An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, has on Thursday, remanded a 57-year-old man, Rasheed Yusuf, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. The defendant, who resides at Illupeju area of Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of defilement. His plea was rejected by the Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, who ordered the police to…
An Abuja High Court on Thursday admitted a former deputy director of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Yisa Usman to administrative bail. The police charged Usman Usman with character assassination and giving false information to a public servant. Justice H.A. Musa granted him bail after he took his plea and the prosecution also…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued a six-year old girl who was stolen from her parents in 2018. Mr Emmanuel Awhen, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP Uyo, said that the agency achieved the feat in partnership with the Foundation for Justice Development and Peace. He said in…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a reduction in the number of vehicles and security aides of Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. According to the statement, a maximum…
Danger was on Thursday averted as the newly constructed pedestrian bridge at Five Stars Bus Stop, inward Iyana-Isolo, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, area of Lagos, partly collapsed in the early hours. According to an eye-witness, the incident happened in the early hours at about 6.30 am. It took the prompt intervention of the Lagos State Emergency…
A helicopter carrying eight passengers, today, Thursday, crashed in Rivers State. So far, three bodies have been recovered. According to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, eight persons were on board when the helicopter “ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean.” According to a statement by Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press…
The Project coordinator of Osun Primary Healthcare Renovation Project Committee, Dr Akindele Adekunle has eulogized some of the project engineers involved in the ongoing efforts of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration to rehabilitate and upgrade the diverse primary healthcare centres in Osun State. The project engineers who are Director of Works of their different local councils…
A Chief Magistrate in Ondo State, Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi, has ordered the remand of a 15-year-old female student of Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, for allegedly stabbing her colleague, Habib Salau, aged 17, to death. The magistrate ordered her remanded at the Ondo State Juvenile Home, in Akure, pending advice from the office of the Directorate…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet, relieving several ministers of their duties based on a performance review driven by public perception. According to Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, this decision followed a careful assessment process led by Hadiza Bala Usman, the President’s Social Adviser on Policy….
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated Prince Gabriel Ajiboye Oladamade Oyinlola on the occasion of his birthday, hailing him as a unique individual who made great mark in public service. Governor Adeleke affirms Prince Oyinlola’s notable impact as the Permanent Secretary in the old Western region, particularly in Ila-Orangun, where…
