Some Over Zealous Security Aides attached to the osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke attacked the Secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ogun state, Council, Comrade Bunmi Adigun on Friday 26th January,2024 at the 66th Birthday and Conferment of Chieftaincy title on the governor of Osun State, by Oba Adeyemi…
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Gunmen have abducted the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Philip Aivoji, and some other party chieftains. They were said to have been abducted at the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. Philip was reportedly kidnapped alongside other party members who were with…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court on Friday sentenced founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for “raping a church member”. The trial judge, Rahman Oshodi, found the Lagos-based cleric guilty of rape and sexual assault of a female worshipper. It was earlier reported that…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting $500,000 bribe from businessman, Femi Otedola, Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. In a unanimous…
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, linked the impeachment of the state Assembly’s Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, to long-standing “internal wrangling in the Assembly that had persisted and degenerated despite several interventions.” Oluomo was reportedly impeached on Tuesday by 18 members of the Ogun State House of Assembly.…
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, inaugurated the Student SeniorCourse 10 and Junior Course 18 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) in Gwagwalada on January 23, 2024. Represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Saidu Galadima, the CGC…
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN, has hinted that pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol will moderate this year as government and private-owned refineries begin operation. He spoke on Wednesday, January 24, at the launch of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) 2024 Macroeconomic Outlook Report in…
Following alleged corruption allegations hanging on her neck, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kano State have asked President Bola Tinubu to replace the suspended minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu with Halimat Adenike Tejuosho.They said the call has become imperative as Halimat is the most preferred…
Persons With Disabilities in Nigeria has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider Dr. Halimat Adenike Tejuosho as a substantial replacement for the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu. This was disclosed in Abuja on monday january 15th, when the group gathered and spoke…
In a bid to Recognize their Selfless and contributions to the state judicial system, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Ogun state Branch has honoured no Fewer than 36 retirees of the Ogun state Judiciary for the year 2023. The event which coincided with the annual end of the…