The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed three factories for producing banned sachet and PET bottles below 200ml alcoholic drinks in Ogun State. Mr Kunle Ojo, an Assistant Director in NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, told newsmen on Monday, that the enforcement followed continued …
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Nigerian singer, Zlatan, and his partner, Davita Lamai, have announced their upcoming wedding. The lovers made the announcement while in a private jet heading to Soso Soberekon’s wedding ceremony with other entertainers over the weekend. While extending the invitation to the guests in a now viral video on social media, …
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Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, has warned Nigerian youths against engaging in sport betting. Addressing the congregation as captured in a viral video, the clergyman said sport betting does not guarantee financial fortune, urging them to stop immediately. Oyedepo encouraged the …
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The Federal Government and development partners have validated the draft Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) policy to accelerate agro-industrial development, attract $4.4 billion investment and create jobs. Dr Kabir Yusuf, National Programme Coordinator, SAPZ, said this at the stakeholder validation workshop on the draft policy in Abuja on Monday. He …
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Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country’s southwest on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of households. The tremor at 4:27 pm (0727 GMT) on the island of Kyushu also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan’s own Shindo scale of shaking, the …
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The trial of former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his finance commissioner, Ademola Banu, in the alleged diversion of N5.78b SUBEB fund at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin was stalled on Monday due to the absence of two witnesses in the case. Ahmed and Banu are being prosecuted over …
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A former member of the House of Representatives, Babatunde Oduyoye has resigned from the Oyo State Advisory Council. Oduyoye, who represented Ibadan North West and South West on the platform of the defunct Alliance for Democracy made disclosed his decision in a statement, on Monday. Newsextra24 reports that Makinde established the …
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The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) is expected to question the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, today as lawmakers intensify their probe into the operations and funding of the disputed agency. The committee, chaired by the lawmaker representing Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin …
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda as a failure, describing it as “renewed hopelessness” and insisting that Nigerians deserve tangible improvements rather than political slogans. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Obi argued that …
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 3,200 confirmed Ebola cases, including 1,405 deaths, as the outbreak continues to spread across affected provinces, according to health authorities. The latest situation report showed that 571 patients had recovered, while 773 others remained in isolation and under medical supervision. The …
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