The Ekiti State House of Assembly has directed the Chairman of Ikere Local Government, Femi Ayodele to step aside for investigation on an alleged disregard for extant regulations. The Council Chairman ran into trouble after a camapign poster he designed canvassing support for the sate Governor, Kayode Fayemi for the 2023 presidential election, he designed with the logo of the All Progressives Congress APC went viral early this week. Governor Fayemi through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode claimed that he had no knowledge of the campaign poster neither did he authorise the Council Chairman or any…
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Funke Busari The Federal government has approved the sum of 13 billion naira to be used to kick start community policing in the country. This was announced at the end of the National Economic Council meeting chaired by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday. This information is contained in a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande. The approval is part of measures adopted to consolidate efforts aimed at containing the security situation in the country. The meeting held virtually had in attendance state governors, FCT Minister, CBN…
Late Senator who represented Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu actually made peace with his arch business and political rival Adebutu Kessington also know as Baba Ijebu before his death. In a viral video that lasted over six minutes, Kashamu begged Baba Ijebu to forgive him of whatever shortcomings and promised to work with him to support Ladi Adebutu, Baba Ijebu’s son as the next Governor of Ogun State. He prayed for Baba Ijebu and vowed to withdraw all cases against the interest of Baba Ijebu from court. Baba Ijebu in his response said if he is truly sincere he should…
Funke Busari, Lagos A driver, Sodiq Okanlanwan alleged to have driven an unlatched truck that crushed to death Chidinma Ajoku, and Chima Nnaekpe to death on July 26, 2020 along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway have been remanded in police custody by a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere. Also ordered to be remanded on Tuesday was the truck owner, Wasiu Lekan. Recall that Miss Ajoku and her colleague, Nnaekpe, who both worked in the commercial department, Hajj & Cargo Terminal at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria were traveling on a commercial bus before their untimely death when a truck with number…
Funke Busari, Lagos When 20 passengers set out to journey from Kirikiri to Badagry in Lagos July this year, they had no inkling that an alleged deliberate act of the driver of a commercial boat with inscription ‘Mount Zion Transport’, would be a disastrous one and led to the death of 12 persons on board. This is the narrative by the Lagos State Police boss, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Tuesday while parading parading suspects. He explained that Elebiju, a commercial boat driver stopped the boat on the waterway where a big ship passed and stirred the water, creating a wave…
Funke Busari The suspected ritual killer who was arrested in Akinyele area of Ibadan, and escaped from police custody in Oyo State, Sunday Shodipo has reportedly killed another woman in the community. Meanwhile, the Alakinyele of Akinyele, Oba James Odeniran has urged the Police for a thorough investigation to unveil those police officers who were involved in allowing Shodipo to escape from custody. Earlier, the Oyo State Police Command on 17th July had paraded the prime suspect alongside two others in connection with the killing of people at Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan where not less than eight persons…
The Federal government has announced August 29, 2020 for the resumption of international flights. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika. He said the protocols and procedures would be announced in due course. Meanwhile Lagos and Abuja Airports have been penciled down for pilot operations.
Funke Busari The Oyo State Police Command has been explaining to the public how a 19-year-old suspected serial killer, Sunday Shodipo escaped from his cell in Mokola area of Ibadan. The Commissioner of Police Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu said efforts are already in top gear to re-arrest the suspect. He also disclosed that a Police Inspector who was not on duty collected the key to the cell with a plan to bath the suspect and the rest became the history. He however disclosed that the Police will soon face orderly room trial for his action while vowing that anyone who was…
Funke Busari, Lagos A surveyor, John Otema has been convicted and sentenced to 50-years imprisonment on Monday for raping a 19-year-old student of the University of Lagos. Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court handed down this judgement to the convict for raping 19-year-old student (name withheld) of the University of Lagos. The trial judge found the convict guilty of a two-count charge of rape and assault occasioning harm of the 19-year-old student ( identified as Student X) brought against him by the state government. The judge, however, did not find him guilty of…
Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the election of Governor Douye Diri on Monday. The verdict follows the petition by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, ANDP, challenging the victory of Governor Diri in the November 19 governorship election. The ANDP is claiming that the party was unlawfully excluded from the election. But the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in its argument said that the party’s deputy governorship candidate was 34 years old as at the time of nomination and therefore did not qualify to contest the election. Justice Musa describes the action of INEC to exclude the ANDP from the…