By Abimbola Ogunnaike Tragedy occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 6 April, 2024 in the commercial town of Ore, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two siblings. The siblings, whose identities were yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, met their gruesome death when a truck loaded with sand rammed into their motorcycle at the Idi-Mango axis of Ore along the Okitipupa-Ore highway. It was gathered that the accident was caused by carelessness on the part of the siblings as they attempted to navigate…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Few weeks after 17 Nigerian military officers who were on peace mission were killed in Okuama community in Delta state, another Lieutenant Colonel and six soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno State. It was gathered that Boko Haram insurgent ambushed the soldiers at Kamuya, a village close to Buratai, home town of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd). A security source said the soldiers paid a supreme price on their way to Damaturu to buy fuel. “It’s very sad; they were soldiers of 135 Special Force BN FOB…
The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, ES/CEO, of the National Lottery Trust Fund, NLTF, Bello Maigari, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for helping to widen the revenue base of the Fund through enhanced remittance inflows from N800million to N2.1billion annually. He gave the commendation in Abuja on Thursday, April 4, 2024 when he led his management team on a courtesy visit to the corporate headquarters of the Commission. Maigari stated that the intervention of the EFCC assisted his Fund to grow its revenue profile and number of lottery operators “Before the Commission’s intervention, remittance…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Ilorin based clergyman, Prophet Adeniyi James is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) for allegedly defrauding a member of his church to the tune of N3.9 million. A statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Saturday, 6 April, 2024 said the Ilorin Zonal Command arrested James on Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 for the alleged offence. It was gathered that James is the General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Ilorin. Oyewale noted that the victim, Oluwole Babarinsa, in…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Bayer Leverkusen are just three points from a first Bundesliga title after a 1-0 win at Union Berlin on Saturday, 6 April, 2024 with Bayern Munich letting a 2-0 lead slip to lose 3-2 at Heidenheim. Bayern were cruising with a two-goal lead at half-time thanks to strikes from Harry Kane and Serge Gnabry but conceded three times in the second half, losing their second match in a row. Florian Wirtz converted a penalty in Leverkusen’s hard-fought win, meaning Xabi Alonso’s side need just three points from their remaining six matches to clinch a first league title…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), on Friday, 5 April, 2024 declared that elections would be conducted into the councils of 23 Local Government Areas of the state on July 6, 2023. Chairman of BSIEC, John Chen, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Makurdi, the state capital, to unveil action plans as well as activities lined up towards the exercise. According to Chen, the elections would be conducted for chairmen and councilors into the local government councils and council wards, including the expected newly created council wards in the state. BSIEC chairman said the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dissociated the party from what they described as the local government elections scheduled to take place tomorrow, Saturday, 6 April, 2024. The party, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Doifie Buokoribo, stated that the APC in the State does not have an iota of confidence in the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission, BYSIEC, which is composed of card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). He alleged that there was an already prepared list of winners which would be announced after the election on April…
Attempts by police authorities to harass the Foundation for Investigative Journalism over its reports alleging serious smuggling abuses within the Nigerian Customs Service reflects poorly on the reputation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s democratic credentials. This was the assertion of former Presidential Spokesperson, Mr. Laolu Akande during the weekly Inside Sources With Laolu Akande programme on Channels TV Friday, 5 April, 2024. Since after the Founder/Editor in Chief of the FIJ, Mr. Fisayo Soyombo released a documentary last month detailing allegations of abuses of public trust and abetting of smugglers by officials within the Customs, the Nigerian Police has invited…
Soulcomms, a leading Strategic Communications and Engagement Agency has marked a significant milestone – its 20th anniversary. This momentous occasion not only commemorates two decades of excellence and innovation but also signals a new chapter with the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer. The company’s 20th anniversary celebration was marked with an exclusive Cocktail event with the theme, “20 Years of Soulful Engagement.” Clients, Industry Stakeholders, former staff of the company, and other esteemed guests graced the colourful occasion. The highpoint of the occasion was the unveiling of Soulcomms’ 20th Anniversary commemorative logo. Reflecting on the beginning, Udeme Ufot, Group Managing…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to cancel the recent increment in electricity tariff across the country. Recall that the NERC recently approved a 300 per cent tariff increment for Band A consumers, allowing power distribution companies to raise electricity prices for city dwellers from N68 to N225 per kilowatt-hour with effect from April 1, 2024. In a statement issued on Friday, 5 April, 2024 in Abuja, Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda, described the hike as “inhuman and evil”.…