The former chairman of the now-defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, on Tuesday informed the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja, that the woman whom he was previously entangled with, Adaobi Alagwu, resorted to blackmail after he discontinued the monthly allowance he had been giving her in October 2024. Ayeni further disclosed that, in…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 20-year-old Safiyanu Dalhatu for allegedly beating his mother to death. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. He explained that, “On February 24, 2025, Peace and Security Committee members in the Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Olamide Phillips, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Moses Odeh, to death during a fight on Obalende Street in the Isara area of the state. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at the residence of their parents in the community. The…
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he wanted to “make things right” with Donald Trump and to work under the US president’s “strong leadership” to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. In his first public comments since Trump halted US military aid to Ukraine, Zelensky called for a “truce” in the sea and sky as…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Tuesday, opened trial proceedings against a dismissed Deputy Director of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Mr Yisa Usman, in a character assassination case brought against him by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Usman, the sole defendant in a two-count charge dated and filed…
The commencement of statewide consultations, including a visit to Chief Akande, is a sign of statesmanship and a demonstration of leadership acumen by Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated in response to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the statement signed by PDP statement chairman,…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division on Tuesday sentenced two men, Anu Olaniyi and Abidemi Alibaloye, to two years imprisonment each for gangraping a 13-year-old girl. The convicts, who committed the offences on December 28, 2020, were arraigned in court on the charges of conspiracy and gang rape. During the hearing, the victim…
Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps in Efon Alaaye, Efon Local Government Area, have arrested a 43-year-old woman, Damilola Ajenifuja, for allegedly attacking her son and causing serious injuries to his head. The Head of Communication for Ekiti Amotekun, Abiodun Adeleye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Adeleye said the woman hit her…
Governor Ademola Adeleke today paid courtesy visit to the former Governor of the State, Chief Bisi Akande
Osun State Government through the Imole Eye Health Initiative has provided free eye treatment to over 42,000 Students in different public primary and secondary schools across the state. The Initiative which was launched by the Osun State Health Insurance Agency in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, aimed to provide adequate eye care among students…
