Igbo business mogul, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has denied referring to Yorubas, as “rascals” during a recent event held in Awka, Anambra State. In a statement titled: “Refutal of Malicious and Wicked Faje Bews in the Social Media” which he personally signed, the Imo State-born businessman said his statement with regard to his remark in connection […]
A High Court, sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has restrained the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, from parading himself, as the Chairman of the party. The presiding judge, Justice W. I Kpochi, sacked Ayu on Monday, pending the determination of the substantive suit which is scheduled for […]
President-elect Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, to mark his 71st birthday, instead of the annual birthday colloquium. The special prayers will be held in Lagos and in other parts of the country. A statement signed by Tunde Rahman, Office of the […]
In an effort to bring the 2023 electioneering process to a conclusive end, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced April 15, for the conduct of all pending Governorship, National and State Assembly Elections in the country. The Commission made the announcement on Monday, March 27, in a statement signed by Rotimi Oyekanmi, the […]
A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, has been told how one, Pastor Chris Mcdouglas, allegedly defiled a Church member 17-year-old daughter. Mcdouglas, a Pastor at Peculiar Generation Assembly Church, Lagos, is facing a nine-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. He, however, pleaded not guilty. A medical doctor, […]
– Describes Him, As A Hypocrite Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent comments that the appointments of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Charles Soludo were the best appointments he made when he was President, have continued to generate conversations. Joining the conversation, the Africa Action Congress, AAC, Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, described the former President, as a hypocrite, […]
The United Kingdom has said 10 Nigerians are on its Visa ban watchlist, following their inciting comments, during the country’s just concluded general election. The UK government also condemned a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, over his controversial comments during the elections. In an interview with Nigeria Info FM, on Sunday, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has asked Nigerians, medical doctors, importers and traders, to stop the use, prescription and sale of EzriCare and Delsam Pharma Artificial Tears Eye Drops. The Agency also warned importers, distributors, retailers and consumers to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain, adding that […]
A Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, has locked up 51-year-old Ubregbo Parmer in prison for life, for raping his colleague’s 9-year-old daughter. The convict, utility officer, committed the offence in his office on 10 December 2019, in Magodo area of Lagos. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had sufficiently […]
The United Kingdom Home Office International Operations, HOIO, has trained about 35 officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA’s Marine Command and Seaports Operations in recent weeks. Of the number, five are currently undergoing a two-week Maritime Patrol and Tactical Coxswain training at the UK’s Central Maritime Training Unit based in Southampton. The […]