Remain focused, avoid unwholesome activities, Babalola urges customs personnel
ACG Ifueko Babalola, the retiring Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone “B” Kaduna has urged personnel to remain focused, work diligently, and avoid unwholesome activities that could tarnish the image and that of the service. Babalola made the call in an exclusive interview on her retirement on Friday. She particularly cautioned customs personnel against […]
Adeoye: The billionaire police commissioner
Olusegun Adeniyi Mr Aderemi Adeoye retired yesterday as the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra State. By his own admission, his net worth is now N20 billion! And he has set his eyes on displacing Alhaji Aliko Dangote as the richest man in Africa within the next ten years. I am also quoting him. “I have been privileged to […]
Rolls-Royce, Turkish Airlines to explore MRO, supply chain initiatives
After recently finalizing a large order for Trent XWB-powered Airbus A350 aircraft, Rolls-Royce and Turkish Airlines have followed up with the signing of a joint statement to explore maintenance and supply chain services related to the engine. The April 29 announcement was made at the flag carrier’s Istanbul headquarters to announce the Strategic Türkiye Enhanced […]
Naira abuse: Court adjourns Cubana’s trial
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned further hearing in the trial of Pascal Okechukwu, a.k.a. Cubana Chief till June 5, 2024. Okejukwu was arraigned on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 by the EFCC on a three-count charge bordering on abuse of the Naira. One of the counts reads: That […]
UniAbuja ASUU begins indefinite strike
The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has begun an indefinite strike to draw attention to developments bordering the union. The union announced its decision to embark on the strike on Thursday at the end of its congress, held at the Permanent Site of the institution. Members of the UniAbuja […]
SPRAY THE NAIRA AND GO TO JAIL
By Toyin Falola Nigerian Owanbe is probably one of the most sophisticated parties in the world: glamorous, colorful, and full of crowds. I love the side talks and wonderful gossip about those who sit across from your table. Mama Iyabo is wearing a borrowed gold necklace again! “See that Chief, he is yet to […]
Toyin Falola: Our Ali Mazrui
By Serges Kamga As Toyin Falola temporarily relocates to East and South Africa in the summer, giving lectures in Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, and Botswana, he moves into what one can describe as “the orbit of intellectual comparison.” He is not like the figures they are used to: Nurudeen Farah, Ngugi Wa Thing’o, and […]
Lagos market set ablaze by miscreants
A section of popular Ilepo Market at Oke Odo, Lagos State, has been set on fire as hoodlums clashed with traders in the market. There are feelers that the clash was spurred by superiority quest by rival gangs in the area. The fight which started on Wednesday night was said to have continued till Thursday […]
Man, 24, docked for allegedly belonging to confraternity
One Afeez Aderibigbe, 24, was on Thursday brought before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly belonging to a confraternity. Aderibigbe, whose address was not provided, was charged with conspiracy and belonging to unlawful society. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendant […]
Police arraign man, 39, for allegedly stealing cable wire at UCH
The police on Thursday, arraigned one Sakiru Abass, 39, in a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan over alleged stealing of cable wire worth N400, 000 at the University College Hospital (UCH). Abass, whose address was not provided, was charged with theft, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court […]
