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By Halimah Olamide The Ondo state Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has dissolved the state Executive Council. In an announcement on Wednesday, Ayedatiwa sacked all commissioners, special advisers and senior special assistants. The statement titled: “DISSOLUTION OF THE ONDO STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL” which was signed by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor stated that the dissolution is “with immediate effect.” The statement said, “All members of the Cabinet are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices. “Also, all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) are relieved…
By David Orji A woman has confessed to stealing babies selling them for different amounts depending on their gendres. The woman, whose name is yet to be ascertained, was seen in a video being interrogated by some men who had caught up with her holding another baby which she had allegedly stolen. The woman, speaking in pidgin English said whole sells female babies at N500,000, she gives out male babies for the sum of N1m. Saying it is her business, the woman said the person who introduced her to the business was caught and was killed. The video did not…
By Halimah Olamide A member of the senate, Ali Ndume, has warned President Bola Tinubu of the political consequences of the movement of some departments in the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to Lagos. Ndume, while featuring in a live television interview on Channels TV, said those advising Tinubu assume they under Nigeria beyond Lagos. An angry Ndume said because they are “Lagos Boys,” they want to use everything about Lagos to judge the whole country adding that the decision will injure the president politically. “Some of them think that they know better than…
Police are still searching for a motive after a man suspected of killing eight people in Joliet, Illinois, took his own life after a cross-country manhunt. Romeo Nance, 23, died after authorities tracked him down more than 1,000 miles (1,600km) away in Texas. Nance is suspected of killing eight people at multiple locations in Joliet. Seven of the victims were in two houses on the same street. Police say Nance also shot two other people, one fatally. Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans said on Tuesday that Nance had an extensive criminal history and was related to most of the seven…
Hollywood has discovered the nominations for this year’s Oscars, which will honour the film industry’s finest stars and movies from the past 12 months. See the full list of contenders below. Barbie misses key Oscar nods for Gerwig and Robbie How to watch this year’s awards-tipped film. Best picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest Best actor Bradley Cooper – Maestro Colman Domingo – Rustin Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction Best actress Annette…
By Halimah Olamide A delegation from the Chevron Corporation, led by Mr. Clay Neff, President of Chevron International Exploration and Production, on Tuesday met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja getting assurances that the government is working to ensure stability of investments in the oil and gas sector. Tinubu told the team Nigeria would strengthen its long-standing partnership with the multinational company in line with the evolving dynamics in the oil and gas industry. The President welcomed Chevron’s commitment to build on its investments in shallow and deep water operations in Nigeria, noting the company’s ongoing $1.4 billion drilling project…
By David Orji The Lagos State government, on Tuesday ordered the closure of the Lekki Conservation Centre. The announcement came from Lanre Mojola, the Director General/CEO of the safety commission, in a post on Instagram on Tuesday evening. Mojola cited a viral video which showed the deteriorating condition of the facility as the reason for this decision. He said It is noteworthy that the commission had initially communicated this directive on Monday through a post on Facebook. Visitors had shared videos of the broken facility which showed dangers to users. Many had condemned the management of the centre for allowing…
By Halimah Olamide The Violence that erupted in the Magu Local Government Area of Plateau State has led to death of many and destruction of many properties. NPO Reported on Tuesday that violence had escalated in the area leading to Governor Caleb Mutfwang imposing a 24 hour curfew on the local government. While Speaking on the reason for the curfew during an interview with newsmen, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security and Homeland Safety, Brig.-Gen. Gakji Shipi said the situation was caused by a misunderstanding between two individuals in the council area. “The current situation in Mangu is…
Safiu Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has charged its security committee over safety of personnel and election materials ahead of the Re-run and bye- elections set to hold next week. This was just as the commission raised some concerns over insecurity in some areas where the elections are to be conducted. The Chairman of the Commission , Mahmood Yakubu, had, in a meeting held earlier today with the Inter-Agency Consultation Committee on Electoral Security (ICCES) at Abuja, urged the security agencies attached to the electoral body to brace themselves ahead of the elections, stressing that the conduct of…
Safiu Kehinde Two-time AFCON Champion, Algeria, have been eliminated from the ongoing 2024 African Cup of Nations following 1-0 defeat to Mauritania. In what would go down as a terrible campaign for the Desert Foxes, Mauritania sealed their early exit with a narrow 1-0 defeat at the Stade De la Paix which saw Algeria finished bottom of the Group D table with two points across three games. In desperate quest to advance to the next round, Mauritania took the fight to the doorpost of the 2019 AFCON Champion. The Lions of Chinguetti took a surprising 1-0 lead in the first…