The police in Ekiti State have arraigned two men before different magistrate courts in Ado Ekiti over allegations of stealing and being in possession of iron rods. The defendants are a 36-year-old man, Samuel Chucks, who was arraigned for allegedly stealing 12mm iron rods and a 31-year-old man, Ishola Awogbemi, dragged to court for alleged…
Barely 24 hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, another truck has crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of the state. The accident according to the spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde…
The seized assets by the Chinese firm so far include properties in Liverpool, a Dassault Falcon 7X in Paris, a Boeing 737, and an Airbus A330, with the Bombardier 6000 in Canada being the most recent. A Chinese company, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd, has seized another Nigerian jet, a Bombardier 6000, in Canada. This…
Against many held views that the burden of the North is its huge population, with respects, I beg to differ with this general narrative – it’s not overpopulation that is the burden of Northern Nigeria; it’s its poor leadership that is the burden! No more, no less!! Since the demise of the 1st Republic, and…
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has just been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Tinubu.She will operate in acting capacity until her confirmation by the Senate. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths at about 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left hand side of the…
●Retrieves vehicles from Ex-Amotekun Field Commander The Asset Recovery Committee set up by the state government has commenced retrieval of state assets illegally charted away by top officials of the previous administration. The Committee under the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye started field operations yesterday after compliance with required due process as…
…as RHI empowerment 1000 Osun Petty Traders. The First Lady of Osun state, Her Excellency, Chief Mrs Titilola Adebusola Adeleke has charged the active petty women traders in Osun to establish their resourcefulness and join hand with government in steering the nation towards prosperity. Mrs Adeleke gave this advice today at an empowerment programme for…
…As CJN Ariwoola Retires From Kayode Lawal. Abuja. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), has warned that the Federal Government would not tolerate subversion of the democratically elected government under whatever guise. Fagbemi affirmed that government will promote and uphold the fundamental rights of all citizens,…
The attention of NNPC Ltd has been drawn to a press release signed by Mr. Paul Ibe, a Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In the statement, the former Vice President was quoted to have lamented “the criminal hijack of the NNPC by corporate cabals around the current President”. He was…
..Pledges Continued Support for Federal Government’s Ambition in Frontier Regionssx̌ The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has provided updates on its crude oil exploration activities in the Northern part of the country, reiterating its commitment to achieving the Federal Government’s aspirations in the frontier basins. “The company has been actively drilling in basins in…
