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59-year-old arrested by NDLEA for drug exportation to US, Qatar

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59-year-old contractor, Okechukwu Oparaji Joseph travelling to the US has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) alongside 41-year-old safety officer, Nnaji Ikenna Austine, travelling to Doha, Qatar, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in connection with drug trafficking. The suspects were intercepted during the outward screening of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight to New York and Ethiopian Airline flight to Doha. NDLEA commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba, said while under observation, Okechukwu excreted 1.105kg of brownish substances that tested positive for…

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Northern Elders Forum backs Igbo quit notice

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The call by the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups for Igbos to leave the region within three months has been supported by the Northern Elders’ Forum , NEF, on Friday. The NEF leadership said this despite widespread condemnation trailing the ultimatum. It berated the Nothern Nigeria Governors’ Forum for disowning the youth groups behind the ultimatum. Briefing newsmen yesterday in Zaria, NEF Spokesperson Prof Ango Abdullahi said it was hypocritical for the Igbo to continue to live in other parts of the country while agitating for Nigeria’s break up. His…

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Airtel Builds Multimillion Naira, Ultra-Modern Apartment for Fire Victims

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  Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has built and donated a multimillion naira, ultra-modern 2-bedroom apartment to victims of a devastating inferno, the Aina family, in fulfillment of its pledge to the beneficiary in the just concluded Airtel Touching Lives Season 3. The Aina family, which was one of the several grantees that appeared in the philanthropy series, had been struck by severe vicissitudes of life and had lost four children in a shattering fire accident that also consumed their abode as well as all their material possessions. Chief…

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26-year-old mother kills own newborn daughter to save her career

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Rachel Tunstill, a 26-year-old mother has allegedly stabbed her newborn daughter to death with a pair of kitchen scissors because she feared having a child would harm her career. She dumped her newborn baby’s body in a bin after allegedly butchering her with scissors 15 times at the flat she shared with boyfriend, Ryan Kelly. Preston Crown Court heard the couple’s daughter Mia Kelly had been born after Tunstill had gone into labour on their toilet while Ryan played on his XBOX. But she told her partner that she was…

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Why I Want to Become Osun State Governor 2018“ -Barr Kayode Oduoye

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Barrister Olukayode Oduoye was born in the 1970s to the family of Late Senator & Chief (Mrs) Simeon Olasunkanmi Oduoye (AIG Rtd). He hails from Ikirun in Ifelodun Local Government, Osun State. The vibrant politician and businessman attended Government College Ibadan before proceeding to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, from which he earned an LL.B (Hons). After his National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme he embarked on further academic pursuit in the United Kingdom, bagging a master’s degree in International Trade and Commercial Law (LL.M) in 1998 at the prestigious University…

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Pastor beheads seven-year-old boy, buries head at church altar

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A dedoyin Oyekan, a pastor and his accomplice, Eric, have been arrested by the police in Lagos yesterday for allegedly beheading a seven-year-old boy at Ikorodu. The suspects were arrested at Odokereke, Odogunyan after they allegedly beheaded the boy and buried his head at the church’s altar. The suspects, who were rescued from being lynched, allegedly committed the offence at No.16, Apata Abo Street, Odokekere, Odogunyan. Eric, said to be a friend to the victim’s father, allegedly abducted the boy around 11a.m. on Wednesday, after his father left him in…

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FG, Northern govs slam Arewa youths over Igbo quit notice

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The Federal Government as well as Northern Governors have condemned the ultimatum issued by some Arewa youths against Igbos. The ultimatum given by some Arewa youth groups to the Igbo to quit northern parts of the country within three months or be forced to do so was greeted by outrage, yesterday. The Federal Government urged Igbo and other Nigerians to ignore the notice and go about their normal activities just as Governors of the 19 northern states disowned the Arewa youths, assuring that they have put measures in place to…

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NPA bans irrelevant government agencies from seaports

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All irrelevant government agencies have been banned by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) from operating at the seaports. The NPA’s Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, who issued the order said it was in line with the executive order by the Federal Government. Usman explained that only seven agencies have been endorsed and asked the unapproved ones to leave the ports. She listed the approved agencies to include the NPA, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Immigration Service, the Department…

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Recovered Ikoyi funds: Court orders permanent forfeiture of funds to FG

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The permanent forfeiture of the sums of monies recovered from Osborne Towers, Lagos to the FG has been ordered by a Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had uncovered $43, 449, 947, £27, 800 and N23, 218, 000 at No. 16, Osborne Road, Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos on April 11. The funds had been stashed in iron cabinets and juite bags in the apartment before they were discovered and recovered by the anti-graft agency, following intelligence information. As a result, the EFCC…

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Tier II Operators call for reinstatement of data price

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The immediate reinstatement of the data floor price has returned to the front burner of discussions within the telecom industry especially within the ranks of Tier II players who are defined by the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) as having less than 7.5% of the market share or have been in operation for less than three years. The issue was front and center at the recently concluded BusinessDay Broadband Summit which held on Thursday June 2, 2017 at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi. During a panel discussion, which proceeded under the theme, “Broadband…

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