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Odibo Victory The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 23 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged ponzi scheme and visa fraud in Ota area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson,DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Monday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the suspects were arrested on Aug. 4 at about 11 a.m. by operatives attached to the Atan-Ota Division of the Command. “The raid followed credible intelligence received by the police concerning suspected fraudulent activities at the location. “The police personnel promptly mobilised, secured the premises and arrested the suspects for further investigation. “23…

Odibo Victory No fewer than 10,210 personnel has been deployed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to reinforce security during Saturday’s Osun governorship election. This was contained in a statement issued by the corps’ Spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, on Monday in Abuja. Afolabi said that the personnel deployed comprised of 10,000, operational officers while the remaining 210 were from intelligence and specialised tactical units. He revealed that 1,000 of the deployed personnel were drawn from 10 state commands of the corps. The Spokesperson said that the Commandant General (CG), Ahmed Audi, had directed the deployment of specialised formations with…

Odibo Victory Former Co- CEO of Opay, Olu Akanmu has launched a personal website to showcase two decades of work on buisness and technology. Akanmu disclosed this development in a post on social media stating that the website contains essays, speeches, podcasts and videos on business strategy, technology and extensive work as a public intellectual. He also said the website brings together his extensive body of work as a public intellectual spanning more than two decades, including authored strategy essays covering industries such as healthcare, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), telecommunications, banking, retail and fintech. The website also features links to…

Odibo Victory The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a shipment containing 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms and assorted rifle parts at the Tin Can Island Port Command. This was disclosed by the service Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement, on Sunday in Abuja. Maiwada said the seizure was confirmed on Sunday after Customs completed the coupling and examination of the arms shipment, which was initially discovered as crates of knocked-down components concealed in a container. He said NCS’s Comptroller-General(C-G), Bashir Adeniyi, had disclosed the interception of the container containing the concealed firearm components, which were preliminarily identified as Jojef…

Odibo Victory Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate, Mercedes, has become the second housemate to be evicted from the reality show. Her eviction was announced by the host, Ebuka Obi, during the live eviction show on Sunday. Mercedes’ eviction came shortly after Martins, another housemate, was evicted from the show. Following her exit from the house, Ebuka had a brief conversation with Mercedes, asking what she thought led to her eviction. Mercedes said she did not know what went wrong but noted that she did not consider her eviction a loss, adding that she was excited about what was ahead. “I…

Odibo Victory Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate Martins has been evicted from the reality show, while fellow housemate, Nomy has received her first strike. Martins is the first housemate to be evicted since the show kicked off this month. The eviction, which was announced by the host, Ebuka, was captured during the show’s live eviction show on Sunday. During the live show, a video showing how Nomy repeatedly violated Big Brother’s orders was played before Biggie issued her a strike. NPO Reported that Nomy was previously named the week’s “Benchwarmer” after recording the worst performance in the HoH challenge. As…

Odibo Victory Atunse Healthcare Ltd. has launched in Lagos with plans to manufacture and distribute advanced biologics in Nigeria and develop the specialist workforce required to support their use. The company, which commenced operations on Friday, said its long-term ambition was to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported medicines and overseas healthcare by building local capacity in advanced medicine. Atunse said it was already treating patients across six service lines, including aesthetic medicine, longevity and vitality, men’s wellness, women’s wellness, musculoskeletal support and neurological care. Speaking at the launch, Fatima Aliko Dangote, Group Executive Director of Commercial Operations for Oil &…

Odibo Victory Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season’s Gambit, Flora, has been tasked with removing all wrappers in the house, including hers, by Big Brother. The directive came during Flora’s first diary session with Big Brother on Sunday, marking her first task since she was appointed as the Gambit of the season. During the session, Big Brother told Flora that her first mission was to remove all the wrappers in the house. Confused by the instruction, Flora asked Big Brother to clarify what he meant by “wrappers.” Big Brother explained that he was referring to the wrappers the housemates wear around…

By Tunde Rahman With just a few days before the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political calculus is already shifting. The election is a two-way horse race between incumbent Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of the Accord Party and his challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji – popularly branded as AMBO. While no election is won on paper, three key factors – party structure, voter disenchantment with the incumbent, and the imperative of alignment with the centre – will likely determine where the pendulum swings. APC in Osun has spent the last two years…

Odibo Victory The season 11 BBnaija housemate, Nomy, has been barred from attending the Saturday night party by Big Brother.  Sheba, the current Head of House (HoH) delivered the Directive from Big Brother. The event, which is making rounds on social media, was captured in the reality shows livestream, few minutes to before the night party commenced. According to reports, Nomy was initially punished for finishing last in a HoH challenge, which made her the week’s “Benchwarmer,” and then for not properly following those rules. From the HoH challenge, Nomy had the worst performance in the challenge, so Biggie (Big…