After he lost the election in 2021, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in the last chapter of his book “Bibi: My Story” that his time in opposition was just a “hiatus” and that he still had important work to do. The book, which was released right before the fifth Israeli election in four years and was prominently Read More…
Day: 2 November 2022
Police high command intervenes in alleged love overture attack on inspector
The police high command has intervened in the case of an alleged attack by her senior officer on a female police officer in Osun over suspected romantic advances. Mr. Faleye Olaleye, the commissioner of police in Osun, claimed that the police were aware of a popular video in which the Inspector who was assaulted described Read More…
NIS deports 18 foreigners for illegal possession of Nigerian voter cards
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo State Command, says that 18 foreigners were detained and deported because they were allegedly in possession of Nigerian voter cards. Isah Dansuleiman, the state’s NIS Comptroller, announced this on Wednesday in Ibadan at a stakeholder awareness event about the general elections of 2023. “Credible Elections in Nigeria: What is Read More…
How mining company used private jet to move dollar bribe cash from Nigeria
Prosecutors said before a London court on Wednesday that employees and agents of a British unit of mining and trading company Glencore used private aircraft to transport money to pay bribes to oil authorities in West Africa. In June 2022, Glencore formally entered a guilty plea to seven charges of bribery related to oil activities Read More…
Lagos Assembly begins deliberating Auditor-General’s report on indicted MDAs
The finances of the indicted ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Lagos State are the subject of an investigation by the Lagos State House of Assembly based on the 2021 Auditor-General Statutory Report. This statement was made by Mr. Nurudeen Saka-Solaja, the chairman of the house committee on public accounts, during his opening remarks before Read More…
First Serie A hat-trick leaves Victor Osimhen wanting more
Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian international, intends to keep up his goal-scoring pace after hitting a hat-trick for Napoli in their 4-0 Serie A victory over Sassuolo. Napoli increased their advantage at the top of the standings on Saturday thanks to the 23-year-brilliantly old’s executed treble. He netted two goals in the opening 19 minutes, added Read More…
Since taking over, Jose Peseiro Super Eagles coach hasn’t been paid
Six months after being hired to coach the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s national football team, Jose Peseiro, is still without a single paycheck from his employers. But the 62-year-old man who took over as the club’s leader in May has not yet made a formal complaint to the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) about not getting paid. Read More…
Air transport services union calls off strike
Tuesday marked the end of the strike by the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) over the unjust dismissal of 34 union members. This was said in a statement made by the union’s deputy general secretary, Mr. Frances Akinjole, on Wednesday in Lagos. When ATSSSAN shut Read More…
Woman arraigned for allegedly stealing N543,867
Gloria Aduwo, a 42-year-old point-of-sale operator, was charged with stealing N543,867 from her company on Wednesday in Lagos’s Ojo Magistrates’ Court. The police accused Aduwo of stealing. But she entered a not-guilty plea to the accusation. The defendant committed the crime in June at the Trade Fair complex in Ojo, according to the prosecution’s attorney, Read More…
NNPC: China’s Addax withdraws from four Nigerian oil blocks
Nigeria’s NNPC Ltd. announced on Tuesday that Sinopec’s Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltd. has ceded its four main oil mining blocks in Nigeria to the state-owned oil corporation. By establishing Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with NNPC, Addax launched operations in Nigeria in 1998. “NNPC Ltd and Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltd signed a Memorandum of Read More…