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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared wanted Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Alhaji Ademola Afolabi Kazeem (a.k.a Alhaji Abdallah Kazeem Muhammed) over offences bordering on exportation and trafficking of illicit drugs as well as money laundering. A statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy said the suspect was declared wanted following his failure to grant the Agency’s order. He said, “The decision to declare the suspect wanted followed his failure to honour NDLEA invitations and an order granted the Agency by a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday 17th October 2022. “They wanted…

The National Population Commission has officially launched its e-recruitment portal to recruit ad hoc staff for the 2023 national population and housing census. Speaking at the launching of the portal in Abuja, the Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, stated that it is crucial to have best hands for the census. The Census Manager, Inuwa Jalingo, said the Commission was expected to receive over 25 million applications for the available jobs, adding that there was a need for the process to be competitive, reliable and transparent. He said, “The adoption of e-Recruitment approach is to ensure widespread applications from all…

Business and human activities in Lagos State were paralysed on Monday as commercial bus drivers, under the aegis of the Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria, JDWAN, commenced a seven-day strike, after its meeting with Lagos State government ended in a deadlock. However, as the strike enters day 2, schoolchildren, civil servants, business owners and other commuters trekked for several hours to get to their destinations. Also, other transporters, commercial tricycles, known as Keke Marwa and minibuses called Korope, took advantage of the strike and hiked transport fares by 100 per cent. JDWAN had directed other bodies, such as Ibile…

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved plans to profile and register commercial motorcycle operators (Okada riders), especially in Offa Oyun axis, following influx from other states. He sanctioned the construction of perimeter fencing around the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area, LGA, to beef up security around members of Corps deployed to the state. The Governor who said this at the state security council meeting in government house, Ilorin, explained that the “perimeter fencing is to strengthen security in the axis, while various security agencies are also deployed in the…

A cooking gas explosion has reportedly killed a housewife, one Mrs Adeola Adewale at Terbanacle 2c Area, Egbe Garage in Omu-Aran Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 10:35 am while the deceased was trying to prepare her family food. The authorities of the state Fire Service confirmed the incident, disclosing that the husband of the deceased was trapped before he was rescued and taken to the hospital. According to the Head of Department, Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Adekunle Hassan, “Firemen were able to…

The Director of Special Media Projects and Operations and New Media of the APC presidential campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his entourage’s trip to some foreign countries. Fani-Kayode alleged that Atiku and his entourage are unrepentant liars and racist bigots. The Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC made the remark while sharing a photograph of Atiku, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Dino Melaye, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Osita Chidoka, Raymond Dokpesi, and ex-Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha in the United States, US. In a series of tweets,…

The Oyo State Police Command have arrested security guards and some staff of a hospital at Ososami area in Ibadan, the state capital. It was learnt that the security guards and the staff were arrested and subsequently detained following an alleged removal of some parts of a deceased body. According to reports, some members of a family in Ibadan, on Monday protested over what they termed as removal of some parts of their mother’s body in a hospital. The family alleged that some parts of their deceased mother have been removed. The family during a protest on Monday, accused the…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has pardoned four prisoners in commemoration of Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary, which was celebrated on October 1. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, on Monday, said the governor’s decision was based on the powers conferred on him by Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution. It listed the pardoned prisoners as Abdullahi Haruna, Usman Ahmed, Mohammed Sani and Khalillullahi Mohammed. The statement explained that Gov. El-Rufai acted on the recommendation of the state’s Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. “The pardoned prisoners were serving sentences of three years and above, and had…

Gunmen have kidnapped four travellers along the Irele Ekiti-Oke Ako Highway in Ajoni Local Council Development Area. State Commander of Amotekun Corps, retired Brig-Gen. Joe Komolafe, confirmed the incident. Komolafe said operatives were already combing the forest in the area in search of the captives. In the latest incident, the victims were returning to Ibadan on Sunday after attending an event in Kogi. They were ambushed by a gang of armed men who took them into the forest. The families of the victims have not been reached. A community leader in Irele-Ekiti, Kehinde Abejide lamented that the attacks had become…

The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed nine officers and retired 25 others compulsorily for offences against standard practices. The Service’s spokesman, Mr Umar Abubakar disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that four others were issued with letters of warning. He quoted the Controller-General of the Service, Mr Haliru Nababa as announcing the decisions after approval by the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and Immigration Board. Nababa assured the public that the service would not relent in ridding its workforce of bad eggs. He warned that there would be no room for indolence or indiscipline in the Service. Nababa further…

No fewer than eight terrorists who attempted to attack the Wawa Military Cantonment in Borgu Local Government of Niger State, Saturday night, were killed by the army. It was gathered that the intended attack, which would have been another setback to the military and bloodshed in the adjourning communities was foiled by the joint efforts of the Nigerian Air Force and the Army in the area. It was learnt that the aim of the terrorists was to set some of their colleagues in the military cantonment free and possibly attack neighbouring villages. While eight of the terrorists were gunned down,…

Again, armed men suspected to be herders who have been causing chaos in Benue State have attacked the Tse Ikyem community in Logo Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that the unfortunate attack occurred around 4pm on Saturday. The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the report, said that three persons lost their lives to the unfortunate incident. The assailants invaded the community and opened fire on residents, killing three persons, while several others were seriously injured. A source, who also confirmed the development, said the attack was launched around Anawah settlement…

The Leader of NRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign the naira would not stop kidnapping and general insecurity in the country, adding that it just a waste of money. In a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele said those responsible for the policy were confused. He said: ‘’The money design solves nothing in the economy, either you change it or not, it doesn’t stop terrorism, kidnapping, insecurity, it’s just mere waste of money. “These people are not seeing anything, those incharge are confused,…

Gunmen who abducted two female students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, have reduced the ransom from N20million to N4million. The Informant247 had reported that two females, University don were kidnapped along the popular Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday. It was gathered that the kidnappers, who had killed a policeman, told the parents of the students to pay a ransom of N20million or have their daughters killed. It was learnt that the Business Administration female students, Oluwatobi Orekoya and Olayemi Adejare, had left Abeokuta around 5pm for a birthday in Ibadan when they were attacked by the kidnappers.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Security Chiefs to an emergency security meeting. The emergency security meeting is billed to hold on Monday in Abuja. This is coming amid a terror alert in the nation’s capital of Abuja. The Informant247 had reported that the United States and the United Kingdom warned of a possible terrorist attack in the nation’s capital. The alert claimed that the terrorists were targeting government facilities, places of worship and schools, among others. Several government and private establishments have been shutting down operations over the fear of attack by the daredevil terrorist that have, over the…

The Police in Zamfara has said that the ongoing commitment of the police and other security agencies to fight insecurity to a standstill in the state was yielding positive results as four kidnapped victims including a year-old-child were rescued from Zamfara forest. In a statement signed by the state police spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, it stated that the Command received an intelligence report on bandits’ plan to attack some villages in Bukkuyum, Tsafe, Bungudu, Gusau and Maru Local Government Areas of the state and abduct locals. The statement read, “The Police Tactical Operatives in conjunction with the vigilante embarked on…

The Nigeria Army has said troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army on Operation Forest Sanity conducted clearance operation around Maidaro, Kagi Hill, Kusharki and Anguwan Madaki in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, neutralized seven terrorists, recovered arms and ammunitions. According to a statement released on Sunday by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, the troops came in contact with the terrorists and in a fierce battle that followed, neutralized four bandits. It was gathered other bandits fled in disarray, just as troops recovered two AK 47-rifles with two rounds of 7.62mm special, one automatic pump…

The People Democratic Party, PDP Chieftain in Kwara State, Otunba Adetunji Oyabambi, has expressed is deepest condolence to the Olujagbo of Ijagbo, Oba Salaudeen Olagunju Adeyeye Fagbemi over the death of his wife, Olori Aisha Fagbemi. Oyabambi, in a condolence message issued on Sunday, described the death of Olori Aisha Fagbemi as a rude shock, sympathizing with the family of the deceased person and the entire Ijagbo community. He said, “I received the death of the Olori Aisha Fagbemi in shock. Her death came at the time when we would be needing her invaluable advice most. Indeed, she had left…

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has reassured the public that the new Fifth Generation network popularly known as 5G has no negative health effects. The Enugu Zonal Controller of the NCC, Mr Ogbonnaya Ugama, made the clarification in Enugu on Saturday at a round table with members of the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments (AHFEs). Ugama explained that there was no convincing evidence associated with emissions from electromagnetic devices including handsets were harmful to the body. According to him, international bodies including the World Health Organizations (WHO) had established a threshold that there is no solid evidence that 5G…

The Nigeria Police on Saturday debunked reports that the Federal Capital Territory was being saturated with bombs, urging residents and Nigerians at large to disregard the fake news purportedly sponsored to create fear. The police described as fake news reports in the news and on social media that bombs were being planted in FCT in connection with the terror alert issues by the United States on possible attack in Abuja. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police decried instances where individuals who are “presumed to be peace ambassadors and patriotic agents of national unity…

A delegation of the All Progressives Congress women’s campaign team led by the wives of the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the party, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Hajiya Nana Shettima, respectively, have donated N20 million to 400 flood victims in Yobe State. According to a statement issued by the media office of the campaign team in Abuja on Saturday, this gesture came barely four days after the delegation extended a hand of generosity to communities affected by the flood in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The team, which was warmly received by Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, presented relief…

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has kicked against redesigning of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), describing it as economic suicide for Nigerians, especially rural dwellers. According to him, 80 percent of Nigerians especially rural people, depend on cash transactions. In a statement titled: “Changing the Naira: This is no time for economic kamikaze!”, Gumi said any policy that will cause more cash crunch will be a disaster for the nation. He further explained that the policy will not starve kidnappers of cash because they may decide to demand for dollars and other currencies to make life more harder…

Construction giants, Julius Berger has shut down their operations in Abuja and its environs following a terror alert on Friday. Recall that the United States and the United Kingdom had a few days ago, issued travel advisories over possible terror attacks in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). Due to this alarm, Julius Berger decided to shut down till further notice The Federal Government had assured residents of FCT and its environs of safety, adding that measures were on to keep the FCT safe. In a statement by the company’s Managing Director and Corporate Security Manager, Engr. Lars Bichter and Poul Nielsen,…

The Ogun State Police Command said they have arrested a “notorious member” of the dreaded Eiye confraternity, Olamide Olabode. Police said Olamide was apprehended “on his way to launch an attack with other members of his group.” It was learnt that the suspect was arrested on October 23, 2022, at the Oke-Iganmu area of Ilaro/Papalanto road, by the patrol team from the Ilaro division. The Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said while on routine patrol of the area, the police team had sighted the suspect and two others on a motorcycle, the arrested suspect, who sat at the back,…

A police officer was reportedly killed on Friday when some unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers blocked the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The kidnappers eventually went away with a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Professor Adigun Agbaje, and two students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State, one of whom was identified as Miss Oluwatobi Orekoya. The President of MAPOLY Student Union Government, Damilola Ajani, confirmed the incident, begging the public for financial assistance and prayers towards the release of the abducted students. It was gathered that the kidnappers have since contacted the families of…

Man, 45, Habibu Mu’azu, reportedly fell and died in a well at Yan Dutse in Bichi Local Government Area, Kano State. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Friday. The statement partly read, “We received an emergency call at about 7.44am on Friday from Sunusi Abubakar that a man had fallen inside a well and we immediately sent our rescue team to the scene. “Mu’azu was brought out of the well unconscious and was later confirmed dead while his corpse was handed over to…

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said that the Federal Government is set to generate 21 million full time jobs and lift 35 million people out of poverty by 2025. Sambo, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Dr Sam Idiagbonya, disclosed this on Friday at the ongoing 2022 Ministerial Retreat at Uyo, Akwa Ibom. According to him, the transportation sector is setting the stage for achieving the government’s commitment of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. Sambo said infrastructural gaps that existed in the sector necessitated the development of the…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the application by the federal government seeking to stay execution of the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. A three-member panel of justices presided by Justice Haruna Tsamani yesterday held that it would be proper to await the appeal before the Supreme Court. The appellate court directed that the stay of execution be forwarded to the apex court within seven days for expeditious hearing. The federal government had filed an appeal before the Supreme Court and a stay of execution following the judgment of the…

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says, Mr Peter Obi, the party will build an egalitarian, free and prosperous Nigeria if elected in 2023. Obi disclosed this on Friday in Abakaliki, while speaking at an event organised in his honour by the Ebonyi chapter of the Civil Society Action Group (CSAG). Obi who was represented by Sen. Azu Agboti, his Presidential Campaign Coordinator in Ebonyi, urged the people not to lose hope in the Nigerian project saying, ‘there is light at the end of the tunnel.” He said the Labour Party’s campaign would be issue-based and anchored on addressing…

The Ogun State government has warned the residents of low lands areas affected by flooding, especially those on its border towns of Isheri, Warewa, Magboro, Arepo with their various Estates not to drink well and borehole water, urging them make hygiene their utmost concern at this time to avert cholera and other waterborne diseases. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya made the appeal when he visited the border towns on an inspection tour of the flooded area with a view to finding an immediate solution to the problem. He said the appeal became imperative as the flood has…