Two estate agents, Adeola Ojo, 49, and Abiodun Akinlabi, 48, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly defrauding several accommodation seekers of N7.6m. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not stated, are facing three counts bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences, and stealing, preferred against them by…
A nurse was sentenced to life in prison for killing five babies and attempting to murder eight others at a hospital in Argentina, according to local media. Brenda Cecilia Aguero injected potassium and insulin into newborns between March and June 2022, taking doses from emergency medical carts without inventory control, prosecutors said. Under Argentine law,…
National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, has lamented that the federal government, rather than proposing long-term security measures, simply provides food palliatives and relief supplies in response to mass massacres. Tanko stated this while speaking in an exclusive interview with the newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday. The newsmen reports that Friday’s Yelwata…
Catholic faithful across Benue State on Thursday embarked on a solemn prayer walk, calling for divine intervention to restore lasting peace in the region. They also offered prayers for the souls of those killed in the wave of violence plaguing the state, especailly the recent attack on Yelwata in Guma LGA where many persons were…
The 36 state governors have agreed to work closely with the Federal Government to harmonise levies, eliminate illegal checkpoints, and enhance the free flow of goods across states as part of efforts to address food security issues. Speaking under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum led by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governors disclosed after a…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu All Progressives Congress, APC stakeholders from Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Kajola and Iwajowa federal constituency, Oke Ogun, Oyo State, have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for second term ahead of 2027 general election. The was their consensus at a meeting, pesided over by the state leader of the APC and former Deputy Governor of…
The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr. Paul Enenche, has turned down a N30 million donation from Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, urging instead that the funds be directed to orphanages or other charitable causes.The gesture occurred during a large outdoor evangelical crusade recently held by the church in Kebbi State. A…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has restated the agency’s position that assets recovered from corrupt individuals must be used in the interest of the Nigerian public. Olukoyede made the remark on Wednesday during an inspection visit to the Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, Southern Kaduna. The institution, formerly Nok…
President Bola Tinubu is expected in Kaduna State on Thursday (today) for the inauguration of several key developmental projects executed by the administration of Gov. Uba Sani. According to reports the visit is part of activities marking Governor Sani’s two years in office. The projects lined up for inauguration include the 300-bed Specialist Hospital in…
By Michael Adeyemo The Oyo State Steering Committee on Child Labour in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has called on the public to take a stand against child labour. This appeal was made during a sensitisation rally held at Moniya Market, Ibadan, in commemoration of the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour. A…