Month: November 2024

Finnish Court To Begin Trial Of Simon Ekpa May 2025

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Finnish district court has fixed May 2025 for the prosecution to file charges against Simon Ekpa. Last Thursday, the pro-Biafra agitator was arrested by law enforcement in the northern European nation. He was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”. Ekpa was said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti municipality. He is accused of instigating violence and inciting terror in the south-east of Nigeria through his social media pages. Nigerian Govt Repairs Vandalised Power Towers With…

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Nigerian Govt Repairs Vandalised Power Towers With N8.8bn

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has spent about N8. 8 billion to repair and put into adequate use transmission towers vandalised in the country. Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser to the Minister of Power on Strategic Communication and Media Relations,said in a press statement. The disclosure,the statement quoted, was made on Tuesday,by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Suleiman Ahmed Abdulaziz, at the Quarterly Power Sector Working Group meeting in Abuja. The Minister also announced that the Federal Government was working in collaboration with…

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Access Bank Acquires Standard Chartered Bank, Angola, Sierra Leone

ADEOLA YUSUF

Access Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank Angola S.A and Standard Chartered Bank (Sierra Leone] Limited . Commenting on the completion milestone, Roosevelt Ogbonna, the MD/CEO of Access Bank PLC and CEO of the Banking Group said: ‘We are pleased to have successfully concluded 2 important acquisitions in Angola and Sierra Leone, affording us synergies to strengthen the quality of our earnings from both countries by significantly growing our share of the Corporate and SME banking in the two markets. The combinations represent another significant step…

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Alhassan Yahaya Emerges New NUJ President, Beats ex-Treasurer

ADEOLA YUSUF

Comrade Alhassan Yahaya from Gombe State has emerged as the new President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. (NUJ). He clinched the position on Wednesday night during the 8th Triennial National Delegates Conference in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Alhassan, who was the immediate past National Deputy President of the union, defeated his closest rival, incumbent Treasurer, Dele Atunbi after delegates’ votes were counted. He garnered 436 votes to achieve the feat, while Atunbi and Mohammed Garba who came second and third scored 97 and 39 votes respectively. Also, a…

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Gym Instructor Impregnates 3 Girls Who Wanted Flat Tummy For Xmas

ADEOLA YUSUF

A gym instructor in Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra, has reportedly impregnated three young women who had joined his fitness programme with the aim of achieving toned physiques ahead of the festive season. According to a post shared by a social media user, the women, who had all signed up for a regimen focused on attaining flat stomachs, are now at the centre of a social media storm as details of the situation emerge. The gym instructor, whose identity remains undisclosed, is alleged to have engaged in consensual relationships with…

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TASUED Graduates 27 First Class Students, First Set of PhD Holders

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State is set to hold its 16th convocation which will feature the graduation of 27 First Class students among 4,140 graduates. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wole Banjo, announced this on Friday during a press briefing to kick-start activities for the event. Banjo revealed that the convocation will also celebrate a milestone with the graduation of the university’s first set of doctorate degree holders, including an 85-year-old retired military colonel, Pa Bolaji Onafowokan, whose determination and perseverance make him a standout figure among the…

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Man Who Forged Best Man’s Medical School Certificates Gets Over Four Years In Jail

ADEOLA YUSUF

A fake medical doctor, Martins Ugwu, 54 years, who claimed ownership of his best man’s medical school certificates, with which he got employed in the Federal Ministry of Health, has been jailed for four years and two months. Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Jabi, Abuja pronounced the sentence on him in a ruling on Tuesday. Justice Kutigi sentenced Ugwu to six months on each count of the seven-count charge on which he was prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other…

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Tinubu Appoints Abiola’s Son SSA On Linguistics, Foreign Matters

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jamiu Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters. Abiola is one of the children of the winner of the 1993 presidential election annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida, the late Chief Moshood Abiola. He was formerly appointed the Special Assistant to the President on Special Duties in the Office of the Vice-President. READ ALSO: TUC Lauds FG On Resumption Of Port Harcourt Refinery Operation ‘Those Who Want Me Dead Won’t Escape Tragedy,’ Obasanjo Slams Death Rumour…

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TUC Lauds Tinubu on Port Harcourt Refinery’s Revamp

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has lauded the Federal Government for the resumption of operations at the Port Harcourt refinery following its successful rehabilitation. According to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the refinery began processing crude oil on Tuesday, with products expected to be loaded before Friday. Speaking at the end of the TUC’s National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the union’s President, Comrade Festus Osifo, urged the government to fast-track work on other refineries across the country. READ ALSO: ‘Those Who Want Me…

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‘Those Who Want Me Dead Won’t Escape Tragedy,’ Obasanjo Slams Death Rumour Peddlers

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked his death rumours making the rounds on social media, saying he’s alive. The ex-president, who wondered why some people would wish him such, said he quickly informed his family members that he’s hale and hearty. Obasanjo stated this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the Old Garage/Oke Fia-Lameco Dual carriageway in Osogbo, Osun State, one of the projects being inaugurated to commemorate the second anniversary of Governor Ademola Adeleke. “I heard the rumour that I was dead. I saw it on the social media.…

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