October 4, 2022

Fresh Worry As North Korea Fires Suspected Rocket Launchers

North Korea Shoots Ballistic Missiles Over Japan

October 4, 2022 11:40 am

North Korea in another controversial move has reportedly fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in about five years which has also prompting Tokyo to activate its missile alert system and issue a rare warning for residents to take shelter.

The latest launch which the United States has branded as “reckless and dangerous” — comes in a record year of sanctions-busting weapons tests by North Korea, which had recently revised its laws to declare itself an “irreversible” nuclear power.

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The last time that the  Pyongyang …

AfDB Approves Loans of $180mn In Rwanda

AfDB Calls For Increased Funding To Reduce Climate Change

October 4, 2022 11:36 am

As part of their strategies, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has made a call on some world leaders and some other stakeholders to further implement and increase their financing to mitigate some of the effects of climate change and food insecurity.

The bank had also made the open call at the recently concluded 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings which had been held in New York.

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The President, AfDB Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina had also led the bank’s delegation to some of the meetings and he had also played an …

P&ID Court Orders Arrest Of Briton Over $9.6bn Fraud

FG Drags Meta, Owners Of Facebook, Whatsapp To Court

October 4, 2022 11:32 am

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria has constituted a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated which is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms and its agent – AT3 Resources Limited – at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division.

This had also been disclosed in a statement which had been put out by the highest regulatory body for Nigeria’s advertising, ARCON.

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ARCON had also argued that the Meta Platforms Incorporated has continued to expose the Federal Government to loss of revenue adverts.

It is seeking N30bn in sanction …

ASUU Strike We Will Disrupt Political Campaigns, If…- NANS

ASUU: Buhari Govt Has Killed Education And We’ll Bury It – NANS

October 4, 2022 11:32 am

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS in the South-West region has finally blasted that the Nigerian President Mohammed Buhari of burying public education in Nigeria while reiterating that it is also ready to conduct its funeral.

This had also been disclosed in a statement which had been signed by NANS Coordinator and Spokesperson, Adegboye Olatunji and Awoyinfa Opeoluwa, respectively, on Monday.

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The student body had also declared they would be hitting the streets again in the coming days to butress their point as well.

Part of the statement …

NDLEA Nabs Another Lagos Drug Baron, Recovers ₦8.8bn Tramadol

NDLEA Nabs Another Lagos Drug Baron, Recovers ₦8.8bn Tramadol

October 4, 2022 7:42 am

National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the recovery of about 13,451,466 pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86billion  from one of the mansions of a billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, in the highbrow residential estate, Victoria Garden City, Lekki area of Lagos.

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi explained that the arrest and recovery followed credible intelligence, which made NDLEA operatives on Friday 30th September storm the Plot A45 Road 2 home of the 52-year-old billionaire drug kingpin.

He also said a search of the expansive mansion led to the discovery of 443 cartons of Tramadol Hydrochloride 225mg, which contains 13, …

Tensions Soar As 100 Buildings Are Demolished In Benin

Tensions Soar As 100 Buildings Are Demolished In Benin

October 4, 2022 7:05 am

The reclamation of land in Benin has led to the demolition of over 100 buildings in Irhirihi, Arougba, Obazagbon, and Ogheghe communities and has resulted in a war of words between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State.

The APC, in a statement on Monday, by its chairman, Col. David Imuse (retd.), accused the state government of hiding under the guise of building a new town to take over the area.

The party also faulted the state government’s claim that the area had over the years been acquired by the government and known …

PDP Crisis BoT Members To Hold Key Meeting With Wike Today

PDP Crisis: BoT Members To Hold Key Meeting With Wike Today

October 4, 2022 6:59 am

As part of its reconciliation mission, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will today meet with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, over the lingering crisis rocking the party.

The BoT’s meeting with Wike in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, comes after the advisory body met with the PDP presidential candidate in Abuja, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday. The BoT has also met with the vice presidential candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.

Recall that Wike and some other aggrieved governors and party leaders pulled out of the party’s presidential campaign council following the refusal of the PDP national …

Why Nigerian Youths Don’t Value Democracy — Gbajabiamila

Why Nigerian Youths Don’t Value Democracy — Gbajabiamila

October 4, 2022 6:40 am

The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asserted that young people in Nigeria don’t value democracy because their expectations have so far not been met.

He pointed out that what Nigeria needs in 2023 is a leader that can reassure the youth about democracy being the best alternative.

Mr Gbajabiamila spoke in Abuja on Monday at the opening ceremony of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative for some youth.

The initiative seeks to train 74 selected youth to develop public sector skills.

The speaker said most youth did not experience the military government and have become disillusioned …

Liberian Govt Confiscates $100 Million Worth Of Cocaine

Liberian Govt Confiscates $100 Million Worth Of Cocaine

October 4, 2022 6:33 am

Liberian authorities on Tuesday confirmed that they had seized some $100 million worth of cocaine, with help from the United States’ international narcotics agency.

Liberian Justice Minister Musa Dean informed reporters the national Drug Enforcement Agency, with help from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, had made the seizure Saturday in Topoe village, a western suburb of the capital Monrovia.

The operation led ‘to the seizure of $100 million worth of pure cocaine’, he said.

He also added that a Guinea-Bissau national and a Lebanese suspect were arrested.

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2023 I Will Restore Nigeria’s Glory As President - Kwankwaso

2023: I Will Restore Nigeria’s Glory As President – Kwankwaso

October 4, 2022 6:26 am

Ahead of next year’s general election, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has vowed to restore the country’s lost glory if elected next year. 

Kwankwaso said this on Sunday shortly after holding a closed-door meeting with NNPP stalwarts in Jalingo, Taraba State where he also commissioned the party’s offices.

He says he has the capacity to reposition Nigeria economically and restore security and infrastructure in the country. This, he said, pushed him to join the presidential race.

“Well, you see, our strategy normally is to allow people to continue to underrate us. Our politics …

2nd Niger Bridge To Be Ready For Use By Christmas 2022 – FG

2nd Niger Bridge To Be Ready For Use By Christmas 2022 – FG

October 4, 2022 6:17 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated that the second Niger Bridge will be ready for use by Christmas this year.

Mr Seyi Martins who is the Ag Controller of Works in Anambra made this known in an interview with reporters in Awka on Monday.

Martins revealed that the first phase of the Second Niger Bridge measuring 1.6km, had reached 95 percent completion.

The Controller said, contrary to the news making the round that the project would be ready by 2024, the projects would be ready for use for travelers during the yuletide.

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