The ruling party in Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), extends its warmest congratulations to His Excellency, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Executive Governor of Osun State, on his well-deserved recognition as the Telegraph Governor of the Year Award recipient in the category of Public Health. In a statement released by the party’s media office and…
A fashion designer, Lawrence Edobor, was beheaded by suspected ritualists at about 2am on Friday in Evbuotubu, Benin City. The 43-year-old was said to be coming home from a burial he attended on Thursday evening before he was murdered and beheaded, an incident which left the community in shock. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, said…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from March 13 to May 15, 2025, citing the need for further consultations and the conclusion of outstanding congresses at various levels of the party. In a statement signed by the PDP National Secretary, Sunday Okoye, the party explained that the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the adoption of Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ogun State, as a federal university. This makes it the first federally owned tertiary institution in the Ogun East senatorial district. The announcement was made in a press release on Sunday, signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President…
A Lagos-based automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for attempting to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The statement read, “Barely three…
Since its enactment in 2015, Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act, which was supposed to be a legal and institutional framework to prosecute cybercrimes in the country has been allegedly weaponised intimidate and detain social media critics, journalists and activists, VICTOR AYENI writes Days before the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, tension and anxiety grew among social…
In recent times, there has been a flood wave of questions on the possibility of a lower court giving effect to the judgement of a superior court. These questions got to a high point after a High Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun state, gave a judgement to compel the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC)…
The US Secret Service shot a man following an armed confrontation near the White House early on Sunday morning. The incident occurred just minutes from the White House, raising alarm as law enforcement responded to a potential threat, multiple media outlets report. The confrontation took place near the intersection of 17th Street and F Street…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old suspect, Tahamado Demian, for the kidnapping of two Catholic priests, Reverend Fathers Abraham Samman of the Jalingo Diocese and Matthew Dusami of the Yola Diocese. This was disclosed in a statement that the command’s spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje, shared on X.com on Saturday night. The statement disclosed…
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of two women including an Israeli tourist and the death of a man near a UNESCO World Heritage site in India, police said Sunday. A group of two women and three men were attacked late Thursday near the Group of Monuments at Hampi, an ancient…
