An unspecified number of inmates have escaped from the old Suleja Correctional Centre in Suleja local government area of Niger State following a rainstorm that destroyed the facility on Wednesday night. A storm accompanied by heavy rain around 9pm destroyed parts of the old Suleja custodial centre, a development that led to many of the…
A traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Adetoyese Oyeniyi, Odugbemi I, Olufi of Gbongan, has officially announced the indefinite suspension of three chiefs, who occupy different positions in the hierarchy of Gbongan’s Chieftaincy. The statement was made during a press briefing at his palace yesterday. Other city chiefs and citizens were also present. The two…
Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Monday, filed a notice of appeal challenging the six months maximum sentence given to him by a Federal High Court in Lagos State. Okuneye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He pleaded guilty before Justice…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. EFCC in the charge accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 at the rate of N18.96 billion. In the charge sheets…
Wife of the Nigeria President, President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, expressed concerns about the rate at which schoolchildren, particularly girls, are dropping out of school in the country. She said it was her desire to see young girls and women, who dropped out of school due to unplanned pregnancies, cultural barriers, economic…
Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has appealed his five-year jail term at the Lagos Division of the Appeal Court. Baba Ijesha urged the Appeal Court to set aside his conviction by a Lagos State High Court for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. On July 12, 2022, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has narrated an encounter he had with the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, over a probe by the agency. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the anti-graft czar said he decided to speak personally with Bello to honour him…
Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, has said that “saboteurs and cartels” are frustrating the federal government’s efforts to achieve a stable electricity supply in the country. Adelabu spoke during a programme, tagged, ‘Confronting Nigeria’s Power Challenge as the Nation Migrates to a Multi-Tier Electricity Market’ on Tuesday in Abuja. The programme was organised by the…
The Ogun State Government has sealed three religious centres for contravening its laws on noise pollution and defying the government’s repeated orders on pollution. The three worship centres are Christ Apostolic Church, Fountain of Faith District Headquarters, Gbogunmi, Itedo Alafia Community, Bode Olude, Ambassador of Truth Assembly International, Olorunseye Avenue, Ijeun Titun and Salvation Ministries,…
Executive Governor of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke today hosted the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to a rousing welcome for the launching of Alternative High Schools for Girls, commending the First Lady’s years of dedicated public service. Addressing the dignitaries at the turning of sod at Oke Dio, Ayepe, Osogbo, Governor Adeleke…
