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 Ogun State Police Command has arraigned singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable on six counts bordering on assault. The “Zaazu” crooner was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo, Ogun State on Monday morning. Policemen had on Thursday invaded Portable’s bar with the singer resisting arrest. He was subsequently taken into custody…
Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in the year 2025. On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National Stadium,…
Family members of a 22-year-old former student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Kabirat Sobola, who was allegedly stabbed to death in the Ogun State capital are currently demanding justice. The deceased, a National Diploma holder, was reportedly murdered in her room in Abeokuta on Friday, February 4, 2023. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident has…
•••Outgoing public office holders must declare assets by May 29 – CCB official •••President-elect, Tinubu, Shettima, 28 incoming govs get CCB form this month The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the 44 ministers in the Federal Executive Council will soon start declaring their assets ahead of May 29 when…
Donald Trump is expected to fly Monday to New York for his historic arraignment on criminal charges, taking the United States and the office of the presidency into uncharted and potentially volatile territory. The 76-year-old billionaire was indicted last week by a grand jury on a series of counts related to a hush-money payment made…
Ahead of this year’s farming season, the Plateau State Peace Building Agency, PPBA, has stepped up efforts at fostering a healthy farmers/herders relationship to avoid violent conflicts during the rainy season. At a briefing, the Director-General of PPBA, Joseph Lengmang, among others, said “As the wet season sets in the media have a role to…
…Urges Nigerians to support military, other security agents The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday said his passion for the military was halted by his mother, urging Nigerians to appreciate and support the efforts of the military and other security agencies in combating insecurity across the country….
*17 men, one woman jostle for Senate President, Reps speaker,*Abiodun, Zulum, Adeleke, Aliero back deputy speaker for speakership The jostling for the Senate Presidency and Speakership of the House of Representatives assumed a new gear, weekend, as power blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, worked on their strategies to get the posts while…
