Author: Alade Adisa

The Lagos State Ministry of Environment (MOE) and Water Resources, on Wednesday, said an evacuation notice would be served to shanties around Kuramo waters to address flash flooding in the state. The Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made this known while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of some drainage and projects around Eti Osa Local Government Area with his team. Wahab who led a team to visit the Kuramo waters, was displeased with the community due to shanties around the area, saying it was of great concern. Kuramo waters is very strategic for Victoria Island…

Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State, has assured electorates and stakeholders of transparency in the Nov. 16 governorship election. Babalola gave the assurance during the inspection of sensitive materials by major stakeholders at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday in Akure. The REC, who said the sensitive materials would be distributed on Thursday, explained that the inspection of the sensitive materials was in a bid to show the transparency of the commission. According to her, showing the stakeholders the sensitive materials shows that the commission is committed to deliver…

Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State, has assured electorates and stakeholders of transparency in the Nov. 16 governorship election. Babalola gave the assurance during the inspection of sensitive materials by major stakeholders at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday in Akure. The REC, who said the sensitive materials would be distributed on Thursday, explained that the inspection of the sensitive materials was in a bid to show the transparency of the commission. According to her, showing the stakeholders the sensitive materials shows that the commission is committed to deliver…

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers and internet fraudsters. The EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the suspects were arrested around Apara Street, New GRA, Port Harcourt, based on credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in Naira abuse and internet fraud. “The suspects are Rafael Obi, John Daniel, Dominion Sambo, Solomon Nwoke, Solomon Daniel, Stanley Uche, Micheal Markson, Chima Onwra, Arinze Damian, Vizor Richard and Chidera Orji. “Items recovered from them include, cash totaling N1.485…

Child labour has remained a challenge to Nigeria and many other countries. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), child labour has surged, with 160 million children now affected. This trend is most pronounced in sub-Saharan Africa, with a rising number of children, as young as five, engaged in labour, the UN agency says. Vanessa Phala, the Director of ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Liaison Office for ECOWAS, is much more worried that agricultural sector accounts for 70 percent of child labour cases worldwide. “In Nigeria, the recent survey by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics…

The head of Uganda’s Anglican Church on Wednesday said Justin Welby, who has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury, had split the global Anglican communion.Stepping down as the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide on Tuesday, Welby said he had failed to ensure a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.The Church of Uganda has long been at loggerheads with the Church of England on its stance on homosexuality, and said last year it no longer had confidence in Welby.The Church of Uganda stopped recognising Welby’s authority over his “inability to uphold the historic…

Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has warned the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals to avoid involvement in illegal mining activities.The minister gave the warning during the passing-out ceremony of the 3rd batch of newly trained mining marshals on Wednesday in Abuja.Tunji-Ojo, represented by Ahmed Ja’afaru, Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), said that the board would not hesitate to sanction any erring personnel.He warned the mining marshals to abide strictly by the code of conduct and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) guiding the operations of the Corps.He said that the…

A report by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited (BSIL), a security risk management and intelligence consulting company has shown that no fewer than 971 Nigerians were abducted across the country in October 2024. This comes amid the emergence of a new terror group, Lakurawa in the northwestern part of the country. According to Daily Post, the data is contained in the ‘October 2024 Nigeria Security Report’ by BSIL and made available to newsmen on Tuesday.The report said there’s a deterioration of security metrics of incidents, abductions and fatalities in the country, warning that the rising numbers suggested that 2024 was…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that an oil cabal in Nigeria is working alongside international oil companies (IOCs) to undermine the operations of private refineries like Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Adeboye, who spoke during his address at the November 2024 Abuja Special Holy Ghost service, called on Nigerians to pray for divine intervention against the actions of unscrupulous oil marketers who are intent on causing hardship for the populace. He said that oil marketers are working hard to obstruct the refinery’s operations, following previous sabotage incidents affecting Nigeria’s four state-owned refineries.…

Two soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked an army checkpoint at Ekenobizi, a border community between Abia and Imo states in Umuopara, Umuahia South Local Government Area on Wednesday morning. According to a military source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the attack occurred around 6:18 am. The source said the gunmen arrived in a white Lexus (350/400) model, although the exact number of attackers could not be confirmed. Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA confirmed the incident in a press release on Wednesday. He said: “In the early hours of…