The Osun State government has responded to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics listing Osun as number ten among states with high debt service payments. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the state Government clarified that the apparent rise in the monthly loan repayment…
The House of Representatives has ordered the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to remit N3.602 billion to the Federal Government Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). Rep. Bamidele Salam, the Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, who gave the order during an investigative hearing in Abuja, said that the remittance demanded by the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). Salam…
Controversial Nigerian singer Portable has landed in hot water yet again, this time for slapping a pastor for preaching in front of his establishment. On September 9, 2024, Portable was live on Instagram at his bar in the Sango area of Ogun State when he noticed an evangelist preaching nearby. His livestream captured the moment…
Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding. Recently released figures showed that the prison population in England and Wales was at its highest-ever level. But with concern about released prisoners reoffending, the government insisted that no violent offenders or domestic…
Two men who tried to claim that they had consensual sex with a 17-year-old girl have been found guilty of multiple rapes by the Northampton Crown Court. Identified as Tosin Dada, 34, previously of Knox Road, Wellingborough, and Solomon Ibukun Adebiyi, 39, previously of Stanley Street, Northampton, they were both charged with three counts of…
The Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Lagos has launched an online portal for the public to procure affidavits from the court. Our correspondent reports that the innovation, introduced by FHC Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, brings the court in tune with digital global best practices. During our correspondent’s visit to the Lagos division of…
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) is calling for a review of the student loan, increasing it from N20,000 to N40,000, amidst the fuel price hike. Babatunde Akinteye, NANS Senate President, made this announcement during a news conference on Monday in Abuja, citing the need to help students cope with the rising cost of living….
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the invasion of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) office by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), describing President Bola Tinubu’s administration as “going too far” in its efforts to silence dissenting voices. In a statement released on Monday, Amnesty International expressed alarm over the “unlawful” takeover…
The Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, on Monday, donated motorcycles, public address systems, and sanitary items to 10 local government areas to address the menace of open defecation in the respective council areas and the state in general. The items included 100 Ahuja speakers, six motorcycles (two each for Egbeda, Ona-Ara, and…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Counsel to the Nigeria Labour Congress, Femi Falana, on Monday, stated that Ajaero’s arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services was not connected to the earlier invitation by the police. Recall that Ajaero had earlier been invited by the police over matters related to a “threat to public…
