…Addresses concerns of religious leaders The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, has underlined the importance of religious harmony among the faithful during the holy months of Ramadan and Lent. The Speaker during a visit he embarked on to Odo Otin Local Government Area on Thursday, engaged with religious…
.. Says Tinubu approves Gwoza FCE take off Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday, Tuesday, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the post-conflict developmental programme for his state. Zulum speaking to newsmen after meeting President Tinubu at the Presidential villa said he discussed modalities for reactivating the South Chad irrigation scheme with…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) celebrated a significant milestone today as Chief Emeka Obegolu, SAN, PhD, President of ACCI, alongside Executive Council Members, led the grand breaking ceremony for the ACCI-BEST Centre complex. In his address, Chief Obegolu, SAN, PhD, outlined the vision behind the proposed three-story building, emphasizing its pivotal role…
The newly-installed Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Clement Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, is among the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters over the March 14 killings of 17 officers and soldiers on peace mission at Okuama community, Delta State. Okuama is one of the many communities…
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital has sentenced Chinonso Chinaemelu, 27-year-old, and Okoye Christian, 20-year-old to one-year imprisonment respectively for vandalising a distribution substation belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc. This development was made known by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, in a statement on Thursday….
Sam Bankman-Fried – also known as SBF – has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of dollars from customers of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX. After a two hour hearing the judge, Lewis Kaplan, said Bankman-Fried knew what he was doing was criminal and regretted making a bad bet about the likelihood…
Business activities were paralysed in some areas in Ile-Ife, Osun State, as Obatala adherents took Oro procession to streets within the metropolis. The traditionalists had announced a five-hour curfew beginning from 2pm to 7pm on Wednesday in some areas in Ife town to enable the smooth passage of the Oro procession. The leader of the…
Four people, including a teenage girl, were killed and at least five injured after a man went on a stabbing spree at multiple addresses in the US state of Illinois, police have said. The stabbings took place on Wednesday afternoon, Rockford City Police said in a statement, adding that a 22-year-old suspect was taken into…
Pursuant to an earlier approval by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum for the establishment of Mobile Courts in all states and the FCT for quick dispensation of matters relating to harmful practices and other social vices against Nigerian women and girls, the Osun State Government has concluded plans to establish Mobile Courts in the state, in…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has shut down a branch of a popular food outlet, KFC, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. FAAN stated this on Thursday in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah. The statement, titled, ‘FAAN shuts down KFC outlet at MMIA,’ noted…
