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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The old Lagos of the yellow molue bus is the Lagos of my adoration. It’s not in my constitution to make so much mouth in celebration of modern gizmos such as yellow or blue line or the BRT or whatever. I am an impossible Luddite, a proud apostle of Ned Lud, the irrepressible early 19th century worker who destroyed machinery and sundry technologies in factories because he believed they would take away the jobs of workers.    It breaks my heart no end that Lagos is fast losing its beans to all the fickle never-lasting appendages of the…

Our Reporter, New York  US-based Nigerian Professor of Journalism, Farooq Kperogi, has warned that only hell and inferno await Nigerians at the end of the tunnel of Tinubu’s so-called economic reforms.  He made the remarks during an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica on Sunday. The social commentator gave his views on President Tinubu’s two years in office, saying it is “so far so bad.” He said the removal of oil subsidies and the simultaneous devaluation of the naira has created a hyper-inflationary conflagration in the country. During his inauguration speech on May 29, 2023, President Tinubu infamously declared: “Subsidy…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to Anambra State on Thursday, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command has intensified efforts to ensure airtight security in the state. The command says it has mobilized no fewer than 1,531 operatives to ensure adequate security in the state both before, during, and after the President’s visit. The command made this known in a statement by the Head of Media and Tactical Unit of the Command, Superintendent of Corps Okadigbo Edwin, issued on Wednesday, shortly after a high-level strategic meeting held at the Command’s headquarters…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF), has called on government at all levels and health stakeholders to cover widening gap in asthma treatment and management in Nigeria. Founder of the Foundation, Prof. Chiwuike Uba, made the call in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Enugu, on the 2025 World Asthma Day with theme: “Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for All.” Uba, who is a development economist said that in Nigeria, Asthma was becoming increasingly prevalent, with studies indicating general prevalence ranging from 5.12 per cent to 14.7 per cent, and some projections expecting to rise…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has said investigation has begun into the murder of a pregnant woman in the state. Ikengaonline reports that the woman’s body was found hanging on a cashew tree along the Uke/Ideani road in Idemmili North Local Government Area. A release by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said Police in the state have begun investigation into the death. Ikenga said the Commissioner, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has called on stakeholders in the area to provide relevant Information to unravel those behind the murder. “The incident is unfortunate and a…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Nigerian Army has pledged to cooperate with National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), to rid the entire South-East of fake and unwholesome drugs, food and cosmetics. Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Enugu when he received NAFDAC team led by its Director South-East, Dr Martins Iluyomade, in his office on a courtesy call. Olatoye commended NAFDAC for joining in the security of lives as it partained to safe guarding the water, food and other consumables Nigerians use daily.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has donated N20 million to the Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu in support of their ongoing hospital project. Obi, who was also the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, gave the support on Tuesday when he visited the institution. He said that his support to nursing schools was for the fact that Nigeria needed more than 1.2 million nurses to addressing shortage of the profession in the country. Presenting the Cheque Obi said the world was going to have more than 30…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Reprieve has come the way of Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs in Abia State as the State Government in collaboration with the Bank of Industry, is set to disburse N10 billon support fund to them. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during a press briefing of the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting. He  said the gesture was aimed at boosting SMEs for self reliance and economic growth. According to him, only genuine and registered SMEs with capacity to pay back are eligible to benefit from the fund. He explained…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally given reasons for the arrest and detention of social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). In a statement on Tuesday via its X handle, the EFCC said it his holding VeryDarkMan in the exercise of its mandate of tackling economic and financial crimes. The anti-corruption agency also said it had extended several invitations to VeryDarkMan “owing to a series of petitions bordering on sundry issues of alleged financial crimes raised against him,” all of which he ignored. The full text of EFCC’S statement reads: “The…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the poor results recorded by candidates in the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) UTM Examination. The former governor of Anambra State, made his feelings known in his official X-handle on Tuesday following the release of the results by JAMB. He said: “I just came across the official results from JAMB showing the recent exam figures. “According to the data shared, a total of 1,955,069 candidates sat for the exam. “Shockingly, out of this number, only about 420,000…