Author: Festus Adeloye

An Abuja-based widow, Ebere Mogbo, has cried out to First Lady Remi Tinubu for help after her farming dreams were allegedly crushed by the management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Estate. Mogbo, who recently lost her husband, had invested heavily in a farm in the estate, hoping to win the N25 million prize in the First Lady’s ‘Every Home a Garden’ initiative. However, her dreams were shattered when the estate management allegedly stopped her from planting 2,000 yam seedlings on her property, citing estate rules. Briefing journalists, the widow claimed she was not aware of any rules…

A 34-year-old man was charged with two counts of murder by British police on Monday as they identified his victims whose remains were found last week in suitcases on a Bristol bridge and in a London residence. Metropolitan Police said in a statement that Yostin Andres Mosquera was charged early Monday and will appear at the Wimbledon Magistrate’s Court later in the day. He was arrested early Saturday in Bristol, located about 140 miles west of London, after an investigation was launched to find the man who late Sunday left two suitcases containing human remains on Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.…

National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), or the Ombudsman, has received a formal complaint from the federal government against the Daily Trust Newspaper over a report published on July 4, 2024. The government said the story contained “false and misleading information that severely threatens national security.”. NMCC disclosed this in a statement signed by its chairman, Eluem Emeka Izeze and interim secretary, Feyi Smith, made available to journalists in Abuja yesterday. According to the statement in the complaint, dated July 8, 2024, and signed by Dr Ngozi Onwudiwe, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, on behalf…

Former Big Brother Naija housemate Abiri Oluwabusayo Khloe has accused an airline of stealing valuables worth over N32 million from her locked luggage at the airport. Khloe expressed her outrage and frustration on Snapchat, listing the missing items, which include cash, bags, and shoes. She demanded to know who would cover the cost of her loss, stating that she is not prepared to endure such a significant financial setback. On Snapchat, Khloe wrote: “Delta airline went ahead and did the worst thing to me. All my valuables gone from a locked luggage. How? Like how? Not even one bag, one…

Senator Ede Dafinone (Delta Central) has described the Delta local council elections on Saturday, July 13 as a complete sham and a mockery of democratic ideals and standard. Dafinone spoke on the growing concern across the country on how Governors use the State Independent Electorial Commission (SIEC) to undermine the growth and development of the electoral system at the local government level. The Delta Central lawmaker while reacting to the outcome of the council poll in Delta state said that it was very unfortunate that people at the grassroots level were prevented from participating in our democratic process by state…

The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation now owns only a 7.2 per cent stake in the refinery. He said the figure reduced from the initial 20 per cent. Dangote said this while briefing journalists in Lagos State on Sunday. He said, “NNPC no longer owns a 20% stake in the Dangote refinery. They were meant to pay their balance in June but have yet to fulfill the obligations. Now, they only own a 7.2% stake in the refinery.” Speaking to journalists at a one-day training programme organised by the…

Carlos Alcaraz said he does not know his limit after overpowering Novak Djokovic on Sunday to win his second Wimbledon title but believes the Serb is still “Superman”. The Spanish third seed beat the seven-time champion 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), collecting the fourth Grand Slam of his young career and underlining a changing of the guard. Alcaraz, 21, who has won three of the past five majors, said he wanted to enjoy his “amazing journey so far” rather than look too far into the future. “I really want to keep going, to keep improving, to keep growing up, try to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all 21 council seats in the just-concluded Local Government (LG) election in Adamawa State. According to the results just released by the State Independent Electoral Commission, all the councillorship seats were also won by the ruling PDP in the 226 wards in the North-East state except the Demsa Ward of the Demsa Local Government Area where the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) won one councillorship seat. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mohammed Umar, said the ruling party won overwhelmingly in all the 21 local government councils of the state. He announced the…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, and ketamine injection, among others. These drugs were concealed in the soles of shoes, clothes, and other items being shipped to the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus by a syndicate. While no less than 250 grams of cocaine destined for Cyprus was hidden in the soles of custom-made shoes, over five kilograms of opioids heading to the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned an assassination attempt on former US President, Donald Trump. According to Tinubu, the incident was distasteful, stressing that ‘violence has no place in democracy’. Recall Trump, the Republican candidate for the November election, was rushed off stage when gunshots were fired at a campaign rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, in a shocking incident that will fuel anxiety in the run-up to the 2024 election. Trump had escaped by the whiskers, saying, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed that 20-year-old…