Day: October 18, 2022

China Opens Police Station In Nigeria – Report

Ganiyu Amodu

  The Chinese government has reportedly opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in its effort to tackle the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad. This,  according to a report by Lagos-based Vanguard newspaper, was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’ It was widely reported that the police stations are created to bring “down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities involving overseas Chinese.” Lesotho and Tanzania are the two other…

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BREAKING: NLNG Declares Force Majeure on Gas Supply

ADEOLA YUSUF

All upstream gas suppliers to NLNG have also declared force majeure as flooding wrecks havoc on Nigeria’s oil and gas production    The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has declared force majeure on product supplies from its production facilities on Bonny Island, Nigeria. Platforms Africa, which reports this quoting a statement from the gas giant, said that this followed the declaration of force majeure by all its upstream gas suppliers. Here, bekow, is the statement; DECLARATION OF FORCE MAJEURE Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has declared force majeure on product supplies from…

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Medical Doctor Found Dead In His Car In Mysterious Circumstances

Abibat Babalola

A Medical Doctor, Dr. Okpe Casmir Ikechukwu, has been found dead dead in his Toyota car at Ichi Girls Secondary School Bus Stop in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. The development came to the fore on October 12, 2022 following a video that went viral by a passerby. The passerby was said to have spotted the lifeless body of Ikechukwu, made the video and released it, calling for the identification of the Medical Doctor. The video showed his Identity Card and vehicle plate number: DX 138 LSD. The…

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Man Suspected Of Attempting To Steal Diesel Falls Into Company’s Tank, Dies

Abibat Babalola

The Kano State Fire Service brought out a man from a diesel tank at a company in Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state on Monday in an unconscious state. Spokesman of the Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed this, adding that the man had a keg in his hand. Abdullahi said on receiving an emergency call, operatives raced to the scene to take the man out of the diesel tank. READ ALSO: 12 Bankers Nabbed For suspected Insider Fraud, Principal Beneficiary Identified Ghanaian Varsity Lecturers Begin Strike Naira Gains…

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12 Bankers Nabbed For suspected Insider Fraud, Principal Beneficiary Identified

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on October 14, 2022 arrested 12 bankers for suspected insider fraud. The arrest of the bankers was revealed in a statement released on Monday on the website of the anti-graft agency. The suspects are: Odeniyi Anthony, Deki Kingsley Onyekachi, Oguchukwu Ene, Elendu Chizaram, Anyakora Uchenna, Onah Kingsley, Akwe Elizabeth and Chinenye Grace Acibe. READ ALSO: Ghanaian Varsity Lecturers Begin Strike Naira Gains Marginally, Exchanges At 441.25 To Dollar Varsity Lecturers Have No Transport Fares To Resume – ASUU Others…

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Ghanaian Varsity Lecturers Begin Strike

Aoko Benjamin

Four labour unions of public universities vow to disrupt Ghanaian tertiary education calendar over allowance disputes   University Lecturers in Ghana have declared a strike over their allowance disputes with the government. READ ALSO: UK Varsity Lecturers Begin Strike Varsity Lecturers Have No Transport Fares To Resume – ASUU ASUU Has Been On Strike for 1,744 Days in 16 Years — Report 4.98: One on One With Amzat Semiu Biola, Crescent Varsity’s Record Breaker Platforms Africa reports that 15 Ghanaian public universities are affected in the strike declared by Four labour…

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Naira Gains Marginally, Exchanges At 441.25 To Dollar

Ganiyu Amodu

The Naira on Monday appreciated slightly against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N441.25. The figure represented an increase of 0.03 per cent compared with the N441.38 it exchanged for the dollar before the close of business on Oct. 14. The open indicative rate closed at N439.63 to the dollar on Monday. READ ALSO: Varsity Lecturers Have No Transport Fares To Resume – ASUU MAPOLY Students Protest Fee Hike BIG FALL: Naira Plunges To All-time Low Against U.S. Dollar Dollar Remittance: Presidency Wades Into CBN, NNPC…

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Varsity Lecturers Have No Transport Fares To Resume – ASUU

Abibat Babalola

ASUU President laments non-payment of 8 months’ salary arrears Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lamented non-payment of eight months’ salary arrears saying its members may find it difficult resume to work as they do not have “money for transport.” This was disclosed by the union president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on Sunday, October 16, 2022, while speaking about matters arising from the suspension of the ASUU strike on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. READ ALSO: MAPOLY Students Protest Fee Hike Ahmed Musa Builds, Names Int’l School After Parents OFFICIAL: Karim…

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Shameless Yoruba Obas, By Tunde Odesola

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Ooni Adesoji Aderemi said there are only 17 kings in Yoruba land. We must stop and ask ourselves if we want to continue with kingship or not.”   Wear a crown on a pig, clad it in the starchiest agbada, and sheathe its feet in Gucci shoes; it’s still a pig, not a king. More than a thousand years after Oduwuwa ruled Ile-Ife in the 12th Century, and his scions expanded the kingdom to Dahomey and beyond, a taboo of impunity has descended on Yoruba palaces. Sadly, pigs have clambered…

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MAPOLY Students Protest Fee Hike

Ganiyu Amodu

Academic activities were on Monday paralyzed at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta, Ogun State, over increment of the school and acceptance fees. The aggrieved students shut the school gate and disrupted the ongoing examination. It was learnt that the students in collaboration with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), as early as 6am on Monday barricaded the gates leading into the polytechnic, preventing entry and exit from the school. READ ALSO: Ahmed Musa Builds, Names Int’l School After Parents 1.5 Million Fans Apply For W’Cup Pass -Qatar OFFICIAL:…

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