President Bola Tinubu says accurate information on the size, characteristics, and distribution of the nation’s population is imperative both for planning and for the effective delivery of public services to Nigerians. Speaking at the launch of the Digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, and the National Geospatial Data Repository at the State House, on Wednesday, President Tinubu said Nigeria’s population remains the greatest asset the nation wields in the broader mission to become one of the largest economies in the world. He said the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system is the basic building block of an identity…
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The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, on Monday, sent back to custody a 37-year-old auxiliary nurse, Fisayo Ogedengbe, arrested by the police in connection with the controversial death of hip hop artiste, Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad. The nurse, it was alleged, gave the late singer some injections that resulted in his death. In the same vein, the magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, ordered that Mohbad’s friend, Ayobani Sadiq, also being held as a suspect in the case, should be returned to police custody. The magistrate, however, granted bail in the sum of N20m to each of Mohbad’s ex-boss, Azeez Fashola, aka…
The Family of Ehi Braimah, publisher of Naija Times, an independent online newspaper, has announced the death of their cherished matriarch, Rose Osovbakhia Braimah (nee Abebe), who passed onto glory on November 4, 2023 at the age of 86 years. In a statement for the Family, Braimah noted that his late mother was a beautiful woman, resourceful wife and highly respected community leader of Ughodin Quarters in Iruekpen, Ekpoma, in Esan West local government area of Edo State. Mama, the statement said, was a devoted Christian, dependable care-giver, enterprising small business owner, gracious philanthropist, engaging story teller and unrelenting activist. “Each time a…
Nigerians have continued to experience scarcity of Liquefied Natural Gas or cooking gas, shooting up prices across the country, findings by Daily Trust have shown. The scarcity and the high cost of the product have been reported in Lagos, Kano, Maiduguri, among others. Gas dealers have, however, assured that the scarcity is temporary as it was triggered by the faulty vessel that was supposed to supply the product to Lagos terminals. The situation has seen some terminals ration supply with several filling stations not dispensing. Checks across filling stations and retail outlets in parts of Lagos State indicated that only…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all its branches nationwide to continue issuing various denominations of both old and redesigned banknotes in ample quantities to deposit money banks. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and posted on its X handle on Wednesday. This comes in response to reports of cash shortages in major cities, despite earlier assurances from the CBN about sufficient cash availability nationwide. Part of the statement read, “For the avoidance of doubt, while reiterating that there are sufficient banknotes across the country for all normal economic…
Uche Jombo Despite her late father’s warning that she should not venture into acting, “very stubborn” Ucheobi Jessica Jombo, damned all consequences and gave her body and soul to Nollywood. “I disobeyed my very strict dad who is now late to go into acting. My first movie was Visa To Hell by Fidelis Duker in ’98. But Adure by Charles Ifeduba, where I played lead the following year, really established my name and presence in Nollywood”, recounted the top actress with sexy smiles. Abiriba, Abia State-born Jombo, who read Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Calabar, in this exclusive chat, spoke glowingly about…
Former Super Eagles and Chelsea legend, Mikel Obi, has revealed that former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich offered to send people to rescue his father, Pa Michael Obi, when he was kidnapped the second time in 2018. The 36-year-old said he received a call from his brother about his father’s kidnapping just hours before Nigeria’s 2-1 loss to Argetina at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He stated that Chelsea were supportive and also praised Liverpool’s support for Luis Diaz after his father was kidnapped about a week ago. His words: “Chelsea were very supportive; I remember Roman [Abramovich] saying, Do…
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on November 2, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of 22 (twenty-two) internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. They were convicted on separate count charges bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretences The convicts are: Ayodeji Jerome Olumeko, Chima Blessing Afam, Obalim Johndson, Michael Echezona Anyikaeme, Alior Chidera Emmanuel, Chidiebube Ukaigwe Emmanuel, Dim Samuel, Amobi Stanley Ajala, Irobi Kingsley Chiedozie, Oranusi Sylvester Chigozie, Agbo Michael, Chibuisi Okpara. Others are; Casmir Ibebuogu, Nweze Chinamkpa, Precious Oluebube Chukwuka, Nzube Michael, Chisom Kingsley Mba, Chidera Hedrack Peter, Chukwuka Emmanuel, Chinedu James Nworji, Chukwunansa Igweonu and Akpata Sunday Onose. One of the charges against Olumeko…
Omowunmi Aloba, the widow of 27-year-old deceased singer IleriOluwa Aloba alias Mohbad, told the Coroner Inquest sitting at Ikorodu on Tuesday that Mohbad had died long before he was declared dead due to past incidents of bullying, psychological trauma, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrest. Mohbad’s widow testified that he died in his room on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in the afternoon. She said before his death, he had showered and wasn’t feeling okay, so he asked that they switch on the air conditioner in his room, but the AC wasn’t working, so they rushed him to the…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the Federal 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi has described the current Government of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC as totally uncaring. Responding to a journalist’s question at his global press conference on Monday on the controversial supplementary budget presented to the National Assembly by the Tinubu administration, Obi said that channeling supplementary budget to individual elite needs rather than the welfare of the people is the height of insensitivity. “Supplementary budget is a budget made for very important national welfare needs of the people that is not captured originally in the…