A 23-year-old student, Patrick Thelwell, who threw eggs at King Charles III during a walkabout last year, and later claimed he was responding to state violence, was on Friday found guilty of threatening behaviour. Thelwell threw “at least five” eggs towards Charles as he met members of the public in the northeastern city of York….
Federal Government, through the National Startup Act, NSA, Secretariat and Osun State Government will on Saturday hold a stakeholders’ forum on the adoption and domestication of the Nigeria Startup Act. Recall that the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke while receiving Members of the Osun House of Assembly in his office earlier in year…
A 34-year-old woman, Nosimot Alalade, on Friday, arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Isabo for assaulting a staffer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC. The defendant, who resides at 5, Amadiya Street, Olomore area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, is facing a three-count charge of assault, conducting herself in manner likely to cause…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the recent appointments of principal officers for the University of Ilesa as part of the fulfillment of his promise to nurture a sustainable tertiary institution for Ijeshaland. In a statement issued today at Osogbo, Governor Adeleke reaffirmed his commitment to building a sound footed…
● It is Fake News to Mention N14m as Cost of a Borehole In a bid for sustainable water supply to the people of Osun state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed a phased rehabilitation of selected water works and water pipeline networks across Osun state. Sahel standard gathered that this new directive is coming as…
••• Says it’s fake news to mention N14m as cost of a borehole In a bid for sustainable water supply to the people of Osun state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has commenced a phased rehabilitation of selected water works and water pipeline networks across Osun state. This new directive is coming as the sinking of 332…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the recent appointments of principal officers for the University of Ilesa as part of the fulfillment of his promise to nurture a sustainable tertiary institution for Ijeshaland. In a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Friday in Osogbo….
One Mr Sodade Sesan has attempted to kill a commercial motorcyclist, otherwise known as okada rider, in an attempt to steal his bike. The 40-year-old man was said to have slit the neck of the Okada rider, thrown him by the road and made away with his motorcycle. The Commandant of the Amotekun Corps in…
A corps member in Oyo State, Ukanwa Ikechukwu, was Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court for allegedly swindling a police officer of N235,000. The police charged the defendant with false pretence and theft. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Olufemi Omilana, told the court that Ukenwa, on…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced two online journalists, Gidado Shuaib and Olufemi Alfred to three months imprisonment over a false publication about an Agro-allied company based in the state. The duo convicts who worked for News Digest, an online publication, were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and defamation by the…
