The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has seized jerry cans and drums of petrol totalling 33,595 litres, meant for smuggling to neighbouring Cameroon Republic. The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command headquarters of the NCS made the disclosure in Yola on Thursday, saying the seizures were effected between August and September 2024. Addressing newsmen at his office, the Adamawa/Taraba NCS Area Comptroller, Garba Bashir placed the monetary value of the seized petrol at over N71 million. He gave breakdown of the seized commodity as 1,115 jerry cans of 25 litres each and 26 drums holding 220 litres each. Bashir listed other confiscated items as…
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The Jigawa State Correspondents chapel has elected new executive members to run the affairs of the union for three years. The election of the new leadership followed the expiration of the tenure of the erstwhile executives. The election was conducted peacefully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ. The elected executives include Zangina Muhammad Kura of Leadership Newspaper as Chairman, Abubakar Ahmad Maishanu of Premium Times Newspaper as Vice Chairman, Aisha Ahmad of News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, as Secretary, and Abdulwahab Ibn Sa’id of Channels Television as Financial Secretary. Speaking on behalf of…
Nigerian singer and activist, Folarin Falana, professionally known as Falz, has warned popular social media critic, VeryDarkMan, that he will get the trouble he is looking for. Falz said this while speaking for the first time about the ongoing legal battle between him and VeryDarkMan. DAILY POST reports that the legal battle followed a leaked voice recording of crossdresser Bobrisky narrating how Falz and his father, Femi Falana, who is a human rights lawyer, allegedly contacted him over a N10 million presidential pardon during his six-month jail term for naira abuse. The audio which was leaked on social media by…
Former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Scholes, has claimed that Manchester City and Pep Guardiola will be more worried about Liverpool than Arsenal in the Premier League title race this season. The Reds currently sit top of the table with 21 points after eight games. City are one point behind in second place, while Arsenal are third with 17 points. Arsenal welcome Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium this Sunday and Mikel Arteta’s side could be seven points behind their rivals if they lose. “I think Liverpool’s squad is better than Arsenal’s,” Scholes said on The Overlap. “I think Guardiola will be…
Arsenal player, Andre Harriman-Annous has revealed that his mum and dad are from Nigeria and Ghana. Harriman-Annous said this as he hinted he is qualified to represent the national teams of Nigeria, Ghana and England. The youngster was born in Barnet in London, England. He is eligible to play for the Super Eagles through his Nigerian mother Josephine Harriman, the Black Stars through his Ghanaian father and England where he was born. “I grew up in Barnet and I started playing football in the park when I was four. My family background is African,” Harriman-Annous told Arsenal’s website. “My mum…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has raised concerns that approximately 22,000 children in Bauchi State have missed routine immunization. According to the UN agency, the shortfall has contributed to the ongoing outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV), with Bauchi recording four cases of cVDPV2 in 2024, out of 73 cases nationwide. UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Nuzhat Rafique made the disclosure during a road walk on Thursday, held to mark this year’s World Polio Day. She said that the deaths and disabilities caused by polio could be eradicated in Bauchi, Nigeria, and globally, if stakeholders maintain their commitment…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund Establishment Act (Amendment) Bill on Thursday scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The amendment Bill seeks to provide for additional conditions for accessing funds for capital projects by beneficiary institutions in Nigeria. The bill seeks to encourage administrators or managers of government institutions to work hard to provide their own infrastructure to enable them access the TETfund for further development. The Bill sponsored by the Speaker, Abass Tajudeen and Babajide Benson seeks to amend the TETfund Act 2011 proposed to amend Section 7 of the existing Act by inserting two…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State capital, has declined jurisdiction over the suit brought before it by the Imo State Police Command against a radio broadcast journalist, Chinonso Uba, popularly called Nonsokwa. The journalist is accused of conspiracy, treason and arson, among others, in a five count charge filed against him by the Police. The Magistrate, Adikaibe did not allow the defendant to enter his plea on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the matter. Following the development leading counsel for the defendant, C.K. Mgbekonye, asked the court to admit the journalist to bail. Opposing…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the sum of 80,000 Naira as the minimum wage for the state’s workers. Mbah, who made the announcement on his social media page, said it takes effect immediately. “Today, I’m happy to announce a new minimum wage for workers in Enugu state, reflecting our fidelity to their welfare in regard of which we’ve been resolutely committed. “We’ve approved the sum of 80,000 Naira to take immediate effect as the new minimum wage in Enugu State,” he said. He added that the move is hinged on his administration’s believe that the labour is…
Popular Nigerian songstress, Simi has advised parents on how to train the girl child. The singer in a video on her Instagram page, advised parents to teach the female child to take control of their financial future and not be dependent. While frowning at the notion of some parents praying for a wealthy man to marry their daughters, Simi urged parents to nurture the girl child not to be dependent on men. “Parents raise your daughters to be self sufficient and not to think that when they grow up, all they have to do is rely on someone to take…