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Safiu Kehinde  Commentators have knocked Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh over the inability of the country to get it’s Olympic Cyclist a bicycle for her competition. The cyclist, Ese Ukpeseraye, had expressed appreciation to the German Olympic team for lending her a bicycle to be used for racing in the ongoing Olympic competition. “Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks. In d spirit of sportsmanship the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle.Thank you” Ese…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Telecommunications Company, 9 Mobile, has appointed former General Manager of Airtel Nigeria, Ayodeji Adedeji, as its new Chief Technical and Information Officer. The network service provider disclosed the appointment in a statement issued earlier today. According to the statement, Ayodeji was appointed based on his vast experience in guiding companies through substantial growth and navigating complex challenges which they claim will be beneficial to their organization. Profiling Adedeji, 9 Mobile lauded his level of experience and achievement over the years. The statement read in part; “Adedeji is a seasoned leader with 25 years of industry experience in…

Agency Report The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said that its  air strikes has effectively destroyed  suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory, two gun trucks, and neutralized several terrorists in Grazah, Mandara mountains, Borno. Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Maiduguri. He said that the operation was carried out on Au. 2, in response to intelligence reports of a possible IED factory and logistics storage area in the location. Gabkwet said that the factory was believed to have been relocated from Gwoza to Timbuktu Triangle in Sambisa…

Agency Report A 12-tonne gas truck on Thursday, exploded at a Mobil filling station, opposite Airport Hotel, Allen junction, Lagos State, causing severe injuries on two persons. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency responded to a distress call through the 767 and 112 Toll-Free Emergency lines at 11.08 a.m. about the incident. He said the agency activated its Tiger Response Team from the command and control centre, Alausa, Ikeja. “Upon arrival at the incident scene, investigations conducted revealed that…

Agency Report The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has released 10 minors detained during the nationwide protest in the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer  in the state, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lafia. NAN reports that the police had arrested 50 protesters in four different Local Government Areas on Aug. 1, the first day of the protest for allegedly attacking their personnel and looting. It also reports that of the number detained, 25 were arrested in Lafia, 16 in Karu, six in Keffi, as…

Agency Report Amos Ishaku, a First Class graduate and internally displaced person (IDP) in Uhorgua camp, Edo, has bagged a fully-funded PhD scholarship of University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ishaku had, in November 2023, graduated with first class in Chemical Engineering from Edo State University, Uzaire. Speaking with NAN on Thursday via telephone, Coordinator of the camp, Mr Solomon Folorunsho, said the development was a n indication that creating an enabling environment for the needy could yield result. NAN reports that the camp is being managed by Home for the Needy Foundation.…

Agency Report Port Harcourt, August 2024 (NAN) The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, has recovered about 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil from suspected oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, the division’s Spokesman, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the crude oil was seized from trucks and illegal refining sites in the states. He said that five suspects who were apprehended in the process would soon be prosecuted. “These seizures are part of ongoing efforts to combat oil theft and illegal bunkering of petroleum products in the Niger Delta,” he said. Danjuma said that…

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has declared there is “a lot of work to be done” in Bangladesh, as he arrived in the country to take over as interim leader. “People are excited,” the 84-year-old told the BBC moments after flying into the capital Dhaka from France on Thursday. He will be sworn in later. His plane touched down just days after Sheikh Hasina – the woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years – fled across the border to India. She resigned as prime minister after weeks of student-led protests – which left hundreds dead – escalated…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian cross dresser, simply identified as Area Mama, has been found dead in Abuja earlier today. His body, according to reports was seen lying motionless along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway. While his killers and cause of his murder still remain sketchy, his last video was shared on X platform. Meanwhile was once reported to be assaulted two years ago in Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory following disagreement with a taxi driver

Safiu Kehinde Lagos state government has, earlier today, demolished an identified shrine built along Mosalashi Bus stop area, Iyana Ipaja. The demolition exercise was carried out by officials from the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) and Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps. Ina video of the demolition shared on X by Lagos Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, the shrine was brought down to rubbles by officers of the both agencies. Recounting several warning attempts issued to the owner of the shrine, Wahab warned against environmental nuisance in the state. “After several stop-work notices served and physical assault on the personnel…