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The daughter of former Iya Oloja of Ibadanland, late Alhaja Aminat Abiodun, was on Wednesday shot dead by gunmen at her house in Bashorun area of the city. Fatimah was said to have been shot on the head by the gunmen that stormed her residence in Bashorun area, Bodija, Ibadan. It was gathered that the gunmen left her house after ensuring that she was dead and did not take away anything from the house. A family source, who preferred anonymity, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday. “Our sister, the daughter of the late Iya Oloja Abiodun, was assassinated in Basorun,…
World Health Organisation (WHO) says almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat as it marks two years of declaring COVID-19 a pandemic. On Friday marks two years since WHO characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The UN health agency’s assessment was made six weeks after the virus was declared a global health emergency when there were fewer than 100 cases and no deaths outside China. Two years later, more than six million people have died. “Although reported cases and deaths are declining globally, and…
UN humanitarians have warned that the exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries. The head of UN Children Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the stricken coastal city of Mariupol, which has been under heavy bombardment for days. Till date, more than 2.2 million people have fled Ukraine according to UN refugee agency (UNHCR), most have found shelter in Poland and more than 200,000 have reached Hungary. Slovakia has taken in more than 150,000 people from its embattled neighbour since Feb.…
Governor of Kaduna state Nasir El-Rufai has said that the era of Governor of Yobe State as acting chairman of the All Progressive Congress is gone forever. He said the new acting chairman Governor Sani Bello has the full support of President Muhammadu Buhari and at least 19 Governors of the party. Speaking on Wednesday on Channels Television, the Kaduna Governor said whenever Buni returns to Nigeria, he will only be doing so as Governor of his state. Buni is gone, the secretary is gone. Gov. Bello is in charge and he has the backing of President Muhammadu Buhari and…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid for a further amendment of the Electoral Act was on Wednesday thrown out by the Upper chamber of the National Assembly. The Electoral Act Amendment Bill failed to scale through second reading on the floor during plenary. The move to reject the bill was signaled by a call from Senator Adamu Aliero for it to be stepped down after the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, moved a motion for the bill to be read a second time. Aliero, who came under a point of Order, drew the attention of his colleagues to the provision of Rule 52(5)…
Nigerian musician, Timaya Inetimi, has been accused of hitting a victim. The police have invited the artiste for questioning. The victim, Damilola Osinubi, who broke her silence a week after the incident, revealed Timaya had hit her car but refused to stop until he was caught in traffic in his gree g-Wagon car. Osinubi had landed in the hospital after the celebrity allegedly refused to acknowledge he had damaged her car but zoomed off. She had alleged that Timaya had pulled her along with the moving car leading to serious injuries to her person. “ Timaya was driving against the…
Former Governor of Borno, Ali Modu-Sherif and others who are eyeing the national chairmanship of the All Progressive Congress have had their hopes dashed as the party on Wednesday affirmed its zoning formula. The Abdulraszaque AbdulRahman-led zoning committee of the party had submitted its report to the new acting chairman of the party, Governor Sani Bello shortly after assuming office on Monday. The Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party has finally released the zoning arrangement for the March 26 National Convention. The party zoned the national chairman to the North-Central while the South West will produce the National…
There is fire outbreak at the Alakara bus stop Idi-Oro Mushin area of Lagos State. According to the statement released by the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, he revealed that the fire started around 1:17pm from 33,000 tanker fully loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as Petrol. As at the time of filling this report, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained but officials of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have been mobilized and they are currently on top of the situation. The statement advised motorists to seek alternative routes away from the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja fixed March 23, to hear an application by the Federal Government seeking for the suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s extradition to the United States (U.S). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on March 3, reported that the Federal Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022. The suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Alhaji Kyari to the United States of America,” was dated and filed March 2. While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in the application. Kyari was formerly the…
The Federal High Court in Ibadan has adjourned a suit challenging the power of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the accounts of the Oyo State Government till May 11. The Presiding Judge, Justice Uche Agomoh, adjourned sitting till May 11 for hearing of the preliminary objection. The Oyo State Government instituted the suit against the EFCC, Attorney-General of the Federation, President of the Federation and Chairman of EFCC. At the resumed proceedings on Wednesday, Counsel to Oyo State Government, Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo (SAN), who is also the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, said the respondents…