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  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Thursday alerted Nigerians of an “unwholesome” Sprite 50cl glass bottle drink with batch number AZ6 22:32. The agency which also announced this on its twitter handle, @NafdacAgency, said the contaminated glass bottle drink were manufactured April 18, 2023 and has an expiry date of April 4, 2024 The agency added that the product was discovered following a consumer complaint and upon investigation, over five crates of the batch were discovered to be contaminated with particles. In a statement, the agency explained that the affected batch of the unwholesome product has been sampled for laboratory analysis in its laboratory. The agency said it has also directed all the agency’s zonal directors and state coordinators to carry out surveillance and mop up the implicated batch of the unwholesome product,” the statement reads. “Similarly, a comprehensive current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) inspection of the ...

  The three suspects, who killed a naval officer, Sub. Lt. Samuel Akingbohun, in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Thursday, narrated how they carried out the crime. According to the suspects, Ayomide Sambo, 20, Johnson Adeleke, 20, and Francis Shagari, 17, who were paraded at the police headquarters, Akure, the state capital, they used an iron rod to hit the officer on his head and scrotum, during a fisticuffs. One of the suspects, Ayomide, stated that the deceased naval officer had slapped and headbutted his friend, Johnson Adeleke, while trying to claim the right of way. Sambo, disclosed that he and Johnson as well as their third friend, Francis Shagari, became infuriated and decided to trail the naval officer to a junction in the community, where they attacked him with the iron rod. The suspect added that after committing the crime, they tried to escape from the community before they were arrested. “When we came across the naval officer, we were en route to ge...

  The United States of America (USA), has recorded five cases of malaria. All five patients — four in Florida, one in Texas — have now had treatment. According to reports, the Florida and Texas cases were locally acquired; the first spread of the mosquito-transmitted disease inside the US in 20 years. Meanwhile, the Centres for Disease Control said surveillance for more cases is continuing, adding that the risk of catching malaria in the US remains extremely low. The Centre said it was working with the Florida and Texas health departments and that those recently diagnosed and treated “are improving”. Malaria is caused by being bitten by an infected mosquito. People cannot catch it from each other. But the insects catch it from infected people, thereby continuing a cycle. Malaria is common in Africa, Asia and Central and South America but not the US. However, Anopheles mosquitoes, found throughout many parts of the US, can transmit malaria, if they have fed on an infected person. Th...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed an audio message circulating on social media asking residents of the southeast to observe a one-week-sit-at-home from July 3 to 10. The sit-at-home order, purported to have come from IPOB, with the tag #FreeNnamdiKanu, is aimed at forcing the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The audio message claimed that there will be dire consequences for anyone who ventures out on the said dates. But the media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Mr Emma Powerful told the newsmen upon the e nquiry on Wednesday, that the audio message was not from his group. “You must know whom madness sit-at-home is, and the criminal who is illegally destroying our land. “I will issue an official press release against it in two to three days to the date declared in the audio, but for now, the leadership (of IPOB) has asked me not to give it attention or attraction,” he said. IPOB ha...

The Zuba Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the Kuje correctional facility to continue holding Mr. Obiajulu Uja, in their custody. In April, Uja, onboard a Lagos-Abuja flight, declared that Tinubu should never be sworn in as President on May 29, 2023. It was reported that it took the efforts of no fewer than six airport security officers to carry Uja out. In a viral video, Uja is heard shouting while being carried off the aircraft, saying, “Obidients you’re here. They are doing this to me. Obidients you’re here, I am naked. Obidients you’re here, I am going naked.” The ‘Obidient’ supporter is said to be mentally unstable, according to a medical report tendered to the court at previous hearings, on the case. It was gathered that Magistrate Abdulazeez Ismail Muhammad, the trial judge, at the hearing on the matter on Tuesday, referred him back to the medical facility at Kuje correctional centre for further treatment for a period of two months. After listening to...

Manchester City have signed Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea for an initial £25m. The deal for the 29-year-old is also worth a possible £5m in add-ons and he has signed a four-year contract. Kovacic is City’s first signing of the summer after they won the Treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup titles last season. “ This is a brilliant move for me, and I cannot wait to get started with City,” Kovacic said. His arrival follows the club announcing Ilkay Gundogan’s free transfer to Barcelona, while City have had a £90m bid – thought to have included an £80m initial payment – for England midfielder Declan Rice is rejected by West Ham. K ovacic added: “Anyone who has watched this team under [manager] Pep [Guardiola] knows how good they are – for me, they are the best in the world. The trophies they have won are clear for all to see, but they are also the best footballing side out there. “To be joining this squad really is a dream for any footballer. I still have p...

  The 2023 BET Awards took place on Sunday night at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, United States of America with plenty of hip-hop’s biggest stars taking home awards for their work over the past year. Nigerian superstars Burna Boy and Tems emerged as winners while talented singer, Davido delivered an electrifying performance at the event. Tems received an award in the Best Collaboration category for her contribution on the Grammy award-winning song, “Wait For U” with Future and Drake. The event featured other remarkable performances by rap legends such as KRS1, Big Daddy, and Fat Joe. SEE FULL LIST OF WINNERS BELOW: ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIE) SOS – SZA RENAISSANCE – Beyoncé BEST COLLABORATION WAIT FOR U – Future feat. Drake & Tems BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTISTE SZA BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTISTE (TIE ) Chris Brown Usher BEST NEW ARTISTE Coco Jones BEST GROUP Drake x 21 Savage BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTISTE Latto BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTISTE Kendrick Lamar DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/...

  Despite an order of the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, canceling sit-at-home being observed every Monday in the southeastern state, shops and businesses still remain shut on Mondays. Recall that Mbah, in a statement by his media team on June 3, cancelled the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), threatening to sanction any businesses or outlets obeying the proscribed group’s order in the state. However, our reporter observed today that as of the time of filing this report, all markets are not operating while streets and motor parks remain deserted. Also, schools, offices, banks, shops, supermarkets, including filling stations, hotels and other public places are all shut. Meanwhile, there have been no security breaches as the military and Police are seen patrolling the streets.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, confirmed the arrest of a Federal Bureau of Investigation impostor, Ifechukwu Makwe, for allegedly defrauding a Spaniard of €5.7m. The Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, said Makwe defrauded the Spaniard using different identities, adding that he was arrested in the Guzape area of Abuja following credible intelligence about his fraudulent internet-related activities. “ Upon arrest, it was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases including Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr Bran, defrauded a Spaniard of €5.7million,” the statement said. The  statement explained further that Makwe, who allegedly claimed to be a US Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and a diplomatic solicitor, succeeded in defrauding his victim using fake identities. “The suspect allegedly started defrauding the victim in 2013 when he first met her on social media, “ the statement added. Uwujaren said the sus...

Oyo State Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has remanded skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinityguy, in prison for allegedly sexualizing a minor in his viral skit video. It was gathered  that the Nigeria Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi had last week called for the skit maker’s arrest following a trending video of his dangerous pranks. Oyo State Police Command in a statement on Friday announced that the skit maker and parent of the little girl in the viral video were quizzed by the Command and would appear in court Monday 26 June 2023. Appearing before the Magistrate counsel to the defendant, Oludare Adebayo urged the court to grant his client bail. Magistrate PO Adetuyibi while denying the bail application, said the allegation against the skit maker is currently receiving the attention of the state Ministry of Justice. The court, however, ordered that the parents of the little girl in the video be remanded alongside Trinityguy t...

  Some aggrieved personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Ekiti State have accused the authorities of maltreatment. According to some of them, they have been turned into domestic workers by top officials of the command. They added that they have not been paid their allowances for the 2023 general elections. “The election duty allowances, it was just a few people that were in all the states. Most of us female officials were asked to write our details down and it has been sent to the headquarters since but we have not heard anything, so definitely they aren’t ready to pay the rest. “Secondly, there is this annoying thing happening here in Ekiti command, for some of us female officers working at the comptroller and other top officials’ homes. “ Guard duty implies securing the premises but for years now, the female officers’ duties have turned to house help work. We now cook, sweep and wash those ‘oga’ (bosses’) clothes. “ This rubbish has been going on for years now. It s...

  English  Premier League giants, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are set to begin negotiations with Napoli over the signing of Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen. The 2022/23 campaign saw success return to Old Trafford after years of concern, as the Red Devils won silverware (Carabao Cup) for the first time in seven years after beating Newcastle 2-0 in the final. Manchester United Manager, Erik ten Hag, brought European football back to Old Trafford as his side finished third in the Premier League. Securing Champions League football was vital for the club’s ambition in the coming transfer window, as a host of Europe’s elite players have been linked with a move to Manchester. The need to sign a striker has been clear over recent weeks, and the Red Devils are set to rival Chelsea for the signing of Osimhen. The Blues will look back on the 2022/23 campaign reluctantly, as they finished 12th in the Premier League and recorded the lowest points tally (44) in the club’s hist...

  Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has disclosed that the embattled skitmaker and prankster, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy, will appear before the court on Monday (today) over alleged use of minor in skit video. CSP Adejobi disclosed this while replying to a Twitter user who asked about the possibilities of immediate isolation of the skitmaker from society. Tagging the Police spokesperson, the Twitter user @Sahaabah01 wrote, “I truly wish it didn’t take this long to isolate this nuisance from society. Nonetheless, thank you @NigerianPolice and @Princemoye1. Please keep him away for a very long time.” Retweeting the post, CSP Adejobi assured the Twitter user and the general public that the prankster will be charged to court by the police on Monday (today). According to him, there have been many complaints leveled against the skitmaker, adding that groups, NGOs, among others, are interested in his case. The officer furthe...

  Financial institutions have been mandated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to obtain the social media handles of customers for the purpose of identification. It also asked financial institutions to obtain e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and residential addresses, among other things, from customers. This is contained in the new CBN customer due diligence regulations aimed at further strengthening the identification process in the banking system. The apex bank published the ‘Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations, 2023’ document on its website on Friday. According to the CBN, the new regulation was designed to provide additional customer due diligence measures for financial institutions under its regulatory purview. The objective of the regulations the apex bank noted includes, “To provide additional customer due diligence measures for financial institutions under the regulatory purview of the Central Bank of Nigeria to further their compliance with r...

  Nollywood actress, Iniobong Edo has stated that she regrets walking down the aisle. Ini Edo got married to American based businessman, Philip Ehiagwina on November 29, 2008. The marriage lasted for a period of five years, and they finally divorced in 2013. Speaking on a recent interview with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the actress said she got married in the first place because of “family pressure.” She said, “I regretted my decision to get married because it wasn’t just the right move to make.” The thespian, however, said she would get married again “if the right person comes.” On why she chose to welcome her baby via surrogacy, Ini Edo said, “I chose surrogacy because I had couples of miscarriages. And I just got tired of trying. “ I don’t have a husband. So, I’m like, I want a child for myself whether I have a husband or not. So, what other options would I have? And I wanted it to be my child. My eggs. Thankfully, my eggs are good. So I did that.” In 2021, Ini E...

  A United States of America-based singer, actor and filmmaker, Larry Azukaego, better known as Larry Zuka, has said that contrary to what some people think, he neither dated nor got married to Rita, an actress and mother of Regina Daniels. Narrating how some people got the misconception, Zuka said, “I featured her on a song. And, the concept for the music video was that we got married. If Regina decides to marry an older man and she is happy about it, does love really care? “ As a matter of fact, that was the reason I wrote that song titled,  In Love with You , and featured Rita. It is a story of love. It says that when love ‘hits’ one’s heart, one will fall, irrespective of who one is.” The entertainer further maintained that though he had known Rita for a long time, they were never intimate. He added, “I have known Rita for many years, even before Regina came into the limelight. We have always just been friends. We never dated. We respect each other; nothing more.” Speaking...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday called another witness who tendered more evidence before the Presidential Election Petition Court. The PDP and Atiku are challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the elected president in the February 25 election. Through their subpoenaed witness, the petitioners, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, tendered Tinubu’s academic records and personal particulars in aid of their petition against the President. Led in evidence by the petitioners’ counsel, Chris Uche (SAN), the witness identified himself as a lawyer and human rights activist and adopted his written deposition, filed on June 20. Enahoro-Ebah in the course of his testimony, tendered before the court certified copies of academic qualifications of the President which were admitted in evidence and marked as an exhibit by the court. The court also admitted in evidence and marked as an exhibit Tinubu’s certificate of service from Mobile Oil Nigeria Plc a...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally spoken about the suspension and subsequent arrest of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Tinubu had on June 9, suspended Emefiele to allow for investigation into some allegations leveled against the CBN former governor. Emefiele was subsequently arrested in Lagos State and flown to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by the Department of State Services where he is being interrogated. Speaking on the whole issue, Tinubu during an interactive session with Nigerians residing in France and neighbouring countries on Friday, said the financial system was rotten under Emefiele. The President revealed that many of those living outside the country were unable to send money to their parents and relatives due to the multiple exchange rates, saying that is gone now. He said: “Then the financial system was rotten. Few people made bags of money and then you yourself, you stopped sending money home to our poor pare...

  The Oyo State Police Command has invited popular Ibadan-based skit maker Abdullahi Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy, over for his outrageous pranks. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Osifeso Adewale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said, “Popular content creator, Abdullahi Maruf Adisa AKA Trinity, has been contacted and invited at the Oyo State Police Command in connection with the disturbing viral skit content making the rounds across the social media space concerning a female minor. “ The slightly above 38-second video clearly depicted the sexualization of a female minor who was compelled in a conversation with the skit maker to describe his genitals. “ Moving forward, the Oyo State Police Command genuinely appreciates the energy and effort invested by every creative mind in his/her craft. “The command, however, appeals strongly against offending the sensibilities of others through violence, sexual abuse, and other extremities in the name of entertainment.” It w...