Lions Club of Gbagada Jasmine, District 404A1 Ushers In Ada Okorie as 8th President

Trust Africa News, By Emmanuel Udodinma  In many ways, a lot of things make a person’s life memorable, among which are beauty, love, family, achievements and humanitarianism and service to mankind. Of these though, humanitarianism and service to mankind are perhaps the most fulfilling, which is why on Sunday , October 24, the Lions club…

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FG Approves ₦1.5 Billion For Customs to Procure 46 Vehicles

Clement Agba, minister of state for budget and national planning, announced this to state house correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting presided by Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday. Agba said the council believed that the new vehicles will help in enhancing the agency’s effectiveness and revenue generation capacity. “Today, Council approved the procurement of…

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Ikoyi Collapse: Osinbajo’s Associates Condemn Reports Linking Him to Property

Friends and associates of the Vice-President. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo have condemned online reports linking him as the owner of the building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. While commiserating with the victims and families of the deceased, the VP’s friends and associates in a statement signed by…

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Ogunbamowo Damilola Abigail to Sue UNN Over Her Matric Number, NYSC Mobilization

A graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ogunbamowo Damilola, is set to sue the institution after discovering that her matriculation number was used to mobilise another student of the institution for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. In a petition obtained by SaharaReporters, the student, a graduate of the department of Mathematics Education…

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INEC to Deploy BVAS Device for Anambra Election, Dumps Smart Card Reader

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will deploy the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device in the November 6, 2021, Anambra State Governorship election. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the BVAS, deployed in its pilot phase for the Isoko South I State Constituency Bye-election in Delta State on September 11, 2021, is a new…

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2023: PDP Governors Agree to Throw Presidential Ticket Open

After the successful conduct of its na­tional convention, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) have unanimously agreed to throw the presidential ticket of the party open. This will allow intending aspirants from both the North and Southern parts of the country to participate in the presidential primary slated for next…

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Two Nigerians Arrested In Ireland over €183,000 Unemployment Scam

Two Nigerians based in Ireland pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering of about €183,000 (about N86.9 million) in false Pandemic Unemployment Payments, or PUP, from the Department of Social Protection. Oluwagbewikeke Lewis, 35, and Bashiru Aderibigbe, 45, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money between April to December 2020. The two also pleaded guilty…

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Family Abandons 17-Year-Old Mother Of Twins In Sapele, Hospital Bills Grow

A 17-year-old girl, Wehinmi Samson, has been abandoned at a private hospital in Sapele, Delta State over N270,000 unpaid bills, one month after she gave birth to twins at the hospital. Wehinmi told Vanguard, yesterday, in Sapele that the boy, who impregnated her, absconded when he learned that she had twins October 4. “He has…

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Plateau Assembly: Jang to Lead Protest Against “illegality”

A former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang has described as unfortunate the leadership tussle in the State House of Assembly adding the development calls for all people of goodwill, especially those who love the State to intervene. Jang, also a former Senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly noted, evidence has shown that…

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