The FCT police command wishes to debunk the narrative making the rounds about the arrest of a photojournalist, Jide Oyekunle in the ongoing protest taking place around the eagle square, Abuja. According to a statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh, Anipr, Police police relations officer, noted that , “Mr Jide Oyekunle was rather taken away…
In view of the planned nation-wide protests scheduled to commence on Thursday, August 1, 2024, the International Press Centre, Lagos-Nigeria has tasked journalists and other media professionals who may be on duty to adopt necessary safety measures to avoid attacks. The protests, which according to the organisers, is scheduled to hold across the thirty-six (36)…
In compliance with his administration’s agenda for peoples’ welfare, Governor Ademola Adeleke has paid the October 2022 cooperative deduction inherited from the Gboyega Oyetola’s administration. Additionally, the State Governor has paid another half salary debt, totaling seven months half salaries debt paid by the current government. According to a statement signed by the spokesperson to…
…Says Osun is committed to Responsible Mining. Governor Ademola Adeleke has reiterated the resolve of his administration to ensure sustainable and secure mining practices in the state. Senator Adeleke gave this assurance while inaugurating the state Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee headed by Professor Lukman Jimoda in Osogbo. Addressing the 9-member Committee, Senator Adeleke…
Asks Opposition Party Not To Enrage Osun People The people of Osun State have been described as fantastic patriots, who must not be insulted on altar of politics, especially in the face of the debilitating effects of the nation’s economic woes, The State rulling Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned the opposition All Progressives Congress. The…
. Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has called for peace and unity in Nigeria even as he tasked the military and other security services to redouble their efforts in sustaining national stability. Senator Adeleke made this call when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division of The Nigerian Army, Major General…
Motorists and commuters have lamented that the persisting fuel scarcity has caused long queues resulting in a hike in transport fares in Lagos and other parts of the country. The fuel scarcity has caused long-drawn gridlocks around fuel stations in the state as motorists queue for hours to fill up their tanks with petrol at…
Disorder erupted Tuesday night outside a mosque in Southport, UK, following a knife attack that left three girls dead in the Merseyside town. A police van was set on fire, and officers were injured during the chaos. A group of masked men in hoodies clashed with officers, chanting “English till I die” before violence ensued….
A 33-year-old driver Oluwatosin Eko, was on Tuesday, arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate Court, in Lagos, sitting at Ebute-Metta, for allegedly stealing N22,280,000, from his employer. Eko was arraigned on two counts bordering on conspiracy, and stealing preferred against him, by the police. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant…
There was tension on Monday after a yet-to-identified security guard went into a coma after he was beaten up at the Tanisewun Estate in the Igbogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The incident happened after a car was allegedly stolen in the area he was securing. Our correspondent gathered that the owner of the car…
