AS part of its effort to guarantee food security in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has revealed plans to re-open its rice mill at Elele Alimini, in Emohua Local Government, Rivers State. The reopening of the 180-ton per day rice mill in Emohua, according to …
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Gunmen Storm Palace In Kwara, Kill Monarch, Abduct Wife, Others
GUNMEN on Thursday night, invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State and killed the traditional ruler of the community, General Segun Aremu (rtd). The assailants also abducted the wife of the monarch and two others. Newsextra24 reports that Koro in Kwara is the …
Read More »What God Told Me When My Son Died – Yul Edochie
NOLLYWOOD actor, Yul Edochie, has opened up on his conversation with God in the wake of his son’s death, Kambilichukwu, in 2023. Newsextra24 reports that Yul, in a video shared via his YouTube channel, said the demise of his son left him heartbroken, knocked down and shattered. The movie star said …
Read More »AFCON 2023 Winners, Runner-ups, Other Prizes Revealed
THE Confederation of African Football has disclosed the monetary incentives for participating nations in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament (AFCON prize money) in Cote d’Ivoire. With the tournament in the quarter-final stage as of the time of filing this report, CAF confirmed that the victorious team of …
Read More »How Tinted Glasses Contributing To Kidnapping In Nigeria – Police
THE Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed that kidnapping perpetrators are increasingly using cars with unlicensed tinted glasses for their operations. While speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, Adejobi stressed that cars with illegally tinted glasses contribute significantly to the nation’s high rate of kidnappings and criminal …
Read More »Court Jails Actress Six Months For Spraying, Stepping On New Naira Notes
JUSTICE Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. She was first arraigned on February …
Read More »EFCC Clarifies Its Chairman’s Disclosures About Alleged Money Laundering By Religious Leaders
THE attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some misleading reports, commentaries and analyses by sections of the media, particularly Arise News, regarding the disclosure by the Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede about money laundering practices involving some religious sect leaders in Nigeria. At the Commission’s …
Read More »LAWMA, MAN Collaborate For Environmental Sustainability
Styrofoam ban in public interest THE Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), have met to discuss ways of implementing sustainable waste management strategies, following the recent ban on usage of styrofoam packs in the state. Addressing the stakeholders, managing director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa …
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Lawyer Over Alleged N91m Land Fraud In Enugu
THE Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 arraigned one Barrister Mike Ikegbunam before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering and obtaining by false …
Read More »Kidnap Of Ekiti School Children; Again, A Strong Call For Improved Security Of Students And The Masses At Large
Calls For The Immediate Release Of The School Children. Education Is Not And Can Not Be In The Bush. For A Probe Of The Billions Of Naira Allocated To The Safe-School Initiative. We Will Go To Court If Any More School Child is Abducted THE SAVE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, NIGERIA …
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