By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen have kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi on Monday, 19 June, 2023. It was gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and his wife were kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m Yagba East Local Government Council Chairman, Mr Abdulrasak Asiru, who confirmed the incident to NAN, described it as “very shocking” and “sad”. Asiru said he was still in shock over the incident, which had not happened in the area for almost two years. “I, as the council chairman and the people of…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kwara State firefighters on Monday, 19 June, 2023, recovered the corpse of a 57-year-old woman, Mrs Jamiu Sikirat, from a well in Ilorin, the state capital. The woman of the Ile-Agunko compound of Adeta area Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area, fell into the well on Monday evening around 6:42 pm. According to a report, the deceased woman went to fetch water at the well before one of her legs slipped off the ground and eventually fell into the well. According to the state fire service spokesman, Hassan Adekunle, the service was alerted through an exchange telephone…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Manchester United Player, Marcus Rashford, currently occupies first place among the list of wealthiest Three Lions footballers, the Sun reports. The report stated that Manchester United striker Rashford is the wealthiest player in the England squad. Rashford boasts a net worth of £65 million, and behind the 25-year-old is Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling, who has a net worth of £61 million. Rashford is also ahead of England captain and Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane who occupies third position in the list. According to The Sun, Kane is presently the third wealthiest player in the current England squad, as…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Director, Media and Publicity of the defunct All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), Bayo Onanuga, has said the appointment of new Service Chiefs by President Bola Tinubu was not based on favouritism. Recall that Tinubu sacked all Service Chiefs on Monday, 19 June, 2023 and named their replacements. Onanuga made this clarification on Monday, 19 June, 2023 through his official Twitter handle. Reacting to claims of nepotism, Onanuga stated that Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff, is from Enugu State in the South East geo-political zone; while Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have shot dead an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel, Emmanuel Igwe, and abducted his wife in Ebonyi State. Her whereabouts were yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing in this report It was gathered that the INEC staff, an Assistant Electoral Officer in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state, encountered the attackers while on his way back from Abia State in the Ishiagu area of the Uturu-Okigwe axis, on the night of Sunday, 18 June 2023 with his wife, when he was shot…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Colonel Adebisi Onasanya as Brigade of Guards Commander reports thegazellenews.com. This was contained in statement released from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation signed by a Director in the Office, Willie Bassey. The statement stated further that Lt Colonel Moshood Abiodun Yusuf was appointed 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro; Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa was appointed Commander of 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State; Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim was appointed Commander of 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger; while Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote was named Commander of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the public interest. “The dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended,” a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation signed by Willie Basset, Director of Information in the Office said. The statement stated further that, “In view…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Electricity tariff in the country is set to increase by over 40 per cent in the coming days, Guardian reports This development which is likely to cause hardship may eventually end all forms of energy subsidy in the country. Guardian reports that with a monthly subsidy of about N50 billion still in the electricity sector owing to revenue shortfall, the tariff hike due from July 1, may be another acid test for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s market reform. The administration has already removed subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and floated the naira, decisions that…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 54-year-old woman identified as Funmi Edeni could not contain her joy as she becomes a mother to triplets. She gave birth to the babies in Nigeria after six failed IVFs in the United Kingdom, UK. The woman shared the video on her Tiktok page. According to her, after the 6th IVF failed in the UK, she was advised to go to Nigeria and try the IVF clinics. According to Edeni, she took the advice and came to Nigeria to do the 7th IVF, which was successful. She disclosed in her video she welcomed a set of…
There have been torrential rainfall in Lagos in the past one week but the one that poured down on Thursday, 15 June, 2023, it was the heaviest of the lot. It left devastating effects on the various communities and households in Lagos with properties worth millions of Naira destroyed. The greatest tragedy however was the loss of lives and the Agege community appeared to be the highest hit. According to reports, more than eight people were feared killed on Thursday, 15 June, 2023 in Agege alone as a result of the flood that swept through the Abattoir area of the…