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Point News247 reports that President Muhammadu Buhari in a drastic move on Saturday, approved the appointment of former lawmaker, Muhammad Zorro, as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs and Strategy, Office of the First Lady. This is as the President temporarily redeployed three aides of the first lady to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday titled, ‘President Buhari Approves Sami Zorro SSA to First Lady, Redeployment and Disengagement of Others’. At…

The Enugu Chapter of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has condemned the attacked on Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officers in Enugu, which led to the death of one officer, while another was injured. Point News247 reports that the ANLCA, Enugu Chapter Chairman, Prince Alex Nwokeabia also commiserated with the NCS over the sad incident which occurred on Thursday, along the Enugu- Port Harcourt Expressway and called on the Nigeria Police to fish out the attackers and bring them to justice. According to a press statement by the NCS, the sad incident occurred on Thursday, 10th Febuary 2022…

Point News247 reports that no fewer than six human bodies have been consumed after an inferno gutted the mortuary at the Agagbe Community in Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State, North Central Nigeria. The fire was reported to have started in the late hours of Friday, burning to ashes the bodies deposited at the morgue. The mortuary was said to belong to St. Francis Xavier Parish Agagbe and the fire broke out at about 5:00 pm on Friday. Confirming the report, the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, a Superintendent of Police said that six corpses were burnt.

Point News247 reports that winners have emerged in the Access Bank Lagos Marathon 2022, with two Ethiopians, a male and a female taking the gold prices of the event which featured both male and female contestants. Ulfata Deresa, who won the male event with a time of 2.11.58 beats David Barmasai of Kenya who clocked 2.13.27 to take the second medal and Naibe Emmanuel, also of Kenya with a time of 2.14.42 finishing 3rd on the log. MALE: 1st: Ulfata Deresa, Ethiopia (2.11.58) 2nd: David Barmasai, Kenya (2.13.27) 3rd: Naibe Emmanuel, Kenya (2.14.42)

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state, Southwest Nigeria, said this shortly after he appeared before the APC Screening Committee at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja. Point News247 reports that this was contained in a statement shared on the State Government Facebook’s page titled, ‘I remain the aspirant to beat – Oyetola’. Oyetola, who was accompanied to the party secretariat by party leaders, supporters, and loyalists, including cabinet members, said his performance in the last three years put him ahead of other aspirants. “Recently, I began a strategic consultation with the party members to seek their support ahead of the primary…

Point News247 reports that Emadeb/Hyde/Ay Maikifi has said only Brittania-U imported the contaminated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) with higher concentrates of methanol. The Consortium made this clarification in a statement signed by the Lead Consortium, Emadeb Energy Services Limited on Thursday, February 10, 2022. The statement read, “… the blanket claims made against the consortium by the NNPC are misleading and contradict the actual events that happened; they do not fully reflect and/or represent what transpired. It is important to inform the public of these facts and provide clarifications relating to the delivery of the said contaminated PMS to the…

Point News247 reports that Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,NNAMDI KANU, has again, raised the alarm that despite court order, the Department of State Services, DSS, has not allowed Kanu access to his new clothes. Kanu’s brother told Vanguard that he had in three occasions, personally taken new clothes to the IPOB Leader currently detained at the DSS headquarters Abuja, but was not allowed by the secret police to hand over the clothes to him. “I was at the DSS headquarters today (Thursday) to give my brother his new clothes…

Point News247 reports that the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has asked all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make drug integrity test an institutional policy for both new and returning students as part of efforts to fight the menace of drug abuse among Nigerian youths. Marwa made the call at the University of Abuja while launching the ‘drug free university campaign’ on Wednesday. He also called for a partnership between the NDLEA and the university system that will allow the agency set up outposts on campuses to further strengthen…

Point News247 reports that the House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to suspend the companies involved in the importation of adulterated fuel. The resolution was passed following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Mohammed Monguno during the plenary session on Thursday. It was earlier reported that the Group Managing Director of the NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari said MRS, Oando, Emadeb Consortium, and Duke Oil, a subsidiary of the NNPC, imported the methanol-blended petrol. A Lawmaker from Akwa Ibom state, Onofiok Luke, while contributing to the motion, said NNPC Limited…

Point News247 reports that the Zamfara State House of Assembly has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to set up an investigative panel on the alleged gross misconduct levelled against the Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau. The House, during its extraordinary plenary, unanimously agreed that the Deputy Governor be investigated for breaching sections 190 and 193 (1), (2) (a)(b)(c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 18 members, who were present at the plenary, out of the 22 members of the House, voted in favour of the motion and no member voted against the impeachment motion…