The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has clarified that a Nigerian lady, Ms. Dunchi Lar sentenced to one year imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates violated the social media law of the country. This clarification was made known by Abdur-Rahman Balogun Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit NiDCOM, Abuja on Sunday in a tweet, posted on Twitter. According to the NiDCOM’s communication, Ms. Lar made and tweeted the viral video of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, official at the Airport, this the country’s law frowns at. Under the UAE cyber crime law, taking a video or photograph of someone without…
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If not for the quick intervention of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, eight hundred and forty nine thousand (N849,000.00) fake currency would have got into innocent hands but that is not to be as the agency’s operatives raided the Marina market, Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where the money was recovered from fleeing suspects along with quantities of illicit substances. About one million, one hundred and ninety three thousand and sixty naira (N1,193.060) cash was also recovered. This was according to Femi Babafemi, the Spokesperson for the anti-narcortic agency, while waging war against illicits drugs and dealers. The agency…
The National Mandate Group, NMG, a support team of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has carpeted Rivers State’s Governor Nyesom Wike for meddling in Lagos politics by openly endorsing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term. Vexed by Wike’s declaration, the Lagos State Coordinator of the National Mandate Group, NMG, Alhaji Wahab Sadiq, described the Rivers Governor as a “meddlesome interloper.” This position was disclosed in a statement communicated by Adeoye Jolaosho, PRO, NMG Lagos Chapter on Sunday. Wike, who visited Lagos as a special guest at an event organised by the wife of the state’s…
The Labour Party, LP, has warned in strong time the Iyaloja General Chief Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo and the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over attempt to frustrate residents of Lagos from voting candidates of their choice as the nation approaches the next General Elections. Of worthy of note is the attempt to forcefully force the people to accept their candidate. A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Arabambi Oluwafemi Abayomi on Saturday says traders of Igbo extraction are now living in fear as there seems to be a mandate from the highest quarter to ensure that they either accept…
By Dennis Isong Martins had lived in rented apartments at different times before making up his mind to own a home. All his experiences weren’t pleasant. He had lived with lousy people, dirty people, criminals, etc. The last straw that broke the camel’s back was when he had a fight with the landlord due to prepaid meter payment. He had bought a freezer then, so the landlord said he dared not use it because they always had to buy light. Mind you, the landlord had every form of home appliance you could think of, yet, he insisted that Martins must…
Tunde Jonathan Mark, son of former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has died in a London hospital on Friday morning. Paul Mumeh, the Special Adviser To Former President of the Senate, David Mark disclosed this. He stated that Tunde died after a long battle with cancer, the deceased was the first son of the former President of the Senate. He was born on the 13th of October, 1971, Tunde attended Yaba Military School, located in Yaba, Lagos where he obtained his first school leaving certificate. He later proceeded to Bradfield College, Berkshire, United Kingdom where he attended Secondary…
President Muhammadu Buhari will lead Governors, National Working Committee members and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress to the inauguration of the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, of the party on Friday, October 21, 2022, at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. At the event, which signals the formal launch of the party’s campaign season, the Presidential Candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima will unveil their Action Plan for the transformation of the country. The 80-page document, containing a multi-sectoral policy options, is tagged “Renewed Hope 2023 – Action Plan…
It is with great excitement and relief that the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria, ITPAN, received the delightful news that the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, the National Assembly and the Director-General of Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria have finally and jointly decided on a more effective regulatory framework to guide and protect the practice of Advertising and its ancillary businesses in conformity with the best practices within the global advertising community. According to a release signed by its Director-General, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON has just announced its policy of compelling a “minimum of 75%…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio, EFCC, has finally dragged a former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Olasupo Shasore, SAN, to court for money laundering allegations, totaling more than 200,000 dollars. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria during his arraignment on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the four count-charge at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke. The EFCC prosecution team is led by Bala Sanga, while Yemi Candide-Johnson, SAN, Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, Segun Ajibola, SAN, and Chijioke Okoli, SAN, appeared for the defendant. After the arraignment, the defendant through his counsel then applied for…
The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Funminiyi Afuye is dead. Afuye reportedly died at the early hours of Thursday at the age of 66, after a brief illness. A member of the House confirmed to newsmen via telephone conversation that he was rushed to the hospital, on Wednesday, after developing complications over undisclosed ailment. Afuye, a lawyer, was said to have died after attempts by medical doctors to save his life failed. The source added that the cause of his death was shocking and has not been confirmed as at the time of filing this report. But another…