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Ifeanyi Ubah, the chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited has been arrested by the Department of State Services.
The agency revealed the arrest yesterday in a statement by spokesman, Tony Opuiyo.
Opuiyo said Ubah was arrested on Friday in connection with the theft of petrol kept by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in his tank farm in Lagos. The product was valued at over N11 billion.
The agency said Ubah’s action amounted to economic sabotage, with “capacity to negatively impact on national economy”.
Opuiyo gave additional reasons for Ubah’s arrest. He said he has further engaged in other activities inimical to national security and public order.
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Gospel Artistes Protest Exclusion From Lagos @ 50 Celebration
That Lagos State is the entertainment capital of Nigeria would not attract any debate.
So when it was announced that the state would be celebrating its 50th anniversary, many were not surprised that entertainers were the most featured group in its activities, especially the billboards that adorn many parts of the state.
Some of the showbiz personalities that have been celebrated are Joke Silva, Olamide, Adewale Ayuba, K1 de Ultimate, KSA, Desmond Elliot, among others.
However, gospel musicians in the state are not particularly pleased with the state government for excluding them from the celebrations.
In a chat with Sunday Scoop, the governor of the Lagos State chapter of the Gospel Musicians Association of Nigeria, Raphael Babalola, said, “We are usually sidelined in events like this so we are used to it. But it’s not proper; we should have been involved fully.
Lagos State is home to all, so where are the people that have been praying for the peace of this state and praising God? Why is it that when it’s time to celebrate, we are now kept aside?”
Opelope Annointing singer, Dunni Olanrewaju also expressed displeasure at the non-invitation of gospel singers.
“I feel that gospel artistes should be given a day out of the programme to praise and thank God for sustaining Lagos since inception.
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APC Can Give Igbo Presidency – Odigie-Oyegun
The All Progressives Congress on Saturday vowed to bury the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-East. The APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, who made the vow in Enugu, urged the people of the South-East to embrace the party, noting that the APC would guarantee their quest for an Igbo president.
Odigie-Oyegun spoke at a rally held to welcome former Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, to the APC.
Chime, who served as the governor of Enugu State on the platform of the PDP from 2007 to 2015, formally registered as an APC member at the elaborate event, held at his ward in Udi-Abia, Udi Local Government Area of the state.
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Kano Govt Seeks Life Imprisonment For Man Who Raped 6-Month-Old Girl
The Kano State Government has said it would ensure that whoever is found involved in the reported rape of a six-month-old girl in Kano go to jail for life.
The government said it was deeply saddened by the news of the rape allegedly committed by a close confidant of the victim’s family.
The government stand is contained in a statement issued in Kano today by the state Commissioner of Information, Malam Mohammed Garba. It said that Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje had directed the state Ministry of Justice to prosecute “whoever is involved in this sordid sexual crime.”
Buhari travels out again
President Muhammadu Buhari is traveling out of the country to London on Sunday night (tonight) for “medical follow-up,”, it has emerged.
His spokesperson Femi Adesina who made this know on twitter handle, said the length of the president’s stay away will be determined by London doctors.
Recall that the President traveled for health reasons barely two months ago spending about 50 days in London.
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