Day: February 6, 2024

Insecurity: Tinubu Inducts Two Combat Helicopters

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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to fighting the insecurity plaguing the country. The president stated this when he inducted two T129 Attack Combat Helicopters and one King Air Beechcraft 360ER mobility aircraft for use by the Nigerian Air Force. Represented by his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima, the president said that the acquisition of the helicopters and the induction symbolises the commitment of his administration to the nation’s security. The induction ceremony was held at the 131 Engineering Group Hanger, Nigeria Airforce Base, Makurdi. The president said…

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EFCC Arrests Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika’s Brother Over N8bn Aviation Contract

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, a younger brother of the immediate-past minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika. He was reportedly arrested by the anti-graft agency on Sunday, February 4, 2024, over ongoing investigation of the Aviation Ministry. He was alleged to have been arrested over N8billion aviation ministry probe under Sirika, when he was awarded contracts even though he is a civil servant, a deputy director on Level 16. Sirika is being accused of conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds, contract…

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Lizzy Anjorin Speaks On Claim She Stole ‘Gold’ At Lagos Market

Abibat Babalola

Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin on Monday addressed allegations that she stole gold from a market in Lagos Island, sparking controversy. A video circulating on social media shows her sitting in a store, attempting to defend herself. In the video, which is now viral, Lizzy, who wore a facemask, tried to stop the recording. In the clip, the embarrassed actress tried to stop the person making the video from capturing her face and what was happening. In the video, Lizzy moved from her seat to a place where her face was not visible.…

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‘Unpatriotic Plot,’ APC Speaks As Anti-Hunger Protests Hit Kano, Minna

Ganiyu Amodu

Opposition Parties Instigating Mass Protest To Undermine Tinubu’s Govt. Word-for-Word of what APC wants Nigerians to believe about the protests   The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that opposition parties have resorted to instigating unsuspecting young people to protests in the streets of some major cities. Platforms Africa reports that the party said this in a statement by Felix Morka, its National Publicity Secretary. Reacting to the protests in Minna and Kano on Monday, APC said that these were the manifestation of this devious and unpatriotic plot. “That…

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Nigerian Police Inspector Declared Wanted For Murder

Ganiyu Amodu

The Anambra State Police Command has declared one Inspector Audu Omadefu wanted for murder. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the command’s spokesman DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Tuesday. Ikenga urged members of the public with information on his whereabouts to report to the nearest police station. Although, details of the murder and when, where and how it was committed was not disclosed, but the command assured all that any information given shall be treated with utmost confidentiality. READ ALSO Wife Of Slain Kwara Monarch Releases From Kidnappers’…

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Wife Of Slain Kwara Monarch Released From Kidnappers’ Den

Ganiyu Amodu

Wife of the Olukoro of Koro kingdom in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, the retired Army General turned monarch, the late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, who was gruesomely murdered in his palace last Thursday, and one other victim were rescued from the thick forest between Ekiti and Kwara state on Monday. At the same time, 13 suspects have also been arrested. According to the press statement issued by the Spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Adetoun, on Tuesday morning, the rescued victims are hale and hearty…

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I’m Sorry For Praying Naked For Tinubu, Olaiya Igwe Begs Nigerians

Ganiyu Amodu

Olaiya Igwe, the esteemed Yoruba actor also known as Ebun Oloyede, has issued a public apology to Nigerians for going naked at a beach to campaign for Bola Tinubu. In a now-deleted video shared on his Instagram account on Monday, the actor explained that his actions were driven by a divine revelation he claimed to have received regarding Tinubu. In the video, Igwe acknowledged Tinubu’s assistance, particularly in matters related to his health, as the reason behind his show of support for the politician. Speaking in Yoruba, Olaiya said, “Because…

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Panic As Fuel Queues Resurface In Lagos

Abibat Babalola

. Filling stations shut gates, motorists lament       There was heavy traffic gridlock in some parts of Lagos on Monday as motorists formed long queues outside the forecourts of filling stations on what appeared may herald a fresh scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit. One of our correspondents observed along the Ikorodu Road axis how motorists endured an unusually heavy gridlock due to a long queue of motorists waiting to buy petrol at filling stations. Also, the Total Filling station at the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way had queues which…

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