Paramilitary security agencies, including the Nigerian Immigration Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have drawn a battle line with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, alleging exclusion from monthly security meetings in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The Comptroller of FCT Command, Mr Tony Akuneme made the allegation in an...
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Tinubu puts off 72nd Birthday over insecurity
President Bola Tinubu has barred Nigerians, including his family members, associates, friends and well-wishers across Nigeria from hosting any 72nd birthday event on his behalf or in his name. The Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy in a statement on Sunday March 24, said the President in deference to this challenging times,...
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Oba of Benin rues influx of fake imported goods
Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has rue the influx of fake imported goods, especially Pharmaceutical products into Nigeria by unpatriotic merchants. Oba Ewuare II said this while responding to call by the President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Otumba Francis Meshioye to help drive advocacy for made...
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Erisco Tomato Saga: Redirecting narratives on Consumerism
By TheNewspad team Since September 2023, when a largely unknown Chioma Egodi, a Nigerian Facebook user posted on her timeline a stinker on Erisco Foods Limited after tasting the company’s tomato mix, Nagiko Tomato Mix, the Nigerian media, mainstream and social, has been awash with the fallouts that the post ignited between her and the...
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Elumelu misses step amid ‘presidential call’
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu on Friday tip-toe when one of the beneficiaries of Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, called him out to run for the next President of Nigeria. The top business leader who spoke at the 2024 TEF Programme tagged, “A decade of impact”, stated that he supports emergence of...
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Life pensions: Emulate Otti, SERAP urges govs
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Governors to emulate the governor of Abia, Mr Alex Otti by repealing life pensions law for ex-Governors of and their deputies in Nigeria. The life pensions law, which the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday March 19th 2024, passed the bill for a law to...
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Obaseki breaks record in Oredo boxing bout
Dr Tom Obaseki, the Chairman, of the Oredo Local government Council sent the gaming community into a frenzy, by clattering a new record that stood out for years in the first-ever Councils boxing bout in Benin City. The Council boss wrote himself into history on Thursday at the 3-day event tagged, “Oredo Games 2024”. It...
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Chancellor attests to Varsity students’ virginity
The Founder of Madonna University, Okija in Anambra State, Prof Emmanuel Edeh has declared that females students admitted into the Private institution as virgins and marry as virgins after their graduation. Prof. Ede who stoked the hornets nest while delivering the graduation speech of the University on Wednesday March 20th 2024, amid loud ovation by...
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Super Eagles player punches football fans
Super Eagles player, Bright Osayi-Samuel has grabbed global attention, following a viral video where he was caught exchanging blows with angry football fan. The altercation broke out in the Fenerbahce versus Trabzonspor football match when a fan stormed a football pitch and attempted to attack players. But, Osayi-Samuel, joined by some of his team mates,...
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Police invite Olu of Warri for attempted murder
The Olu of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, has responded to police invitation in a murder case, reported at the Warri Area Command in Delta State vide a petition. TheNewspad cited the acknowledged copy of the document shared by on social Media, titled: “Police Invitation Letter Re: A case of...