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By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Saturday condemned the killing of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Onose allegedly shot by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The governor expressed his dismay in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon, to the family of the deceased, Ivan Onose in Asaba. According to the governor, it was reported that the young Onose, was hit by a “stray bullet” during an operation by the NDLEA, Delta Command, at Okpanam area of the State capital. The governor said the tragic incident was regrettable and avoidable…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Anambra State Government said it rescued a 19-year old girl who was allegedly gang raped by six boys in Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told newsmen on Saturday that the suspects had been arrested. The suspects apprehended according to Obinabo include Afam Ezenwa, 17, Chijioke Ifeanyi, 20, Collins Obadom, 18, Abuchi Okechukwu, 16, Chima Obiekezie and Sunday Okafor, 27. Obinabo said that the case had been transferred to the state criminal investigative department of the Police for further investigation. She said,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The presidential candidate of labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has urged those at the helm of affairs in the country to invest more in education. Obi while delivering a keynote address at the graduation ceremony of students of Pacesetters Academy, Abuja, emphasized the need for the country to invest more in education adding that “without education, there cannot be meaningful development.” He noted that education was the most important thing that any nation needed, saying that “What differentiates development and underdeveloped was education.” “For me, education is the most important thing that any…
By Kamil Opeyemi Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections has dismissed media reports that he is looking forward to run for office in the 2027 presidential elections. The presidential candidate also denied commenting on appointees of the Federal Government. Obi, who is also a former governor of Anambra, made the refutal in a statement released via his official Twitter handle on Saturday. The presidential candidate described both reports as bogus, regretting that Nigerian politics had sunken to the level where manipulation of the media space was now a trade. “I have noticed with…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has congratulated veteran journalist, elder statesman and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on his 84th birthday. Tinubu, in a statement by Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the president on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy on Saturday in Abuja said Osoba’s exemplary life and remarkable achievements are worthy of emulation by many, particularly upcoming Nigerians. Osoba, a prominent progressive politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State first from 1992 to 1993 during the aborted Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003, clocked 84 on Saturday. Tinubu prayed…
Jason Sudeikis, Susan Sarandon and thousands of other actors have joined screenwriters for Hollywood’s biggest strike in more than six decades. Actors will not appear in films or even promote movies during the stoppage. Major films in production, including the Avatar and Gladiator sequels, may be affected by the shutdown. The actors are joining writers who walked out in May, concerned about pay, working conditions and the industry’s use of artificial intelligence (AI). Brian Cox, the lead actor on HBO’s Succession, told the BBC the strike could last “until the end of the year”. “The whole streaming thing has shifted…
Kamil Opeyemi The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday said its investigating an alleged killing by its operatives while carrying out a raid in Asaba Delta state on Friday.NPO Reported a video which had gone viral where a man pursued operatives of the anti-drug agency in their patrol vehicle after a stray bullet had hit the victims. In a statement by Femi Babafemi, Head of Media and Advocacy the agency is already investigating the matter. The statement said the Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has after receiving initial briefings from the Delta state command of NDLEA,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Delta State Police Command has reacted to the death of two-year-old, Ivan Onose allegedly hit by a stray bullet by the personnel of Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in Asaba. Onose was allegedly shot dead and his brother, Injured during a raid on a drug joint in Asaba by the operatives of the agency. Israel Joe, had via his Facebook page reported that “2-year-old little Onose died yesterday after he was hit by a stray bullet alleged to have been shot by NDLEA men on duty. “According to the father who spoke with newsmen, the…
Amidst hardship caused residents by the shutting down of many banks branches in Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has pleaded with banks’ Chief Executive officers in Nigeria to reopen their closed branches. NPO Reports that many banks had shut their branches in the wake of incessant robberies experienced in some years past. “there is a new Sheriff in town,” the governor said while Speaking at the comissioning of the rebuilt Ede branch of First Bank of Nigeria on Friday. Adeleke said his administration has reworked the security architecture of the state to secure major towns and villages. “The conditions responsible for…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has pledged to protect Benin artefacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. Tinubu made the commitment on Friday in Abuja when he received the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, and other traditional leaders from Edo. The President assured them that his administration would support the Benin Royal Council in its bid to establish a museum to house the artefacts. Tinubu congratulated the Benin paramount ruler for the retrieval of the stolen artefacts. He commended the…