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The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has called on all Lagosians to join hands together and play an important role to make the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the next President of Nigeria. Point News247 reports that the Speaker disclosed this at the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Movement’s Working Committees in Ikeja GRA today. He said the Movement was set up by members of Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos for the actualisation of the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “We are here…

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has given a directive for the conclusion of the Governing Council elections of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) within two weeks. Point News247 reports thatAmaechi stated this recently after meeting with all the 30 aspirants for the CRFFN Governing Council election. It was gathered that the Minister said the Ministry cannot afford to go contrary to the enabling Act or undermine the constitution Federal Republic. Amaechi, according to the aspirants said he was more concerned with the emergence of a new Governing Council to be inaugurated while requesting the…

Point News247 reports that the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle has led NAHCON delegation to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria. The visit was to discuss issues of mutual benefit to both countries regarding Hajj and Umrah operations and also to push the federal government’s request for the lifting of a flight ban into Saudi Arabia; a request already advanced through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other sister agencies. Addressing His Excellency, Mr. Faisal Bin Ibraheem Al-Ghamidy, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, NAHCON Chairman appreciated the constant mutual support…

Point News247 reports that the Comptroller Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ Kaduna Comptroller Albashir Hamisu has disclosed that his Unit between 22 December 2021 and 27 January 2022 seized 856 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 474 kegs of 25 litres each premium motor spirit (PMS) amongst other items worth N275,989,659.70. Other items seized include 22 units of vehicles, 92 bales of secondhand clothing, 41 bales of foreign new textiles, 825 cartons of foreign spaghetti and macaroni, 60 pieces of foreign jack knife, 20 cartons of foreign cigarette and other general merchandise. The Comptroller disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna on…

Point News247 reports that theManagement of Dowen College in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has announced the retirement of several of its principal officers including Olumide Phillips, the school’s founder, following the controversies that surrounded the death of its student, Sylvester Oromoni. 12-year-old Oromoni was allegedly beaten by some senior students who tried to initiate him into a cult group in the school, and he eventually died on November 30, 2021, after efforts to save his life failed. On Thursday, Dowen College in a statement signed by Tomi Borishade on behalf of the board, said Philips and other founding members of…

Point News247 reports that gunmen on Thursday stormed the Utako, Abuja, office of Thisday newspaper. According to the newspaper, the armed men came in through the back fence of the company’s premises. Although the mission of the armed men, who arrived the premises at about 3:00am has yet to be ascertained, the company’s private security men, who were on duty, said the armed men subjected everyone on duty, mostly the production staff members to inhuman treatment – threatening to kill all of them if they attempted to alert policemen. The armed men, who left after about 45 minutes of frightening…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State, South-West Nigeria, says tickets for Intra-City Train transportation would not cost more than #250. Point News247 reports that the Governor made this remark on Friday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme. He stated that the intra-city train is expected to start operations by the last quarter of 2022. He said the state newly acquired Talgo Intra-City Ten Coach metropolitan trains for the Lagos Red Line Metro project in line with the intermodal transport plan of the state. According to him, the 37 km Red Line on completion, will traverse eight stations and…

Point News247 reports that the National President of the Association of Nigerian licenced Customs Agents (ANLCA), Hon. Tony Iju Nwabunike, has denounced all seizures of goods by Customs on the expressway and advised that it could be effected at the ports. Nwabunike made this known during a chat with newsmen centred on modernisation and effective use of technology to enhance ease of doing business at the ports. According to him, this would be possible if agencies of government deploy proper modernisation tools and ease of doing business mechanisms at the ports. He gave a vivid example of existing gaps that…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, is the most capable candidate to succeed the President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2023. The Governor said this on Thursday when he drummed support for the Tinubu candidacy during the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Movement’s Working Committees in Ikeja GRA. Point News247 reports that ABAT was conceived and set up by members of the Governor’s Advisory Council for the actualisation of the presidential ambition of the former Lagos governor. The sole purpose of ABAT is to ensure that Tinubu gets enough support…

In a bid to rid the nation of the growing epidemic of internet fraud, the Nigeria Police and the International Police (INTERPOL), have launched several campaigns which have been yielding the desired result. Point News247 reports that one of such fruits of the several intelligence gathering and investigation efforts of the joint team, led to the recent arrests of over twelve members of a hitherto prolific cartel. In a statement exclusively obtained by the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) and signed by the Vice President INTERPOL (Africa) and Head, National Central Bureau Abuja, Director, DACORA, AIG (Dr)…