Month: June 2024

Rehoboam, presidential jet and Nigerians’ Aparo eggs By Festus Adedayo

Emporium Reporters

Nigerians have indeed suffered tremendously in the last one year. Not strictly the hunger tugging at our bellies. That pestilence of hunger was brilliantly conveyed by the whammy soundbite, “Ebi npa wa o” as Lagos Island people’s response to the president’s fleet of gleaming SUVs last year. As an aside, permit the pun, I think that national soundbite deserves a Grammy. Lacerating words from those who rule us even rub salt on our hunger injury. They make Christians race for their bibles to read the famous and incredulous story of…

CHOLERA OUTBREAK : SoTLAN urges Govt to engage public analysts to conduct testing of water sources

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In the light of the reports of recent cholera outbreak in Lagos and Ogun States, the Society of Testing Laboratory Analysts of Nigeria (SoTLAN) has called on the government to commission Public Analysts to carry out comprehensive water quality testing in the affected areas.   The outbreak has already resulted in cases of death which can be attributed to inadequate public awareness of the remote and immediate causes, as well as the preventive measures, highlighting the critical need for immediate action to safeguard public health.   “But it is only…

FCT CP orders immediate inquiry into killing of retired Brigadier General Uwem Harrold Udokwere in Abuja Estate

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In response to the tragic and unprecedented attack at Sunshine homes estate by armed robbers, resulting in the untimely demise of one Brigadier General Uwem Harold Udokwere (rtd.) on June 22, 2024, at approximately 03:00 a.m, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh has promptly ordered a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding this regrettable event.   Expressing profound condolences to the bereaved family, CP Benneth Igweh assured the family and the public of swift justice, with every effort in conduit to ensure the perpetrators of…

The black market called marriage By Funke Egbemode ([email protected])

Emporium Reporters

To many, marriage is about love and passion. To others, it is an investment and to someone like me, it is all of that and also black market. You can love all you want and not be able to keep the glow. You can be as passionate as you can and still not be able to keep the fire burning or your spouse in your bed and within your vows.   As an investor, we all know you can’t get it right all the time. Some investments are just not…

NITDA restates commitment to achieve 70% digital literacy level in Nigeria by 2027

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In line with the digital literacy campaign of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Director General NITDA Kashifu Inuwa CCIE has said the Agency’s committed to Nigeria achieving 70% digital literacy level by 2025 through innovative approaches in delivering initiatives, continuous collaborations and stakeholder engagement.   Inuwa made this known while receiving representatives from the Afre.lib Academy led by the Executive Director of Operation Mrs Joice Gomina who were on a visit to the Agency’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja.   The purpose of the visit was to seek…

FCT Police arrests Six”One chance” robbery suspects, recovers exhibits

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Utako divisional headquarters, on June 16, 2024, acting on credible intelligence, trailed and arrested six armed robbery suspects: Abubakar Adams, Ismail Salisu, Yusuf Bello, Nasiru Saidi, Sani Usman and Ibrahim Kasa who specialise in attacking unsuspecting residents who board their vehicle or tricycle, robbing them of their valuables and pushing them off the moving vehicle or tricycle.   The suspects were apprehended on the heels of complaints received from multiple victims of these atrocious acts, some of whom reported losing their…

Sacked BPP DG leaves chaos in his wake, seeks to install a non-staff against Tinibu’s directive ….. as transparency group kicks

Emporium Reporters

A former Director General of Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP, Ahmadu Mamman is seeking installment of non-staff, kicked against President Bola Tinubu’s directive as Transparency and Anti-Corruption Campaign in Africa, TRACA has demanded that the position should be given to the most senior career officer in the bureau. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director of TRACA, Samuel Orovwuje. Apparently disturbed by the flagrant display of corruption in the agency, TRACA has demanded that the most senior officer, Adebowale Adedokun should act as stipulated in the…

2024 Farming Season: Deputy Senate President Barau distributes 69 trucks of fertilizer to farmers free

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, is set to distribute 69 trucks of fertilizer – 41,400 bags to farmers across the 44 local government areas of Kano State.   The Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, during a meeting with stakeholders ahead of the commencement of the distribution of the commodity next week, said the fertilizer would be given to the farmers and others in the state free.   The distribution of the fertilizer is part of Senator…

Catholic Priest, Dabiri-Erewa, others pour encomium on late Rev. Sr. Agnes Hassan ….. urge Nigerians to emulate her selfless service to humanity

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A Dominican Priest, Rev. Fr. Anthony Akinwale, has advised Nigerians to emulate the selfless service the late Rev. Sr. Agnes Hassan rendered to humanity while alive.   Akinwale gave this admonition during the burial service of the late Rev. Sr. Agnes Hassan, a former Principal of St. Teresa’s College in Ibadan. The priest noted that the late Hassan served God and humanity through her dedicated service in the education sector, especially as a principal at St. Teresa’s College Ibadan.   He implored Oyo state government to use the memory of…

Ogalla: Protecting Navy, National Assets. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

Abubakar Yusuf

For Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the current Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), using double edged solution to fight both maritime thefts, land speculators and other natural and artificial phenomenon bedeviling the Nigerian Navy has singled him out as one of the patriotic disposition and stance in the service. This was coming at a time when the Nigerian Navy is confronted with myriads of problems from multiple oil bunkering, sea piracy, landed and asset grabbing , as well as the activities of land grabbers across the country among other vices militating…