In a heartwarming display of community service, Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, in collaboration with the Margaret Mosunmola College of Health Science & Technology, Owo, recently concluded a highly successful free medical outreach event in Ose Local Government Area, Ondo State. The event, aptly named “Iwosan Ofe’datiwa,” took place from October 18th to 20th, 2024, at…
Former Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to a year in prison for accepting illegal gifts, following his guilty plea to obstruction of justice and corruption charges. His case marks the first time in nearly 50 years that a minister in Singapore has been imprisoned. Justice Vincent Hoong, in delivering his ruling, emphasized the…
Sabrina Ezeoku, a legal practitioner, has apologised for claiming that the residence of Bello, the son of Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, was raided by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On December 5, Ezeoku posted on her X account that EFCC operatives busted Bello’s home in Kaduna. She added…
British police on Sunday said they had arrested five men, including four Iranians, on suspicion of “preparation of a terrorist act”. The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater Manchester area, with all five arrested on suspicion of “terrorism offences”, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The men aged between 29…
Oyo All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain and Ibadan North FC hopeful, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has extended warm birthday wishes to Oyo APC elders advisory council, Engineer idreez Adeoye on his 51st birthday. In a statement released earlier today, Omo BAO applauded Engr idreez as “a pillar of support and party loyalist”. He expressed his glorification…
Abayomi Fasina, a professor of pedology and the vice chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) who was voice-recorded sexually harassing a subordinate, has been asked to proceed on leave. The leave approval was granted by the Governing Council chaired by Victor Ndoma-Egba on Monday, although insiders told FIJ it was a hurried move and…
Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Osun state on Community Engagement has congratulated the newly elected Chairmen, Councillors across the state. Reacting to the victory, Hon. Sulaimon hailed Gov. Adeleke exceptional maturity and leadership before, during and after the LG election. He furthered urged the new office holders to…
Kabiru Turaki, the newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that his leadership will hold its inaugural National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Tuesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Mr Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the FCT Police Command…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims of selling adulterated petroleum products at its retail outlets. The company made this clarification in a statement issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Thursday. Soneye’s statement was in response to a video in which a man alleged that a dark liquid in…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday flagged off the nationwide distribution of 370,000 sanitary pads worth ₦2,550,297,150 for schoolgirls in rural communities across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Nigerian Politics Books The official launch, held at the State House, Alausa, Lagos, was part of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI)…