Dr. Stella Okoli
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Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has announced plans to establish a one-billion-naira fund to combat the problem of drug abuse, especially among young people. The initiative was unveiled during the company’s annual Thanksgiving and 40th Anniversary Dinner in Lagos, with the Founder and Group Managing Director, Dr Stella Okoli, stressing the urgency of tackling the issue…
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Out of the N5.718 trillion distributable value-added tax (VAT) revenue shared by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and November 2024, three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) earned N4.183 trillion as their share, leaving the remaining 33 states to scramble for the remaining N1.534 trillion. Based on the current VAT revenue…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, December 13, 2024, granted bail of N500 million to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and laundering of ₦80,246,470,089.88 billion belonging to the people of Kogi State. He is accused of looting the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs worth over ₦3.3 billion, including methamphetamine and Loud, a potent strain of synthetic cannabis, smuggled into Nigeria concealed in automobile spare parts. The shipments, intended for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festivities, were intercepted at the Tincan seaport in Lagos following months of…
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“I find it interesting that everyone defines me as a Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with my specific ethnic group. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram, where Islamism is. Being Yoruba is my true identity and I refuse to be lumped…
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Benue State Police Command has arrested Dr. Ichor Tersagh, a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi (JOSTUM), for allegedly masterminding the abduction of one Mrs Susan Anyagh. The kidnaped victim, Susan, is the wife of Paul Anyagh, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), JOSTUM chapter. The incident…
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Kemi Badenoch, the Nigerian-born leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked yet another controversy with her remarks about her country of origin. This time, however, Badenoch is not the one facing the heat. While many Nigerians have supported Badenoch in speaking out against rogue Nigerian police operatives, Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new 140-bed multi-specialist hospital, the Lagos Medi
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West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS were meeting on Sunday for a summit with security and the departure from the bloc of three military-led governments high on the agenda. Before the Economic Community of West Africa States meeting, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger reaffirmed as "irreversible" their decision to quit the bloc, which…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded a 12.8 per cent reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) between January and October 2024,