The President Bola Tinubu-led government has told former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, that “no one is above the law” while reacting to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) manhunt for businessman, Abdullahi Bashir Haske, the founder of AA & R Investment Group and son-in-law to Atiku. Haske had been declared wanted by the EFCC for…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the circulation of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachets across the country. In a statement issued on Friday, the agency said Promasidor Nigeria Limited, the manufacturer and Marketing Authorisation Holder of Cowbell products, raised concerns about fake milk sachets that…
The embattled family of a woman who was mistakenly lynched on Thursday to be a kidnapper at Ipata Market area of Ilorin, Kwara State have demanded justice. Recall that the deceased died at the General Hospital, Ilorin from severed injuries sustained during the mob attack. Spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, Toun Ejire- Adeyemi,…
Six people lost their lives while 19 others were injured after a passenger vehicle somersaulted due to a tyre burst at Osupori Village near the ICT Polytechnic, Itori, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Friday. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with…
Dear Hon. Minister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, With a heart full of admiration and gratitude, I journeyed all the way from Bekwarra LGA, Cross River State, to Abuja, driven by the desire to personally witness the wonders your visionary leadership has brought to our nation’s capital. Standing before the landmark projects commissioned so far in the…
The Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS) is currently undergoing a remarkable facelift and remodeling, aimed at repositioning the agency for world-class service delivery. This development was disclosed to newsmen in Ibadan by the Chairman and Sole Administrator of PTS, Dr. Oladeji Ibraheem Salami (DIKKO), who noted that Governor Seyi Makinde’s visionary leadership and unwavering…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Nigerians who lost money to the fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), to report at its zonal directorates in Ibadan and Lagos. The Commission is currently prosecuting three suspects — Adefowoara Abiodun Olanipekun, Otorudo Avwerosuo, and Ehirim Justice Chukwuebuka, over their alleged involvement in…
Japan has designated the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture as the “hometown for Nigerians” in the country. The announcement was made on Thursday on the sidelines of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), shortly after President Bola Tinubu concluded his visit to Japan. Under the new arrangement, Kisarazu will serve as…
Boko Haram Leader, Ibrahim Bakoura Doro, alias Abu Oumaimah, has denied reports by the Government of Niger Republic that he was killed in recent military operations in the country’s Diffa region. The Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) had, on Thursday, announced that Bakoura was eliminated alongside several insurgent commanders during precision airstrikes carried out on Aug….
The sole House of Representatives member on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Leke Abejide, has predicted that the opposition coalition formed around the party will collapse by September. Abejide, who represents Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State, said the coalition’s failure to secure a single seat in the August 16…