THE Nigeria Police Force has clarified misconceptions surrounding the redevelopment of police barracks, particularly the Falomo Barracks in Lagos State. According to a statement on Tuesday via X, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police counter what it describes as “misleading write-ups and social media comments” alleging the sale of the Falomo Barracks land. According to the NPF, the redevelopment initiative is part of a broader strategy to improve living conditions for police personnel and their families nationwide. The Force stated, “Due to the critical state of several police barracks (including the Falomo Barracks) the…
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THE Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expecting fresh reports to confirm the real sulphur content of the diesel produced by the Dangote refinery as the company debunked claims of inferior fuel production. The NMDPRA spokesman, George Ene-Ita, in an interview with this newspaper, said the agency had done its job and would not engage in a media fight with anybody over the claims made by the NMDPRA Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, that Dangote’s diesel has more sulphur content than imported one. According to Ene-Ita, the authority has about 15 engineers and scientists embedded…
THE President of the Dangote Group has called on the House of Representatives to investigate the quality of diesel and petrol at filling stations. Dangote made the call on Saturday when he received the leadership of the House led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and his deputy Benjamin Kalu. To carry out the investigation, he urged the House to set up a committee to test products at various filling stations across the country. Decrying the damage being done to vehicles and engines by substandard products, also called on the House to investigate the quality of laboratories being used to test imported…
THE leadership of the House of Representatives have visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, led the lawmakers who arrived at the refinery located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos around 11am. Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and top executives of the refineries received the lawmakers. The lawmakers are expected to take a tour of the 650,000 barrels per day refinery during the visit. The visit marks the second time federal lawmakers will visit the refinery in two months. It also comes at a…
THE Zone A Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, announced that it intercepted 150 cartons of bulletproof jackets worth N1.687bn. Addressing journalists in Ikeja, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Kola Oladeji, said the contrabands were intercepted along the Ijebuode-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. Oladeji explained that each carton contains 10 packs of the jacket, adding that these contrabands were seized in June. He explained that under Schedule 4 of the Customs Common External Tariff, the importation of all kinds of military wares by individuals was under absolute prohibition. “An…
THE Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of five properties linked to the former Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Major-General Umaru Mohammed, to the federal government. Justice Chukujekwu Aneke issued the final forfeiture ruling on Wednesday after a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyer, A.O. Mohammed. The properties, which include No.8b, Bedwell Road, Ikoyi; No.3, Force Road, Ikoyi, Lagos; No.14, Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos; No.6, Marina, Ikoyi, Lagos; and No. 28, Point Road, Apapa, Lagos, were found to be fraudulently misappropriated and the proceeds of the sale diverted…
THE Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwan Akinlu has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was speaking when the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu paid him a visit at his Iga Idugaran palace in Lagos He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for the nation as he is a man who is grassroots focused. “ All that I am saying and appealing is that we should pray for Nigeria and the president. We should be patient. Everything good needs prayers”. Oba of Lagos also…
THE Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in collaboration with Vintage Press Limited, publishers of Nation newspapers, is organising one-day colloquium on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to celebrate Prof Olatunji Dare, who clocks 80 years same day. In a statement by NGE President, Mr. Eze Anaba and the General Secretary, Dr Iyobosa Uwugiaren, on Sunday, the professional body of editors and media executives, said that the event will start at 12noon, at Radisson Hotel, Isaac John Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. With “Dare @ 80: Same Craft, Changing Times – The Columnist as Societal Conscience”, as theme, the colloquium will feature Chief…
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Sunday, flagged off re-introduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state, barely seven years after the campaign was cancelled. This newspaper reports that in November 2016, Ambode cancelled the sanitation exercise, which was held between 7am and 10am on the last Saturday of every month. Ambode’s Commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, had explained that considering the status of Lagos as a megacity, it was no longer appropriate to restrict movement for three hours. Ayorinde said the government approved the cancellation for “a robust review of the environmental laws and procedures in…
THE Federal Government has rerouted the ongoing demolition intended to pave the way for the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, which could have seen nothing less than 2000 homes in the Okun-Ajah Community in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, pulled to the ground. This was revealed in a letter of appreciation dated July 5th and signed by the Baale of Okun-Ajah, Chief Sikiru Olukosi and Secretary, Kamorudeen Balogun, where the community appreciated the willingness of the Federal Government to consider and act up to their concerns. The community expressed their gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and the Minister…
THE Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states covered and the payments per state. The judgment was delivered last month by Hon. Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/L/CS/853/2021, brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). This was disclosed in a statement…
NOVA Bank, formerly known as NOVA Merchant Bank, has officially commenced operations as a National Commercial Bank, as the bank opened its first commercial banking branch at 18, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island. This follows the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) approval of the final license for the Bank to commence operations as a National Commercial Bank. Apart from the newly opened branch in VI, the Bank announced that additional branches in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano, will follow shortly. Speaking on the commencement of its commercial banking operations, Chairman and Founder of NOVA Bank, Mr. Phillips Oduoza, emphasised…
THE Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate commencement of an orderly room trial of police officers seen in a viral video assaulting a suspect who was resisting arrest. Police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Wednesday described the actions of the officers as “unprofessional and unethical”. It was gathered that policemen from the Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command stormed Makinde Odewale Street in the Oregun area of the state on Tuesday to arrest some suspected drug users and dealers. “They, however, met stiff resistance leading to serious…
SEVEN persons have been rescued in a two-storey building that collapsed at 12 Cameroun Street off Ewenla in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Wednesday. A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said upon arrival of the LRT at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that the said building was newly constructed. The seven people- three females and four males rescued, and have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment as of the time of filing this report. The agency said its rescue team have searched the rubble…
THE family of the late former Chief Executive of e-commerce giant, Konga, Nick Imudia, has refuted reports that he killed himself, stating that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of his death. The family, in a statement, dismissed reports that Imudia had made farewell calls to his brother and daughter, leaving instructions before his passing, describing these claims as untrue. Leadership Newspaper reports in a statement signed by Dr. Anthony N. Imudia on behalf of the family, the family condemned the reportage of the news of the former Konga CEO’s death whilst the family was in the hospital trying…
FORMER Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Nick Imudia, has reportedly died by suicide. Imudia was said to have committed the act by jumping from the balcony of his apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State on the evening of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Before his death, the businessman reportedly made a call to his United States-based brother to give him instructions on how to distribute his wealth and also called his young daughter to inform her that he would always be there for her. According to a post on an online platform, TheWill, friends,…
A FIRE broke out this afternoon at a section of the Dangote Refinery, located near Lekki, Lagos. Emergency services responded swiftly to contain the incident, and according to initial reports, no injuries have been sustained. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and investigations are underway to determine the extent of the damage and what led to the incident. Responding to the fire incident in a statement by Dangote, signed by Anthony Chiejina, the Group says, “We have swiftly contained a minor fire incident at our effluent treatment plant (ETP), today Wednesday 26th of June. “There is no cause…
AN inferno has engulfed the headquarters of Christ Embassy Church located in Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State. An eye witness confirmed this to News Point Nigeria. Multiple videos on X have also shown the massive edifice being destroyed by fire. The fire which broke out early hours of Sunday caused a significant damage to the church property, sending shock waves throughout the immediate community and beyond. Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are also said to have arrived at the scene to try and put out the fire. The area has been cordoned-off by the police…
A POLICE Inspector has been killed by suspected naval officers in Okokomaiko area of Ojo Local Government Area in Lagos State The Inspector and four of his colleague were said to be on routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin area of Ojo when the incident occurred. Our correspondent learnt that trouble started after the policemen accosted a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger along Igbo-Elerin over traffic offence. The commercial motorcycle rider, who was dressed in mufti, was carrying a passenger when the policemen stopped the bike. The rider and his passenger who claimed to be naval personnel allegedly resisted arrest. An…
NO fewer than 37 deaths have been recorded in the current Cholera outbreak, which has hit 30 states, including Lagos and Ogun. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, in a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Affairs in the state Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, said the state had recorded an additional six cholera deaths as against the previous 15. She said cholera cases had risen to 401 in the state. On her part, the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, told one of our correspondents that the state…