A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a man, Bitrus Wurawa, for allegedly stabbing one Ezekiel Yohana to death with a jackknife at Kara Market, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. The defendant was arraigned on April 10, before Magistrate P. E Nwaka on one count of murder. Yahana, 23, was…
The National Population Commission has postponed indefinitely, the training for Enumerators and Supervisors earlier slated for April 13. Dr Ipalibo Harry, Chairman Census Committee told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. Harry assured that the postponement would not affect the conduct of the Population and Housing Census scheduled to hold from May…
● Ordered Closure of Road for Three Weeks Osun state government has ordered for the immediate closure of Ife-Ede Road in view of construction activities at Eleweran area of Ile Ife. In a statement issued on Tuesday, signed by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rahseed noted that the directive followed the inspection of…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved a timetable for the implementation of rotational senatorial town hall meetings tagged ‘Ipade Imole’ to serve as an accountability forum for government activities. The state Governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed declared that the forum will be held on quarterly…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the request of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo seeking a free zone status to the Ekiti Knowledge Zone The approval was conveyed via a letter titled: “RE: Recommendation For Approval and Designation of Free Trade Zone Status in Ekiti Knowledge Zone (EKZ) Situated on 208.949…
Muideen Adebisi, a suspected human trafficker, was detained by the police as he attempted to take four teenage girls from Ile-Ife in Osun State to Libya. In a statement released on Monday, April 10, 2023, the State Police Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the suspect had invited the victims to a birthday party in Ile-Ife, where…
The Presidency has said in terms of security and economic situation, President Muhammadu Buhari would leave Nigeria better than he met it in 2015. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this when he featured on Channels Television programme. He equally said appointment of service chiefs and heads of security…
South Korea on Tuesday said a “significant portion” of leaked US intelligence documents indicating concerns in Seoul about arms supplies to Ukraine were fake. The documents are part of a broader leak the Pentagon has described as a “very serious” national security risk. It has also created a diplomatic headache for Washington as they appear…
The Federal Government has challenged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to clarify his position on a leaked audio of the conversation he allegedly had with a prominent Nigerian cleric. The audio clip as released by an online newspaper was an alleged conversation between Obi and the founder of Living Faith Church…
Medical bodies in the countries have said the United Kingdom government’s code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel will not stop Nigerian doctors from migrating to other countries. According to them, the UK can only define its terms as freedom of movement is a fundamental right. The Nigerian Medical…
