Day: June 28, 2022

NDLEA Goes After Politicians Over Drug Consumption At Rally

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Niger Command, says it will go after politicians that encourage the consumption of illicit drugs by youths during political campaigns. Mr Haruna Kwetishe, the NLDEA commander in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday that such politicians would be arrested and prosecuted. Kwetishe said, “We will monitor all campaign gatherings and go after any leader found distributing hard drugs to the youth during political rallies. “We will not tolerate any form of political violence and thuggery during…

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Rent House to ‘Yahoo Boys,’ Rot In Jail for 15 Years, EFCC To Landlords

Ganiyu Amodu

The Economic Financial Commission Commission (EFCC) has issued a stern warning that landlords may risk 15 years in jail for renting houses out to “Yahoo boys.” The Commission made this known ahead of its next edition of its public conversation series tagged, “ #EFCCConnect,” which has been slated to be held by 6pm on Twitter Space on Wednesday, June 29th 2022. The commission’s Deputy Director, Legal and Prosecution, Sylvanus Tahir and Assistant Director, Legal and Prosecution, Cosmos Ugwu will be speaking on the topic, “Give your house to Yahoo boys,…

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Russia Slams Entry Ban on Biden’s Wife, Daughter

Abibat Babalola

U.S. President himself and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, as well as hundreds of lawmakers, are already on the blacklist, Russia says Russia has placed an entry ban on the family of U.S. President Joe Biden, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday. Joe Biden’s wife, Jill and daughter, Ashley would no longer be allowed to travel to Russia. READ ALSO: Lagos Blames Eko DisCo Power Surge As Fire Guts Storey Building 46 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer in US Ogun Workers Declare Strike, To Ground State Indefinitely…

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Meet Abdul Tareeq, 14 Yr-Old Winner of NNPC Zonal Science Competition

Abibat Babalola

14-year old, SSS 2 student of Champion Group of Schools, Otite, Okehi Local Government Area, has emerged winner of the Zonal finals of the 2022 Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) National Science Quiz Competition of Secondary Schools in the North Central zone. The Secondary School Students from Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and the FCT Abuja, participated in the quiz competition, held on Monday at Baptist High School, Lokoja. Abdultareeq, who represented Kogi State at the competition emerged winner by scoring 65 points while Representatives of FCT came second…

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Lagos Blames Eko DisCo Power Surge As Fire Guts Storey Building

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State government has blamed the power surge for the fire outbreak at 118 Broad Street, CMS area of the state. Speaking through the Parmanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the government said that a warehouse in the building was gutted by the fire “ignited as a result of power surge when electricity was restored.” Platforms Africa reports that the facility is being supplied by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). In a statement made available to Platforms Africa, Oke-Osanyintolu added that Fortunately there…

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Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu, wife sue NIMC, NIS, banks

Abibat Babalola

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over controversy surrounding the real age of David Ukpo, who was allegedly trafficked to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting by the couple. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Stanbic-IBTC Bank, United Bank of Africa (UBA), and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents, respectively. Ekweremadu and his wife were, on Thursday, remanded in the UK police custody, after…

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46 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer in US

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

“Hours later, body bags lay spread on the ground near the trailer as a grim symbol of the calamity.”   Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in what marked the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the US. Sixteen people were hospitalised, including four children. A city worker heard a cry for help from the truck shortly before 6pm Monday and discovered the gruesome scene, Police Chief William…

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Ogun Workers Declare Strike, To Ground State Indefinitely

Abibat Babalola

“Our action becomes imperative in view of many failed promises by the state government,” Workers in Ogun State said as the held a rally on June 27, 2022, ahead of a planned strike. The organized labour in Ogun state has directed the state workforce to commence a full blown and indefinite industrial action. The action is expected to commence by 12am on Tuesday. They are seeking to press home their demands for better conditions of service. READ ALSO: Nigeria Dwarfs Education, Health Budget, Blows N2.84trn On Petrol Subsidy Strike: Consider…

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Nigeria Dwarfs Education, Health Budget, Blows N2.84trn On Petrol Subsidy

ADEOLA YUSUF

INVESTIGATION: N2.84 trn spent on subsidy in 17 months doubles the N1.45 trn allocated for infrastructure in 2022 budget. It is over N700 bn higher than N2.1tr total budget for health and education. Here is Platforms Africa exclusive report on fuel subsidy and an economy in reverse gear   The Nigerian government has dwarfed the budget for three critical sectors of the economy – Education, Health and infrastructure – in 2022 fiscal year with the N2.84 trillion already spent on petrol subsidy in the last 17 months, investigation by Platforms…

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We’ve Spent N185bn To Train 35,000 Nigerian Scholars – TETFund

Aliyu Aliyu

A total of N185 billion has been expended on the training of 35,000 Nigerian scholars by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund. The scholars,drawn from public tertiary institutions across the country,were trained by TETFund under its academic staff training scheme. Acting Director of Academic Staff Training and Development, Alhaji Abdullahi Imam, who stated this when the representatives of the TETFund scholars Alumni Steering Committee paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono in Abuja, also disclosed that the scholars were trained both locally and internationally.…

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