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The Police on Wednesday rescued a 67-year-old man locked up in a room for over 20 years in Kaduna. The man was found naked and locked up in a room at a house located on Bayajidda road in Kaduna. Residents of the building fled when a police team arrived the house. The Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna State, DSP Mohammed Jalige told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a thorough investigation would be conducted on the matter. Jalige said that the victim, Ibrahim Ado, was first discovered by some environmental health officers who were in the house on…
Labour Party (LP) unveiled a 1,234, member Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on Wednesday saying the party would secure at least 15 million votes at the 2023 presidential election. Former Presidential adviser, Doyin Okupe, who has been acting in the capacity of the Director General was retained in the position. Unveiling the team, Okupe said retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Zarewa, would serve as its chairman. Some of the members are Mr Oseloka Obaze, who would serve as Deputy Director-General and Campaign Manager, and Alhaji Yusuf Maitama, Deputy Director-General (North). Also in the council are Mr Yunusa Tanko,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is dazed by the achievement and popularity of its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The party insisted that the APC Presidential candidate is not eligible to contest the election. Tinubu had on Monday during the inauguration of the APC women’s campaign council in the Presidential Villa, described the PDP as a ‘termite’ party that’s full of looters. Responding,the opposition party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon.Debo Ologunagba, Wednesday said only APC can be described as a termite party. The publicity scribe said…
Approves N1B To Support Flood Victims In Rivers State Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved the sum of N1Billion (One Billion Naira), for emergency relief measures to support flood victims in Ahoada West and Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State. This was disclosed in a statement released by his Media Aide,Kelvin Ebiri noted that,the governor, empathised with the flood victims. He added that, the Taskforce to coordinate the distribution of relief materials to affected communities in the State was also set up. “One Billion Naira approved by the Rivers State Government is to enable vulnerable…
The Labour Party on Wednesday reacted to the statement credited to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu asking those who want to change the government to “ shut up” Tinubu had on Monday said those calling for a change of government should “shut up”. Tinubu made this statement while speaking at the launch of the women’s team of the APC presidential campaign. He said,”Nigerians seeking a change of government have forgotten the situation of the country before Buhari assumed office. “If they say they want a change of government, just tell them, we will like to…
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has told the International Foundation for Electoral System and the National Endowment for Democracy his commission is partnering a Nigerian group of publishers to stem the tide of fake news. The INEC boss, while speaking at the event organised by the two bodies in Washington on Tuesday, said though social media is a good force, he regretted that it is also being used as tool for spread of fake news. “The social media has been a force for good. The Commission does not support censorship. We believe that the…
Nigerians feel Teni Akpata’s conduct after collecting her award fell short of expectations Popular Nigerian Singer, Teniola Apata, fondly known as Teni the Entertainer has left tongues wagging on social media over video which shows her demanour on receiving her award. The President, Muhamadu Buhari had on Tuesday conferred the singer with a national honor of the Member of the Order of The Niger in Abuja. A viral video from the occasion has shown how she received her award “coldly” and walked off with a stern face. The clip has however sparked various criticisms, debates and praises online from Nigerians…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition which will be held on Thursday, 13th October 2022. The annual flagship event which was last held physically in 2019 will bring together 12 winning student companies from the Regional Company of the Year competition to compete for the National Company of the Year award sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Limited. The winner of the National Company of the Year competition will proceed further to represent Nigeria at the Junior Achievement Africa’s Company of the Year (ACOY)…
A former security adviser to Bayelsa government, Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop releasing ecological funds to the governors. Kpodoh said that the recurrent destructive effects of floods across the country was enough evidence that ecological funds were being diverted by governors. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that data from the National Emergency Management Agency show that death toll from flooding in the 2022 flood season has so reached 500. Kpodoh in a statement in Yenagoa on Wednesday, observed that the governors had completely failed to use ecological funds allocated to them for projects…
Anikulapo, a Netflix original movie produced and directed by veteran actor, Kunle Afolayan, has been the talk of the town and it is currently topping the Netflix weekly global chart as the most viewed non-English Netflix original movie. In a statement by the producer, Kunle Afolayan on Wednesday confirmed that, since its release just 11 days ago, a weekly top 10 list of the most watched movies by Netflix, showed that Anikulapo had been viewed for 8,730,000 hours between October 3 and October 9, 2022. The movie, which was set in the pre-colonial era of the 17th century old Oyo…