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AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Land In Cote D’Ivoire  The Super Eagles of Nigeria have landed at the Aéroport International Felix Houphouet Boigny d'Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations starting on Saturday, January 13, 2023.  The team was led by the captain, Ahmed Musa.  EARLIER SANWO-OLU URGES SUPER EAGLES TO WIN NATION CUP •Governor, Minister, NFF, others charge national team   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the Super Eagles to give their best to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire. The Governor charged the Super Eagles to make Nigeria proud at the 34th edition of the AFCON by winning the Continental Cup for a fourth time, having won the title in 1980, 1994, and 2013. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday night at the dinner he hosted for the Super Eagles team at the Lagos House, Marina, after they returned from their training camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Super Eagles, who were dressed...

Man reportedly offers girlfriend of 7 years N5m to allow him marry another lady A lady has been left totally dumbfounded after the boyfriend she’s been dating for seven years made a shocking proposal to end their relationship. The man reportedly offered her the sum of N7 million so that she could allow him marry someone else he has fallen in love with. A Twitter user known as @dexterouz11, who is friend to the lady shared the story on the microblogging platform, said she is contemplating leaving the relationship even without collecting anything. The post reads; “A friend has been dating this guy for 7 years and now he found someone else and is offering her N5 million to stay away. She’s considering leaving without collecting a dime from him.”  

Give Our Daughter, Betta Edu, Second Chance — Olufemi Pedro Olufemi Pedro, former Deputy Governor, Lagos State has described as unfortunate the circumstances Dr Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, found herself and pleaded that she should not be consigned into the dustbin of history. Chief Pedro in a statement noted rather sadly that what happened to the youthful minister can happen to any young person with limited experience in public life and urged Nigerians to give Betta Edu a second chance. While stressing that the public is right in condemnation of the alleged maleficence reported at the Humanitarian Ministry, Chief Pedro said the lessons of the debacle must not be lost on all Nigerians , and especially the youth, adding that nobody should laugh at the 37- year old Minister. “What happened to her could have happened to many of us whether by omission or commission”, Pedro said. Despite the seeming misadventure, Chief Pedro maintained t...

AFCON2023: DR Congo players dress in club jerseys for team photo Ahead of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, the Leopards of Democratic Republic of the Congo have gone unconventional as they decided to take their team photo donning their respective club jerseys.  The Central African country has been camping in Abu Dhabi as it prepares for the continent’s largest football tournament. The Central African country has been camping in Abu Dhabi as it prepares for the continent’s largest football tournament. Before their departure to Ivory Coast, the players chose to represent their respective clubs in the team’s group photograph.

As earlier announced by the Lagos State Government, traffic flow along Iyana-Oworonshoki inwards Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge has been diverted and the section closed to vehicular movement for repairs today, 9th January, 2024 for six weeks. Speaking at the diversion point, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi disclosed that 250 Traffic Management Personnel have been deployed to the axis to minimise inconvenience and ensure hitch-free movement for Motorists. In addition, the Commissioner stated that the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigerian Police Force are in collaboration to ensure safety, security and sanity during the repairs. Mr. Osiyemi appealed to Motorists to adhere to the traffic management plan rolled out by the State Government, adding that the road projects are for the benefit of all Lagosians. Earlier, the Federal Controller of Works, Mrs. Olukorede Keisha also explained that the Adeniji Adele bound...

 Alleged N2.7bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Couple’s Trial Till February   Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, adjourned till February 2, 2024 the alleged N2.7bn fraud trial involving a couple, Ruth and Oriyomi  Idowu. The couple was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday November 28, 2023, on 20-count charges  bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering, stealing, retention of stolen property and forgery to the tune of N2,757,188,000.00 (Two Billion,  Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven Million,  One Hundred and Eighty-eight Thousand Naira Only). They were arraigned alongside Food Commodity Processing Enterprise, Bonway Food Processing Company Limited, Samee Idowu Company Limited and Farmex Integrated Companies Limited, which all belong to Ruth Idowu. Count one reads: "Ruth Sameeha  Idowu , aka Loiry Ventures, Oriy...

Nigerian singer shot dead in the US American-based Nigerian singer Osazuwa Agbonayinma, popularly known as Zuwa, who is also one part of the duo known as Roze, has been sh@t and killed in the United States of America. Although details about the circumstances surrounding his death are still sketchy, his father and former Nigerian lawmaker Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma confirmed to Channels Television that his late singer son who also has a master's degree in Architecture was killed by a shot in the back of the head on Sunday, January 7. The late singer formed the duo Roze with his brother Eghosa and released a couple of songs, including the critically acclaimed 'lleke' in 2020.  

Unemployment Will Worsen This Year – UN The United Nations has stated that the global unemployment rate will increase slightly in 2024. International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency, announced this on Wednesday as it expressed concern over slow productivity, growing inequality, and inflation eroding disposable income. It highlighted that the economic recovery from the Covid-19 outbreak had slowed down, with persisting geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation prompting central banks to act aggressively. According to the ILO, global growth in 2023 will be slightly greater than predicted, and labour markets will show unexpected resilience. However, it said that real earnings fell in the majority of G20 countries as wage increases failed to keep pace with inflation. The global unemployment rate in 2022 was 5.3 per cent in 2018, with a slight improvement to 5.1 per cent last year. Meanwhile, an additional two million workers are predicted to be seeking work in 2024,...

Anambra Police Command arrest 30 suspects for alleged kidnapping, cultism, robbery, recovers 40 ammunition  By Uche Kalu  The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 30 suspects for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and other crimes in different parts of the state.  The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye who said this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters, Amawbia on the activities of the command before, during and after the 2023 yuletide season, added that all the suspects will be prosecuted as soon as possible.  CP Adeoye while saying that the crimes were committed across the 21 local government areas of the state, explained that operatives of the command arrested nine (9)suspected armed robbers, 12 suspected kidnappers, six (6) suspected cult members and three (3) suspected insurgents. According to the CP, we also rescued two kidnapped victims, recovers 40 ammunition and 11 vehicles from the criminal gangs within the period under...

Newly refurbished forensic lab will enhance NDLEAs performance Marwa . US Govt, UNODC commend partnership, promise more support for drug war Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the upgrade of the forensic laboratory of the Agency by the United States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) will enhance operational standard and optimal performance of NDLEA in its renewed fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. Marwa who stated this at the commissioning of the Agencys newly refurbished forensic laboratory in Lagos on Wednesday 10th January said With this facility, we are now anticipating the provision of state-of-the-art analytical equipment, which will enhance optimal performance in line with standard operational laboratory procedures and best practices, which in turn will enhance evidence-based analytical processes in our forensic anal...

NESREA destroys over N9b worth of elephant tusks The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has destroyed 2.5 tons of confiscated elephant tusks worth about 9.9 billion naira in Abuja. The Agency collaborated with the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation to carry out the crushing of tusks. The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako said the destruction of the items was a resolve to protect the environment, conserve wildlife, and combat the illegal trade. “ln compliance with CITES Resolution Conf. 9.10 (Rev. CoP15) and Conf, 10.7 (Rev. Cop 15) on disposal of seized and confiscated live and dead wildlife specimens, Nigeria has opted for the outright destruction of these stockpiles through pulverisation of elephant tusks and ivories, The option of outright destruction is aimed at showing the entire world that Nigeria is zero tolerant to illegal wildlife trade at any level and to serve as a deterrent to the illicit wildlife traffickers...

Teenager remanded for allegedly stabbing cleric to death in Kano Chief Magistrate, Binta Galadanci of Chief Magistrates Court  sitting in Kano, has remanded 18 year old Yusuf Haruna, in a Correctional facility for allegedly stabbing a cleric, 45 year old Sani Mohammed to death. The defendant, who lives in Tudun Nufawa Quarters Kano, is charged with culpable homicide. The Prosecutor, Fatima Ado Ahmad, told the court that, Musa Yunusa, of the same address reported the matter at Jakara Police Division Kano on December 31, 2023. She alleged that, at about 7pm, the defendant attacked and stabbed the 45-year-old Imam, with a sharp knife in his back to death.   “As a result, the victim sustained deep injury and was rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a Doctor”. The defendant denied committing the offence. She said, the offence contravened the provisions of Section 221 of the Penal Code. Chief Magistrate Binta Ibrahim Galadanci, ordered that ...

FG implements CBN Special Investigator’s report, takes over four banks ....Union Bank, Titan Trust Bank, Polaris, Keystone Bank affected ....President hands over report to CBN as Cardoso sacks banks’ managements, dissolves Boards ....New managements, Boards, names of the two new emerging banks already being considered President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday began the implementation of the reports of the Jim Obazee-led Special Investigation team with the directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Yemi Cardoso, to sack the managements of four banks and dissolve their Boards, First News has learnt. In line with the President’s directive, the CBN, was said to have on Wednesday, summoned the affected banks’ managements to its head office in Abuja, where the operating licences of their banks were withdrawn and their Boards also dissolved immediately. The affected commercial banks are Union Bank, Titan Trust Bank, Polaris and Keystone Bank. The implementation of the Special Investigator’s ...

 An unidentified woman reportedly stole a newborn baby boy from the postnatal ward of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia on Tuesday, Jan. 9.   The mother of the hours-old baby, Mrs Wosilat Suleiman, told newsmen that she gave birth earlier that day through Caesarean Section. A relative of hers was with her after the birth of the child and needed to go home to pick some things so she introduced the new mum to a woman she just met at the hospital and begged the woman to help care for the new mum until she returned. The new mum said: “My relation that was looking after me introduced the strange woman she met in the ward to me before she went home to pick something. “She told me that the woman would take care of me and the baby before she returned from the house.   “My relation thought the woman had a patient at the ward and she trusted her to help us before she returned.   “The woman told me she wanted to bathe the baby and disappeared with him.’’    Sh...

On Saturday the 6th of January 2024, an unidentified man entered Antonnette Supermarket located at 87B Olaniyi Street New Okooba Abuleegba Lagos State,pretending to buy some bottles of bitters and kept asking for things that will throw off the workers. At the end he did not buy anything,  is only intention was to come and steal, he stole one of the cashiers phone and unfortunately the cashier left his ATM card at the back of his phone cover, so this guy cleared the cashiers bank account.  The matter is reported to the police,  investigation is still ongoing and below is the video, which was captured by the security camera inside of the store.  Watch video below. 

N585m Scandal: Perm Sec Enitan assumes leadership after Betta Edu’s suspension In the aftermath of the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, has taken charge in accordance with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive. This comes amidst the unfolding scandal involving the alleged payment of public funds into private accounts. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan assumed the role of overseeing the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation following a letter from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), delivered Monday night. The swift transition of responsibility aligns with President Tinubu’s directive, as conveyed by his Special Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, urging the suspended Minister to “hand over to the Permanent Secretary.” President Tinubu’s directive also emphasized Dr. Betta Edu’s obligation to cooperate fully with investigating authorit...

EFCC Arraigns Olu Agunloye for  $6billion Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday,  January 10,  2024 arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development,  Olu Agunloye before Justice J.O Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  High Court, Apo, Abuja. He was arraigned on seven count charges bordering on fraudulent award of contract and official corruption. One of the count reads: “That you, Olu Agunloye, whilst being the Minister of Power and Steel on or about the 22nd of May, 2003 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court awarded a contract, titled "Construction of 3,960mw Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station on a Build, Operate and Transfer Basis" to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited without any budgetary provision, approval and cash backing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 22(4) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, 2...

COMMANDANT AWCN DECORATES NEWLY PROMOTED BRIGADIER GENERALS, CHARGES THEM TO UPHOLD COAS COMMAND PHILOSOPHY In a ceremony held at the Tukur Yusuf Buratai Auditorium Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) in Asokoro, Abuja, Major General Ishaya Buba Maina, the Commandant AWCN, charged newly promoted Brigadier Generals to redouble their efforts towards achieving the Chief of Army Staff's (COAS) Command Philosophy. The decoration ceremony, which took place on January 8, 2024, saw the promotion of a total of seven senior officers, six from the Nigerian Army and one from the Nigerian Navy. During the ceremony, General Maina emphasized the increased responsibilities that come with the new rank and urged the decorated senior officers to not only meet, but exceed the expectations associated with their ranks. He specifically highlighted the significance of aligning their efforts with the COAS Command Philosophy, emphasizing the need for strategic and critical thinking in the senior officer's v...