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By Halimah Olamide Amidst Nigeria’s security challenges, the Directorate of State Security on Saturday asked citizens to be vigilant while celebrating the Muslim festival, eid-il-Kabir. In a sallah message released on Saturday, DSS listed areas where operators must watch out critically for possible security breaches. “It is strongly advised that while engaging in religious and social activities during the period, celebrants should be cautious and observe all necessary personal security procedures. “Similarly, operators and patrons of malls, fun places, markets, parks and railway stations among others are to be vigilant and ensure strict compliance to physical and other security measures…
In 1998, a Japanese man was stripped naked and left alone in an almost-empty apartment as part of a challenge for a reality TV show. Tomoaki Hamatsu, known as Nasubi, was left with only a pen, some blank postcards, a telephone and rack full of magazines. But he was not there to read. The concept of the show was to see if a human being could survive on competition prizes alone. In order to win the challenge, the value of the prizes he won had to reach a certain financial threshold – 1m yen, around £6,000 at the time. He…
South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties. In his victory speech, Mr Ramaphosa hailed the new coalition, and said voters expected the leaders to “to act and to work together for the good of everyone in our country”. The agreement was hashed out on a day of high political drama, which saw the National Assembly sitting late into the evening for votes to…
By Halimah Olamide List Submitted Fraught With Failed Applicants, Unqualified Persons – IGP Office Most worrisome is the allegation of financial dealings and corrupt practices leading to the outcome where unqualified and untrainable individuals have been shortlisted.” The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday cried out over alleged fraud in the 2022/23 recruitment of new personnel into the force. The Office of the Inspector General of Police, in a statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the police was surprised to find that unqualified persons, those who did not even apply and those who failed the Computer-Based Tests were many on…
By Tunde Akanni Kudi Abiola Corner availed our collective some renewed hope as we rediscovered ourselves to reunite and re-strategise. “The love that follows us sometime is our trouble which we still thank as love” Shakespeare (Macbeth) Undaunted by the lingering severity of the separation from our respective families for months and years for some of us, many of us still defied the freezing cold of New York in the United States in the morning of January 25, 1998. All roads literally led to what used to be known as the Nigeria Corner. The main task for the day…
By Halimah Olamide President Joe Biden of the United States on Friday vowed not to dabble into the affairs of the judiciary even with the sentencing of his son, Hunter Biden. The younger 54 year old Biden was found guilty of f lying about his drug use on a form while purchasing a handgun in 2018. Family members of the president including the First Lady Jill Biden had attended the trial in a Delarware court until the 12 an jury found him guilty. BBC reported that President Biden flew to Wilmington, Delaware, after the verdict where he greeted and hugged…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian government on Friday dropped its charges against an executive of cryptocurrency company, Binance, Mr. Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja discharged Gambaryan and his colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who had fled months ago. They were discharged from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). FIRS’ counsel, Moses Ideho, had filed a fresh amended charge wherein Binance is listed as the sole defendant. Gambaryan had come into the dock on Friday when the matter was called while Mr. Tonye Krukrubo, SAN, while appearing…
By Halimah Olamide No fewer than 19 persons have died while 5 were injured on Thursday after a head on collision in Kwara State. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, the accident was a result of excessive speed. The incident had occurred at the Kanbi village, on the Olooru new Jebba road in Kwara State. According to Olusegun Ogungbemide, “Preliminary investigation reveal that the crash which occured as a result of excessive speed and wrongful overtaking involved 2 vehicles; a blue Iveco trailer with no trace of registration and a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LSD363YE. A…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Thursday named Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. This followed the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Mr. Yabuku, according to a statement from the presidency, is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to former President Umary Musa Yar’Adua from 2007 to 2010. He was also the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003. “The new Director-General of…
By Halimah Olamide The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, has called for the support of the judiciary in tackling the challenges of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism. Kyari made the call at the National Judges Capacity Building Workshop on the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) and INVESTIN 234, on Thursday in Abuja. In a goodwill message he delivered at the workshop, the GCEO stated that the gains of the PIA have been severely undermined by crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism and urged the judiciary to…