By Abimbola Ogunnaike Three men are currently in police cell in eastern Bihar State, India in connection with the death of a Muslim man, who was brutally assaulted on suspicion of carrying beef. Head of Rasulpur Police Station in Bihar, Ramchandra Tiwari, confirmed the arrest of the suspects during an announcement on Saturday, 11 March, 2023 where the crime took place. The victim, identified as 56-year-old Naseem Qureshi, died earlier this week after being attacked by a Hindu-radical mob for being suspected of carrying beef. According to a police statement in court, Qureshi was allegedly surrounded by more than 20…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE In the choice of a fitting title for this piece, the late Professor Tai Solarin, one of Nigeria’s foremost educators and social activists, readily came to mind. May the labour of our heroes’ past not be in vain! That said, the title of the write-up suggests an overview of an anticipated journey and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Metaphorically, a rough road suggests an onerous means of achieving arduous set goals. However, the good news is that it keeps the journeying people awake and at alert all the time, because the road is not smooth. Coming…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has ruled that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by law to determine the mode of collating and transmitting election results. Justice Nwite also held that only INEC had the prerogative to direct how a polling unit presiding officer should transfer election results, including the total number of accredited voters and results of the ballot. According to him, collating and transferring election results manually in the 2023 general elections could not be said to be contrary to the relevant provisions of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a13-year-old boy, Ope Babalola, for allegedly shooting to death a three-year-old girl, Esther Samuel, in Kukudi village in Imasayi, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state The teenage boy, it was gathered shot the minor dead with a dane gun said to belong to one Semiu Adegesin. The command also confirmed the arrest of Adegesin. The Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the development during a press briefing with newsmen on Friday, 10 March, 2023, said Adegesin, the owner of the gun had been arrested…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said the allegation leveled against him by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) that he rigged the presidential election could lead to a lawsuit. Yakubu issued a reply to PDP on Friday, 10 March, 2023, after the party asked him to resign. The opposition charged the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the Electoral Chief over alleged manipulation of election results. A statement by Yakubu’s Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi said the call was misplaced and challenged the PDP to prove its claims in…
Prince Ade Omole, Director of Diaspora Directorate, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has assured the party’s members that APC will win in the Presidential Election Tribunal. He gave the assurance at a dinner held at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Thursday, 9 March, 2023, organised by the Directorate to appreciate its members and to thank God for the party’s victory at the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party are currently in court challenging the outcome of the election, alleging…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The death toll from the landslides in Indonesia’s western province of Riau Islands earlier this week rose to 33 with 21 others missing, a disaster agency official said on Friday, March 10, 2023. The disaster-hit Natuna Regency on Monday already evacuated 1,300 people after the landslides destroyed houses, Syariffuddin Muhammad, secretary of Natuna disaster management and mitigation agency, told Xinhua during a telephone interview. Head of National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, Suharyanto said that aid has been sent to the landslide-hit area, and telecommunication access there has also been improved and the damaged roads are being…
Another fully loaded 40ft containerised truck on Friday, 10 March, 2023, fell on an SUV car with registration no EKY 723 OS at Ago Palace Road inward Ago Palace from Apple Junction inward Mile 2. Investigation revealed that the 40ft containerised truck had a break failure and crushed the SUV car from the rear. LASTMA officials led by Zone 5 ‘Bravo’ Ige Omolaja confirmed that no casualty was recorded during the accident. He confirmed further that LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) has been contacted for immediate evacuation. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Bolaji Oreagba appealed to motorists particularly truck owners and…
For Fidelity Bank, the idea of Empowering Her goes beyond providing a workplace that equips women to thrive to building a world where the rights of women are respected. Speaking on this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme #EmbraceEquity, and how it reflects the bank’s objective, the Bank’s MD/CEO, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, stated that, “Gender equality is linked to the realization of human rights for all. On our Board, female to male ratio is 45%. We do not consider gender, tribe, or religion when we make employment decisions”. “We hope her words resonate with you as we celebrate every woman all over the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kogi State Government on Friday, 10 March, 2023 ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals and businesses rejecting the old naira notes. A statement by state Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo congratulated Nigerians on the “historic ruling of the Supreme Court”. The Supreme Court last week ruled that both the old and new naira notes remain legal tenders until December 31, 2023. Fanwo explained that the Yahaya Bello administration joined other states to pursue the case to ease the hardship occasioned by the unavailability of cash. According to him, it was unacceptable that some persons and…