Popular Nigerian Afrobeat artiste, Oxlade, has addressed the controversy surrounding his restriction of the late rapper Mohbad’s Instagram account. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Oxlade said the restriction was not intended as disrespect, but rather a means to prioritize his personal messages. Following the tragic passing of Mohbad on September 12, numerous celebrities, fans, and fellow Nigerians have paid their respects to the late artist. Oxlade, among those commemorating Mohbad, shared a screenshot of his Instagram conversation with the rapper. However, upon closer inspection, it became evident that Oxlade placed restriction on Mohbad’s account, leading to criticism…
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, says the lower chamber plans to unveil its legislative agenda on resumption from recess. Tajudeen said this at the opening of a two-day retreat for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly (NASS) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom on Friday. The retreat which was declared open by the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, was organised by the National Institute for Democratic Legislative Studies. ” At the House of Representatives, we have prepared a legislative agenda which will be unveiled on resumption. The Agenda is bold, ambitious and draws its strength from the people.…
The Lagos State Police Command has explained why its operatives uses tear gas canisters to disperse a crowd that had gathered at Lekki Tollgate for candlelight procession in honour of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, professionally known as Mohbad. The candlelight procession, which took place on Thursday, September 21, was attended by numerous fans, friends, and fellow artists. However, it reportedly escalated into chaos when the police intervened to disperse the crowd. In response to this incident on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday, referred the reports as “false narrative.”…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken action by inviting senior officials from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for questioning concerning the controversial gratuity payment of N47 million made to the Managing Director of the Fund, Mrs. Maureen Allagoa. In a letter dated September 14, 2023, with reference number ICPC/SSD/TB/197/2023 and directed to the MD of the fund, those invited include Head of Administration, Head of Finance and Investment, as well as Head of Audit and Inspectorate. The letter, signed by the Head of SIU, SSD of the anti-graft agency, Wakili Joshua Musa,…
The Police Command in Jigawa have arrested a security man for allegedly stealing a printer, two mini computers, two ceiling fans and disc receiver from a school he guards in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in the state, DSP Lawan Shi’isu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse, said the suspect. Shi’isu said the Vice Principal of Government Girls Untity School Kazaure, Malam Bashir Ahmed, reported the case to the police. ”Upon receiving the reportm a surveillance squad attached to the Kazaure Police Division, stormed a shop at Kangada area of the LGA, where…
Brig.-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the reaming five prospective corps members abducted in Zamfara. Ahmed made this known at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development on Thursday in Abuja. He explained that of the eight prospective corps members abducted in August 2023 on their way to the orientation camp in Sokoto state, three had been released. The DG said that all relevant security agencies are working in synergy with the traditional and religious leaders to secure the release…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday has departed New York after attending the 78th session high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Tinubu, while in New York, participated in some of the high-level events, including a bilateral meeting. The Nigerian President who arrived New York on Sunday, was among the leaders that adopted the political declaration to accelerate the 17 goals on Monday at the SDG summit. Ahead of the opening of the session, Tinubu met with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss stronger economic and…
The FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected oil thieves alongside two alleged armored cable thieves at separate locations in the territory. Mr Olusola Odumosu, Commandant of the NSCDC FCT command made this known on Thursday. He said the suspects are five males between the ages of 25 and 37 in Abuja. Odumosu said that the command, through credible intelligence report apprehended two persons illegally in possession of 16 jericans of petroleum products suspected to be crude oil at Pai in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. “ Investigation is in progress…
Mrs Aloba, the mother of the late Nigerian singer, Mohbad, has urged the Federal Government and Nigerians in general to help uncover the truth behind her son’s untimely demise. She made the call when actress Tonto Dikeh paid the family a condolence visit in Lagos on Thursday. Aloba, who spoke in Yoruba Language, alleged that Naira Marley, the owner of Marlian Record label, is connected to her son’s death. She also called for assistance in investigating the matter further. 27-year-old Mohbad was formerly signed to Naira Marley’s Marlian Records and left the label in 2022. She said that her late…
The Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday in Lagos, said it would not hesitate to seize unregistered vehicles plying public roads in the state in order to tackle insecurity more effectively. It also said that it would prosecute the drivers. The Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, gave the warning while briefing newsmen on the transformation of the Force Central Motor Registry (CMR) and the need for vehicle owners to obtain CMR certificate. Adejobi said that the enforcement had become necessary in view of the rate of crimes associated with the use of unregistered vehicles. He noted that, with only registered vehicles…
The advisory board of the Nigeria Prize for Science on Thursday announced the work on ‘Respiratory Technologies for Keeping Nigerian New-Born babies Alive’ by Prof. Hippolite Amadi the winning project of the 2023 edition. The panel of judges said Amadi’s work had won the Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) 100,000 dollars prize. The Chairperson of the Advisory Board for the Prize, Prof. Barth Nnaji, announced the judges’ verdict based on the 2023 theme “Innovation for Enhancement of Healthcare Therapy” at a press conference organised by NLNG in Lagos. Nnaji said Amadi’s work had not only significantly advanced neonatal care in Nigeria,…
Mr Chris Agu, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Enugu State, has vowed to appeal the State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgement on the alleged NYSC certificate forgery against Gov Peter Mbah. Agu made the vow in Enugu on Thursday while reacting to the tribunal’s dismissal of his petition challenging the alleged forgery of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate by Gov Mbah of Enugu State. The tribunal dismissed the petition of the PRP on NYSC certificate forgery leveled against Mbah, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18, 2023 Governorship Election.…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the postponement of its 293rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, which was originally slated for Monday and Tuesday, September 25 and 26, 2023. The reason for this deferment was not provided by the apex bank. However, the CBN assured stakeholders and the general public that a new date for the meeting would be communicated in due course. Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, the Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, shared this information in a brief statement, expressing regrets for any inconvenience caused by the change. READ ALSO: Police Exhumes Mohbad’s Corpse, Amid Investigation…
Vice president Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday revealed that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd. (CCECC) has pledged to the complete the Abuja light rail project in May 2024. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, in a statement, said Shettima extracted the commitment from the management of CCECC when its Chairman, Mr Jason Zhang, paid him a courtesy visit at the presidential villa. The vice president said the move was in line with the determination of President Tinubu’s administration to enhance infrastructural development across the country. He stated…
Barely seven weeks to the Nov. 11 governorship election in Imo, registrants are yet to collect at least 134,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), INEC declared in Owerri on Wednesday. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Sylvia Agu, told newsmen that INEC resumed the issuance of PVCs for the election on Sept. 11 and that the exercise would continue until Oct. 9. “INEC still has about 134,000 uncollected PVCs in Imo piled in the 27 local government council secretariats of the state. “I urge Imo residents to collect their PVCs at the INEC offices in their council areas, while those in Orsu…
The Auchi Polytechnic in Edo has granted amnesty to four repentant cultists. Dr Salisu Umar, the Rector of the polytechnic made this known on Wednesday, while addressing the repentant cult members. Umar urged the students of the institution to renounce their membership in cults. The former cultists renounced their membership of secret cult groups at a renunciation programme organised by the management of the polytechnic in Auchi, Edo. ”Renouncing cultism means abandoning reckless lifestyle and evil ways, adding that no good thing comes from the devil. “Auchi Polytechnic in a bid to establish zero tolerance for cultism has organised this…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the federal government, repatriated 155 Nigerian irregular migrants stranded across various parts of Libya. This is contained in a statement issued by the IOM on Wednesday in Lagos. The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, late Tuesday evening on board an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with registration number 5A-DMG, It added that of 155 returnees that arrived, 125 were females, 22 males and eight infants. READ ALSO: Zelensky, Russian Foreign Minister to meet at Security Council for first time since war IOM said that…
Sixty-nine gay suspects who were apprehended on Aug. 27 in Ekpan Community, Uvwie Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta during a gay wedding ceremony, have been released on bail. Counsel to the suspects, Mr Ochuko Ohimor, said on Tuesday in Warri that they were admitted to bail with the sum of N500,000 and two sureties each. According to Ohimor, the sureties must reside within the Effurun jurisdiction of the Court. He added that the suspects must sign an undertaking at the State High Court of Justice, Effurun, in Uvwie LGA, where they were earlier arraigned on Sept. 4. “The suspects…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Abbas made this known durng an interactive session with journalists in the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday decried the aim was to share leadership positions among members. He noted that some of the committees of the house were too large for effective oversight functions. “For example, the Committee on Tertiary Education had over 300…
President Bola Tinubu has called on African leaders to increase investment in African youths toward enhancing socio-economic development of the continent. Tinubu said this during a Breakfast Launch of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Impact Report, held on the margin of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York. The report has the title, “The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme: A Decade of Impact”. The report highlights the significant contribution of the TEF’s flagship 100 million dollars Entrepreneurship Programme in advancing Africa’s socio-economic development. The programme was organised by TEF, United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) and United…