U.S. Place Over N43million Bounty On Fleeing Nigerian Man Wanted In Infant Abuse Case A 48-year-old Nigerian man, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, has been declared wanted by the United States authorities, with a $25,000 reward offered for information leading to his arrest. Olawusi, who is believed to have fled to Nigeria, faces charges of first-degree murder and two counts of inflicting serious bodily injury to a child. The charges stem from an April 3, 2017 incident in Providence, Rhode Island, where emergency personnel found Olawusi’s 3-month-old son in critical condition, bleeding from the mouth and nose. The infant was transported to…
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Fresh Trouble Hits Air Peace Boss There appears no end in sight for the trouble rocking Allen Onyeama, the Founder and CEO of Nigeria’s commercial airline, Air Peace. Authorities in the United States filed a superseding indictment against him on 8 October 2024. Judging by this development, a US court has practically added new counts of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice to the case against the Air Peace CEO. It is seeking a new warrant to arrest him over an alleged $20 million bank fraud case pending against him for five years. The federal district court for…
Petrol Price Crash As IPMAN, Dangote Agree On Direct Fuel Sale The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said the commencement of direct sales of Dangote’s Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) to its members will crash the price of fuel in the country in the coming days. The National Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, James Tor, disclosed this on Monday. His statement comes after IPMAN National President, Abubakar Maigandi, announced on Monday that Dangote Refinery has agreed to sell petrol directly to his members. The agreement between IPMAN and the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery…
Enough Is Eπough: I’m Not A Bigot Like You, Didn’t Refund Money For Drug Trafficking; Wickedness Is Your Exclusive Preserve, Atiku Blasts Tinubu Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice-President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed accusations from the President Bola Tinubu’s camp that he is envious of the president. It was reported that in a statement released on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information & Strategy, asserted that Atiku’s plans lack originality and fail to address the country’s pressing economic realities. The Presidency’s statement accused Atiku who unsuccessfully sought the…
FULL LIST: Trump Makes Several New Appointments US President-elect Donald Trump has moved quickly to staff up his incoming administration, naming loyalists to several key posts within days of his election victory and signaling his desire to have some seated without a Senate confirmation process. The staffing picks are the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny, with Trump vowing that his second administration will oversee a radical shake-up of the federal government. The 78-year-old Republican tycoon said Sunday he would tap hardline immigration official Tom Homan as the country’s “border czar,” while US media reported the nod for UN ambassador…
Many Feared Killed As Dangote Company Truck Fails Brake The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced the death of three people in an auto crash at Ayeyoro in the Epe suburb of the state. A statement by LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, said the unfortunate incident involved a Dangote truck (DCG-TM-028), which experienced a critical brake failure while descending from Ita-Opo. Describing the harrowing incident as unfortunate and tragic, Taofiq, revealed that the out-of-control vehicle collided with a tricycle (Marwa AGL 442 QC) and a stationary Toyota Camry at the Ayeyoro traffic light before…
Tensioπ As About- To- Wed Sh0t Dead A soon-to-be married man simply identified as Danladi who was also said to be a son of a leader of Hausa community in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists. It was gathered that Danladi’s wedding was scheduled to hold sometimes in December. He was reportedly trailed to and killed at his friend’s shop located about 100 meters away from the Esigie Police Division in Oredo local government area of Edo State. A source who craved for anonymity said Danladi was sitting in…
BREAKING: IPMAN Agree With Dangote Refinery To Lift Fuel Directly The members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) are set to lift refined petroleum products directly from the Dangote Refinery. This is coming after the union secured an agreement with Dangote Group on Monday according to IPMAN National President, Abubakar Garima. The President announced this to newsmen after a meeting of the National Working Committee of the association, assuring that the partnership would ensure steady, and affordable supply of PMS products nationwide. “We’re pleased to announce that Dangote Refinery has agreed to supply IPMAN with PMS, AGO,…
Falana Blasts Tinubu, Says President Who Once Fled Nigeria Over Abacha’s Death Penalty Now Approved Treason Charges For Protesters Who Spoke Against Hardship Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for allowing the Nigerian police to charge peaceful protesters, including minors, with treason and terrorism. The charges, filed in response to protests against the severe economic hardship attributed to the government’s neoliberal policies dictated by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Falana, who himself has a long history of advocating for civil rights, highlighted the irony of President Tinubu’s approach,…
B00M: Each Nigerian Now Owes About N620,000 According To Debt Adata review for the second quarter debt portfolio of the country released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the debt owed by every Nigerian on the average stood at N619,501. According to the data published by the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s public debt stood at N134.297 trillion as of the second quarter of 2024 (June, 2024). With the National Bureau of Statistics putting the country’s population at 216.7 million persons, it would mean that debt per capita stands at N619,501 based on the latest debt figure…