A Nigerian soldier, identified as Adie Paul, has faulted the decision of President Bola Tinubu to gift Super Eagles players houses, plots of land, and national honours after they came second in the recently-concluded African Cup of Nations at a time when soldiers in the battle field are not receiving…
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The Nigeria Customs Service announced on Monday, 22 February 2024, the arrest of a Cameroonian found with a pistol, live ammunition, and 52 units of elephant tusks in Mfum, a border town in the Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Cross River/CFTZ/Akwa Ibom…
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun said the state has continued to set the pace for sustainable transportation systems with the use of alternative sources of energy. The governor stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the 18th National Council of Transportation conference, holding at the June 12 Cultural Center,…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, is set to recognize the outstanding contributions of Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, the Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance in Ogun State, at its Monthly Guest Night event. The event serves as a platform for camaraderie among professionals in the pen…
Former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday that $6.2m was released from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 using a forged document. Mustapha stated this when he appeared as the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing fraud trial of the immediate-past CBN…
President Bola Tinubu is receiving the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The reception is following their tenacious performance in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. All the team members and officials were in attendance…
By Dr Adeola Odedina Over the past few weeks, the social media sphere has been abuzz with a certain video showcasing cassava processing from a specific county (Name withheld). Predictably, the video quickly went viral, coinciding with a period of elevated prices for gaari/cassava. As a seasoned cassava expert and…
The Ogun State Government will be hosting the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation from Tuesday, 13 February, to Friday, 16 February, 2024. The meeting, to be hosted by Governor Dapo Abiodun, will have in attendance Commissioners in charge of Transportation in the 36 states and the FCT,…
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has described as tragic the death of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others, including Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former chairman of NGX Group…
A chopper transporting Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Holdings, has crashed, killing him as well as about five others in California, United States. Sources said the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night. The US government confirmed…