Funke Busari End of the road for a ‘self-confessed’ notorious cultist/murderer Owolabi Oludipe alias Somori, on Sunday 31st of January 2021 as he was gunned down in a cross-fire with the policemen in the Odogbolu division of Ogun State. The suspected criminal who had been on the wanted list of the Command was sighted at Ita-Ado area of Odogbolu where he and his fellow Aiye cult group were planning another attack in the community, and a distress call was made to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Odogbolu division, who mobilized his men and moved to the scene. Police Public Relations Officer,…
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The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has made it mandatory for residents to wear face masks or face six months jail term in line with the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations, 2021 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. According to a statement from the state governor, Lagos remains the epicentre of the virus necessitating more stringent actions to curb the spread.
Funke Busari This is actually not the best of times for Poultry farmers especially at the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. This is not unconnected with the rising cost of price of feeds ingredients such as maize and soya. Farmers said this development has resulted to serious burden on farmers in and around Abuja and threatened the survival of farms. As a way out, the chairman Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN FCT Chapter, had earlier approved a Price Advisory Committee whose responsibilities are to brainstorm and proffer recommendation in regard to suitable prices for poultry products such as broilers -…
Funke Busari, Lagos A campaign against COVID-19 in Nigeria, was taken to motorists and passengers with a sensitization campaign by wives of Federal Road Safety Officers under the aegis of Road Safety Officers Wives Association, ROSOWA, on Saturday. The group led by chairperson of the Lagos State chapter, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ogungbemide in a bid to to stem the spread of the virus in Lagos took the campaign to Mile 2 – Oshodi – Ketu Motor Park, Ogba where it distributed flyers, reflective tapes, hand sanitizers and packs of sanitizers to drivers and passengers. The group said the action is in…
Funke Busari, Lagos The crisis generated by increase in tuition fee by Lagos State University, LASU, may have been laid to rest, going by a disclosure on Friday via the Twitter handle of the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education. The news now is that the Lagos State Government has reduced the tuition fee for students of the citadel of learning Recall that students of LASU, had staged protest on January 8 over alleged 168 per cent hike in school fees by the institution. A development the scholars described as outrageous increment. The students body threatened more …
Funke Busari Just like a loving mother hears the cry and soothes the pain of a child in distress, the First Lady of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu has heard the cry of 19 years old Fatima Yusuf, who is seeking justice against her biological father said to be sleeping with her since she became a teenager, as she has thrown her weight on the matter. Recall that Fatima Yusuf, had called her father out on social media alledging case of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, SGBV. In a swift reaction, Arakunrin Rotimi’s wife and First Lady of the…
Funke Busari, Lagos A-25-year-old Nura Asumoge has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year old girl in Lagos. Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court had on January 28, 2021 convicted and sentenced Nura to 25 years imprisonment for defilement of the 13-year-old minor in Lagos. The judge had also ordered that the convict’s name, Nura Asumoge be entered into the Sexual Offenders Register in Lagos State. This judgement is according to the trial judge, a statement by Director, Public Affairs Mr. Kayode Oyekanmi on Friday disclosed. Delivering the judgement, the trial…
Funke Busari The Poultry Association of Nigeria, Ijebu Zone, Ogun State has directed its members not to sell eggs below the price of ₦1200 per crate to avoid going bankrupt in the egg production business. This directive signed by its executives on Thursday is coming on the heels of persistent hike in the cost of feeds for layer and non-layer birds, among other challenges. Also contained in the statement, the farmers said, “We are currently facing intense threat that might force farms to go underground, as a result of the serious challenges confronting our industry. The Association therefore advised poultry…
Funke Busari Welfare of policemen has begin to receive the much needed boost as the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday commissioned a newly built SPO’s building, consisting a block of 10 flats, with a twin one still under construction for police officers. More of this step, the police is taking almost simultaneously across the country to ameliorate the housing deficit in police barracks. According to the IGP, the initiative is to redevelop existing barracks and allow officers to get a befitting place to stay. Said the Police Chief, “The welfare of our officers and men is paramount.…
Funke Busari, Lagos Trial of Azeez Fashola also known as Naira Marley continued on Wednesday with Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos admitting more evidence against the defendant. Recall that Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 11 counts charge, bordering on conspiracy and credit card fraud, which he denied. Prior to today’s trial, the anti-graft Commission had on February 28, 2020, through its second witness, Augustine Anosike, sought to tender in evidence a compact disc containing information, analysis and extractions from the defendant’s iPhone. But defence counsel, Olalekan…