The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan says the short video of students clad in white and half naked that went viral was not ritual activities as being rumoured. The Registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Fawale, made the clarification in a statement in Ibadan on Saturday. The trending video circulating on social media showed where some students were sacrificing and feasting on ritual in broad daylight on the campus. Fawale, however, explained that the said video was the performance of students from the Art and Design department during their 2023 departmental week ”The scene on the video is to educate,…
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The Imo Police Command says it is trailing the killers of a Police Inspector, identified simply as Charles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Charles, who was kidnapped a few weeks ago, was found dead recently in a bush in Oguta Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Barde, had already commissioned a team of police investigators to apprehend the killers. “The command assures members of the public and family members of the deceased that we are already on the trail of the…
Medical doctors in Abia on Friday suspended their six months old industrial action to enable the present administration offset the backlog of unpaid salaries. Dr Isaiah Abali, the Chairman of the Abia Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), announced the suspension at a news briefing in Umuahia. In a communique jointly signed by Abali and Secretary, Daniel Ekeleme, the doctors said they decided to extend olive branch to the state current government to look for a way of resolving the crisis. According to the communique, “it is our expectation that the government would expedite action on payment of the…
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has donated various receptacles to Kano State Government to complement efforts towards providing clean and healthy environment. Presenting the items at the Ministry of Environment on Friday in Kano, the Head, Corporate Services of the bank, Mr Idris Salihu, said the move was pertinent to recognition of government effort. Salihu said that in spite of numerous challenges, the government had continued to strive to provide a clean environment. “As an institution which has the mandate of ensuring a clean and safe environment, we recognise the efforts you have put in place and we feel…
The Nangere, Fika and Potiskum local governments in Yobe on Friday said they spent over N299.1 million on various development projects from 2022 to 2023. Speaking during a media tour of the areas by members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yobe Chapter, Alhaji Salisu Yerima, Nangere Council’s Chairman, noted that N99.8 million was spent on projects in Nangere. He said the council spent N25 million of the amount on drilling and installation of “ six diameter solar hybrid boreholes”, while N13.5 million was expended on construction of two classrooms, office and a store in Jakade. Yerima said N10…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun. Its Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the suspects are Olamilekan Ayuba, Ogundeyi Kayode, Abdulrahman Abiodun, Blessing Omokaro, Olasupo Ridwan, Adetola Salau, Adeola Ideraoluwa, Victor Osikwemeh, Taiwo Ayobami, Eleshin Ademola, Ayomipo Adelere, Shogbesan Quadri, Sanni Qudus. “Others are: Olanite Oluwatosin, Olatunbosun Alameen, Aderemi Adekunle, Olawunmi Tosin, Ayobado Olatunde, Ariyo Taofik, Olugbade David, Olumayowa Adedayo, Aremu Alabi, Akintosoye Pelumi, Fatoye Akanbi and Adio Oyebanji. “Also arrested are: Adekoya Samuel, Adebayo…
The World Bank Group’s private investment arm and guarantee agency have pledged more support for the first private telecoms operator in Ethiopia, Safaricom Ethiopia. In September, investment arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC) said it planned to inject up to 160 million dollars in equity. However, in a statement dated June 8, World Bank Group said that IFC’s equity investment would be 157 million dollars and that it would also provide a 100 million dollar loan. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency would provide 10-year guarantees of one billion dollars to cover the equity investments of Safaricom Ethiopia’s shareholders: Vodafone Group…
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to providing a coordinated parking system through strategic regulations and monitoring of parking infrastructure. The General Manager, Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), Mrs Adebisi Adelabu, said this in a statement through the Public Affairs Officer, Mr Abayomi Ariba, in Lagos on Friday. Adelabu said that government, through its Traffic Management and Transportation Agenda that established the Authority, was to provide an accurate structure for parking across the state. According to her, the State has a population of over 26 million and the land is not getting bigger. She said that the government,…
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday flagged off the N9.6 billion Akobo – Olounda/Abaa 8.3 kilometres road project in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that dualisation of the road project in Lagelu Local Government area, was contracted to Samchase Nigeria Ltd. Makinde, reiterating his commitment to infrastructure development, said that his administration had resolved to put in place critical infrastructure that would open up the state for economic expansion. He explained that 30 per cent of the contract cost had been paid to enhance speedy completion of the project within the time-frame of 12 months.…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a warehouse containing goods worth N1.9 billion in Idu, an outskirt of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Musa Godiya, a member of the Federal Taskforce and Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC, who disclosed this on Friday, said the agency received an allegation concerning feed avenue that was producing animal feeds. Godiya said that the agency on receipt of the allegation sent its staff to the warehousefor confirmation. He added that the team was shocked by their findings on getting to the warehouse, because it was discovered that…