Singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has been granted bail by a High Court in Ifo, Ogun State. The Sahel Standard gathered that Portable landed in police custody on Friday, March 31, 2023, after his engagement with police officers at his bar, during which one of them was allegedly injured. The singer was subsequently…
Condemnations have continued to trail the decision of the management of Covenant University, owned by Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, to bar Hijab-wearing candidates from sitting for the Mock JAMB examinations at its campus in Otta, Ogun State. Daily Trust reports that the female candidates were delayed from entering the premises…
The Osun State Police Command on Sunday said its operatives rescued a woman, abducted along the Osogbo Ikirun/Road on Friday by gunmen. The PUNCH reports that an unspecified number of travellers were abducted at Ayepe Area, a community located along Osogbo/Ikirun road in the early hours of Friday. The Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola,…
No fewer than nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria have been appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to defend the results of the February 25 presidential election. The team, according to City Lawyer, is to be led by former Nigerian Bar Association President, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN). Other members of the team are Stephen Adehi (SAN),…
The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday that he never campaigned for any politician or spoken on their behalf in the build-up to the 2023 General Elections in the country. Oyedepo said this while speaking to the congregation at the church’s headquarters, Faith Tabernacle, Ota, Ogun State, in reaction…
The Shelleng Coordinator of Adamawa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Dahriu Binani in Shelleng Local Government of the State, Mustapha B Kiri has exonerated and distanced the Director General (DG) of Binani, Senator Ahmed Barata from any allegation of diversion of foodstuffs meant for campaign. Kiri said those rising frivolous allegations…
In his continuous bid to secure Osun state assets and stabilise the state economy, Governor Ademola Adeleke has stopped the forfeiture of Osun mining licenses due to mismanagement by previous administration. This was confirmed in a press statement signed by the spokesperson tot he Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, which reads: “Osun state has about seven…
Nigeria has, again called on the United Nations and the International Tax Community to forge an inclusive, equitable, fair and universally beneficial international tax system towards the attainment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Making the call on behalf of the country, Mr. Muhammad Nami, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
The Osun State Government and the United States of America have agreed to host a development and donor conference in support of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s governance agenda for the state. The donor conference is expected to have in attendance all United Nations agencies, USAID, DFID, German Development Agency (GIZ), Japanese Development Agency, representatives of multilateral…
APC plans counter protest in the US The United States Chapter of the All Progressives Congress says it has scheduled a solidarity march in Washington D C in support of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. In a statement signed by Tai Balofin, its chairman, the group said the march will take place on April 3 at…
