The operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps on Tuesday succeeded in rescuing a fleeing kidnap victim in Osun State. The victim who escaped from the den of the kidnappers around the kelebe area of Osogbo, and the attention of Amotekun was called to rescue the kidnap victim by the residents of Kelebe, where the operatives of…
Soldiers, last weekend, reportedly went on rampage, beating Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, officials along Costain-Apapa area of the state for daring to impound a senior officer’s vehicle because he drove against traffic — “One way.”The senior military personnel was stopped and his official vehicle impounded over traffic contravention around Costain. It was learned…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission On Tuesday said a Kaduna High Court had sentenced one Adamu Jatau to seven years imprisonment for giving false information. The commission made this known in a statement shared on its Twitter page on Tuesday. The statement read, “Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with his Adamawa counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri, describing his re-election as ” an historic triumph of democracy” Reacting to the declaration of Fintiri as winner of the hotly contested election, Governor Adeleke expressed gladness that Adamawa state was rescued from the path of anarchy orchestrated…
The trial of the alleged N3 billion fraud charge brought against Ali Bello and three others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been adjourned to 30th and 31st of May for continuation of trial. When the matter in the suit markedABJ/CR/573/2022 (FRN Vs. Ali Bello and 3 others) was mentioned for hearing…
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won his second term. Collation of Officer of the State, Mele Lamido announced Fintiri winner after he defeated Aishatu Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Aishatu, popularly known as Binani, was earlier illegally announced winner by the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC….
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde, withdraw from the state with immediate effect. The IGP also ordered that the CP in charge of Gombe State, Etim Equa, should immediately proceed to Adamawa state for election security of the keenly…
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a 23-year-old scavenger, Sulieman Aliyu to six months in prison for breaking into a public toilet and stealing a generator. Aliyu of Madalla junction, Niger State, pleaded guilty to housebreaking and theft and begged for leniency. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, however, gave the convict an…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has expressed solidarity with his Adamawa state counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri, describing recent development in the state as ” a serious threat to our nascent democracy” In a statement issued at Osogbo, signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed noted that on Tuesday, Governor…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has summoned an emergency meeting of the state security council to review ongoing operations designed to checkmate criminal activities in the state. This was contained in a release signed by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed and made available to Journalists on Tuesday in…
