Mark, Ogbeha salute IBB @ 83
Former Senate President, David Mark and his colleague, Sen. Tunde Ogbeha, on Friday saluted former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida on his 83rd birthday. This is contained in a statement by Mr Paul Mumeh, Mark`s Media Adviser on Friday in Kano. The duo praised IBB’s remarkable legacies and contributions to Nigeria’s development, describing him as […]
NPA MD appoints new port managers
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), DrAbubakar Dantsoho, has appointed seven new Port Managers. The new appointments were announced through an internalmemorandum signed by the Managing Director on Friday in Lagos “The new Port Managers are Adebowale Lawal Ibrahim (LagosPort Complex, Apapa); Abubakar Sani Isa (Tin Can Island Port Complex);Abdulrahman Hussaini (Onne Port) […]
Kefas urges journalists to maximise digital technology
Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba as called on journalists to maximise the use of digital technology to enhance efficiency of their jobs in a fast-changing media landscape. The governor disclosed this while declaring open, the 2024 News Summit of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), in Jalingo. He noted that journalists needed to embrace […]
DPO donates apparatus to boost local security surveillance in Badagry
The Nigeria Police Force, Badagry Divisional Office, Lagos State, has donated security apparatus to the heads of the local guards in the council, known as “Zangans”. At the presentation of the items on Friday, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Agosile Folajimi, said the donated materials are to boost security operations in the community. According […]
EFCC Uncovers Fresh $2.04m, Landed Properties, Shares Linked To Emefiele
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered another cash sum of $2.045million, seven choice landed properties and shares linked to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele. The discovery, disclosed on Thursday at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, is the latest in a […]
WE MUST AGE WHILE THEY GROW!
By Toyin Falola As the sailor of time paddles away The soft and heavy breeze from the running tides The whistling of the deep And the splashes of the bow’s piecing of the sea Unwinding the past from their echoes. My gentle wrinkles And the grey hair transformed into scalps Tell gentle stories of aspirations […]
N35b Fraud: Court Forfeits First Bank’s ‘Stolen’ N190.2m, $70.8k To FG
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of N190,277,634.2 million and $70,811,48, allegedly stolen from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) by one of its staff, Muiz Tijani Adeyinka. Justice Akintayo Aluko, who granted the order following an ex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), […]
NICArb Resolves $105m, N3.7b Disputes, Elects Governing Council
The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) has said it resolved disputes valued at $105,000,000.00 and N3,720,900,000 through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in 2023, growing its revenues by 23 per cent. The Institute disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by its Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Shola Oshodi-John. Oshodi-John explained that the data followed NICArb’s […]
NEMA declares four persons dead in Sokoto boat mishap
Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State. Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Sokoto. He said that the incident occurred […]
Why I sing in Yoruba, by Asake
Ace Afrobeat music star, Ahmed Ololade, aka, Asake, says he feels more ‘comfortable’ expressing himself in Yoruba in his songs. The ‘Mr Money With The Vibes’ crooner said this during an Instagram interactive session with fans, adding that although he can sing in English, he prefers Yoruba. Asake, went live on Instagram to chat with […]
