November 23, 2019

Army Officers Arrest Peddler With 60 Wraps Of Cocaine

November 23, 2019 10:52 am

 The 9 Brigade Command of the Nigeria Army, Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos State,  on Saturday paraded a hard drug peddler, Okafor Collins,  caught with 60 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.

The 30-year-old  suspect,  was arrested at 311 Road, adjacent Cincillati Club House, Festac Town.

The Commander of the Brigade, Brig. -Gen. Musa Etsu-Ndagi, told newsmen on Saturday that the suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday.

Etsu-Ndagi  said that the suspect was arrested by the men of the Exercise Crocodile Smile, adding that  the exercise was already yielding results.

The commander added that  the suspect would …

Salah

Crystal Palace Vs Liverpool Today At 4pm

November 23, 2019 9:13 am

Of Liverpool’s growing injury concerns, Mohamed Salah has to be among the most concerning (if not actually the most concerning). Salah has been carrying an ankle injury that he picked up during the dying minutes of the Leicester City match before the last international break, after a particularly aggressive tackle from Hamza Choudhury.

The seriousness of the ankle injury became apparent to all when Salah showed up to the Egyptian national team camp in a boot, not to train, but for moral support.

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When Salah was sent home to …

Port

Payback For Jezebel

November 23, 2019 9:11 am

Unfathomed atrocities were exposed recently when operatives of Eagle Crack Squad of the Rivers State Police Command, acting on a tip-off, stormed a hotel located at Mile 1, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, and busted a prostitution ring run by a 44-year-old kingpin identified as Esther Isama.

The operation liberated some teenagers, aged 13 to 15, who had passed through harrowing experiences ranging from being locked up in a hotel against their will to being forced to take an oath to being coerced into drug abuse and paid sex while their captor was smiling daily to the bank.

The

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Investors

We’re Addressing Your Concerns, FG Tells U.S. Investors

November 23, 2019 9:08 am
The Federal Government has assured existing and potential American investors of its commitment to addressing issues of corruption, political instability and insecurity in the country.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, conveyed the message at the 2019 USA-Nigeria Business and Investment Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

The three-day event, which ended on Friday night, was organised by the Nigerian consulate in Atlanta in collaboration with the ministry to promote investment opportunities in Nigeria.

The forum also provided a platform for private and public sector players from both countries to exchange, compare policies, network and …

North-East State Assemblies Initiate Bill To Regulate NGOs

November 23, 2019 9:07 am

The State Houses of Assembly of the six North-east states of  Adamawa,  Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Gombe and Taraba, have introduced a bill to regulate and co-ordinate the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Boko Haram insurgents ravaged region.

This may not be unconnected to the recent allegation made by the Nigerian military that some NGOs under the guise of providing succour to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are fronting for the Boko Haram insurgents.

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The   Chairman of North East Speakers Forum (NESF) and the Speaker of Bauchi State House …

Fishermen Lament Over Dangote Refinery: What’s Left For Us?

November 23, 2019 9:06 am

Nigeria is Africa’s largest importer of foreign fish, with a demand for more than 3m metric tonnes each year. Despite having an Atlantic coastline of 853km (530 miles), the country is unable to provide fish for a population that is predicted to double by 2050.

In Lagos, and particularly in Epe, fishermen and farmers are having to travel further to get fish. The Lekki lagoon, previously a fisherman’s paradise, is being slowly depleted by various megacity projects, the biggest of which is an oil refinery owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.

To make way for infrastructure development, the government …

Air

Air Peace: Allegation Against Allen Onyema False

November 23, 2019 7:19 am
Ejiro Eghagha, AirPeace Chief of Administration and Finance has denied allegations made against her by the  US Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia in relation to purchase of Aircraft, Aircraft spares and Aircraft maintenance for her employer.
Eghagha insists that none of the allegations involve any third  party funds but relate to funds belonging to her employer and utilized in the Airline business.
This response is coming a few hours after news  involving the  Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline broke.
He is being charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving
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‘Eleko of Eko’ Or ‘ The Oba Of Lagos’

November 23, 2019 5:34 am
It is not uncommon nowadays to find people refer to the stool of Oba of Lagos, as the Eleko of Eko, a title that delimits the expansive domain to a shrink of its original space and magnitude. This is particularly disheartening because there is no such official title as Eleko of Eko in the entire history of Lagos and its kingdom.
Unfortunately, this falsehood seems to be entrenched in the fabric of the Lagos society to the extent that even people in the “ EseIga “ (that is those in the immediate outer recess of the palace” are victims
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EFCC Uncovers Alleged ₦5bn Kwara IGR Diversion

November 23, 2019 5:32 am

The Ilorin Zonal  office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) yesterday disclosed that, it had uncovered the sum of  ₦5 billion allegedly diverted  by the 24 ex-lawmakers of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr.  Ademola Banu and some companies through the State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS)  without following due process between  2015-2019  in the state.

Already, the anti-graft agency has commenced full interrogation on the immediate past chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service,  Professor Muritala Awodu, a former member of the  State House of Assembly,  Hon. Moshood Bakare …

Elumelu, Kenyans Feature In African Voices

November 23, 2019 5:30 am

Economist, phiIlanthropist and entrepreneur, Anthony Onyeamaechi Elumelu, and two Kenyan change makers will this week feature in the compilation edition of African Voices, a magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN).

The Kenyans include Elizabeth Njoroge, founder of the Art of Music Foundation who deploys the transformative power of classical music to provoke positive change in the lives of young Kenyans and Peter Tabichi, 37-year-old winner of the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.

Elumelu, 56, will share the details of how his sheer grit and raw confidence earned him his first job as a salesman at the defunct All States …

Mompha Sues EFCC, Demands ₦5m As Damages

EFCC To Arraign Mompha, Others Over Alleged ₦33bn Fraud

November 23, 2019 5:29 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos office is to arraign Ismaila Mustapha popularly known as Mompha before a Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday November 25, 2019.

A 14-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering has been filed and served on the suspect who is currently in the custody of the commission.

He is to be arraigned alongside his company, Ismalob Investments Limited, the firm through which he allegedly laundered N14 billion.

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The social media celebrity was arrested based on actionable intelligence linking him to …

DRDB

Nigeria, Indian Sign MoU To Produce IED Detectors

November 23, 2019 5:28 am

The Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India, to produce the Ramon Improvised Explosive Device (IED) materials detector with standoff at distance.

With the agreement, the DRDB is free to make use of the DRDO’s photonics laboratory in India to produce the IED detector, which in turn will be deployed to troops fighting the counter-insurgency war in the Northeast. The MoU was signed on behalf of the Federal government by the Director General, of the bureau, Air Vice Marshall Onyemaechi Osahor, and the Indian …

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