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By Femi Alabi Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris has said that fuel subsidy removal has started yielding dividends, noting that over $30 billion foreign direct investments, FDI, had been attracted so far. The Minister made the disclosure over the weekend while chatting with the media in Lagos. He said “because of subsidy removal, Nigeria has attracted over $30billion foreign direct investment in various sectors especially in manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, oil and gas among others. These investments are already being realized. “From the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the Nigerian economy had grown by 3.46…
By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Army troops have successfully destroyed Idigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops conducted a search in their hideout and recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), one Toyota Highlander SUV and one Hilux vehicle after overpowering the criminals. He said that other items recovered include eight rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, six rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition…
By Femi Alabi A member of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) Salihu Abdulhadi Kankia has been rewarded for his honesty. Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami on X said Kankia randomly picked a bag containing over #100 million in Kankia Local Government of Katsina State and return it to the owner without taking a single kobo. The National Chairman of JIBWIS, Abdullahi Bala Lau in rewarding Kankia for his honesty conferred him with Honesty and Trustworthy Award and Hajj trip. Kankia was also given a car by the Governor…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Sunday told Qatari businessmen they should report to him should any of the Nigerian officials demand bribes. Tinubu stated this while addressing investors . A statement by President’s Adviser on Media Ajuri Ngelale quoted Tinubu as assuring the international business community that Nigeria is ready for serious business. He promised to deal decisively with any official involved in demanding bribes. He also pledged to remove all bottlenecks standing in the way of profitable and legitimate enterprise. Speaking at the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment Forum in Doha, on Sunday, President Tinubu told Qatari…
By Femi Alabi The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to partner with the Commission in the fight against economic and financial crimes. He made this call recently in Benin-City, Edo State when he hosted executives of NANS, Joint Campus Council, Edo State Chapter at the Benin Zonal Command of the Commission. Olukoyede who spoke through the Benin Zonal commander, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Kanu Idagu, urged the students leaders to see themselves as important stakeholders in the fight against economic and…
By Femi Alabi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted a 40-year-old businessman, Ejike Chibuke with 1.45 kilograms of cocaine at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said the drugs were concealed in the suspect’s luggage, while attempting to board an Ethiopia Airlines flight number 950 to Vietnam via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the NAIA. He said the suspect was arrested at the Abuja airport on Saturday March 2, after NDLEA officers subjected him to a thorough search. He also said that it…
By Femi Alabi Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested one Bulus Danladi, a Suspected Human Trafficker in Kaduna. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest on Sunday. Hassan said “On March 1, at about 0900hrs a complaint was lodged by Jummai Danjuma and two others in Katari area in Kachia Local Government Area of the state. “That on Feb. 27, the arrested suspect, Bulus Danladi of Ankwa area in Kachia LGA, trafficked five youth from Katari to Eruku in Kwara with intent to work in a factory. “On reaching there,…
By Halimah Okanlawon The National Emergency Management Agency on Sunday said the warehouse that was looted in Abuja does not belong to it. The agency said the warehouse belongs to another owner while also expressing sympathy with the owner of the warehouse. The agency however said the looting of the warehouse has compelled it to take some precautions ahead of anything of such around its facilities across the country. “The attention of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been drawn to media reports on Sunday alleging that the Agency’s warehouse was looted by some hoodlums in Abuja. “This is…
By Halimah Olamide Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sadness over the death of his former Senior Special Assistant on Works and Infrastructure, Abdulraheem Owokoniran. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr. Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday, described Owokoniran’s death, as a rude shock. Owokoniran, a former aide to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and former aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives Surulere Federal Constituency bye-election primary, reportedly died in the United Kingdom this weekend. The Governor said the deceased was a young Nigerian politician with great ideas…
By Seun Oloketuyi Alhaji Wasiu Omo Gbolahan Olasunkami Adewale Ayinde is a man of destiny, focused and passionate about what he wants. Or, what do you call a man, who rose from the streets of Isale Eko chasing his dreams to be a musician highly inspired by Islamic beliefs before trying out as an actor and then going back fully to Fuji, a genre of music that has blessed him and vice-versa. Over the years, the princely singer from the Fidipote family has remained focused with his eyes firm on the crystal balls. Despite his royal status, the Ijebu people,…