In line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Governor Ademola Adeleke has exercised prerogative of mercy towards 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service. The letter of commutation dated December 24th, 2024 and which has since been received and acknowledged by the relevant prison authorities read…
…says 10 million prepaid meters to be distributed to households nationwide in the next five years The Federal government has decried the estimated billing system of power supply to households by the Distribution Companies (DisCos) nationwide, saying this has necessitated its plan to make provision for 10 million prepaid meters to be distributed nationwide in…
Nigerians may soon experience an increase in calls, data plans and SMS charges from early 2025 as there are indications that the Federal government may give a nod to the persistent calls for tariff review. Tribune Online learnt that the tariff was last reviewed 11 years ago while telecom operators have continued to intensify their…
A Palestinian TV channel affiliated with a militant group said five of its journalists were killed Thursday in an Israeli strike on their vehicle in Gaza, with Israel’s military saying it had targeted a “terrorist cell”. A missile hit the journalists’ broadcast truck as it was parked in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza,…
Mrs. Funmilayo Ogunseyi, the mother of Naomi Silekunola, a former wife of the Ooni of Ife, has called on President Bola Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in her daughter’s legal troubles. Silekunola is among three individuals taken before the Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan in connection with a tragic funfair stampede that resulted in…
