•Traffickers CHIMA AZUBUIKE writes about the arrest of an alleged child trafficking syndicate by the police in Gombe State and how the victims were sold to buyers with the connivance of government officials, reports Saturday PUNCH. I have boys as children; I only wanted to have a girl-child,” was the excuse given by Mrs Tina […]
A coalition of Youth groups in the 19 northern states, Arewa Youth Ambassadors (AYA), called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration not to sell crude oil to Dangote Petroleum Refinery (DPR), in dollars but naira. They also ask President Tinubu to continue working with the private refinery owners, particularly DPR and provide them with crude...
•A power plant The federal government through the Bureau of Public Enterprises is currently carrying out transactions for the sale of five power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects at a cost of about $1.15bn, it was gathered yesterday. Although sources familiar with the development explained that the cost of the plants should e...
•The suspects L-R: son’s father, Chinana Tali; Pius Aondoakaa and Yakubu Mati The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested a man planning to sell his eight-year-old son for N20m. Parading the suspects at the command, the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, today said the son’s father, Chinana...
•Dangote Refinery The seven major oil marketers in Nigeria have registered with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery for the lifting and distribution of refined petroleum products produced by the $20bn plant. Dealers under the aegis of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria confirmed yesterday that with the registration, they would commence ...
•PPRO Omolola Odutola A suspected kidnapper and child trafficker, Tayo Adeleke, had confessed to the Ogun State Police Command how he and other members of his gang had been kidnapping children to sell in neighbouring Benin Republic. Adeleke is currently in the police net, where he is being interrogated over an attempt he made with […]
•Kim Oprah Big Brother Naija reality show star, Opara Chinonso Ibinabo, popularly known as Kim Oprah, has recounted some of her struggles while growing up. Oprah revealed that she and her sister used to sell recharge cards and pure water during her university days. She made this known in an interview with Taymesan on the […]
Six football shirts worn by Argentine megastar Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been sold for $7.8 million at auction, the auction house told our correspondent yesterday. There were three bids in total on what auction house Sotheby’s described as “Lionel Messi’s match-worn iconic light blue and white, vertical striped Argentina...
•Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu In another attempt to end the inefficient operation of the electricity distribution chain and ownership crisis in many of the eleven Distribution Companies (DisCos), the federal government has decided to sell off its 40 per cent shares in the firms. Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Alex...
•’Naija’ used cars Owning a car was among the many lists of achievements for a typical Nigerian. The celebration that hits the air when one is bought knows no bounds. Parents, relatives and friends are gathered, and the gin is used to render prayers to various gods to save the life of the car owner […]