Man Falls Into Lagos Lagoon The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has rescued a man who mistakenly fell into the lagoon. The agency’s permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement on Friday. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a call at 7:43 a.m. through the Lagos State toll-free emergency numbers 767 and 112 that a man had reportedly fallen into the Lagos lagoon at Falomo bridge. “Following the distress call, LASEMA activated the state’s emergency response plans with the swift arrival of the LASEMA response team from the Lekki zone at the incident scene at 8:02…
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Musk Removes Twitter.com From X Profiles Elon Musk’s online platform X has removed another remnant from its Twitter past nearly 10 months after the tech mogul changed the social media service’s name. The controversial multi-billionaire has removed twitter.com from profiles on the site, From now on, users who type in twitter.com will be directed to “x.com,” Musk wrote on Friday. Musk bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion. He renamed it saying that was necessary to show that his platform is much more than just a short messaging service. In addition to a new function for calls, he also…
Tinubu To Sacks NSCDC Boss Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Tinubu To Sack NSCDC Boss A former Special Prosecutor, Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Properties, Tosin Ojaomo has petitioned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over an ongoing investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the alleged corruption case against the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ahmed Audi. Ojaomo said it would be in the interest of public safety and to safeguard the investigation process to prevent any possible interference in the investigation, that the immediate suspension…
BREAKING: Court Jails Medical Doctor Over Failed Surgery The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, founder of MedContour Services Ltd., for her role in a botched plastic surgery resulting in the death of Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020, FIJ has reported. Former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, announced the conviction via Twitter, expressing pride in prosecuting the case. He emphasized the importance of accountability and the justice system’s role in societal growth. In his tweet, Irukera, tweeting as #TundeIrukera, wrote, “Today is a day of pride for me that I personally…
If I Was Distracted By Rivers Crisis, I Would Not Be Doing Projects In FCT — Says Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has claimed that he is not distracted by the political crisis in Rivers State involving him and his former Accountant-General and now state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike stated that if he were distracted by the issue, many projects in the FCT would be unable to be commissioned. With the current political situation in Rivers State, there have been various allegations that Wike is distracted and is not focusing on his duties as…
Panic At National Assembly As DSS Operatives Brutalize Workers Two senior staff of the National Assembly were in the early hours of Friday brutalized by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, for allegedly not properly identifying themselves at the second gate of the Complex. The staff, Chris Odoh, a Deputy Director, and John Nnadi, of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), ran into trouble with the DSS operatives who have been drafted to man the entire National Assembly Complex, at about 11:45 am, when they were asked to identify themselves at the gate. The DSS officers claimed that…
Student Loan: Those That’ll Benefit, FG Releases Full List The Federal Government says the student loan scheme would be rolled out in phases, beginning with the federal institutions. The Managing Director, Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Swayerr, who made this disclosure in an interview with Arise Television on Friday, monitored by DAILY POST, said the student loan application portal will be opened on the 24th of May for loan applications. He further said the government is currently “in the midst of a sensitization campaign to inform Nigerians how the scheme will work.” Swayerr explained that the loan scheme seeks to…
EFCC Declares Joshua Chinedu, One US-Based Wanted The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a resident of Abia State, identified as Joshua Chinedu Odoemenam, known as Joshua Marco wanted. He was declared wanted for internet-related fraud. The anti-corruption agency also declared a US-based Nigerian, identified as Ugochinyere Somto Anazodo, wanted for obtaining money under false pretence and fraudulent conversion of funds. This was stated in special bulletins issued by the agency on Friday. According to the EFCC, Odoemenam, 25, hails from Isieke Ibeku in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State and his last known address…
Doctor, Nurses Arrested Over Missing Placenta, Umbilical Cord Kwara State Police Command has arrested five health workers over alleged mysterious disappearance of umbilical cord and placenta of a newly born baby in Oke-Ero local government area. It was gathered that the incident happened at the cottage hospital in Iloffa last Sunday. The suspects, it was learnt, who are currently being detained in Ilorin after interrogation on Thursday include one Dr Ajibola, nurses Rukayat Adeloye, Aishat Awolusi, Peace Alabi and Toyin Adewunmi, a ward attendant. Sources said it took efforts from elders of Odo-Owa community to prevent the restive youths from…
FULL LIST: NJC Appoints 86 New Judicial Officers The National Judicial Council has recommended a total of 86 judicial officers for appointment into federal and state courts across the country. The recommendations were made by the council’s Interview Committee on Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Record in Nigeria, during the NJC’s 105th plenary meeting held between May 15 and 16, 2024. This was revealed in a statement issued by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, dated May 16, 2024, and sighted by PUNCH Online on Friday, May 17, 2024. “Council at the Meeting also considered…