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By Kamil Opeyemi The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized expired products worth more than N5 million from shops in Minna. Hajiya Hauwa Yusuf, State Coordinator (Niger 1), SON, said on Saturday in Minna that some of the products had expired seven years ago, but were still being sold to unsuspecting consumers. She made the declaration at a ceremony where SON presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificate to Kiara Rice Mills located in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger. Yusuf listed products seized to include teas, chocolate drinks, juices, yoghurt, biscuits, coffee, margarine, milk, bath soaps and…

By Gbenga Omotoso Even as those who flew thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic, drove several kilometres and walked a million steps in search of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s status at the Chicago State University are back – empty handed – and the chief mourners and their bitter sympathisers have refused to go home, it is fit and proper to intervene in what many discerning minds have described as our longest-running comedy. Yes. Around the blackmail has grown a huge industry of tricksters, pranksters, fraudsters, mobsters and marabouts. They are joined by all manner of charlatans masquerading as public affairs…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Osun State Government on Saturday said the two warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon have signed a peace accord, thus ending the current bloody clashes over disputed land between them. For the past few days, the two communities have been embroiled in a communal conflict leading to the wanton destruction of lives and properties, which informed the decision and subsequent directive by the Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke to impose a 24-hour curfew on Irepodun and Orolu local government areas. Announcing the development in a statement on Saturday, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment,…

Halimah Olamide Rave singer and Afrobeat crooner, David Adeleke popularly called Davido, has said no one can stop him from performing in any part of Nigeria. Davido’s vow came on the heels of an allegation by former Chairman of the Nigerian Football Federation Amaju Pinnick who said after failing to show up for a show in Warri, Delta state, Davido must not be seen anywhere near the oil rich city for performance. Speaking during the 19th edition of Warri Again, Amaju claimed that the organisers also booked a private jet for $18,000 for the ‘Unavailable Crooner’ but that he never…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, a partner and a worthy brother. This was stated on Saturday in a statement signed by the President’s spokesperson , Chief Ajuri Ngelale in celebration of the Minister’s 67th birthday. “Through it all, Dele has proven to be a partner and worthy brother,” the President declared According to the statement; the President cherishes Alake’s patriotism and unwavering dedication to service, as well as the close relationship they have shared over the span of four decades. President Tinubu reflects on the long journey they…

The Kogi All Progressives Congress (APC) got a boost to its build-up for the State governorship election following the defection of Alhaji Ismail Inah, a former federal lawmaker, into the party from the PDP on Friday. A statement in Lokoja on Saturday by APC Campaign Council Spokesperson, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said Inah and his supporters were received by Kogi APC Chairman, Abdullahi Bello, in Ajaka, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area of the state. Inah, a former House of Representatives member, who represented Idah Federal Constituency in Kogi, was on Friday dressed and decorated with APC’s robes by Bello as a sign…

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday debunked the claim by the police that it had not responded to an enquiry sent to it on deceased singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Police in Lagos State had told a news conference on Friday that the NDLEA had yet to confirm social media posts that it arrested and detained Mohbad on Feb. 24, 2022. The media posts also claimed that Mohbad was given a substance to drink while in NDLEA detention. Dismissing police claim in Abuja, Director, Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi stated that the anti-drug…

By Kamil Opeyemi A Lagos High Court will on Monday deliver judgment in the case of a police officer, Darambi Vandi, charged with shooting dead a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. Vandi was arraigned on Jan. 16 on a count charge of murder but he pleaded not guilty. The court granted accelerated hearing on the case. Lagos State Government alleged that the defendant shot Raheem on the chest on Dec. 25, 2022, at Ajah Roundabout, on Lekki- Expressway, Lagos State. The murder contravenes Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Prosecution team led by…

By Tony Elumelu Some moments resonate as profoundly remarkable in life, where dreams are born from humble beginnings and transformed into extraordinary realities. As I stood before 700 UBA graduate trainees, drawn from across Africa, I thought of the long journey that brought me to where I am today. A journey that began with the same vigour, dedication, and hope that I saw in these young Lions and Lionesses. I had the privilege of having my one-on-one induction session with UBA’s new graduate trainees on Tuesday. I love these sessions, as I eagerly anticipate interacting with the brilliant minds, that…

By Halimah Olamide President of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been inducted into the International Women Forum. She joins the likes of former United States First Lady, Rodham Clinton, widow of late Mozambican President Samora Machel and later Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel. Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian Minister of Finance revealed this via her X handle on Saturday. According to her; “Honored and humbled to be inducted into the International Women’s Forum, International Hall of Fame. “Following in the footsteps of great sisters such as Coretta Scott King, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Graca Machel & H.E Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,…