A gang of six “one chance” robbers have been arrested by operatives from the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. The suspects are Abubakar Adams, Ismail Salisu, Yusuf Bello, Nasiru Saidi, Sani Usman and Ibrahim Kasa. FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Saturday said the suspects robbed passengers who boarded their vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles and pushed them out afterwards. The statement partly read, “The operatives of the police command attached to Utako divisional headquarters, on June 16, 2024, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested six armed robbery suspects: Abubakar Adams, Ismail Salisu, Yusuf Bello,…
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By Teslimah Jimoh Proprietor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Prince Adesegun Ajibola, SAN has described the sudden exit of Oba Ogunleye as the loss of a worthy and exemplary “Ambassador” of Crescent University. In statement by the Public Relations Office, Barrister Ajibola highlighted the sterling qualities and achievements of the late royal father in various sectors of life, including his steadfast commitment to the growth of Crescent University from its fledgling years. Prince Segun Ajibola also acknowledged Oba Ogunleye’s closeness to the departed Founder of Crescent University, H.E Prince Bola Ajibola from his days as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the NNPC / Aiteo Joint Venture on OML 29, said after verifying that following the completion of the joint investigative visit to the spill site by all stakeholders as required by regulations, AEEPCO will reopen its facilities for production while continuing other statutory spill management protocols concurrently. Recall that Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Joint Venture, shut down the Oil Mining License (OML 29) on Wednesday 19th 2024 over an oil leak it detected at its Nembe swamp facility, Nembe Kingdom in…
Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, speaks to VICTORIA EDEME on the cholera outbreak in the state. *What are the primary causes of the recent cholera outbreak in Lagos State?* There have always been cases of cholera in Nigeria. We typically have isolated cases that we treat. However, we observed a surge in cholera cases between the 10th and 11th of June 2024. This increase qualifies it as an outbreak. The top three affected local government areas are Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti-Osa. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention anticipates cholera…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Saturday, issued three Exective Orders to establish two new agencies, namely: The Ogun State Mineral Resources Development Agency and The Ogun State Landscaping and Recreation Agency. In addition to the establishment of these two agencies, the third Executive Order, however, restrains traditional rulers from entering into any form of agreement or Memorandum of Understanding concerning mining activities or any other land matters in their domains. A statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, stated that the three Executive Orders take an immediate…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has permanently forfeited to the Federal Government properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 (billion) and N1.04 billion linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made the order of final forfeiture after hearing a motion filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its counsel Chineye Okezie. The judge had on June 5, 2024, upheld the anti-graft agency’s motion filed an argued by its counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), for an interim forfeiture of the property. Oyedepo informed the court that Emefiele was suspected…
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has appointed Prof Sammy Olufemi Sam-Wobo as the new Director of the FUNAAB Zoological Park. Prof Sam-Wobo is of the Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biosciences (COLBIOS) of the University. He takes over the running of the FUNAAB Zoological Park from Prof. Oladapo Oduntan, its immediate past Director. With his new appointment, Sam-Wobo who is also the President of the Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria (PPSN), is expected to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience into the running and management of the FUNAAB Zoological Park. According…
Agency Reporter Celeste Arantes, the mother of Brazilian football legend Pele, has died aged 101, outliving her famous son by 18 months, the family announced Friday. Arantes was 17 when she gave birth to her first child on October 23, 1940, a baby who would grow up to be the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time. “Rest in peace, grandma,” Pele’s eldest son Edinho wrote on Instagram, a message illustrated with a photo of him hugging his grandmother. No details were given on the cause of death. According to local media Arantes had been hospitalized for eight…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Mrs. Timinipre Ohia of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Yenagoa has emerged the newly elected Chairman of the Bayelsa chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN). She won the election held on Friday at the state secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The keenly contested election saw Mrs Timinipre Ohia clinching eleven votes out of twenty one, while her only challenger, Pereolotu Amgbare of The Light Newspaper garnered ten votes. George Ameli of Niger Delta Television (NDTV), who initially was contesting for the office of the Chairman, announced his withdrawal from the race a…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa The execution of the Ubeta Field Development Project by TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will create thousands of jobs in the country and catalyse the economy, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has stated. Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, stated this at the signing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) by the project promoters and their contractors. He stated that the approval of the final stages of the Nigerian Content Plan for this project” was one of the first acts he performed…