The Nigerian Police, Zone XI Command, Osogbo, has declared a 31-year-old man named Orowole Adekunle Rotimi wanted. Also, the Command has placed a bounty of N200,000 reward on his head. Orowole was declared wanted by the Command for unlawful possession of firearms. This was made known by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Ayeni…
Dr Ramon Adedoyin, the owner of Hilton Hotels in Ile-Ife, Osun State, and two of his staff members who were convicted for the murder of ex-Masters student Timothy Adegoke, have filed an appeal against the verdict of the Osun State High Court. The conviction was related to the deceased’s death at the hotel in question….
By ABDOU KHADIR CISSÉ Six leaders of the black continent, suffering the repercussions of this war, were invested with a mission of peace in the two countries. The African emissaries are expected on June 16 and 17 in Ukraine and Russia. They are going to this part of the globe, the scene of a conflict…
A yet-to-be identified woman was severely brutalised by some police officers stationed close to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday at about 2pm. According to eyewitness accounts, the dark-skinned woman, spotting a low cut, was picked up close by the cops, who accused her of being a cultist. According to the…
A Nollywood veteran actor, Don Brymo Uchegbu, has died. The Anambra State-born thespian reportedly died on Thursday. The 56-year-old actor was said to have died in his sleep His colleague and friend, Mr. Mayor Ofoegbu, confirmed the development in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday morning. “Plan for tomorrow but live for today….
The Benue State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, an Okada rider for allegedly raping an eight-month-old pregnant woman. The man identified as Akpo Igwe was said to have raped the 25-year-old woman (names withheld) last Thursday at Irabi Council Ward of Obi Local Government Area of the state. An anonymous family source said…
The body of a 100-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-ife, Osun State,Treasure Salako has been found dead in an uncompleted building at Lagere area of Ile-Ife. Salako, a 100-level student of the Department of Entrepreneurship, was found dead on Wednesday. Confirming the incident on Thursday morning, OAU Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju,…
Following the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa from office as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), he was directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the agency’s Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol who will oversee the affairs of the commission as Acting EFCC Chairman. President Bola Tinubu had on…
The Department of the State Service, DSS, Wednesday invited the suspended Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to its office. Disclosing this in a statement, the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, opined: “Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him”. Recall that President…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Data Protection Bill into law. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Legal Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Babatunde Bamigboye on Monday. The NDPB National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, expressed optimism on the prospects of Nigeria’s Digital Economy following the emerging regulatory dispensation. He…
