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NAFDAC Destroys Fake Products Worth N4.2bn In Anambra
In Awka, the capital of Anambra State, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration, and Control destroyed false, substandard goods and items valued over N4.2 billion. Speaking during the destruction of the Aswama Dumpsite in Umuzocha (near the Anambra State secretariat complex) on Friday, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, said the exercise was in line with the agency's mandate...
Pat Utomi Reacts To Allegation On Tinubu Funding Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign
A political economist, Pat Utomi, has denied claims that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, sponsored the election of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. This is coming against the backdrop of a claim by an LP candidate in Oyo State, Tawfiq Akinwale, that Tinubu asked Utomi to step down for Peter Obi in the buildup to the 2023 general...
Tinubu’s Disqualification Suit: PDP Made Grave Mistake – Inibehe Effiong
A legal practitioner and social critic, Inibehe Effiong, has reacted to the Supreme Court judgment dismissing the disqualification of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima. Effiong claimed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should have persuaded one of the aspirants who took part in the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary to challenge Shettima’s double nomination. He said that the...
Man Defiles 7-Year-Old Girl In Bauchi
One Ibrahim Abdullahi, 27, has been apprehended for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl (name withheld) in Itas Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi state, the police in the North East state has said. The victim, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in charge of the state police command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, was deceitfully lured into a toilet at Central...
Lack Of Trust Tearing Nigeria Apart, Says Edwin Clark
Edwin Clark, an elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, has urged leaders in the country to devote more efforts to the promotion of peace, claiming that a lack of trust is tearing the country apart by the day. Clark made the remarks on Thursday at an event commemorating his 96th birthday at his private residence in Abuja’s Asokoro...
Tinubu Can Achieve Greatness As President If… — Shagari
Mukhtar Shagari, former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, expressed optimism on Thursday that President-elect Bola Tinubu can achieve greatness as President of the nation if he surrounds himself with the right people. Shagari stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that Tinubu will be successful if he surrounds himself with the right people. He said, “Very easily if he has...
IMF Tasks Tinubu On Revenue Generation, Debt Reduction
The International Monetary Fund has urged President-elect Bola Tinubu’s incoming administration to take steps to broaden the country’s revenue base. Ari Aisen, Resident Representative of the IMF Nigeria Office, stated this during a virtual forum on Nigeria’s debt situation. He also advised the incoming government to drastically reduce reliance on debt to fund expenditures. According to Aisen, resolving Nigeria’s debt issues requires...
I Knew Nothing About Education Sector When I Was Appointed Minister, Says Adamu Adamu
Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, claims he had little knowledge of the area when President Muhammadu Buhari nominated him in 2015. On Thursday, the minister addressed a valedictory session with ministry officials and heads of parastatals. Adamu stated at the time that he sought the assistance of some experts with deeper expertise in the industry to assist him with the ministry's...
Blame Bad Governance For Heightened Insecurity — Jega
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has said bad governance is responsible for the worsening security challenges facing Nigeria. He stated this on Thursday as the keynote speaker at the Pre-Inaugural Lecture organised in honour of Umaru Bago Mohammed, the governor-elect of Niger State. He said the prevailing national security challenges in Nigeria were...
84-Year-Old Patricia Anyanwu Set For Burial In Imo Today
The family of Late Bartram Anyanwu of Umuanyaku lkpenweafor lkperejere in Ihitte/Uboma LGA, Imo State has announced the peaceful passing away of their wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Patricia Nmanugbo Anyanwu. She passed away on Saturday 31st December, 2022 after a brief illness and will be laid to rest on Friday, May 26, 2023. A burial arrangement released by Mr. Innocent...
