A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has ordered that two men be remanded in correctional centre for allegedly defaming the newly inaugurated Speaker of the state, Adewale Egbedun. The defendants, Ajibola Oluwasegun Fawale, aged 34 and Ajiboye Babatunde, 28, were arraigned on Tuesday by the state police command. The duo were charged…
A man who allegedly disguised as a supervisor has been reportedly arrested for stealing phones during an exam in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun state. It was gathered that he is an extra year student who had some spillover carryovers so he was still on campus to complete. He paraded himself as an exam…
Former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, George Akume has assumed duty as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. President Bola Tinubu administered the oath of office on Akume on Wednesday morning. Akume subsequently headed to his office located at the Three Arms Zone in Abuja. He arrived at exactly 3:30 pm…
Susan Lorincz, 58, the white woman accused of shooting dead a black mother of four children, Ajike Owens, 35, has been arrested in Florida, United States, CNN reported on Wednesday. Owens was allegedly shot through the door in front of her son by Lorincz who complained about her children playing outside the neighbourhood. On Wednesday,…
Newly sworn-in Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has pledged not to disappoint but work with President Bola Tinubu. Akume was sworn in by President Bola Tinubu at the council chamber, Wednesday in the presence of some government officials. Speaking to State House correspondents after the ceremony, the new SGF promised…
The House of Representatives held a valedictory session of the ninth House on Wednesday. In attendance at the session are former speakers, Ghali Na’Abbas and Patricia Etteh, some former clerks of the House and other members. The speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was appointed as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, urged the next…
Ukraine was evacuating thousands of people Wednesday after an attack on a major Russian-held dam unleashed a torrent of water, inundating two dozen villages and sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster. Washington warned there would be “likely many deaths” as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame for ripping a gaping hole in the Kakhovka dam, which…
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Chuks Nwachukwu, was, on Tuesday, fined N20m by the Federal High Court in Abuja. He incurred the fine following a suit he filed at the court on behalf of five Abuja residents seeking to stop the May 29 inauguration of President Bola Tinubu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, however, struck…
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Tuesday, said the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde to sack the Chairman of the Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, fondly called Auxillary, and the discovery of arms and ammunition by the police in his hideout were enough grounds to hold the governor responsible for all the atrocities…
A popular singer, music producer and record label executive, Michael Ajereh, aka Don Jazzy, has revealed that he spent about 18 months working on his range of soaps called ‘Drip’, which was unveiled recently. Speaking at the event, Don Jazzy stated that it was the beginning of an exciting journey for him. He added, “The…
