The body of a French teenager who went missing 13 months ago has been found after a long police search halfway across the country from where she was last seen, authorities have announced. Police had been searching for the 15-year-old — referred to only as “Lina” in French media — since her mysterious disappearance on…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Jigawa State, particularly the families of those affected by the tragic tanker explosion that occurred in Majia, Taura Local Government Area, on October 15, 2024. The explosion, which happened around 11:30 pm, claimed over 100 lives and…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Olaleye Jimoh to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 50-year-old woman. Jimoh was arraigned on July 5, 2022, before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on a count charge bordering on rape. According to the charge, the defendant, on January 22, 2021, “did rape a…
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of six persons for offences bordering on internet fraud before Justices Sulaiman Akanbi and Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale,…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has rejoiced with the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, Ojaja II, on the auspicious occasion of his 50th birthday, celebrating him as a symbol of transformational leadership. In a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed ,notes the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced his government’s readiness to pay a new minimum wage of N85,000 to workers in the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed on Wednesday while featuring on Politics Today, an interactive program on Channels TV. “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has rejoiced with his Commissioner on Special Duties and Regional Integration, Dr Basiru Tokunbo Salami, on the auspicious occasion of his 64th birthday, acknowledging the grace of Almighty Allah in his life, which is a blessing to countless lives. Governor Adeleke, in a statement by his…
…eulogizes him as a unifier, special blessing to the Yoruba Kingdom The First Lady of Osun State, Titilola Adeleke has described His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, (Ojaja II), the Ooni of Ife as a quintessential traditional ruler who has brought great admiration to royalty, a sound custodian and sustainer of the rich Yoruba culture…
As part of its Climate Change Agenda, the Osun State Government has revealed its plan to plant One Million trees with approval already given for One Hundred Thousand in the first phase to control deforestation and increase the state’s forest coverage. This is coming as the Forestry Council of Nigeria honoured Governor Adeleke as the…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to reverse the recently increased prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol and cooking gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call was a sequel to a resolution to a motion by the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers)…
