The Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has urged Nigerians to patronise locally produced goods, saying that such gesture is needed to grow the nation’s economy. Ogunwusi made the call recently at his Ile Oodua Palace Ile-Ife while playing host to management of Titan Multi-business investment Limited, manufacturers of Titan Rice. The Titan team …
Team Nigeria’s preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has hit high gear since 16 athletes yesterday departed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos for Texas where they will get involved in relay Qualifiers. The team had nearly three weeks camping at Abuja to get ready for the relay races in the USA which also functions as Qualifiers for the Olympics. …
There’s tension in elements of Ogba in Lagos following the alleged firing of three Okada riders by security agencies. The incident happened around Mokuolu Street in Ogba at approximately 6 pm on Thursday. The conflict between the commercial motorcyclists along the Task Force started as security agents were trying to enforce the Okada ban in the region. This caused a …
Rice farmers under the umbrella of this Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN), yesterday kicked against the directive by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to reunite the smuggled goods it transports from rice traders’ shops in Ibadan, Oyo State. The team stated that the settlement of the committee was in …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday declared that the movement of capital by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the North-east must be approved by it. The commission also sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Army to terminate terrorism in the North-east by halting terror financing and money laundering in the North-east. Some NGOs in the area have been …
Officials from the Department of State Services (DSS) have detained one Olalekan Oladehinbo Adenuga for allegedly impersonating Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila. A suspected accomplice Aminat Jimoh was also arrested alongside others. It had been gathered on Thursday the Lagos office of the Service made the arrests while exploring the forging of letterhead and signature of the …
Two students of the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, whose identities were yet to be ascertained, have reportedly escaped by their abductors The Country learnt that others were being held by the kidnappers. It was not clear whether the students were the target of the gunmen. A source said on Thursday that the pupils were among occupants of a minibus …
Security operatives have killed eight hoodlums who assaulted the Orlu Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State on Thursday night. It had been reported that yet to be identified hoodlums invaded the police headquarters Thursday night but were repelled by joint security operatives. Read also: Nigerian singer RudeBoy hits one million subscribers on YouTube, receives gold plague Supply demonstrated that the gun …
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) yesterday announced the death of Oluwadamilare, the third child of Pastor Adeboye. He had been born on June 9, 1978, and expired on May 4. The RCCG Public Relations Officer, Pastor Segun Adebiyi, in a statement, said: “It’s with a profound and heartfelt sense of reduction, we announce the departure of our beloved …
