Senator Abdul Ningi has resigned his position as the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum. Ningi said his resignation was necessitated by unfolding events in the National Assembly, the North and the Nation at large. “I will like to resign my position as the Chairman of Northern Senators forum. This is of course necessitated by unfolding…
….Veteran Publisher, Dele Momodu pledges to assist Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has disclosed the readiness of his administration to bring back to life the dying glory of the entertainment industry in the State. The governor stated this in a remark made at an event tagged “The Most Popular Celebrity Award” which was held…
Haiti’s prime minister agreed late Monday to step aside as armed gangs plunge his country into anarchy, as he accepted a regional push for a transition that sets the stage for international intervention. Caribbean nations secured Ariel Henry’s resignation at an emergency meeting in Jamaica where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered another $100…
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Romania over the United Kingdom sex offence charges, police said on Tuesday. Romanian authorities said in a statement they executed “two European arrest warrants issued by the UK judicial authorities for the committing of sexual offences, of exploitation of persons on the territory…
Six Nigerian university lecturers, some refugees and asylum seekers, detained in Cameroon, after their alleged illegal deportation from Nigeria, have called on the National Assembly to intervene to secure their immediate and unconditional release. They had written to the House of Representatives, appealing for the intervention of the House to assist in releasing them from…
A Deputy Director with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mr. Yakubu Abisogun, yesterday, told a Lagos State High Court, in Ikeja, that Chrisland Schools, Ikeja failed to comply with the state’s safeguarding and child protection policy. Abisogun, a Level-16 Social Wellbeing Officer, said the ministry’s findings showed that the schools’ preparedness…
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Victor Abayomi, a chef to the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, for allegedly stealing valuables worth millions of naira at the former governor’s Ikoyi residence. Chief Magistrate Mr Peter Nwaka, who made the order, remanded the defendant for 30 days at…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, remanded a 45-year-old ‘fake doctor,’ Adegoke Olaoluwa, for the alleged murder of his patient, 45-year-old Adekunle Badmus. Olaoluwa, from the Idi-Aro area of Ibadan, is facing one count of murder. The Magistrate, A.T. Oyediji, who did not take the defendant’s plea, ordered that Olaoluwa be…
I have said it before; military was not the problem of Nigeria”. This was a friend speaking some 5 years back. He knew I am an avowed democrat with a strong aversion to military rule. A firm advocate in the rule of law. A believer that nations thrive when the people are allowed to freely…
LanreLeke Football Team won after defeating Ataoja FC at the grand finale of 2024 Governor’s cup football competition, sponsored by Peculiar Ultimate Limited. The 90- minutes match, which held at Osogbo Township Stadium on Monday ended a goal-less draw between the two clubs. However, LanreLeke emerged victorious after defeating Ataoja FC 4-1 in the penalty…
