Nelson Ugwuagbo

Senator Smart Adeyemi, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will throw out Ministers who fail to perform in six months.

According to him, the President has no time to waste and is desperate to reposition the country.

He said for this reason, those appointees who are not ready to work in that line will be shown the exit door within six months of their appointment.

The President has already handed portfolios to his 48-person cabinet, with the Renew Hope Agenda of the President is expected to be the focal point.

Appearing on Channels Television on Wednesday, Adeyemi warned that any appointee who decides to reĺax at this point will have themselves to blame.

“What Nigerians, including ministers should know about Tinubu is that once you don’t perform within six months he throws you out…that’s what he’s going to do,” he said.

“The man is in a hurry to make a difference. Asiwaju wants to make a name. He wants to reposition Nigeria and recover lost ground for the nation.

“Those who are being nominated, given appointment I celebrate you but if you don’t perform, he will show you the way out,” he said.

Wife of Zamfara State Governor, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal has revealed her intention to marry out fifty female orphans under the State’s ministry of Women, Children and Social Development Affairs.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant, SSA Media and Communication, office of the Governor’s wife, Zara’u Musau.

She said that the First Lady made the declaration when she visited the orphanage home in Gusau, promising to cater for the upbringing and well-being of the orphans in the State.

The statement further stated that the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal will do everything humanly possible to shoulder all the responsibilities of the wedding.

“Complete sets of beds, cushion chairs, utensils and foodstuffs for the marriage couples have been prepared”, the statement said.

The wife of the Governor further advised those orphans to be disciplined, obedient and steadfast in their matrimonial homes.

Speaking earlier, the State commissioner for women, Children and Social Development affairs, Dr. Nafisa Muhammad Maradun assured the State government’s readiness to conduct a seamless mass wedding for the orphans in Gusau.

NAFDAC and security officials during the destructions

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday destroyed fake and expired goods worth over N500 million in Abuja.

Speaking during the exercise, the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that some of the goods were also voluntarily submitted to the agency.

Represented by Mr Francis Ononiwu, NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, the D-G stated that the exercise is carried out routinely all over the country.

NAFDAC destruction exercise of fake, seized and expired goods in Abuja on Wednesday

Speaking on why the goods were destroyed, the NAFDAC boss said that the destruction of the products was done to prevent their re-introduction to the supply chain.

Adeyeye listed some of the products destroyed as drugs made up of psychoactive and controlled substances like antibiotics, antihypertensive, antimalarials, herbal snuff and herbal remedies, and drugs confiscated from drug hawkers.

She also listed the food products such as Spaghetti, vegetable oil, and non-alcoholic beverages, including a 1 by 40ft container of unregistered Faurecia instant-powered milk that was handed over to the agency by the Nigeria Customs Services.

Others were cosmetics such as creams, lotion, and pomade, including skin-lightening creams seized from SPAS and beauty centres, chemicals such as fake insecticides and medical devices.

Also destroyed were expired and unwholesome products voluntarily handed over for destruction by complaint companies, Non-Governmental Organisations and the Association of Community Pharmacy of Nigeria.

According to the NAFDAC boss, the estimated street value of the products being destroyed is N535,000,657.00.

“I have said on several platforms that drug counterfeiting is an act of economic sabotage, and it also represents a serious threat to public health, and NAFDAC under my watch has been repositioned to fight this menace.

“The agency has adopted a proactive approach by engaging political, traditional, faith leaders, journalists and other Nigerians to sensitise their wards on the dangers of dealing with substandard and falsified medicine.

“I wish to use this medium to urge all and sundry to be on the lookout for spurious and counterfeit medicines, unwholesome foods and other regulated products and report same to NAFDAC,” she said.

Mr Isiaku Gamajira, FCT Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, stated that NAFDAC is a sister agency when it comes to the regulation of products, hence the reason why SON was at the event.

He noted that many people lack education on how to get certification for their products, stressing that it is the reason why most goods from Nigeria are rejected abroad.

“We are aware of government policy on zero rejection of Nigeria products, we have a policy called product certification in which a certificate is issued on products made in Nigeria that are to be exported.

“In doing all these, we ensure that we key into the principle set up in line with the government of the exporting country, and issue a certificate of performance to avoid Nigeria’s product rejection when they get to the point of entry.

“We have offices all over the country where information about product certification can be gotten, our addresses are also available online for you to reach out to us.

“We provide people with proper guidance when they approach us, SON has been carrying out its compliance activities among which is the seizure of substandard products. We have just destroyed the tyres

“Tyre is a product which lives depend on and SON has a serious interest when it comes to compliance action, seizure in that regard, on Sep. 29,  SON destroyed a lot of tyres and these are some of the things we do.

“Most of these tyres are imported, it is our commonwealth, If you see the quantum of what we have destroyed in the last few months, you will be surprised,” Gamajira said.

Mr Enejoh Amade, Chairman of, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, FCT Chapter, said his association would continue to support  NAFDAC to rid the country of substandard drugs.

He said that his association had partnered with NAFDAC on the exercise by bringing some expired drugs collected from members of ACPN.

The Bauchi State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has charged traditional and community leaders to join hands with security agencies to fish out killers of some local vigilantes in the state.

Leading Reporters reports that no fewer than nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli were killed by suspected bandits in Gamji village, in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, last Sunday.

The vigilantes were reportedly ambushed by the bandits in the forest.

The House Committee Chairman, Honourable Bala Abdullahi Dan, gave the charge during a condolence visit to family members of the slain vigilante members.

The committee also cautioned traditional rulers against giving shelter to criminal elements either by selling or allocating lands to them.

In his remarks, the caretaker chairman of Ningi LGA, Ibrahim Zubairu Mato, said the visit would foster unity and cooperation between the local council and the House of Assembly.

Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer Mohbad, says a paternity test is a non-negotiable requirement to determine his grandson’s (Liam’s) true lineage.

Aloba spoke against the backdrop of ongoing debate on whether or not a DNA test was needed in the investigations into Mohbad’s death.

The late singer’s father said this in a video making the rounds on social media.

Aloba stated that he is willing to provide consent for the DNA test and is open to designating a representative if he cannot be present during the procedure.

He emphasized the importance of transparency in the process, insisting that the DNA test should be conducted at two distinct locations to eliminate any doubt regarding the results.

“Concerning the DNA test, it’s a MUST they do it. Nigerians are demanding for it. I heard rumours that they did it but no matter what, I’m Mohbad’s father so I’ll give consent to the DNA test or send anyone who can represent me during the test if I’m not there to know how they’ll do it. And even when they want to do it, it should be done in 2 different places so we can be very sure and know the truth.

“Also, where I am from in Ikere Ekiti, we don’t accept bastards, But it will be a thing of joy for me if this child is Mohbad’s because this is the only child he left behind. Three days before his death (on Saturday) I was with him, he even served me food and he put Liam on my hands and he was taking pictures.

“So, I’ll be very happy if Liam is Mohbad’s son because I love the child. But if it turns out that Liam is not his son, it won’t be good if we don’t find out now because of the future so that even late Mohbad shouldn’t be blaming me that I accepted something like this. So, the DNA is very necessary.”

The unfolding tale about the paternity of Mohbad’s son has captured the attention of Nigerians, as they eagerly await the results of the test to determine Liam’s true father.

All is now set for the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect (FITCC) billed for Houston, Texas in the United States of America.

Labeled as FITCC Houston, the second edition of the international expo will take place from the 24th to 25th of October, 2023 at the plush George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas.

Following the successful maiden edition that held last November in London with over $200million worth of deals closed, the bank is set for another edition of the globally rated expo. This year’s edition follows the tradition of promoting Nigeria’s non-oil exports as well as facilitating integrations to global supply-chain networks.

“Fidelity Bank is very much invested in supporting export trade and has consistently demonstrated this by the interventions and innovations that we bring to the space,” Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe talks up the motivation behind FITCC 2023:

“Beyond the instrument of financing, some of our key interventions in the space revolve around business management capacity development with initiatives like the Export Management Programme (EMP) which we host in partnership with the Lagos Business School and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and market access development initiatives like FITCC.”

Over the course of two-days, guests would be exposed to exhibitions by some of the very best of Nigerian businesses operating in the commodities, agriculture, FINTECH, fashion, arts, and allied sectors. Similarly, several panel discussions would hold across the various halls at the venue as stakeholders and leaders in the business, regulatory and investment sectors of the US and Nigerian economies share ideas on bilateral trade opportunities.
FITCC Houston would climax with a gala dinner on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 which would feature award-winning Nigerian hip-hop star, Kcee amongst other entertainers. Registration for this event is still open at www.fitccusa.com.

Ranked as one of the best banks in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank is a full-fledged customer commercial bank with over 8 million customers serviced across its 251 business offices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom as well as on digital banking channels.

The bank was recognized as the Best Payment Solution Provider Nigeria 2023 and Best SME Bank Nigeria 2022 by the Global Banking and Finance Awards. The bank has also won awards for the “Fastest Growing Bank” and “MSME & Entrepreneurship Financing Bank of the Year” at the 2021 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards.

A district head and about 50 others, mostly women and children, were abducted while three others were killed in an attack by bandits in Bagega, a mining village in Zamfara state.

Residents of the village said that the gunmen stormed the village on motorcycles Tuesday morning, shooting indiscriminately and setting houses on fire.

The Village Head, Malam Abubakar Uba, told Reuters that the gunmen kidnapped the district head before proceeding to kidnap dozen others in the village.

“They stormed the village on dozen motorcycles and their first stop was the District’s Head residence. A few of them took him away with three members of his household before they entered the town and unleashed more harm”, Uba stated

The Zamfara state police command have not confirmed the incident.