An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two teachers to 44 years imprisonment for raping minors. The defendants Ajibola Gbenga (43) and Olaofe Ayodele (52) were arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on 2nd March 2022, on three-count charges bordering on rape and abuse of office. The charge reads that “the defendants,…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday unveiled the “Imole Statewide Public and Private Schools Students SSCE Scholarship” to reward the best-performing students in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) across the state. The scholarship supported by Electronic Collections Group (ECG), is designed to recognize and support outstanding students from both public and private schools…
There has been a false narrative being spread around deliberately by some analysts who didn’t go through the facts of the suit and the reliefs sought before the Federal High Court in APP .V. INEC & ORS in FHC/OS/CS/103/2022. The defendants in the suit were INEC and OSSIEC. At a later stage of the proceeding,…
In a move to safeguard consumer rights, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria over its planned subscription price increase set to take effect on March 1, 2025. In a statement signed by Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, the commission expressed concerns over the recurrent price hikes in…
The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has appointed Oba Oladipo Olaitan as the new leader of the group. This was contained in a communique issued after its monthly general meeting held at the lsanya Ogbo, in Ogun state, the country home of its late leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The Meeting was attended by delegates from…
The Chairman of Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Sunday Bisi has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Osogbo to enforce his fundamental rights and restrain the Inspector General of Police and his agents from carrying out his planned arrest. Hon. Sunday Bisi describes the planned arrest as a flagrant…
Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has appealed to a coalition of truck owners and maritime workers to suspend their planned strike over extortion allegations against the Lagos State Government. The strike, slated to begin soon, would have seen truck owners withdraw their services from the ports in protest. The NSC’s appeal was made during a meeting…
Nigerian police officer attached to the MOPOL 39 Osogbo Base in Osun State has reportedly lost his service pistol at a beer parlour near the base, sparking concerns over the handling of firearms within the Nigeria Police Force. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident which was confirmed by a top police officer at the base had…
Veteran Nigerian rapper Michael Stephens, popularly known as Ruggedman, has revealed why he is yet unmarried and does not have children. Speaking on a recent episode of TVC’s Your View Pidgin, the 51-year-old artist stated that he made a personal vow in his younger years never to have a child out of wedlock. “I am…
’ Former presidential candidate and businessman, Dr. Gbenga Hashim has commended former Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) for acknowledging his past mistakes and offering an apology to the nation. In a press statement released by his media department on Tuesday, Dr. Hashim described the move as a crucial step towards national healing…
