Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said. The sites at Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero commemorating the mass killings were “just inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list”, the organisation posted on X…
Following the recent increase in leaked private videos and pictures, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has urged Nigerians to trust no one and take adequate precautions before sharing any of their private content. The Lagos PPRO disclosed this via his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday. According to him, he…
Access to the court premises is strictly limited, with only a select few journalists granted entry. People gather outside court where Kano governorship tribunal is set to deliver judgment. The Kano Governorship Election Tribunal is set to give verdict on the petition challenging the election of Abba Yusuf as the governor of the state. Security…
The Ogun Government is set to enact a law that will pronounce the death penalty on anyone caught engaging in cult activities in the state. State governor, Dapo Abiodun, made this known on Tuesday at a meeting with the Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, at the Akarigbo Palace in the Sagamu area of…
A United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, has granted the request filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records by the Chicago State University. Judge Jeffrey Gilbert, a US magistrate, gave the ruling on Tuesday, ordering CSU…
Osun State government has expressed its displeasure on the cases of encroachment of residents into lands belonging to government schools across the State. According to a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr Muritala Jimoh, he described what the resident land grabbers are doing as nothing but pure impunity and lack of…
…as Ministry of Education monitors resumption of new academic session… Osun State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Dipo Eluwole has admonished teachers in the state to deliver on their mandates, perform their duties diligently as there is need for an upscale in the performance of pupils in both internal and external examinations. He stated this while…
Operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 24-year old man, Abiodun Timileyin for allegedly stealing electric transformer cables at Iwaro Community in Ilesa, Osun State. Osun Amotekun Commander, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi made this known in a statement made available to Journalists on Tuesday. He added that the suspect was arrested in the act…
Lagos state governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved the payment of N375,455,000.00 (Three Hundred And Seventy-Five Million, Four Hundred And Fifty-Five Thousand Naira) for both fresh and subsequent scholarship and bursary awards for indigenes. The fund is designated to alleviate the financial burdens faced by Lagosians pursuing higher education nationwide. Abdur-Rahman Lekki, the Executive…
Sixty-nine gay suspects who were apprehended on August 27 in Ekpan Community, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, during a gay wedding ceremony have been released on bail. Counsel to the suspects, Mr Ochuko Ohimor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Warri that they were admitted to bail with N500,000…
