By: Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), on Friday, concluded screening of Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates in the forthcoming Local Government Councils Election in the state. The screening exercise, which was held at OYSIEC premises, Agodi – Gate, Ibadan, allowed the commission to ascertain qualified candidates based on information provided and criteria…
Police in Edo State have arrested the husband of Mrs Toluige Olokoobi after she committed suicide. Olokoobi was the mother to Oreofeoluwa Lawal-Babalola, the little boy whose video went viral after begging his mother with “Mummy, calm down” in 2020. Oreofeoluwa became popular on social media platforms after a video went viral of him in…
In its efforts to stem the tide of revenue loss in the solid mineral sector, the Federal Government has trained a total of 120 youths and women in Plateau State on artisanal and small-scale mining. The week-long capacity building, which was done through the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission in partnership with the United…
The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Hon. Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, has been reported dead. Newsmen report that the late chairman was confirmed dead around 4:30 am at a hospital in Lokoja, where he was rushed to after he slumped at his residence. The paper said sympathisers were seen trooping into his family house at…
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday charged the leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to encourage more women to join the military. Tinubu gave the charge in an address read by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima at the Defence Headquarter’s one day Gender Mainstreaming Conference with the theme,…
The second round of the National immunisation plus days on Polio will commence in Ondo state from Saturday, 11th to Thursday, 16th of November, 2023. During the programme, children from age zero to five years will be administered with oral polio vaccine. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on polio eradication, the permanent secretary, Ondo state…
The Nigeria Police Force have said the Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has never withdrawn police officers attached to important personalities in the country. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, clarified that the IGP only withdrew Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel from certain important personalities. According to Adejobi, the…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has admitted the embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to bail. The court ordered that he should be released to his counsel and must be produced in court when needed. The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi, also ordered him to deposit all his travel documents with the court’s registrar….
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has explained why no fewer than 14,000 Nigerians living in the country risk deportation. Scholz said it is attributed to the spike in the number of Nigerians seeking asylum, with a great number of them without identification cards and Nigerians who have behaved well in their country to benefit Nigeria….
The Federal Government has inaugurated enhanced e-passport facilities at selected Nigerian Embassies in Italy, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, inaugurated the facilities at the Nigerian Embassy in Rome, Italy. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Adedotun Aridegbe, on Tuesday in Abuja, stated the new passport processing centers…