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By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday ordered an investigation after the army acknowledged one of its drones accidentally struck Tudun Biri village as residents were celebrating a Muslim festival. The army did not give any casualty figures, but residents claimed 85 of them, who were mainly women and children, died in the attack, which has sparked public outrage. On its part, Amnesty International’s Nigeria office said 120 people were killed in the attack, citing reports of its workers and volunteers in the area. But the North-West zonal spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Halima

By Bliss Okperan The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has announced its election of Danladi Jatau, representing Kokona West Constituency, as the new Speaker. The state parliament also disclosed on Friday that it now has a new Deputy Speaker, who is Mohammed Oyanki, the lawmaker representing Doma North Constituency. The election of the two principal officers of the legislative arm of the state followed the sacking of its former Speaker, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, by the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday. While the new Speaker is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his deputy is a member

By Adedapo Adesanya The Lagos State Government has signed two deals bordering on waste management at the ongoing 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, waste conversion initiatives, which the state pitched at the global climate summit, have attracted significant interest from investors. These are the Advanced Garbage Collection and Waste-to-Energy project and the building of a new sewage treatment plant. Mr Sanwo-Olu confirmed the deals on Sunday at an event held at Nigeria Pavilion, where he also presented Phase Two of the Lagos State Climate Adaptation and Resilience

By Adedapo Adesanya Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances bound for Europe, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said the illicit substances intercepted included various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local soap and tins of milo beverage. He noted that the operation was carried out by operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) at courier houses in Lagos, he said some of the items seized included tramadol 225mg concealed

By Dipo Olowookere The erstwhile handler of the twitter account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Olufemi Adeyemi, has now joined Union Bank. Mr Adeyemi, with the Twitter handle @fshawkingfisher, became popular for his savagery responses to enquiries while at the anti-graft agency. He brought vibrancy to the social media page of the EFCC, giving a different view, especially comic, to the security agency. Few months ago, Mr Adeyemi announced leaving the job to pursue other career interest and many thought he would go back to music, having tried his luck earlier in that field without being

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Leader in imaging solutions, Canon Central and North Africa, recently hosted a private press screening of Golden Effects Pictures latest movie, ‘Mokalik’. The private screening had exclusive guest attendance including members of the media, key industry stakeholders, cast and crew. Canon also used the occasion to showcase the full range of professional Canon cameras and lenses, enabling the Nigerian filmmaking community to network and get firsthand hands-on experience of Canon professional camcorder Following the Mokalik movie screening, produced and directed by award-winning Nigerian filmmaker, Mr Kunle Afolayan, using the Canon EOS C300 Mark II along with range

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total debt profile of Nigeria rose to N24.4 trillion in December 2018 from N21.7 trillion in 2017, indicating a 12.25 percent rise in 12 months. Director General of DMO, Ms Patience Oniha, while addressing the media on Thursday in Abuja disclosed that the funds were borrowed to fund projects, to finance budget deficit and to refinance maturing obligations, adding that some foreign debts were used to refinance treasury bills because of the short tenor of the bills. The debt office chief noted that borrowing from abroad had also helped to

By Adedapo Adesanya The market capitalisation of the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange increased by 2.05 per cent or N9.3 billion last week to N1.140 trillion from N1.120 trillion after Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) Plc was admitted to the platform. However, the NASD Unlisted Securities Index (NSI) could manage an appreciation of 1.21 per cent or 9.61 points in the five-day trading week to settle at 805.65 points compared with the preceding week’s 796.04 points. In the week under review, the total volume of trades decreased by 26.5 per cent to 4.72 million units from the 7.42 million units

By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is no longer news that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, sent a bill to the State House of Assembly, seeking to upgrade the College of Education, Agbor to Delta State University of Education, Agbor; Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro to Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro and Delta State University, Anwai Campus to Delta State University of Science and Agriculture, Anwai-Asaba. The Delta State government last Wednesday said its decision to upgrade the three tertiary institutions to universities was to eliminate wasteful expenditure and expand admission spaces for Deltans

By Dipo Olowookere The launch of the governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, was marred by violence when some suspected thugs freely used various dangerous weapons during the event. Business Post reports that several persons at venue of the campaign, which took place at the Skypower Ground, GRA Ikeja, were wounded during the attack. It was learnt that some political thugs unleashed terror on those at the campaign launch while Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was addressing party faithful. The incident reportedly forced candidate of the party for the March 2, 2019

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Managing Director of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, Mr Norbert Bielderman, has notified the firm that he would be leaving at the end of August 2017. A statement issued in Lagos by NAHCO and dated May 17, 2017, disclosed that following the three months’ resignation notice given by Mr Bielderman, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have been duly notified of replacing him according to the NAHCO’s “well laid-down succession planning process.” However, the board of NAHCO has approved the immediate appointment of Mrs Folashade Ode as the new Acting

By Dipo Olowookere Nearly three years of joining the fashion industry, fast-growing bourgeois fashion outfit, Aristocrat Clothing, has unveiled its own institute in Lagos. The clothing line owned by journalist turned fashion designer, Mr Kayode Alfred, is fast-making a unique statement through its rare appurtenances of an assemblage of imported fabrics and materials to make good its products and services for quality and prompt delivery. It was gathered that its training arm will offer diploma courses to its students and make them the best in the industry with many experienced tutors training them. The Aristocrat Institute of Fashion Design will