Month: April 2022

APM Terminals Apapa Announces $438m investment in Lagos

ADEOLA YUSUF

Unveils smart office building   Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa has commissioned a new digital administrative building as part of its $438 million investment in port development in Nigeria. The commissioning of the new smart building, which took place at the terminal in Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa on Tuesday, is in line with APM Terminals’ commitment of introducing new innovations to help both shipping lines and landside customers achieve improved supply chain efficiency and flexibility in a cost-effective manner. Speaking at the event, the Global Chief Operating…

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Banky W Joins PDP, Set To Run For House Of Reps

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian entertainer, Olubankole Wellington, better known as Banky W, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has also declared his intention to contest for the seat of Eti-Osa federal constituency in the House of Representatives – in the 2023 general elections. Recounting how he has been actively engaged in community service in the past years, and attempted to be part of the solution to the problems of his constituents, he made known his intention on his official Twitter handle on Friday night. Meanwhile, this would be the second…

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Ige, Omisore And APC: Perhaps Closed Files Should Remain Just That-Closed?

ADEOLA YUSUF

Revealing and read-for-yourself statement by Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Bola Ige’s assassination and emergence of ‘prime suspect,’ Iyiola Omisore, as National Secretary of the ruling APC. Two decades after, the controversy surrounding the assassination of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, has, again, come into national limelight. On Saturday, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in a statement entitled, “Perhaps closed files should remain just that-closed?”, said the resumption of investigation into the murder was already hamstrung and disrobed of credibility with the…

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Qualities I Love, Hate Most in a Man — Genevieve Nnaji

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has stated the qualities she finds most attractive in a man. The popular Nollywood actress revealed this in an exclusive interview she granted Vanguard newspaper on a variety of issues. When asked what she finds most attractive in a man, Nnaji said: “The fact that a man will take me for who I am, not for what he hears or what he believes. “I like people who take me for the me they see. “That’s the most important thing. “And have regard for me. “And trust…

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How, Why 27 Year-Old Hacked Biological Father To Death – Witness

ADEOLA YUSUF

“And, when he questioned him for still sleeping at that time of the day, the suspect got annoyed and brought out a cutlass with which he hacked the victim in five different places” A 27-year-old man, Ibrahim Sikiru, was on March 30, 2022 arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for killing his biological father. The Command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed this in a statement he issued on Saturday on the development. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Onipanu Divisional Police Headquarters by…

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Train Attack: Obi of Onitsha Reacts to News of How Phone Call Saved Him

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, has reacted to a story that made the rounds on Saturday that a phone call from an unnamed caller saved him from boarding the Kaduna-bound train from Abuja that was attacked by terrorists on Monday. Platforms Africa reports that the reaction of the revered monarch was contained in a statement that was issued by the Palace late on Saturday. The statement said it was not true that Igwe Achebe was billed to be on the train to Kaduna that day though he…

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No More Sit-At-Home Order In South East Nigeria, IPOB Declares

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday, said it has abrogated its ‘sit-at-home directive in South East Nigeria, saying the development is to embrace peace negotiations organised by the Anambra government. The IPOB yielded to the appeal by the Anambra state government and traditional rulers to pave the way for peace, since all Igbo stakeholders and religious leaders have declared their intention to find a lasting solution to insecurity and incessant sit-at-home directives in the South East. The decision was disclosed by the Chairman, Anambra Traditional Rulers Council,…

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Why, How Blackout Rocked Lagos Airport – FAAN

ADEOLA YUSUF

We are sorry, FAAN tenders apologies to passengers and other airport users that witnessed the power outage   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the blackout that rocked the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was as a result of wind that destroyed one of the feeders supplying power to the airport. Platforms Africa reports that passengers were on Saturday stranded at the MMIA after power outage hit a section of the airport. It was learnt that the departure lounge of the International Airport, Lagos, was the…

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BREAKING: Nigeria Slashes Customs Duty On Tokunbo Vehicles

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is what is shocking to clearing agents about the crash of duty on Tokunbo vehicles from 35 per cent down to 20 per cent.   Nigeris has reviewed the duty payable on imported used vehicles, popularly called Tokunbo by 15 per cent. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), which made this known, maintained that the reduction was from 35 per cent to 20 per cent. READ ALSO: Microsoft Opens New $127m Tech Hubs in Lagos, Nairobi Why More Men Die During Sex Than Women UNILAG Prof.…

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CAF Doctor’s Death: FIFA Sanction Looms On Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

Anxiety has followed the death of Confederation of Africa Football’s doping doctor, Dr. Joseph Kabungo. Some Nigerians have said that the country should await the santion fromn FIFA Over the incident Kabungo, a Zambian medical practitioner, was said to have died shortly after Ghana stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday. There are reports that Kabungo died as a result of the stampede that occurred at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja before the commencement of the match. However, another account blamed fans’ invasion of…

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