PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has received the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Lagos. Embalo, who is also the Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, paid a private visit to his Nigerian counterpart on Saturday. Tinubu has been spending the Sallah holiday in Lagos since his return from London on Tuesday. Embalo is the first African President and world leader to visit Tinubu since his inauguration as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29.
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THE Federal Government has suspended construction on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to aid the flow of traffic in light of the forthcoming Eid el-Kabir festivities this week. The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (Works Sector), in a statement by the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha on Monday, noted that construction work on the busy highway would be suspended from Tuesday, June 27 to Sunday, July 2. According to her, the action was prompted by a recent heavy traffic flow on the Lagos-Shagamu route “in the last couple of days”, inclement weather conditions, the forthcoming Eid Kabir and…
THERE is tension around Ajegunle in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos following the killing of a naval officer. Some gunmen had allegedly opened fire on the naval rating who was on his own. The killing came barely one week after a female officer was also reportedly murdered in the area. Residents reportedly got worried when colleagues of the deceased officer allegedly threatened to avenge his death. A resident, Anthony Kojo, said, “We are living in fear. We heard that his colleagues wanted to avenge his death. “The naval officer was walking around Olowojeunjeje area of Ajegunle ,when he was…
THE whereabouts of a yet-to-be-identified mother, her baby and six other persons including a man identified simply as Umar, have reportedly been unknown after flood induced by a heavy downpour washed them away in the Agege area of Lagos State. This newspaper Metro gathered that during the heavy downpour on Thursday, flood overran a canal around the Abattoir area in Agege, and it levelled up to the bridge, making it impassable for motorists and residents to navigate their destinations in the area. It was learnt that a tricycle operator while plying the axis, escaped death by a whisker when the…
AMEENU Abiola, the family secretary and one of the children of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola, has said that the family had thought that President Bola Tinubu would pay all the presidential entitlements due to the business mogul. The family secretary said beyond payment of the entitlements, the family wished that the government implement most of the people-oriented policies which Abiola promised Nigerians while alive. Ameenu said this while speaking to newsmen during a prayer session held at the MKO Abiola family house, Gbagura, Abeokuta, the state capital. He said the Tinubu-led government has…
DETERMINED to contribute to Nigeria’s economic development by way of offering platforms that bridge the gap between business and government, and create solutions to identified public policy problems, Growth and Transformation Professionals (GTpro) is organising a Masterclass on Government Relations and Public Policy Strategy. The Masterclass programme, with the theme: “Navigating Government and Policy Challenges for Business Success and Sustainability,” scheduled to hold on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki Lagos will have experienced technocrats as speakers and panelists giving cognate insights. In a media release made available in Lagos, the Co-Founder of GTPro and a renowned…
THE President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has accepted his appointment by the United Nations in the fight against malnutrition. News Point Nigeria reports that, on June 1, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres picked Adesina and 21 other leaders to spearhead the fight against malnutrition in all its forms as members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Appointed alongside the AfDB boss were two other Nigerians – Vice President of the Islamic Development Bank, Mansur Muhtar, and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition, Ndidi Nwuneli. Taking to his Twitter handle on Sunday, Adesina…
THE Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Friday to rule on whether to strike out, at this preliminary stage, an application filed by the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate in the March 18 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, for being incompetent. The chairman of the tribunal, Justice Arum Ashom, fixed the date after taking submissions from parties in the matter. At the pre-hearing proceedings, Dr Olumide Ayeni (SAN), counsel to Rhodes-Vivour, sought the leave of the tribunal to argue two out of nine applications which he said are ripe for hearing. One of the applications is seeking two prayers including leave…
A FORMER governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, is currently being interrogated at the zonal command office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in Ilorin, Kwara State, over an alleged laundering of N4billion, this newspaper has gathered. Impeccable sources privy to the development told our correspondent that Fayemi arrived at the EFCC facility at about 9:40 am on Thursday. This newspaper had in May 2023, reported how Fayemi, through his lawyer, Adeola Omotunde, SAN, pleaded with the EFCC to allow him to present a book in honour of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 19, before honouring the…
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has busted a drug market reputed to be the largest in West Africa, after months of undercover monitoring. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the agency was able to mobilise necessary assets to trace the illicitly manufactured drug to the Ogbogwu market, Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State. He also said two members of a syndicate were involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of the lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl. Identifying the suspects as Odoh Collins Oguejiofor and Oliver Chigozie Uzoma, the NDLEA spokesman said…
THE police authorities in Oyo have raided the residence of the sacked Chairman of Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. It was gathered that policemen stormed Auxiliary’s Ibadan residence recovering weapons and ammunition. During the operation, Auxiliary reportedly escaped, some of his lieutenants were however arrested by the police. There was palpable tension in some parts of the state after the raid, especially in major car parks and garages in Ibadan, the state capital. There were reports of an unconfirmed number of casualties during the face-off between the police and the PMS members. However, a large…
OFFICIALS of the Department of State Services (DSS) have stormed the Lagos State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming ownership of the building located at No 15A Awolowo Road in Lagos. Sources, who did not want their name in print told News Point Nigeria that the DSS officials arrived in Lagos on Monday and parked on the road leading to the EFCC office. EFCC staff was said to have gone about their work peacefully thinking that the DSS operatives were there to maintain peace for the inauguration which held on Monday. After the EFCC officials closed…
THE wife of the President-elect, Remi Tinubu, says her family has been blessed by God and does not need the wealth of Nigeria to survive. Speaking at the 2023 presidential inauguration interdenominational church service at the National Christian Center, Abuja, on Sunday, Tinubu said the wealth of Nigeria belongs to all and that they would use it for the right thing. The outgoing Senator representing Lagos Central at the National Assembly asked Nigerians for prayers as they would need the grace of God to live up to the expectations of Nigerians. She said, “God has been merciful to us. I…
THERE have been claims and counter-claims between the Lagos Police Command and one of their officers Fauzziyah Isiak over her resignation. Fauzziyah had taken to social media claiming the Force rejected her resignation. In a series of tweets, the officer who serves with the Lagos Police Command accused the police of not accepting her resignation. “I never saw this coming. I have never thought I’ll be put in detention without interrogation. All I did was try to resign. I have been trying to resign from the Police since last year but my letters were not approved,” she began. “My boss…
AFROBEAT musician, Seun Kuti has been released on Tuesday night on bail, from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos. The development was confirmed by his attorney, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday night. “Yes, Ṣeun Kuti was released minutes ago,” he said. This newspaper had earlier reported that the Afrobeat musician may be released today (Tuesday) following the expiration of the extension of his remand in police custody, court documents obtained by The PUNCH revealed that the Chief Magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, extended Kuti’s remand until Tuesday, May 23. The document…
THE Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos on Tuesday failed to sit in the case against Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti. No official reason was given for the absence of Magistrate Justice Adeola Olatubosun who has been hearing the case but a source told our correspondent that she was away attending a conference. Kuti was brought to the magistrates’ court but upon learning of the absence of the magistrate, he was immediately taken to the police station at Panti. One of his lawyers confirmed to Channels Television that the case had been adjourned till Wednesday, May 24.…
THE Lagos State Police Command has secured a court order to detain embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti till Monday, the defendant’s lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) has said. In an interview with News Point Nigeria via telephone on Thursday, the lawyer said that the police approached the Magistrate’s Court in Yaba for variation of the bail earlier granted to the singer. The lawyer said the singer was not represented in court on Thursday as the police did not inform his legal team that they were appearing in court. Olumide-Fusika said by the time he got to court, the deed had been…
THE Federal Ministry of Works on Wednesday shut down Ijora-Olopa Bridge in Lagos State for the safety of the public over damage caused by vandals. This was disclosed in a statement by Hakeem Bello, the spokesman for the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. Identifying the failed section as the Ijora-Olopa inward Ijora-Oloye–Apapa, Bello said the roads leading directly to the bridge such as Costain inward Eko Bridge and Carter Bridge descent inward Ijora Oloye had, as a result, been closed to traffic from Tuesday night. “The Federal Government today directed the immediate closure of the Ijora-Olopa Bridge…
AFROBEATS musician, Seun Kuti has been granted bail. News Point Nigeria reports Kuti was granted bail on Tuesday after he was held for assaulting a police officer. The Lagos State Police Command arraigned Kuti before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of a Magistrate’s court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State. The police sought to hold the defendant for 21 days pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. However, the counsel led by Femi Falana, SAN, begged the court to not remand his client, stating that he was not aware of the remand application. Kuti had turned himself in at the Lagos…
A FORMER President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba says there is no constitutional process to delay the inauguration of former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President on May 29, 2023. In a statement, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said the inauguration of Tinubu is bound to happen under constitutional process despite the petitions against the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and President-Elect at the Tribunal in Abuja. “It is important to state that the inauguration of Mr Bola Tinubu on 29 May 2023 is bound to happen under our constitutional process,” he said. “While…