The Chief Executive Officer/President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has been honoured with the award of the National Order of the Lion by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal. This information was disclosed by a reliable source on Thursday. Ekweanaedo News understands that “National Order of the Lion Award” is the highest…
The Federal High Court, Enugu, has remanded a lawyer based in Anambra State, Mike Ikegbunam, in the Correctional Centre over an alleged land scam amounting to N77 million. Ikegbunam was retained by the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi chapter…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a clarification regarding recent revelations made by its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, about a religious sect’s involvement in money laundering activities for terrorism. Contrary to speculations, the EFCC has stated that the religious organization in question is neither a church nor a mosque. During a one-day dialogue…
Ado- Ekiti High Court, has jailed a young man aged 20, Seun Olarewaju to 30 months imprisonment for defiling a child. The convict was arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on June 6, 2022, on a one-count charge of rape. According to the charge, ”Olarewaju, on August 6, 2021, at Ado Ekiti within the jurisdiction of…
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele said about 81% of Nigerians within the employment status are not engaged in any productive sector benefiting the economy. He said this during the Africa Trade and Investment Summit held on Thursday, where Oyedele compared Nigeria’s unemployment rate to that of the…
Akwa Ibom state was thrown in panic following a horrifying attack on Wednesday, during which a police inspector named Osang was beheaded. The incident occurred at the inspector’s private residence between Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, suburban areas within the Uyo metropolis. Eyewitnesses recounted moments of heavy shooting that led to panic, with residents and…
Almost nine decades after the plane was stolen by Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime, the Italian government has officially returned Ethiopia’s first plane. The official handover of the aircraft, named Tsehay in honour of the princess daughter of Emperor Haile Selassie, was celebrated on Tuesday by the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed. “Today is a day…
Plan to raise shareholder payouts by 4% follows surprise $7.3bn profit in final quarter despite fall in gas prices Shell’s investors can expect another year of growing payouts after the oil company reported better than expected profits of more than $28bn (£22bn) for 2023 in one of its most profitable years on record. Shell’s profits…
Kwara State Government has issued a three-month ultimatum to all substandard and unregistered private schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, gave the ultimatum Wednesday in Ilorin, during a meeting with the owners of unregistered private schools across the state. Hajia Modibbo frowned at the…
A recent report by the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) still maintained that more than 18 Nigerians die hourly from TB. Ever since 2017 when the World Health Organisation, WHO, first released a report that 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), there have been efforts to stem the tide. Deputy…
