A video showing what happened during the ceremony disproves accusations that Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, and the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, refused to shake hands. The event took place in Ondo State. Adeleke proceeded to see the monarch where he was seated, and they exchanged cordial greetings before Adeleke returned to his seat, according to a video that former presidential candidate Dele Momodu uploaded on X on Thursday. “The Ooni met Governor Adeleke at the Ondo event and came to greet the governor,” stated Momodu’s caption. The governor finally announced that it was time for…
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Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will go on trial today by the Federal Government for alleged offenses linked to economic sabotage. Emefiele will be charged in a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. His trial was postponed approximately 24 hours ago. According to a docket notice obtained by DAILY POST, the former CBN Governor would be accompanied by a man named Ramalan Yaro for his trial before Justice Hamza Muazu. Emefiele will be hauled before the court this morning to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, according to a…
The arrest of a suspected traffic robber in the Lekki region of the state, who went by the name Ali, has been verified by the Lagos State Police Command. The “notorious traffic robber, one Ali’m’, was arrested in the Ikate area of Lekki on Tuesday through the combined efforts of residents and the police,” according to a statement made on Wednesday by Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the state police. According to the preliminary inquiry, the suspect who pretended to be a beggar on the Lekki-Epe Expressway scared unwary drivers and robbed them of their money and belongings…
During his visit to Ahoada East Local Government Area on Wednesday, Tunji Disu, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police for Rivers State, made a commitment to apprehend Gift Okpara, the sought gang leader who is suspected of murdering Divisional Police Officer Bako Angbanshim. As a result, CP Disu ordered the command’s officers to go tough and make sure that Okpara, also known as 2-Baba, and other cult members who were causing havoc in the region were found and brought to justice. “I know how difficult it is for you people to enter those difficult areas,” the police helmsman remarked, addressing…
According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country’s economy is beginning to benefit from the changes it made to its monetary policy. Isa AbdulMumin, Director of the Apex Bank’s Corporate Communications Department, made this statement while discussing the most recent inflation rate that was made public by National Bureau of Statistics data on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the statistics, the nation’s inflation rate increased to 27.33 percent in October, up 0.61 percentage points from September’s reading of 26.72 percent. However, AbdulMumin said that the NBS’s most recent inflation figure showed that the central bank’s money market reforms are…
Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State, has received support from his relatives to run for governor in 2024. At a welcome held for Shaibu upon his arrival at the PDP Ward 11, Etsako West Local Government Area, the endorsement was given. The chairman, Igbafe Agbonoga, confirmed the deputy governor’s popularity among the people, party members, and his people. “We have decided that Philip Shaibu has to run for the 2024 governorship election,” Agbonoga stated. If chosen to be our state’s next governor, we are confident he will have a significant impact. Our choice is based on how well…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian oil and gas sector have been tasked by Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer of NNPC Ltd., to adapt, change, and take the lead in the rapidly shifting global energy landscape. This claim was made by Kyari on Tuesday during his industry speech at the 41st Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) Conference opening ceremony in Lagos. The GCEO, represented by Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Ltd., emphasized the importance of oil and gas exploration in determining the direction of the oil industry and the need for commitment, knowledge-seeking, and skill in order…
According to Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, the federal government has established a $609 million fund for ICT entrepreneurs in Nigeria for the following four years. Speaking at the current 2023 Nordic Nigeria Connect in Lagos, Tijani stated that as telecommunications is the largest provider of services, the nation should form alliances to assist its population in accessing these services. Our job in a globalized society is to establish connections with nations, organizations, and bodies of knowledge through innovation. Nigeria can take advantage of the opportunity rather than having to start from scratch with what other…
In light of the continuing statewide strike, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has called a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress leadership. The TUC’s National President, Festus Osifo, stated in an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday that the labor leaders are still open to “reasonable and sincere” communication, even though it is unclear if they will attend the meeting. “The NSA office has called a meeting, and it is scheduled for this afternoon,” a person with knowledge of the situation informed PUNCH Online. On Wednesday morning, Ribadu announced that certain individuals had been taken into…
Judge Ibrahim Karaye of the Kano State High Court found two con artists, Benjamin Udeagwu and Benjamin Olamide, guilty of crimes relating to the internet and sentenced them to three years in jail. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said in a statement released on Wednesday via its official social media account on X (formerly Twitter) that the two were imprisoned following their individual pleas of guilty to one count of internet fraud at their arraignment by the Kano Zonal Command of the EFCC. “That you Benjamin Udeagwu, sometime in September 2023 in Kano within the jurisdiction of the High…
The Federal Road Safety Corps’ Ondo State Sector Command said that it had detained no fewer than twenty-eight people in the state for allegedly engaging in traffic offenses during the previous month. The arrest was made in Akure, the state capital, and its surroundings, according to the sector command. Speaking in Akure on Wednesday, Mr. Ezekiel Son’Allah, the sector commander of the FRSC, revealed this. “Driving against traffic is a very serious offence,” stated Son’Allah. I want to urge drivers to follow the law and not break any traffic regulations, as we have already detained 28 criminals. This kind of…
Muhammad Sanusi II, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, claimed that the Naira’s value was depreciated and inflationary pressure was brought on by the central bank’s lending through Ways and Means to the federal government under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The CBN said that the N22.7 trillion loan to the federal government had been securitized in order to protect its balance sheet. Through Ways and Means, the federal government can borrow money from the CBN in order to raise money. The central bank has started a vigorous monetary tightening campaign through a variety of…
In order to give the leadership and members of the House of Representatives time to consider how to put an end to the ongoing organized labor strike, the plenary session has been adjourned midway. The House of Representatives’ Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, submitted a resolution of urgent public interest during Wednesday’s resumed plenary, and it was quickly considered and adopted. This led to the adjournment. Under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kalu called on the leadership of the House to convene with its Senate counterpart and, following that, the leadership of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by Adams Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to prioritize workers’ rights advancement before partisan politics. After meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday, Oshiomhole spoke to State House media about his long-standing support for labor unions because of his experience as a worker and union leader. But he was concerned that the NLC’s recent strike actions appeared to be motivated more by politics than by a clear objective centered on the interests of workers. He stated that since politics is about the people, labor cannot…
The incident involving a Valuejet Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with nationality and registration mark 5N-BXR, which happened at Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at approximately 3:32 p.m. (local time), has been investigated by the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). Dr. James Odaudu, the director of NSIB’s public affairs and consumer protection division, stated in a statement that the Bureau had been informed of the occurrence and that investigations had begun. He added that no one was injured when the plane, carrying 62 passengers and 5 crew members, overshot the runway at runway 03…
Four alleged stowaways were apprehended by the Nigerian Navy ship BEECROFT from the container vessel MV TEME EXPRESS. The base information officer, Sub Lieutenant Hapinness Collins, released a press release on Wednesday stating that the stowaways were captured on Monday, November 13, 2023, on board the vessel. The statement said that the ship was headed for Dubai and that the stowaways were identified as follows: Michael Daniel, age 18, from Ondo state; Goodness Edu, age 28, from Akwa Ibom; and Ebi Agrive, age 22 from Bayelsa state. According to her, the suspects were turned over to the Nigeria Immigration Service…
The ongoing first semester undergraduate examinations for the 2022–2023 academic session, as well as all other academic activities, have been postponed at Bayero University Kano (BUK) in response to the statewide strike action called for by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). The statement was made via a special bulletin signed by the university’s acting registrar, Amina Umar Abdullahi, and published on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The university administration made its choice based on the consensus of the University Unions to join the national walkout. “After the national walkout by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and…
On Wednesday, medical professionals at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) in Sagamu, Ogun State, neglected their patients. This is because hospital employees followed the Trade Union Congress’s (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress’s (NLC) orders to go on an indefinite strike. Doctors, nurses, midwives, lab workers, record keepers, and other OOUTH employees were observed going home on Wednesday with signs that read, “We have joined the strike, no work today.” Returned were patients and other visitors to the facility. Additionally, as union organizers were chasing doctors and nurses out of their offices, those admitted could have to transfer…
The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, said it intercepted N3.55 billion Tramadol tablets imported into the country from Pakistan and India. Speaking at a press briefing, the Customs Area Controller, Compt. Muhammed Yusuf, also disclosed that the Command generated N74.28billion from imports between January to October, 2023. Compt. Yusuf went on to say that the shipment of illegal drugs was stopped because it was thought to have exceeded the Federal Government’s allowed threshold. “The Command has seized unlicensed pharmaceutical products in the context of anti-smuggling operations that it believes to be Tramadol tablets.…
A move to control the growth of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the state has been put forth by Hon. Lawal Isah Kuraye, a member of the Katsina State House of Assembly who represents the Charanchi local government area. He brought a motion to the house floor expressing concern about the need to limit the number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and development agenda groups operating in the state and to establish a regulatory system for them. By doing this, he continued, the interests of the State and its citizens will be safeguarded, particularly with regard to the preservation of the State’s…