency Report Celine Dion’s team has criticised former US President Donald Trump for the “unauthorised” use of a clip of one of her hits at a presidential campaign event. The song My Heart Will Go On – which featured in a 1997 film about the doomed ship Titanic – was played to supporters before Trump appeared on stage at a rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday. In a statement released on X, Dion’s team said she did not “endorse” the use of the song, adding: “And really, that song?” Artists and bands including Neil Young, Queen and the Rolling Stones…
Agency Report The state of Assam in India has launched a mobile phone app aimed at reducing deaths caused by wild elephants. The Haati app will warn people of approaching herds of elephants to allow them to get out of the way. Assam has one of the biggest elephant populations in India and a high number of elephant and human deaths caused by their interactions. Conservationists say elephants are becoming more aggressive in Assam because their habitats are shrinking, and even their traditional natural corridors are being encroached upon. As many as 1,701 people were killed by elephants in India…
Safiu Kehinde Denmark’s new ambassador to Nigeria, Jens Ole Bach Hansen, has expressed high hopes on strengthening diplomatic ties between Denmark and Nigeria. Describing his excitement on his X handle, yesterday, Hansen said Nigeria is a fascinating country he would love to know better. “I am the new proud and honored ambassador designate of Denmark to this great, important and fascinating country. I cannot wait to get started and to get to know this country even better.” Hansen wrote. Deputizing Hansen at the country’s embassy situated in Abuja is Mathias Rimmen with Julie Rosenkilde as his political counselor.