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Police Arrest Man Over 1,300 Missing Chickens

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 AlienMedia

By NewsBits The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Olumuyiwa, in connection with a case of missing chickens on a farm. The missing chickens were said to be worth N8million. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Odutola said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged by the director of the farm simply identified as Bamgbose. She explained that the director noted that when chickens on the farm were tallied, over 1,300 chickens worth N8m could not be accounted…

ECOWAS Military Chiefs Suspend Meeting On Niger Coup As Fears Increase

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 AlienMedia

By NewsBits The meeting of Chiefs of Staff from the ECOWAS bloc countries was scheduled to be held in Ghana’s capital Accra, on Saturday, August 12, 12023. But regional military sources had said on Friday that the summit has been suspended indefinitely for “technical reasons”. The sources added that the meeting was originally set up to inform the organisation’s leaders about “the best options” for activating and deploying the ECOWAS standby force. This development followed the regional body’s resolution to muster its standby force for possible deployment in Niger to…

Board Appointments: Peter Obi Kicks As Tinubu Offers Opposition Govs Slots

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 AlienMedia

The Labour Party (LP) and its standard bearer in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, have kicked against the offer of board slots to state governors, including those elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP), by President Bola Tinubu. Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, disclosed at a meeting of the forum in Abuja on Tuesday night that the President asked the governors to nominate competent persons to serve in the boards and parastatals of Federal…

Enugu Community Leader Escapes Assassination, Demands Probe By Security Agencies

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 AlienMedia

By Tony Adibe One of the contestants for the traditional rulership throne of Akama-Oghe Autonomous Community in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State, Chief Christian Akpata, has called for an investigation into the failed assassination attempts on his life. NewsBits learnt that the assassination attempts, which happened twice, caused the destruction of one his cars which was riddled with bullets, during when he was said to have sustained gunshot injuries. It was gathered that on May 9, 2023, some men in tricycle and Camry car had trailed him from…

ARCON, NIMN MOU Takes Off With Joint Training Programme

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 AlienMedia

In line with efforts to reposition the Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) Industry, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON and the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, NIMN is set to take off with a joint training program schedule to hold next month. The program theme: “Integrated Marketing Communications” is billed to hold from April 12 to 13, 2023 at the L’eola Hotel Maryland, Lagos. In exclusive interview with Marketing Edge, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo Director General of the Advertising Regulatory Agencies of Nigeria,…

Polls: Two Ondo Reps Members, Adefisoye, Ikengboju Lose Seats

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 AlienMedia

Two members of the House of Representatives in Ondo State, Tajudeen Adefisoye representing Ifedore/Idanre and Gboluga Ikengboju representing Irele/Okitipupa constituencies, have lost their seats in the National Assembly. They were defeated in the last Saturday elections held in the state. Adefisoye is of the ruling All Progressive Congress while lkengboju is of the People’s Democratic Party. In the result released by INEC, Adefisoye scored 20,064 against his opponent in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Festus Akingbaso, who polled 24,263. Jimi Odimayo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 44,638 to…

Simon Ekpa, The Little Man In Finland

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 AlienMedia

Simon Ekpa, a citizen of Finland, is ensconced in that faraway country, enjoying the benefits of a country that works while doing everything possible to ensure chaos and turbulence in Nigeria. By Achike Chude There is a man in Finland. He is perhaps one of those economic migrant Nigerians who fled the country in search of greener pastures. Mr Simon Ekpa causing trouble from faraway Finland No one knew about him, and no one really cared. Well, perhaps not everyone. He once won a 100-meter silver medal for Nigeria at…

Governor Fintiri’s Convoy Involved In Crash, Four Die

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 AlienMedia

By NewsBits Four persons have reportedly died from a ghastly accident involving a Toyota Hilux conveying a detachment of vigilantes, accompanying Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, while enroute Mubi for a campaign engagement. The accident, which occurred around Fadamareke, in Hong Local Government, allegedly linked to over speeding while negotiating a dangerous bend, involved a RAMP 2 Toyota Hilux van used by Head of Fintiri’s vigilante. Three lifeless bodies of occupants in the van that includes Bako Kaura, head of PDP’s informal security arm and another victim identified as…

Elon Musk Decides: Donald Trump’s Account On Twitter Restored

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 AlienMedia

By NewsBits The Twitter account of former United States President, Donald Trump, has been reinstated on the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, had set up a poll on Saturday to ask users on the platform whether the former president should be allowed back on the app or not. Over 15 million users participated in the poll with a narrow majority of 52 percent voting for the reinstatement of the former US president. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted of the former US president’s…

Alleged N544m ‘Grass Cutting’ Scam Charge: Court Acquits Ex-SSG Babachir Lawal

November 19, 2022 AlienMedia

By NewsBits A Federal High Court Abuja Division has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and five others, from the N544 million contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). But in a swift reaction, after the court pronouncement on Friday, the EFCC said it was dissatisfied with the ruling and would appeal. Lawal, his younger brother, Hamidu David Lawal, Suleiman Abubakar and Apeh John Monday were arraigned by the anti-graft agency alongside two companies, Rholavision…