Yoruba adages will say, ” oju ti yi o ba ni kale, ko ni ti owuro sepin” In lieu of this, Omo BAO aspiration is never a do or die, he’s always of a good conduct and peoples’-oriented type. Ibadan North FC is agog when his name appear on the list of the contest. I…
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed Mr. Sunday Oche, the Labour Party Chairman for Igumale Ward 1 in Ado Local Government Area, Benue State. The attack occurred as Oche was returning from his farm alongside five others. According to Vanguard, the others escaped with serious injuries. A friend of the deceased who spoke anonymously…
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed His Royal Highness Shagari Ebije’ego Job, the traditional chief (Onu) of Itama in Kogi State’s Dekina Local Government Area, at his residence. It was gathered that the heavily armed assailants reportedly followed the monarch to his residence on Monday evening and opened fire, killing him instantly. Daily Trust reports that…
Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, yesterday, emerged the 14th Asagba designate of Asaba Kingdom, Delta State. Azinge, a Professor of Law, was pronounced 14th Asagba of Asaba designate by the Ochendu Asagba, Prof. Anthony Edozien, at an enlarged meeting of Asagba-in-Council and members of the kingdom after a selection process by the five quarters of the…
The Presidency on Saturday said it has received the memo from the Spokesman for the President, Ajuri Ngelale, to proceeded on an indefinite leave of absence due to personal and health-related reasons. This was disclosed in a statement shared on the X handle of the Presidency, @NGRPresident, and that of the Nigerian Television Authority, @NTANewsNow,…
A high court in Kenya has sentenced the country’s acting inspector general of police, Gilbert Masengeli, to six months in prison for contempt. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his ruling on Friday, gave Mr Masengeli seven days to surrender himself to the commissioner-general of prisons to serve his sentence. If the police chief failed to surrender…
The Federal Government has disclosed that sales of crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries will commence October 1, 2024. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made the announcement during a meeting with the Implementation Committee on Monday in Abuja. According to a post on the official…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the federal government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation…
Former Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly Mr Asimiyu Alarape has alerted residents and motorists plying the Ibadan-Oyo road to be vigilant as a gang of kidnappers has kidnapped some passengers on the expressway. He said one of his neighbours who was released by the kidnappers narrated his ugly experience in the hands of the…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has revealed why he surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC after a prolonged snubbed of the anti-graft’s invitation to answer for alleged financial impropriety allegations levelled against him. A statement on Wednesday by Yahaya Bello’s Media office Director, Ohiare Michael, made available to…
