Nigeria’s first Olympic Gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa, was on Thursday decorated as a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The officer was decorated by her new boss, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Frank Mba. Ajunwa made history as the first Nigerian to win gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the first black African woman to…
In a bid to stem the spate of road crashes in the country, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Bauchi State, Mr. Yusuf Abdullahi, has called for the inclusion of Sharia Law in the prosecution of traffic offenders. Abdullahi made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday…
Running a business in Nigeria can sometimes be challenging. This is largely due to the many issues the country is plagued with. From issues of insecurity and unavailability of competent staff to poor infrastructure, inadequate infrastructure and constant depreciation of the naira, many small and medium-sized business owners have over the years struggled to still…
The Operatives of Osun State Police Command have arrested men and recovered 14 live and one dead she-goat. The suspects, Naheem Ibrahim, 46 and Suraju Isiaka, 33, were arrested by a police team from Safer Highway Patrol along Odeomu-Sekona axis. The duo, upon interrogation, confessed to have stolen the goats from different locations in Osogbo,…
Following the unanimous Supreme Court verdict that reaffirmed his election, the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has stated that he has forgiven all those who might have offended him during his struggle to assume the leadership of the state. Governor Adeleke stated this during his thank you visit to the Palace of…
The Osun State Police Command of Wednesday announced the arrest of a 24-year-old woman for impersonation The suspect allegedly impersonated as a police officer to rob different Point of Sale (POS) operators in Osogbo, the capital. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola told newsmen that she was taken into custody on Tuesday after her…
The leadership of the Traditional Religious Worshippers Association in Osun State has said necessary rites to further make the reign of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, to be more peaceful would be done, assuring the state helmsman of their support. This was contained in a congratulatory message of the religious group to Adeleke on his…
Nine royal families which were excluded from the selection process of a new Alaafin have protested their exclusion from the process. The excluded royal families insist they are also entitled to the new seat. The Alaafin of Oyo stool became vacant as a result of the death of the 45th Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Atanda Olayiwola…
The majority shareholder of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, has sold over 2.8 million units of his shares in the power generation company, it was learnt. According to a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, Otedola offloaded the shares in transactions that took place on Monday and Tuesday. Otedola sold a tranche…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has clarified that the Bank Verification Number, BVN, has no expiry date. CBN’s spokesman, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, made the clarification in a statement last night. He was reacting to media reports that the BVN expires after 10 years. He said: “The attention of the CBN has been drawn to…
