The firm which opened an operation in Nigeria’s South-south region of Awa in the Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, said the decision was made following “unforeseen circumstances affecting our business operations”. Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing (JSM), once celebrated as Africa’s syringe manufacturing company, has declared temporary redundancy in its operation in Nigeria. The…
Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, on Wednesday, began training ahead of the automated passport applications which is scheduled to commence on Monday, January 8. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Wednesday. His caption read, “Today, I declared open the training on automated passport application…
Johann Rupert and family have emerged as the richest man in Africa, dislodging Aliko Dangote as the continent’s wealthiest man in a list released by Forbes Magazine. Nigerian billionaires; Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have lost their spots in the billionaire rankings released by the financial magazine In the list, the Forbes Daily billionaires ranking…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has told members of his cabinet to deliver on their various assignments or get sacked. Addressing the 2024 maiden meeting of the State Executive Council, on Wednesday, Adeleke directed council members to redouble their efforts in service delivery to the people. Adeleke, who said a discreet Monitoring and Evaluation Team…
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with an attempted coup. Last November, gunmen broke into a military armoury and several prisons in Freetown, freeing almost 2,000 inmates. He has denied any involvement in the attack which killed about 20 people. West African leaders had…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old notorious Iceland cult leader, terrorising Eleme Area of the state, Barikui Amanyie, aka ‘Lawyer’ in Eleme. The arrest was in response to a directive given by the Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, to tactical units and Divisions to intensify efforts to apprehend all wanted criminals…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, on Wednesday rescued a middle aged woman who jumped into Osun river at Gbodofon area of Osogbo in a bid to commit suicide. A statement by the Osun NSCDC Spokesperson, ASC Adeleke Kehinde, said officers of the NSCDC command pulled the woman out of…
Osun state government on Wednesday approved the appointment of six new traditional rulers and elevated eleven others. The government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, gave the approval yesterday, at its 2024 first Executive Council meeting, held in Osogbo. According to the statement, all the appointments take…
An influential Ugandan pastor and outspoken supporter of President Yoweri Museveni was hospitalised after a shooting attack which killed his bodyguard, police said Wednesday. Aloysius Bugingo was shot on Tuesday evening when “unidentified assailants opened fire on (his) vehicle… before swiftly escaping the scene on a motorcycle”, said Ugandan police. They said an investigation had…
Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, on Tuesday, declared Osun State traditional rulers full support for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration and it’s continuation for second term. The Monarch disclosed this during the inter-religion service held at the State Secretariat, Osogbo to usher in the government and the people into the new year. While giving his…
