Author: Adekunle Taofeek

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested controversial Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, aka Sam Larry, over an ongoing investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in an update posted on his official social media page on Thursday night. He wrote, “Balogun Olamilekan Eletu aka Sam Larry is now in our custody. He is currently assisting with ongoing investigation. 

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Several media posts have claimed that Naira Marley and one of his associate, Sam Larry are now in police custody over the death of singer, Mohbad. CLAIM: Naira Marley and Sam Larry have been arrested!!! They will be questioned over the viral video of assualt against demised singer, “Mohbad”. VERIFICATION: The News Chronicle ran a verification check to authenticate the claim but no evidence of arrest of the two personalities was found. Although, the Nigerian Police Force has invited both Naira Marley and Sam Larry for questioning. As of the time of writing this report, Naira Marley is not in…

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The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso as the substantive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Additionally, the Senate confirmed the nomination of four deputy governor nominees for the apex bank. The deputy governors confirmed include Emem Nnana Usoro, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor, and Bala Bello. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made this known at its plenary on Tuesday. 

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The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have resolved to ground activities nationwide from October 3, 2023, following what the Labour Unions tagged as the “failure” of government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, this was exclusively gathered by news outlets. The News Chronicle reports that the NLC national president, Joe Ajaero, during a virtual National Executive Council meeting which was held on Zoom, Tuesday told members of NEC that a meeting was held with the officials of the TUC to deliberate on ways…

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Security has been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal is set to deliver judgement in petitions challenging the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the state in the March 18 poll, Abdulazeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, filed the petitions. Security operatives took over the main entrance of the courthouse, screening journalists, lawyers and others before they could gain entrance. Securing operatives prevented a number of people from entering the premises. Adediran, in his petition, alleged that…

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On Thursday, the Presidency said President Bola Tinubu became the first African President to ring the closing bell at the world’s second-largest stock exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ). This was disclosed through the Special Adviser of Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Is Tinubu the first? Checks reveal that President Tinubu is not the first African President to ring the closing bell at NASDAQ. On September 21, 2011, President Kikwete of Tanzania rang the closing bell at NASDAQ in the presence of First Ladies Health Ministers, and Global Health Leaders. Verdict Based on available information, President…

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More than 24 students of the Federal University of Gusau were abducted in the early hours of Friday after bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A student of the school, who asked to be anonymous for security reasons noted that over 24 schoolmates, mostly ladies, were abducted during the attack. A resident of Sabon-Gida identified as Nazeer Sabon-Gida confirmed that the gunmen invaded the community around 3 am and started shooting indiscriminately. According to the source, three students’ hostels were attacked and all the students in the hostels were taken away by…

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The peaceful candlelight procession held in honour of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos, reportedly came to an abrupt end when police officers at the scene allegedly dispersed mourners with teargas. Some clips showing mourners taking to their heels as what looked like gas filled the air have since begun to emerge, with many claiming that policemen at the scene released teargas to chase mourners away. Popular comedian Oluwadolarz, who was also at the event shared a video of him distressed saying, “They chased us away with teargas. They chased us,”…

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Unknown gunmen have killed two officers of the Police Mobile Force while another sustained bullet injuries during an ambush in Enugu State. The incident reportedly occurred at about 7:30pm on Wednesday along the Udi-Ozalla Road as the Operation Restore Peace Enugu team was on routine patrol. The Slained officers were Danjuma Joseph, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Inspector Abu Elamaje. The police operatives were allegedly rushed to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla for treatment but doctors on duty confirmed the duo as dead. The bodies of the slain security personnel were later deposited at the…

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The tribunal is set to deliver judgment in a petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to challenge the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Journalists, lawyers, party members and many others were denied access into the court. When the proceedings commenced before 10, Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, Chairman of the three-member panel, spoke via Zoom. More details later….

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A Facebook user claimed that Ramoni Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, who is serving a jail term in a US prison for internet fraud, has been freed and is back in Nigeria. The notorious Instagram influencer was arrested by Interpol in Dubai in 2020 alongside other members of an internet fraud syndicate. He was extradited to the United States where he was tried for money laundering. In 2021, he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of money laundering and 10 months after, in November 2022, he was sentenced to 135 months in prison; that is over 11 years. VERIFICATION There…

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Embattled owner of Marlian Records, Azeez Fashola, also called Naira Marley may have more troubles coming his way as some radio stations have started placing a ban on all songs from the label on their frequencies. One of the radio stations is the popular station, Splash FM located in Ibadan and some some cities in Nigeria. According to a Twitter post by Aderonke Adesola, a presenter at Splash FM, the management places an indefinite ban on the songs of the CEO of Marlian Records. She said Marley’s songs have been placed on “Not to Be Broadcast” (NTTB) on the radio…

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The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abubakar Atiku, has appealed the judgment of the election petition tribunal which affirmed the election of the President, Bola Tinubu. The former Vice President on Tuesday in a 35-ground notice of appeal stated that the tribunal in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani “committed a grave error.” The Notice of Appeal filed by Atiku’s lead counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, is praying the Supreme Court to set aside the whole findings and conclusions of the Tribunal on the grounds that they did not represent the true picture of the grounds of his…

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The new chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, said yesterday the nation is in a revenue crisis and requires urgent steps to change the narrative. Adedeji, who stated this while taking over the mantle of leadership of the agency from his predecessor, Muhammad Nami, noted that about 96 per cent of Federal Government revenue was spent on debt servicing last year, stressing that the situation is not sustainable. This is even as the former chairman of the revenue agency, Nami, said the FIRS generated N8.5 trillion in revenue into the federation account as of mid-September.…

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Senators yesterday, sharply disagreed on moves to remove Senate President Godswill Akpabio over alleged “romance” with President Bola Tinubu, manipulation of screening of ministerial nominees and creation of instability in the Red Chamber with the appointment of leaders of the various committees. Apart from allegedly sowing seeds of discord in the Senate by marginalising some ranking senators in the chairmanship and vice chairmanship of A list committees, one of the aggrieved senators said Akpabio jokes too much, is insensitive and unreliable and must go. Specifically, one of them said some senators had started collecting signatures for Akpabio’s removal ahead of…

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. This directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which vests in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the authority to appoint the Governor and Four (4) Deputy Governors for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), subject to confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of…

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The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has lamented a lack of government support for Nigerian airlines, even as he bemoaned what he called preferential treatment for foreign airlines on Nigerian soil at the detriment of the local operators. Speaking on AriseNews TV Show monitored by the News Chronicle on Friday, Onyema, however, underscored a recent landmark deal signed by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority, saying the pact will aid aviation development in Africa. Onyema said: “before now, if you’re a pilot in South Africa, you come to Nigeria, you…

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The Chicago State University (CSU), yesterday, confirmed that President Bola Tinubu attended the university and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree. The university disclosed this in a statement issued to CBS Broadcasting Inc. generally referred to as CBS News, one of America’s biggest and most influential news network. It, however, pointed out that United States’ federal law, prevents it us from providing any further information about Tinubu’s record, without consent or unless allowed to do so via court order. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, had alleged that documents showing that…

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Benjamin Fakunle, the outgoing Finance Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been arrested and detained by the Department of State Service (DSS). It was learnt that the Secret Service arrested him to understand his role in the recently published seven-year audited accounts of the CBN which is being alleged to have not followed stipulated accounting and reporting guidelines. Fakunle who just retired is one among many officials of the apex bank who have bee arrested and interrogated as Jim Obazee, the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu continues the investigation of CBN. He was said to…

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hon. Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, the President has directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, to proceed on three-month pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, leading to his eventual retirement from service on December 8, 2023. He said Adedeji is appointed in acting capacity for a 90-day period before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service…

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The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Wednesday, announced upward adjustments to the fees that students of the institution will be required to pay for the upcoming academic session. This decision, according to a communique released by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, was taken by the Senate at its emergency meeting held yesterday, Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Olarewaju said, “Those in the Faculties of Arts, Law and Humanities, the ‘freshers’ will pay N151,200 while returning students of the same faculties will pay N89,200.” Returning students in the faculties were paying N20,100 before the increase…

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Students at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, are currently protesting against the 300 per cent increment in the school fees of the university. The protests photographs obtained showed the students bearing various placards with inscriptions such as “Our right, education must not be violated” and “Degree; not debt. Fees Must fall.” On July 29, the University of Jos announced the increase of school fees from the current N45,000 to N213,000 an increment of over 300 percent. According to new school fees chat signed by the Registrar of the university, the N213,000 fee is for 100 and 200 level…

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Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said there is no rift between him and his boss, the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa said stories circulated on social media by some faceless individuals and groups are aimed at denting his reputation. The Deputy Governor made this known in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson. Aiyedatiwa said, “The lies would have been ignored but owe it a duty to prevent the public from being deceived into believing the same falsehoods being repeated and recycled in different forms by those whose sole intention is to soil…

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President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed to families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting to defend the nation. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, made this known at the opening of the Combined Second and Third Quarters COAS Conference, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to reports, the conference is being attended by army field commanders and heads of institutions and establishments. Lagbaja said said that the welfare of troops and their families was of paramount importance and pledged to consolidate all existing welfare arrangements to enhance the well-being of…

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President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Chief Akintola Williams, who died on Monday in Lagos at the age of 104. Akpabio, in a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Public Affairs and Communications, Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, on Tuesday, lamented that the nation has lost an icon, adding that the late Williams was an institution. “I received the news of the loss of our first indigenous chartered accountant, Chief Akintola Williams with utmost sadness because there could not have been a better time than…

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The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu has commenced the relocation of his office to an area outside the vicinity of the Government House. The development follows last week’s withdrawal of Shuaibu’s suit filed at the Federal High Court to stop alleged plots by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to remove him from office. The new office is situated at No. 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the Government House. Sources close to the deputy governor told Channels Television that a letter was sent by the Head of Service to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor instructing…

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. The ban, which was imposed 10 months ago had affected activities of Nigerians who were regular visitors to the Middle East country for businesses, tourism and leisure. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rekindled the hope of many recently when he vowed to do everything within his power to resolve the diplomatic row between the two countries. Tinubu had directed the immediate resolutions of the issue when Ambassador Designate, Amb Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi presented his Letter of Credence,” to him at Aso Rock. Tinubu proceeded to Abu…

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Professionals and businessmen from Akwa-Ibom State yesterday said Governor Umo Eno’s developmental strides in the state are in tune with the peoples’ needs. They stated this while reacting to his achievements and development direction in his first 100 days in office. The professionals, under the aegis of Professionals For Development in Akwa Ibom, commended the governor for hitting the ground running in a practical, impactful development-driven administration, in line with his ARISE Agenda. National coordinator of the group, Engr. Ufot Akan Umoren, in an interaction with newsmen in Abuja said the people of Akwa Ibom State are proud of Eno’s…

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A Nigerian student’s journey from Lagos to London onboard Egypt Air took a tragic turn when she reportedly fell sick mid-flight and died at a hospital in Cairo. The family of the deceased, identified as Meshioye Remilekun Toyosi, is seeking answers and assistance in repatriating her remains to Nigeria. The ill-fated journey began on Monday as the lady departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, hoping to reach her destination in London. Meshioye’s elder sister, Mrs Olufunmilola Olaniyi-Alabi, while narrating what happened, said the family had tried to call the airline’s customer care and all other phone details on…

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Ten persons have been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command over the death of a female student of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). The management of the institution had on Wednesday declared the 200-Level student of the Department of Nursing, identified as Modupe Deborah Atanda, missing only to discover her dead body in a shallow grave later in the day within the school premises. Announcing the death of the student in a press release signed by the University’s Registrar, Mufutau Ibrahim, the institution said, “It will be recalled that earlier today (Wednesday), the Management had made public the disturbing…

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