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Lagos Police arrest man who posed MFM General Overseer, D.K Olukoya, to defraud people
A young man in his mid-twenties has been arrested in the Igando area of Lagos for impersonation of the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM), Dr D.K Olukoya. The suspect, Atanda Yusuf, a 27-year-old computer science graduate from Ekiti State University, was arrested by Operatives of Area D command of the Lagos State police command for…
Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the governor-elect for Adamawa State after the supplementary governorship election of Thursday. Fintiri was announced winner in the early hours of Friday by the Returning Officer, Professor. Andrew Haruna, with 376,552 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Jibrilla Bindow of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 336,386 votes. Son…
Federal Capital Territory Administration demolishes orphanage home
The demolition of a church housing an orphanage home in Kubwa, Abuja, has rendered 150 orphans homeless. The church, Divine Words of Jesus Christ which housed a school and the orphanage was demolished by the Department of Development Control officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) despite an ongoing suit in court. Five buildings comprising the church, the orphanage,…
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gathered together in Lagos for the annual Bola Tinubu colloquium, in celebration of the statesman birthday. Governors, security chiefs and loyalists from every region where the party holds power were present at the 67th edition on Thursday with the exception of Ibikunle Amosun of Oyo State who did not attend. Vice president, Yemi…
Team Nigeria Wrestlers arrive Tunisia for 2019 African Champions
Nigeria's female contingents to the 2019 African Senior Wrestling Championships arrived Hammamet, Tunisia, venue of the tournament, on Thursday. The delegation led by President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Daniel Igali, comprises eight-time African champion Blessing Oborodudu, Commonwealth gold-medallists: Odunayo Adekuoroye and Aminat Adeniyi. Reigning African champions Mercy Genesis, Sunmisola Balogun, Ifeoma Nwoye, Hannah Reuben as well as Rosemary…
Abuja Federal High Court issues arrest warrant on IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu
Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday, issued bench warrant for the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader has failed to appear in court since April 25, 2017 after he was granted bail. Justice Nyako directed that his trial on charges of treasonable felony proceed in his absence. Her decision was…
Investigations have revealed that mobile telecommunication subscribers in Nigeria spent N767.23bn on airtime from November 2018 to January 2019. The figure is generated from the number of active subscribers in the months under review, which was obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the industry’s Average Revenue Per User (APRU) provided by network operators. NCC data shows that there…
Federal Government of Nigeria to auction 100bn Bonds on March 27
Federal government bonds put out for subscription on March 27 was oversubscribed in excess of 140bn by investors. This was revealed by the Debt Management Office (DMO) in a statement released on Wednesday. The DMO statement read: “The FGN Bond auction for March 2019 conducted on Wednesday at which N100bn bonds were offered was oversubscribed just as in the auctions…
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Bola Tinubu on 67th Birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bola Tinubu as a pillar of Nigerian democracy hours before his 67th birthday, this Friday. Buhari eulogised Tinubu, a two-time former Governor of Lagos, in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. “President Buhari joins the APC family in celebrating the Asiwaju of Lagos, who is also the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) concerning leadership of the National Assembly and House of Representatives. APC hopes to avoid a re-occurrence of the 'disaster' that occurred in the 8th National Assembly where Bukola Saraki became Senate President under its platform and Ike Ekweremadu of the PDP was Deputy before Saraki decamped to the…
An Abuja boy has been imprisoned for defiling his mate
Abuja schoolboy, Sani Filo, has been remanded in prison for defiling a mate in a special school for the Deaf in the Kuje area. Filo was remanded after his confessional statement to the act committed against Muhammad Kanun. Minister for Education, Adamu Adamu confirmed the prosecution in a report of the committee set up to investigate the allegations of sexual…
The Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria, CAC, reveals that it has registered 3,098,193 firms since inception in 1990
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the body responsible for incorporation of enterprises in Nigeria has revealed that it has registered 3,098,193 firms since inception. It said the figures are since the founding in 1990 to March 21, 2019. The number covers all categories of businesses in Part A, B and C. Acting Registrar of the Commission, Mrs Azinge Azuka disclosed…
A North Korean doctor was abducted in Zamfara on Monday. Police confirm he has been taken to an unknown destination
A North Korean doctor attached to the General Hospital in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State was abducted by gunmen. Dr Jeng Sunail was reportedly abducted on Monday by men whose identity are yet to be ascertained. A statement by DSP Shehu Mohammed, spokersperson for the State Police Command, confirmed the abduction. ChannelsTV reports account of an eyewitness who…
Edo State labelled as capital of human trafficking in Nigeria
A team from the political desk of the United State Consulate visiting Edo has labelled the State as the capital of human trafficking in Nigeria. This is according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. The reports states that the team was hosted by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in the State, Chief Dan Orbih. He…
Lagos State may yet be at the brink of building collapses according to the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG). On Monday, the BCPG alerted about the existence of 36, 000 buildings waiting to collapse in the State. This is coming in the wake of two-storey building collapse on Monday, March 25, barely two weeks after a three-storey building fell to…
