Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Thursday, pledged sustained partnership with the military and other security agencies for effective security and socio-economic development of the state. Governor Oborevwori who was speaking while playing host to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, in Asaba, reiterated the state government’s support for security agencies in the state. While approving the construction of internal roads at the 6 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, he noted that the Army have been playing a significant role in the security architecture of the country. While commending the Army for their…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
A 39-year-old man, who removed his condom without the consent of the lady he was having sex with, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison by a United Kingdom court. Guy Mukendi from Brixton, south London, was on Thursday, 13 June, 2024, sentenced at Inner London Crown Court for the rape of a woman last year. The woman had consented to sex with Mukendi on the condition a condom was used, but he removed it without her consent. She reported the assault on May 9, 2023 and Mukendi was found guilty by a jury in a rare conviction on…
Police operatives in Delta State have arrested a 400-level student of the Delta State University identified as Nelson Eserada for faking his own abduction. The suspect, who was arrested alongside one Jerry Lawrence on Monday, 10 June, 2024 was said to had demanded a ransom of N50 million in bitcoin. The command’s spokesperson in a statement on Thursday, 13 June, 2024, said that the suspect’s father had already paid a sum of N5 million through a bitcoin account belonging to Lawrence. According to the police, “Following complaints received from the father of one Nelson Eserada ‘M’ at Abraka Division that…
The FCT Police Command has arrested six suspects who specialise in registering SIM cards with other innocent citizens identities & selling them to criminals The suspects, identified as: Ndubuisi Okeh, John Jock, Nafiu Tijani, Nasiru Sulaiman, John Njoku & Suleiman Musa were arrested on May 29, 2024 by a team of detectives from the State Intelligence Department Parading the suspects on June 13, the FCT Commissioner of Police, said the suspects sold the SIM cards to criminals between N3,000 & N5,000 He noted that a total of 1,100 registered SIM cards; registration machines; 2 fingerprint machines & a mobile phone…
By Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN Mr. Speaker, honourable members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to us all. We have a lot to be proud of, as we have to be thankful for. Those who were not born in 1993 or were too young to be fully cognitive will probably not understand what the big deal is. We have a right to disagree with the government, to call out governors, ministers, presidents and all who occupy our public offices, and we do not lose our liberties or lives for the sake of doing only…
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has urged political leaders to collaborate with grassroots leaders to address governance challenges confronting the country. The ICPC Chairman emphasised that the new policies and reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, offer a path for Nigeria to achieve greatness. Represented by the ICPC Kaduna State Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Prince Hassan Mohammed, Dr. Aliyu made this statement at the recent book launch in honor of President Tinubu, recently held at Arewa House in Kaduna. Dr. Aliyu, a Special Guest at the event, praised…
(Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, June 14, 2024) His parents named him Edison – after an American – Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, motion picture camera and the revolutionary music box known today as the turntable, among 1,093 patents. But no one calls him Ed(i)son, people call him Pelé, a name, which he initially rejected, long before the name became synonymous with soccer immortality. Born Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, the name Pelé was borne out of a childhood joke a preteen friend cracked on the street of Três Corações, São Paulo. The joke was on Pelé. Like many…
Wale Adekola is a lawyer, banker, mortgage/real estate practitioner and management consultant. Adekola is also a notary public and the presiding partner in the law firm of De-Cathedral & Associates (DCA). He is currently the Board Chair of Trustees of The Society Society for Notaries Public in Nigeria. In this interview, the respected legal practitioner speaks on the challenges facing notaries public in Nigeria and efforts to standardise the practice. Q: Sir, can you explain to us what a Notary Public is about ? A: Thank you for the question. A Notary public is someone who authenticates legal notes and…
Eruwa, a prominent community in Oyo State, was the scene of a peaceful protest by youths Thursday, 13 June, 2024. The protesters, comprising young individuals from various wards in Eruwa, gathered at New Garage to express their dissatisfaction with the prolonged absence of an Eleruwa in the town. The youths, bearing placards with inscriptions such as “appoint a king for Eruwa now” and “We need a monarch to represent our community”, urged the Oyo State Government to expedite the process of appointing a new king for Eruwa. According to the protesters, the lack of a monarch has hindered the community’s…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze. Yabuku is an accomplished economist and was Chief Economic Adviser to a former President from 2007 to 2010; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning in Katsina State from 1999 to 2003. The new Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Wagner College,…