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Findings from the coroner’s inquest into the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, will be made known on or before April 12. The Coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, gave the assurance on Monday during adoption of final written addresses by parties in the case. Kadiri said that findings from the inquest, which began on Nov. 30, 2021 before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, would be made public. Counsel in the suit adopted their final written addresses at the proceedings. Chief Femi Falana (SAN) represented the Oromoni Family while Mr Anthony Kpokpo represented Dowen College.…
The Niger government says it is looking at the possibility of using ex-servicemen to fight security challenges in the state. Gov. Umaru Bago stated this when he spoke with newsmen at the sideline of the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Minna on Monday. Bago, represented by his deputy, Mr Yakubu Garba, said the government might engage the ex-servicemen because of their war experience. “They can advise us on what to do especially as the state is being ravaged by insecurity; most of them have seen what we are seeing today. “Because most of what is happening today is a…
•By Halimah Olamide A concerned Nigerian, Itumo Martins, has told former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Alli Pantami, that Nigerians will lose confidence in the authenticity and efficacy of the sim card and National Identity Number registrations his office handled while in office. The critic said for accepting an offer by an unnamed friend of his to pay the N50m ransom demanded by kidnappers five remaining daughters of Mansoor Khadirya, the former Minister is indirecting telling Nigerians that all the promises he made that NIN and SIM cards registrations would end kidnapping and other forms of crimes were…
By Halimah Olamide The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he regretted pleading with the former Chairman of the PDP in Rivers State, Mr. Felix Obuah and other governorship aspirants to give way for Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking at a thanksgiving service organised by Obuah in Omoku, Wike begged the people of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area to forgive him for not supporting their son. He said, “Leadership is all about firmness, it’s all about courage, it’s all about transparency. When a leader takes a decision that is wrong, nothing stops that leader from coming back to…
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s economy worsened on Monday as the National Bureau of Statistics said inflation has worsened with its increase to 28.92 percent. The NBS, in its latest release on Monday said compared with November figures where inflation stood at 28.20%, the inflation jumped by 0.72% in December 2023. On its year on year basis, NBS said December 2023 inflation rate was higher than that of 2022 by 7.58%. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 7.58% points higher compared to the rate recorded in December 2022, which was 21.34%. This shows that the headline inflation rate…
By Halimah Olamide The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has said its six years that its creative banking digital assistant, Leo has come alive and been impacting banking operations. The bank, in its celebration of the 6th year of operation of what it called “flagship artificial intelligent Digital Assistant and Chatbot” announced new offerings aimed towards deepening the face of digital banking in Nigeria. Since its launch on January 11 2018, UBA said Leo has emerged not merely as a technological asset but as an innovative transformative assistant that has had a profound impact, on the Nigerian and African financial…
The Rivers State Police Command has announced the death of suspected cult leader, Silas Oderereke, following a state-wide manhunt initiated in 2020. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, revealed in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday that Oderereke died during a raid on his camp in Oderereke community, Ahoada-West area of Rivers. “Oderereke, also known as ‘General,’ a notorious armed robber and cult leader, had been on the run and evaded arrest for the past four years. “However, his reign of terror came to an end when he resisted arrest by opening fire on personnel, resulting in his…
Fire on Sunday gutted a mechanic workshop situated along Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, opposite Building Materials International Market in Ogidi, Anambra. The is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Onitsha. According to him, at about 4:30 p. m. on Sunday, the service received a distress call of heavy fire outbreak at a mechanic workshop in between Bakery Market and UBA on Onitsha-Enugu Expressway. “We immediately deployed our two fire trucks and our brave firefighters to the scene. We fought, controlled and extinguished the fire. “We prevented…
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro says his team were better than their opponents, Equatorial Guinea but were simply unlucky. Peseiro made this known while reacting to Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. But beyond the slightly disappointing result, Peseiro said he is satisfied with the performance of his players. “We hoped to win this match and we did everything to win. He however expressed disappointment in his team’s inability to convert their chances at goal. “I am not happy. I deserved to win, this draw doesn’t suit us. “Our…
By Yemi Kamil A former National Commissioner with the independent national electoral commission and a retired professor of Sociology at the university of Lagos, Prof. Lai Olurode has asked politicians to emulate the virtues of former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress Chief Bisi Akande, Olurode said the current rapacious greed for money and flamboyance among today’s political class are what the ilk of political leaders of the Akande class distanced themselves from. Olurode stated these while paying tributes to Akande as he turns 85 today. In a statement issued today, Olurode said that Akande, who was also…