Stella Maris Okafor, the wife of veteran actor Mr. Ibu, has accused Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), of making false claims about providing support to her husband during his medical condition. She said this following a statement by the union addressing the allegations of abandonment and lack of structure to support their colleagues. According to Mr Ibu’s wife in a video shared by social media critic, VeryDarkMan, the statement released by the Guild was only to save their faces as it is completely untrue. She revealed that she has never received support from the union prior to her husband’s health…
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The United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has announced plans to allocate N4,223,496,406.14 as a grant for the implementation of a 19-month project called ‘Strengthening Protection Services and Resilience’ in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states in Nigeria. This project is designed to provide assistance to 37,500 individuals, including women, children, and marginalized groups, particularly internally displaced persons, returnees, and host communities who have been disproportionately affected by years of violent conflict. READ ALSO: Guber Election: INEC Deploys 46,084 Staff, Non-Sensitive Materials to Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo Dr. Hussaini Abdu, the Country Director of CARE Nigeria, disclosed this development in…
UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says hospitals are on the brink and overcrowded with patients, with many awaiting treatment in Gaza. “We are concerned that 9,000 cancer patients lack adequate care because of conditions in Gaza’s only chemotherapy hospital. “Gaza has now been under full electricity blackout for 10 days,” Haq told journalists in New York on Friday. According to him, rescue teams, primarily from the Palestinian Civil Defence, are struggling to carry out their mission amid continuous airstrikes, severe shortages of fuel to run vehicles and equipment, and with limited or no connection to mobile networks. Since Oct. 7,…
The National Salaries,Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), says implementation of the N35,000.00 per month wage award for Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies will be funded from the treasury. Mr Ekpo Nta, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NSIWC, in a circular released by Commission in Abuja, said this only applied to offices that were treasury-funded. According to NTA, non-treasury funded Federal Government agencies are to implement same from their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) or statutory allocations. “I refer to the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to deploy 46,084 staff for the Nov.11 off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this at the commission’s regular quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), in Abuja on Friday. Yakubu also said that 137,934 party agents representing the 18 political parties comprising 130,093 polling and 7,841 collation agents would also be on the field at the poll. “While we are leaving no stone unturned in other areas of preparation for the governorship elections, the commission plans to deploy a total of 46,084…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Sector Command says it recorded 353 road traffic crashes which claimed 79 lives in the state between January and August 2023. The FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Babatunde Farinloye, disclosed this during the flag-off of the 2023 Ember Months Campaign, which was jointly organised by the command and Guinness Nigeria Plc on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the campaign is: “Speed Thrills but Kills: Drive Responsibly and Avoid Overloading.” Farinloye said that 603 others sustained different degrees of injury, some with permanent disabilities in the same period…
Inter Miami’s head coach, Tata Martino, has confirmed that Luis Suarez is already part of the club’s plans for the 2024 season, with the former Barcelona star expected to join his compatriot Lionel Messi. During the summer transfer window, there were speculations about the Uruguayan forward making a move to the Florida-based club. However, Gremio, his then-club, did not grant him the transfer, despite his expressed desire to join Inter Miami. Suarez has since made it clear that he will depart from Gremio at the end of the Brazilian season, which is earlier than initially anticipated since his contract had…
President Bola Tinubu has filed an application with a United States District Court in Washington, D.C., seeking to halt U.S. agencies from disclosing records related to his residence in the country. The defendants named in the suit include the Executive Office for US Attorneys, US Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, US Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The suit comes as a response to a Freedom of Information request made on July 21, 2022, by Aaron Greenspan, an IT consultant. Although the U.S. agencies had initially…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Instrument of Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa. The instrument was adopted by the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Jan. 29, 2018. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Tinubu bows to pressure, withdraws nomination of FERMA Chairman “I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, do hereby formally declare that the Federal Republic of Nigeria accepts the…
Nollywood actor, Kanayo. O. Kanayo has warned warned people to desist from using John Okafor fondly known as Mr Ibu’s illness to chase clout on social media. Earlier in the week, veteran Nigeria comic actor, Mr Ibu shared a video announcing to his fans that he has been diagnosed with an illness which he did not disclose. According to the thespian, he stated that his doctor has said that if the prescribed medications do not work his leg will be amputated. Mr Ibu solicited help while asking for prayers to overcome his predicament. The video which came as a shock…
The Federal Government on Thursday announced closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos starting from midnight of Saturday, Oct. 21 to midnight of Sunday Oct. 22 to carry out repairs. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, in a statement, said the government was ready to begin comprehensive rehabilitation works on the bridge starting with repairs of the critical portions. READ ALSO: Kano State leading in fight against corruption – Gov Yusuf Kesha said the federal government wished to inform the motoring public that it was currently working on plans to carry out comprehensive repairs of…
The health ministry in Gaza on Thursday said at least 3,785 Palestinians had been killed and 12,493 wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7. Ministry spokesman, Ashraf Al-Qudra told a news conference that of the total death toll, 1,524 were children and 1,000 were women. Al-Qudra added that 44 health workers had been killed in Gaza while four hospitals were out of service and 14 basic healthcare services had stopped functioning. READ ALSO: Fire guts warehouses in Abakaliki, destroys goods worth million of Naira – Market Chairman Al-Qudra added that “there are no medicine stocks in any of…
Mr Peter Oba, Chairman Lot 1, a section at the Margaret Umahi International market, Abakaliki, says Wednesday’s fire gutted about three warehouses of a storey building in the state capital. Oba disclosed this to journalists at the scene of the incident. The Chairman, who expressed worry over the incident, said that he received a distress call at about 3 am over the inferno and alerted the state and federal fire services. He said that fire fighters were deplored immediately with trucks to the scene. He estimated that goods lost in the inferno are worth millions of Naira. “The fire partly…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has graduated 2,500 anti-narcotic officers trained to assist in the fight against illicit drugs in Nigeria. The officers passed out after completing the Junior Officer Basic Course 5 (JOBC-5) in Katsina on Thursday. In his address, NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa (Rtd), urged them to stand firm in the discharge of their duties, adding that the agency now employ latest techniques, technologies and intelligence to curb the menace of illicit drugs. Marwa, represented by his Special Assistant, a former military governor of Akwa Ibom, Col. Yakubu Bako, warned the newly trained personnel to…
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has promised to settle the entitlements of retiring civil servants within four months after departure. Alia made the promise on Wednesday in Makurdi during a meeting with heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). “Going forward, retired civil servants have a maximum of 120 days to get their entitlements; this is our commitment to them,” he declared. He urged the officials to ensure discipline, hardwork and diligence, while emphasising accountability, transparency, confidentiality and team work. He also urged them to be punctual. READ ALSO: Scoopers Gather as Fuel-Laden Tanker Falls at Lagos Community “If you…
Udengs Eradiri, the Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate for Bayelsa State, has made it clear that his campaign is not aligned with the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the February 25 election. Instead, he said that his campaign is focused on addressing the critical issues affecting the people of the state. Eradiri said this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. “I have a secretariat, I am campaigning and I have a structure. If they come with 20 cars I come with two. But I have come with a stronger message and I am communicating with the people.…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has passed votes of no confidence on Alh. Tajudeen Baruwa, former president of the union. Alh. Tajudeen Agbede, National Chairman Caretaker Committee of the NURTW said this while speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that Baruwa on the tenure as the president of NURTW expired on Aug. 28. According to him, we the undersigned, having the mandate of our members in the various states and zones unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on Alh. Tajudeen Baruwa . READ ALSO: Naira Depreciates Further to N1,100…
The federal government has once again urged workers in both the private and public sectors throughout the country to continue supporting the current administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The government emphasized that it is committed to safeguarding the interests of all workers. The government also revealed that it has assessed the specific needs and grievances of various labor organizations and is actively working to address them. The appeal was made by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, during a meeting in his office with the leadership of the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA),…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed fake and expired goods worth over N500 million in Abuja. Speaking during the exercise, the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that some of the goods were also voluntary submitted to the agency. Represented by Mr Francis Ononiwu, NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, the D-G stated that the exercise is carried out routinely all over the country. The NAFDAC boss said that the destruction of the products were done to prevent their re-introduction to the supply chain. Adeyeye listed some of the products…
The Peoples Republic of China has expressed commitment to refinancing and completing the Abuja-Kano and Port- Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President. The statement, released on Wednesday in Abuja, quoted the President of China, Xi Jinping, making the pledge while responding to requests made by President Bola Tinubu during a bilateral meeting with the Chinese leader in Beijing. Tinubu was represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Belt and Road Initiative Forum (BRI) holding in China. READ…