The United States has suspended most assistance to the government of Gabon. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the US Department of State, Matthew Miller, said the suspension was in line with section 7008 of the Department of State’s annual appropriations act. “The United States has concluded that a military coup d’état has…
As part of measures to assist the government in using technology to tackle the menace of banditry, an indigenous firm, Elite Group of Companies has commenced the production of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs, also known as drones and other security equipment within Nigeria. It said the strategic initiative followed an agreement with foreign Original Equipment…
Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) on Tuesday visited Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State at his Jericho residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Prior to the visit to Akeredolu, the governors of Ogun, Lagos and Ekiti paid a courtesy call on their Oyo State…
The Corporate Affairs Commission says it has uncovered 189 fake companies used to secure land allocations in the Federal Capital Territory. The Registrar General of the commission, Hussaini Magaji, disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Magaji stated that the discovery was made following a complaint from the Federal Capital Territory Administration…
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for the defilement of his wife’s niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced him after he found him guilty of the offence of defilement and sexual penetration of a…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has applauded members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists for their roles in shaping Nigerian Polity for the good of the citizens vis-a-vis the removal of fuel subsidy and other policies of government. The governor admonished the pen pushers not to abandon professional correctness for bandwagon of momentous…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has urged the judges of the Supreme Court to fast and pray and seek the help of God to reveal the true President Bola Tinubu’s certificate. Recall the apex court had said there are conflicting letters from Chicago State University (CSU) on Tinubu’s certificate. Justice John Okoro, the…
Lagos, Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory has top the list of the Internally Generated Revenue with N651.15 billion, N172.89 billion, and N124.4 billion respectively for the year 2022. This was disclosed in the report by the National Bureau of Statistics, adding that a total of N1.93 trillion was generated across the 36 states in…
The Medical Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, was found guilty of raping his wife’s niece by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence on Tuesday. The judge ruled that the victim’s testimony and the medical professional who examined her were credible. He added that Olaleye’s confessional…
The executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has applauded members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists for their roles in shaping Nigerian Polity for the good of the citizens vis-a-vis the removal of fuel subsidy and other policies of government, admonishing the pen pushers not to abandon professional correctness for bandwagon…
