Kunle Awosika

Abba Kyari, the detained and suspended deputy commissioner of Police, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to release him from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on health grounds. The embattled cop had sued the Federal Government before the court challenging his continued detention by the NDLEA.

Sarah Ochekpe, a former Minister of Water Resources, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Jos over a N450 million money laundering scandal.

Our attention has been drawn to some recent reports tagged ‘2022 DANGOTE CEMENT PROMO START’ purportedly published on the front pages of some national dailies.

The report published on social media platforms featured on the cloned cover pages of newspapers such as THE PUNCH, SUNDAY SUN, NIGERIAN TRIBUNE and THE NATION, with a picture of our Group President and some bags of cement below the headlines.

We want to categorically state that these PROMO stories and pictures, which were super-imposed (photoshopped) on the front pages of the identified newspaper publications, are FALSE and meant to mislead unsuspecting members of the public. IT IS A SCAM!!

No decision has been taken on any Cement Promo for the year 2022 by Dangote Cement Plc, and where such is done, there is a strict procedure to convey such an important marketing decision to the regulatory authorities, our numerous customers and the public across the country.

The public is hereby advised to disregard and totally ignore these fake promo advert images, to avoid losing their funds to fraudsters.

Regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies are also urged to investigate bank account details provided by the scammers for these illegal transactions.

We remain committed to our consumers across all our business operations and we are always willing to carry our customers along at every step and in every market decision. To us, the customer is king and this has not changed.

PLEASE DISREGARD THESE FAKE ADVERTS!!

The cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may hit or exceed N180/litre in most filling stations in coming weeks if nothing is done about a recent hike in its ex-depot price by private depot owners.

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State yesterday won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in the state.

Governors of the All Progressives Congress are expected to meet the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), this week with a view to picking a new date for the national convention which is slated for February 26, 2022.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the World Maritime University, (WMU) Malmo, Sweden. The move is aimed at enhancing capacity development and to grow the Nigerian maritime sector, says NIMASA’s Assistant Director, Public Relations, Osagie Edward in a statement.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted.

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday evening paid a condolence visit to the home of late Professor Tunde Samuel, a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), who passed on recently.

Our attention has been drawn to some online media reports that a truck conveying petroleum product, which was involved in a fatal crash that claimed several lives, belongs to Dangote Flour.