By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State presided over by Magistrate M.O Tanimola, on Friday, 2 February, 2024, remanded a man named, Mohammed Isiaka, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl. Tanimola ordered that Isiaka be kept at the Kirikiri Custodial Facility pending advice from the state director of public prosecutions. The court did not take the plea of the defendant. Tanimola adjourned the case until March 1 for mention. The prosecutor, Inspector Donjour Perezi told the court that the defendant committed the offence on January 25, on Adebimpe Street, Kosofe, Mile 12, Ketu, Lagos State. Perezi submitted that…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian popular Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, mostly addressed as, K1 De Ultimate, has categorically told President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are currently going through hard times, suffering and angry with his government due to the current state of the economy which has brought hardship to millions of people. K1, who said this in a video recording that surfaced on Thursday, 1 February, 2024, during one of his recent stage performances, said Nigerians are crying, and he pleaded with the President to find a quick fix to the problems before the opposition ride on that to criticise his…
Misters of Nigeria recently unveiled the Top 100 contestants for the highly anticipated 2024 competition, signaling the commencement of an exhilarating journey for these outstanding young men. In a press statement, the pageant organizers stated that the contestants were carefully selected after engaging in several tasks designed to showcase their talents, intellect, and charisma. Following this phase, the competition will narrow down to the Top 37, with each contestant representing the diverse and vibrant states of Nigeria. The brand further revealed that Top 37 contestants will advance to the next stage, competing for a coveted spot in the grand finale.…
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Saturday, 3 February, 2024, apprehended an articulated truck driver after crushing a scavenger pushing wheelbarrow to death by Mile 12 market, Ikorodu Road, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the accident happened between a 16-tyre an articulated truck ‘DAF’ (LSR 901 XV) and a scavenger pushing a wheelbarrow on the main carriage way by Mile 12 market inward Ketu along Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos. Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of an articulated truck lost control while on top speed due to…
Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will revive its 180 tonnes per day Rice Mill at Elele Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its efforts to ensure food security in the region. The NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, who stated this during an inspection visit to the rice mill, described the suspension of production at the factory as disheartening. He explained that the rice mill was established as part of NDDC’s industrialisation strategies and expressed optimism that when it returns to full production, it would create employment opportunities for youths. Antai said:…
By Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD Writing is the activity or occupation of composing text as a task or for publication. While writing is a taxing engagement, academic writing is the height of the onerous task of writing. A good start to this piece would be to explain what academic writing is not as a roadmap to what it is. In his 2022 book titled “Academic Writing”, Jeffrey R. Wilson submits that academic writing “is not creative writing like fiction and poetry, where the goal is to entertain. It is not the journalistic writing that you read in the news, where the…
Kwara State Government has opened the second service lane of the Tunde Idiagbon Flyover in Tanke to ease the traffic along that axis. The government had earlier opened one of the service lanes, but the second one was opened on Wednesday afternoon along with the tributary roads emptying into it as construction work ramps up on the imposing bridge. The state Commissioner for Works, Hon Abdulqowiyu Olododo stated this in Ilorin during a facility tour of the bridge and other road projects in some parts of the metropolis. “This afternoon, we have opened the second service lane for ease of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen, on the night of Thursday, 1 February, 2024 , invaded Koro community, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, killed the community’s monarch, Olukoro of Koro, General Segun Aremu, (rtd) and abducted his wife, alongside two others. The State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, confirmed the sad incident, just as he also condemned the killing of the Olukoro of Koro, AbdulRazaq, who described the killing as reckless, shocking and abominable, charged the security agencies not to spare any resources to track down the perpetrators, free the spouse and others taken away, and bring the perpetrators to book. “We will…
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, , Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, February 1, 2024, admitted new evidence against former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris in a trial-within-trial. Idris, first defendant in a 14-count charge bordering on gratification, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of over N109 billion, in a sudden twist, claimed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) obtained his statement under duress, necessitating a trial-within-trial to determine the veracity of his claim. He is standing trial alongside three others: his company, Mr. Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed…