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Agency Reports The Chairman, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju, says the commission is promptly attending to the feedback on the late arrival of election materials across polling units in the state. Olagunju, while speaking with the newsmen at the commission’s headquarters on Saturday, shortly after observing the voting exercise across the Ibadan metropolis, however, adjudged the election peaceful. He noted that the essence of going around was to assess the level of success and safety of the election process. “We are glad that everywhere is calm. “There is no violence and everywhere was peaceful. We received reports…

Agency Report Ibadan, April 27, 2024 (NAN) Residents of Oyo State waited patiently on Saturday to elect their local government leaders even as some wards experienced the late arrival of electoral officials and materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan reports that despite the lateness of the electoral officials, intending voters remained calm, waiting with high hopes to perform their civic duty. Labour Party (LP) Chairmanship candidate, Oluyole Local Government Area, Mrs Oyebukola Akinpelu, says electoral officials were still being expected at Ward 9, Onipe area of Ibadan at about 9.20 a.m. She told NAN that her…

By Halimah Olamide The winner of the 2018 BBNaija “Double Wahala” show , Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe has left the internet buzzing following his graduation from Embry-Riddle aeronautical university with distinction. In a video posted by the reality TV star, he was seen climbing the stage to collect his certificate. In 2018, recall that he obtained his Private Pilot License and Flight Dispatcher License. Last year, Miracle celebrated passing his Flight Instructor exam. While this year he has also received praise online for completing his aviation training and earning his pilot certification from US aviation authorities.

Accuses EFCC of Falsehood By Halimah Olamide Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes commission of spreading falsehoods against him. He denied paying school fees of his children with the state funds adding that the $745,000 he has been accused of paying in advance to the American International School Abuja was false. In a statement released by Bello’s Media office , the former Governor who has been declared wanted by the EFCC said he is merely being persecuted. Bello said he has the right to defend himself against EFCC alleged false narratives adding…

By Louis Mian and Catherine Nicholls, CNN CNN — The trial of Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed “misogynist” online influencer accused of human trafficking and rape, can go ahead, a Romanian court said Friday. Tate was indicted in June along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian citizens on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women – allegations they have denied. The court in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, has not yet confirmed a trial date and the Tate brothers have already appealed the ruling, said Mateea Petrescu, a spokeswoman for the brothers. Romanian prosecutors alleged…

By Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News Iraqi social media influencer Om Fahad has been shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, according to local media reports. The attack happened in the capital’s eastern Zayne neighbourhood on Friday. Iraq’s interior ministry confirmed in a statement that a “woman known on social networking sites” had been killed by “unknown assailants”. It added that a “specialised work team” had been set up to investigate the circumstances of her death. Fahad, whose real name is Ghufran Sawadi, was reportedly shot in her car by a lone person with a gun riding a motorbike. An Iraqi…

By Halimah Olamide Chessmaster, Tunde Onakoya’s parents have been gifted a house by an unidentified samaritan. This is coming just after Tunde received a heroic welcome on the completion of his world record breaking achievement . Reacting to this gesture, Tunde took to his social media X handle to express his gratitude to the individual. He also recounted the jobs the struggles his parents went through just to ensure he had the opportunity to pursue his education. He wrote, “Today, an angel blessed my parents with a new home. It stands as the epitome of the greatest act of…

By Halimah Olamide Dr AbdulLateef Olugbon, Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Ilorin, says the ministry rescued 40 cows among the lot that ate from a fumigated rice farm on Saturday. The veterinary expert disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday. NAN recalls that 33 cows died after eating from the fumigated rice farm along Atere Road, Al-Hikma University campus, at the boundary of CAILS, Ilorin. The carcasses of the dead cows were allegedly distributed by certain people to butchers for sale. However, in a swift response, the state government visited…

By Halimah Olamide The Agege Local Government in Lagos State on Friday gave traders, scavengers and illegal occupants of railway lines, five days to vacate the area. Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman of the Council, gave the ultimatum at a public enlightenment on the ultimatum. The Lagos State Government and the council had earlier warned beggars and those traders on the rail tracks along Agege corridor to vacate the area within five days. The warning came as the council held an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting with some community members on March 17, ahead of the planned demolition of illegal structures…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Innocent Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The President also approved the appointment of Prince Ebitimi Amgbare as the Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority (NDRBDA). Barikor is an academic, politician and a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2015. Prince Amgbare is a retired naval officer and former commissioner…