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9Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Miyetti Allah To FG: Stop ‘Heartbreaking’ Killings In Zamfara

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has pleaded with the Federal Government to deploy security agencies to Zamfara to put an end to the ‘heartbreaking’ killings in some parts of the state. At least seven people were reported killed on Tuesday, after gunmen went from house to house killing people in the Chafe Local Government Area of the state. Bello Gotomo, National Secretary, MACBAN, in a statement on Friday, alleged that the attacks were carried out by an outlawed group tagged “Yan Sa Kai Group”. He called on the state government to ban the activities of the group and ensure that the perpetrators of the killings were brought to book. “So much innocent blood had been shed in the state that a firm and convincing solution must be found to this unwh...

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9Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Gab taxi drivers to enjoy group life medical, accident insurance

By Sylvester Thompson A Nigerian company, E. F Network Limited, Owners of Gab taxi, an indigenous e-hailing application, has introduced a comprehensive Group Life Insurance coverage, accidental and medical for its drivers. Mr Gideon Egbuchulam, Chairman and CEO of E.F Group disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Egbuchulam was responding to questions on Gab taxi’s package for its drivers following the 72 hours strike embarked upon by the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON). The AUATWON which represents drivers on the platforms of e-hailing companies such as Uber and Bolt, are protesting the increase in commission by 25 to 30 per cent by these foreign app-based enterprises. Accordin...

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9Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Oil Subsidy Removal: Comrde Austin pleads with Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu’s Administration

Comrade Austin Obule Emovworho, has called on Nigerians to be patient with the suden removal of oil subsidy and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's led administration for socio-economic development of the country. Comrade Austin, who made the call in a press statement issued in Abuja said the economy will stabilise in near future for the interest of all. According to him, the sudden removal of the oil subsidy was have a great impact and hardship to the people, while he pleaded with Nigerians for little patient as things will stabilise in near future. However, he urged the Tinubu administration to ensure improved electricity, transportation and youth inclussion for National development of the country. Besides, he called on all Nigerians irrespective of socio-economic background to su...

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9Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Security Operatives Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims, Kill One In Ondo

Security operatives in Ondo have rescued no fewer than 13 victims of kidnapping along Abuja Road in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development on Thursday to journalists. The spokesperson said one of the kidnappers was shot dead when the security men engaged the kidnappers in gun duel on Tuesday. “13 victims were rescued by the joint security operation. One of the kidnappers was killed during gun duel. We are on top of the situation,” Mr Odunlami-Omisanya said. A source from the town, who did not want his name mentioned, said the victims were in an 18-passenger bus travelling to Abuja from Lagos when the hoodlums waylaid their bus. The source sa...

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9Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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WHO: Contaminated Foods Kill 420,000 People Annually

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 World Food Safety Day on Thursday, Dr Walter Mulombo, country representative of World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria says about 420,000 people die yearly around the world from food contamination. Mr Mulombo said this in Abuja at the commemoration organised by the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), WHO and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with the theme: “Food Standards Save Lives”. The country representative, represented by Dr Pindar Wakawa, Nutrition Officer, Universal Health Coverage/Non-Communicable Disease Cluster, WHO Nigeria, said over 200 diseases are caused by eating foods contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites and ch...

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8Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Democracy Day: FG Declares Monday June 12 Public Holiday

The federal government has declared Monday, June 12, a public holiday in commemoration of the 2023 Democracy Day celebration. This is contained in a statement by the permanent secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on Thursday in Abuja. Ms Akinlade who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated all Nigerians on the occasion. She said that Nigeria’s democratic journey had, like in many other climes, encountered both stormy and smooth sails, but the ship of state, its institutions and most importantly, Nigerians had remained steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance. “On this memorable occasion therefore, Nigerians and friends of Nigeria are invited to appreciate the progress that has been made to celebrate the milestones cov...

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8Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Nigeria Air: APC Chieftain Gives EFCC Two Weeks To Arrest Ex-minister Sirika

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Haruna Gololo, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) two weeks to arrest and investigate the immediate past minister of aviation over the purported launch of Nigeria Air. “We are giving the EFCC two weeks to arrest and investigate the former Minister of Aviation and other key participants in the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.” Mr Gololo said if the EFCC could go after “Yahoo Boys” for alleged scam, the anti-graft agency could as well go after the government officials for alleged monumental fraud. He made the call while addressing a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Gololo was reacting to the disclosure by the Acting Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dapo Olumide, at an inves...

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8Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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IBB International Golf, Country Club set to mentor over 30 caddies

By Collins Yakubu-~ Hammer The Ladies Section of the IBB International Golf and Country Club says, it is set to engage no fewer than 30 female caddies to enhance professionalism in the game of golf. Lady Captain of the IBB Golf and Country Club, Mrs Comfort Olateju made this known at the celebration of International Women Golf Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The celebration with the theme "Be the best version of yourself that you can be”, was organised by the Ladies Section of the Club. Olateju said said to achieve the theme of the celebration, there was need to involve caddies to play with. “This is because, we want to empower and celebrate female golfers around the world and we want a kind of empowerment that would be sustainable. “There is going to be a lecture and program...

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8Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Prof. Ogunsanwo recounts last moments with late Prof. Ajewole

By Ibukun EmiolaProf. Olukayode Ogunsanwo of Forest Products Utilisation, University of Ibadan (UI), has described the death of his friend, Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole, as an irreplaceable one, considering his loving nature toward all. Ogunsanwo recounted his last moments with his best friend, Ajewole, also a lecturer in the same university, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. NAN reports that Ajewole was killed on Monday evening by yet to be identified gunmen. Until his death, Ajewole, aged 61, was a lecturer at the Department of Social and Environmental Forestry at the university. NAN also reports that friends, staff members as well students, who accompanied Ogunsanwo, to the office of the deceased at the Department of Social and Environme...

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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AMG Unveils National Structure to Champion Asiwaju Mandate For Positive Change

The ASIWAJU MANDATE GROUP (AMG), a socio-political group has unveiled its National Structure to Champion Asiwaju Mandate For Positive Change aimed at mobilising support and amplify the message of the Renewed hope mandate across the nation. The National Coordinator of the group, Hon. Sarah Shekwonya Tukura, who made the unveiling during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his inauguration as the 16th President of the Federal republic of Nigeria. Hon. Sarah said, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a revered leader and visionary statesman, has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the Nigerian people and a proven track record of transformative leadership. According to her, the Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG) shall galvanize public support ...

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7Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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World Bank Gives Ghana $150 Million To Tackle Poverty

The World Bank has released $150 million to help the Ghanaian government fulfil its poverty alleviation obligations, a release from the bank’s Ghana office said. The new funding will help the West African country, undergoing fiscal distress, meet its pro-poor commitments under a three-year International Monetary Fund program for social spending. It will also support the Ghana School Feeding Programme by reaching 3.6 million children in public kindergartens and primary schools across the country, the World Bank said. “The World Bank is happy to support this project with additional financing amid these macroeconomic challenges,” said Pierre Laporte, the institution’s Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.(Xinhua/NAN)

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Benue Gov cancels all appointments and promotions made by last administration

By Bridget Ikyado Benue Governor, Rev. Hyacinth Alia has announced the cancellation of all appointments and promotions made by former governor Samuel Ortom. The directive which takes immediate effect, affects civil servants, including permanent secretaries. In a statement by Mr Tersoo KulaChief Press Secretary to the Governor,on Wednesday said all recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the outgone administration from May 2022 to date were nullified with immediate effect. "All those who have retired but are yet to vacate their offices or duty post either because of extension or contract appointment are to proceed on retirement forthwith. " All Civil Servants due for retirement but are yet to tender their letters of retirement or notice of retirement should ...

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7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Teacher Evades Arrest After beating Girl, 16, to comma with Iron Rod

A teacher simply identified as Mr David has evaded arrest after beating a 16-year-old SS3 female student of Government Girls Science Secondary School (GGSSS), Kuje, Abuja, Christabel Mimi Henry, to a state of coma. The victim’s mother, Stella Henry, told LEADERSHIP in an interview yesterday that Mimi who was hospitalised after the teacher hit her with an iron rod is set to undergo a scan to determine the severity of the injury. It was learnt that Mimi who was on Friday evening beaten into a state of coma by the teacher and was rushed to the General Hospital in Kuje has regained consciousness but is set to undergo a scan to ascertain the level of injury to her head. LEADERSHIP gathered that the teacher, a bully who is said to be notorious for abusing his power to punish by manipul...

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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N2bn fraud trial: EFCC to appeal Oronsaye’s acquittal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it will appeal against the Federal High Court judgment, which acquitted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Stephen Oronsaye, of N2 billion fraud. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known on Monday in Abuja, while reacting to the judgment. The commission had charged Oronsaye and others with N2 billion money laundering. Dismissing the charge, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, held that the commission failed to establish the charges against the defendants. The commission, however, said that the trial judge erred by overlooking the evidence of the 21 witnesses called by the prosecution in the course of the trial, as well as the confessional statement of one of the def...

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6Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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EFCC Nabs 33 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ilorin, Maiduguri

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in its bid to curb the tide of internet fraud-related crimes among youths, has arrested 33 cybercrime suspects in Ilorin and Maiduguri. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, 20 of the suspects were nabbed in Ilorin, while the other 13 suspects were arrested in Maiduguri. “The suspects arrested in Ilorin include Habeeb Abubakar, Abiola Abiodun, Atitebi Samuel, Emmanuel Oborirhwoho, John Adamson, Mayowa Akinola Victor, Oluwafemi Ola, Abdullahi Isiak, Orji Roland, Martinson Adegboyega and Kolawole Temidayo. “Others are Orimadegun Ishola, Tijani Quadri, Adebisi Kazeem, Umar Abdulkareem, Adebisi Teslim, Okunlola Ayomide, Quadri Lekan, Ukueni Great and Adeyeye Usman. ...

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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TETFund Approve 130m For Each Polytechnic

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130,000,000.00 per polytechnic towards the 2023 intervention line. The aim is to improve skills acquisition in polytechnics across Nigeria. Buhari Mika’Ilu, the Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, made this known at the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop on the 2023 Zonal Intervention on Skills. He said that the intervention would complement the National Board for Technical Education's effort in increasing the capacities of polytechnics to deliver on their mandate. "NBTE have been at the fore front in championing the need to have skills in the educational system in Nigeria". "It is in response to this, that the Fund has prioritised the 2023 Zonal Allocation to polytechnics to be geared towards reinvigorating ski...

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Golf: Ex-Gov. of Plateau, ex-NAPTIP boss call for more women’s participation

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The former Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, and Dame Julie Okah-Donli, ex-Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition and Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), have called for more women participation in Golf to produce women professionals in the game. They made the call at the celebration of Women’s Golf Day on Tuesday in Abuja. The event, with the theme “Be the best version of yourself that you can be”, was organised by the Ladies Section of the IBB International Golf and Country Club. Lalong said he was excited to see women golfers playing the game with passion and seriousness. “I encourage more women to join the game of golf. It is a game for elite, including Presidents, especially in the United States. It is a very good game for eve...

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6Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Breaking News: Bomb Scare In Walmart Supercentre, Gardner Kansas, Staff Evacuated

About fifty staff members of Walmart Supercentre, Gardner, Kansas in United States of America were today hurriedly evacuated following a bomb scare. A source told our correspondent that that the authorities of Walmart received calls from unknown people indicating that they have planted a bomb that could go off any moment in the store. This we gathered prompted the authorities to immediately order evacuation of members of staff. The Kennel sniffers were brought in by the Police who later discovered that the bomb threat was hoax.

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6Jun By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Suspected Gunmen Shot Dead UI Professor

Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have shot Opeyemi Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo State. Ajewole was reportedly killed last night by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. It was gathered that he was killed while returning home. A member of the faculty, Oladoyin Adebowale, said he was shot dead by his assailants. While speaking to journalists on the sad incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said, “The matter is under investigation and that updates would be provided."

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6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Flying Eagles’ elimination from Argentina 2023 huge setback, FCT FA Chairman says

By Victor Okoye Muktar Mohammed, Chairman of the FCT Football Association, on Monday in Abuja described the Flying Eagles’ elimination from the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup as a huge setback. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two-times runners-up Nigeria were eliminated from the competition in Argentina by a single goal on Sunday by Korea Republic. Mohammed who told NAN he was still in shock at the team’s loss said that there was an urgent need to go back to the drawing board. ”We need to quickly find solutions to the problems bedeviling our age-grade teams. “This is a huge setback and we have been wondering what happened to the team we saw against Argentina in the Round of 16.” He stated that he usually got worried when a Nigerian team lose like this beca...

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