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By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, who attempted to sell his company’s car in order to raise money to relocate his family to Ghana. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that the State Criminal Investigation Department got information on January 16, at about 1 p.m. concerning a Toyota Hilux vehicle suspected to have been stolen. ”On the strength of the information, a team of detectives swung into action. ”In the course of the investigation, the said vehicle was traced and located at Ilukogun village,…
Late Akeredolu By Kamil Opeyemi The family of former Governor of Ondo State, late Rotimi Akeredolu, has announced that the burial of the late politician has been fixed for February 23 this year. This is contained in a burial arrangement released by the deceased eldest son, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in Ondo on Monday. Akeredolu died on Dec. 27, 2023 at a German Hospital following a protracted illness. The arrangement specified that the burial rites would begin from Feb. 15 to Feb. 25 in Ibadan, Akure and Owo. “The lying in state would be held on Wednesday Feb. 21 at the…
By Kamil Opeyemi Amidst worrying cases of insecurity in the nation’s capital, Abuja, the government has moved to ban the use of unpainted taxi cabs and buses for public transportation. The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, who disclosed this in Abuja said The minister, who said that the menace of ‘one chance’ had been brought down, added stricter measures were necessary to end the trend in the FCT. “We are not going to allow vehicles that are not painted with FCT colour and registered by the FCTA to ply commercial in the territory. “That way, you know the driver…
By Halimah Olamide Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to embark on a comprehensive rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family after enduring two weeks in the kidnappers’ den. The Minister stated this on Monday after a visit to the rescued girls at a facility where they are undergoing medical treatment. “The ministry will closely monitor their recovery and will be there for them immediately they leave this facility and commence full rehabilitation which includes engagement of a psychologist. “This is due to the trauma they must have been…
Enraged Ivoriens on Monday descended on their country’s team buses vandalising them in response to the national team’s loss. The fans, who filed out of the stadium when it became clear the team had lost woefully to the opponent, attacked the buses parked outside the stadium. There are indications that the team might be exiting from the tournament after the defeat by Equatorial Guinea. Two more goals from Equatorial Guinea’s Emilio Nsue, the hat-trick hero from the win against Guinea-Bissau, and strikes from Pablo Ganet and Jannick Buyla left Ivory Coast with only a slim chance of qualifying after finishing…
By Halimah Olamide The Government of Osun on Monday announced it has secured a new shareholding agreement with Segilola Resources Operating Limited, a major mining firm in the country. A statement by Olawale Rasheed, spokesman of the governor said the shareholding shrouded in secrecy and largely unvalidated until now was earned from the state investment in Thor firm from which Segilola emerged In a business meeting with the Managing Director, Segun Lawson and his team on Monday, Governor Adeleke disclosed details of the agreement reached with the Segilola Resources Operating Limited, announcing Hon Kazeem Akinleye , the Chief of Staff…
By Safiu Kehinde The Governor of Osun, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said that his interactions with President Bola Tinubu have convinced him that he will not condone any form of looting of public funds. Adeleke said Tinubu is much aware of his efforts to clear what he called the “mess” he met in Osun after taking over from former Governor Gboyega Oyetola. In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke stated that the President has always commended him for clearing the mess he met in Osun while also emphasizing that President Tinubu abhors looting of public assets.…
By Halimah Olamide A group of senators from the Northern region of Nigeria have called for a reversal of the order of the Federal Government to relocate some departments in the Central Bank of Nigerian and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria back to Lagos. The senators, under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum, said the government should either reverse the policy or be prepared to face legal consequences. Suleiman Kawu, the spokesperson of NSF, made the call in a statement on Monday. The senator urged the aggrieved northerners to exercise patience with the inconveniences they might have faced…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says a total of 335 deaths were recorded due to traffic crashes nationwide between Dec. 15, 2023 and Jan. 15. Mr Dauda Ali-Biu, Corps Marshal, FRSC, said this during a media briefing on Monday in Abuja while appraising the corps’ Zero Tolerance to Road Traffic Crashes special operation. He said that the figure was slightly lower than the 350 deaths recorded within the same period in 2022. Ali-Biu said that 634 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) occurred within the period as against 535 in 2022, representing 19 per cent increase. He also said that the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has opposed the white paper released by the state government which sacked two traditional rulers. Addressing a news conference on Monday in Osogbo, the APC chairman in the state, Tajudeen Lawal, urged Adeleke to save the state from impending mayem by reverting to the status quo. Lawal also called on President Tinubu and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to intervene in the brewing situation in the state. Lawal said that on assumption of office on Nov. 22, Gov. Adeleke ordered the suspension of Aree of Iree, Akinrun of Ikirun, Owa of…