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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde By Adeola Badru The sacked local government chairmen in Oyo State, on Monday, defied Governor Seyi Makinde and resumed to their respective local government secretariats amid tight security. Controversy trailed the administration of local governments in the state, following the immediate sack of the chairmen elected under former Governor Abiola…
*Some commercial motorcyclists during operation Lagos State Government has announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in six local government areas of the state with effect from Feb. 1. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in Ikeja while addressing newsmen after the State Security…
The Commercial Motorcycle Operators in Ekiti State holding a rally to support the candidature of Professor Olubunmi Olusola Eleka as the next state governor in Ado Ekiti today By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to commence total enforcement of the 2012 state Traffic Law on activities of motorcyclists, popularly called…
The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja sentenced one Oluwaseyi Anifowoshe to eight years imprisonment for drug trafficking. Anifowoshe who was arraigned on a two-count charge was sentenced to four years in prison each on the two counts. Justice Okon Abang said that both terms are to run concurrently from October 25, 2017, when…
Southwest governors at the official launch of Amotekun Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A Muslim group, Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria has described the Western Nigeria Security Outfit tagged “Operation Amotekun” has a subtle effort to Christianise the region. However, the Spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has described the group as lacking knowledge…
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah By Henry Umoru THE National Examinations Council, NECO has cleared Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Young Progressives Party, YPP, Anambra South, confirming that he passed seven out of the eight subjects he wrote in 2003 The confirmation of NECO yesterday followed a widespread certificate forgery allegation levelled against Senator Ubah by Obinna Uzoh. NECO…
Kehinde Oladimeji Self-confessed member of a notorious robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Mushin, in Lagos, Akande Qudus, 20, has revealed that he joined the gang at the age of 16, over his inability to resist an invitation from some of his friends. The gang which operate in a group of 20 and…
Issues query to suspect By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The commandant of the Imo state Nigeria Security and Civil Service Defence Corps, NSCDC, Raji Ibrahim, on Monday issued a query to a member of the civil defence, who allegedly shot dead a 2019 Action Alliance, AA, senatorial candidate, Ndubuisi Emenike, in Imo state. Vanguard in…
Police in Russia have discovered a newborn baby dead in a washing machine. Russian authorities said in an official report that the mother of the newborn Nadezhda Z, is facing a murder investigation after the baby was found dead. Nadezhda Z, a 31-year-old hairdresser, gave birth to her fourth child prematurely during the night. Her husband…
Ogun State House of Assembly James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olakunle Oluomo has called for more reforms in the electoral system of the nation with a view to returning power to the masses. Oluomo, who said this while fielding questions from newsmen in Abeokuta, the…