Month: January 2024

Kidnappers Kill Two Traditional Rulers, One Escapes In Ekiti

Ganiyu Amodu

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly shot two traditional rulers in Ekiti State communities dead, with one other traditional ruler escaping death. The Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola were shot dead. The Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba was said to have escaped death by the whiskers. The three traditional rulers were travelling along the Oke-Ako road, in Ikole Local Government Area of the state when they were killed. They were returning from a security…

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AFCON 2023: CAF Picks Osimhen For Random Drug Test

Ganiyu Amodu

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen for a random drug test after his sterling outing against Cameroon in Saturday’s Round of 16 match of the ongoing AFCON 2023. Osimhen was the driving force in the 2-0 win for the Super Eagles with his desperation to win the ball. In one such instance, Osimhen dispossessed a Cameroon defender of the ball and made a low pass to Lookman for the opening goal. He chased down every ball and remained a constant threat to the Cameroon…

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CBN: Authorised Dealers Reporting False FX Transaction Details

Abibat Babalola

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned foreign exchange (FX) authorised dealers, as well as their customers, to desist from giving inaccurate and misleading information about their transactions. CBN disclosed this in a circular signed by Aliyu Ashiru, the acting director of the financial markets department, on Monday. READ ALSO: NERC Issues New Power Generation, Distribution Licences B.C. Places 2-year Ban On New Colleges Enrolling International Students Kwara First State To Key Into SABER Budgeting Template Why We Rejected Planned Sale Of $2.4bn Shell’s Onshore Assets – Oil Workers On…

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NERC Issues New Power Generation, Distribution Licences

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued two power licences to the Alaro Connect Free Zone Enterprise at Alaro City in Epe, Lagos State. The licences would allow the enterprise to generate and distribute electricity within the free zone. The NERC made this known in a statement on its X handle on Monday. READ ALSO: Kwara First State To Key Into SABER Budgeting Template Officers On Stop-And-Search Must Be In Uniform – Force PRO  Suspected Killer Of Nabeeha Arrested According to the commission, the purpose of the first licence is…

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B.C. Places 2-year Ban On New Colleges Enrolling International Students

Abibat Babalola

British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international students for the next two years, as the province roots out “exploitive practices” plaguing the system. Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson said Monday that the freeze is necessary to correct faults in an international education system that “has not been working as well as it should.” Robinson said the province began looking into the system last March and found instances of “poor-quality education, a lack of instructors” and even the “scaring away” of students from lodging formal complaints…

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Kwara First State To Key Into SABER Budgeting Template

Abibat Babalola

Kwara, being the state of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman, is one of the first states to key into the SABER (State Action on Business Enabling Reforms) budgeting template. SABER is a new template being used by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and all the states after SFTAS (State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability) has wound down in the first quarter of 2023. READ ALSO: Officers On Stop-And-Search Must Be In Uniform – Force PRO  Tinubu Condoles Abdulsalami Abubakar Over Sister’s Death AFCON 2023: DR Congo Defeat Egypt On…

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Officers On Stop-And-Search Must Be In Uniform – Force PRO 

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force has declared that officers on stop-and-search duties must be in uniform with their names clearly attached. The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a post on his X handle on Monday, while reacting to a video in which four policemen in mufti stopper a driver on Lekki-Epe Express Way. The officers had approached the man to ask for his tinted permit, but he replied by asking for their identities, saying there was nothing to indicate they were policemen. READ ALSO: Tinubu Condoles…

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Tinubu Condoles Abdulsalami Abubakar Over Sister’s Death

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, over the death of his sister, Hajiya Salamatu Asabe. Tinubu’s message to the General on Monday on the passing of his younger sister was contained in a statement. According to the statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale: “It is with a heavy heart that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives the news of the passing of Hajiya Salamatu Asabe, the younger sister of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami…

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Former Ogun Speaker, Others Arraigned Over Alleged N2.5b Fraud

Ganiyu Amodu

The impeached Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, were on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the capital of the state. Oluomo and the duo were dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of public funds running into N2.5 billion. Oluomo allegedly committed this financial fraud while he was the Speaker of the Assembly in 2022. The former Speaker was…

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BREAKING: Cape Verde Defeat Mauritania 1-0 To Reach AFCON Quarter-finals

Ganiyu Amodu

Ryan Mendes’ late penalty gave Cape Verde a dramatic 1-0 win over Mauritania and booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Blue Sharks went into the last-16 clash as favourites, having gone unbeaten on their way to the knockout stages as they topped Group B ahead of Egypt and Ghana. Mauritania, meanwhile, had edged through after stunning Algeria in their final group-stage game, for what was their first ever win at the tournament. It was a tight affair for much of this match, with…

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