A 26-year-old man, Sunday Adesina, has been arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court Saka Afunso for allegedly stealing a neighbour’s tricycle battery. The police prosecutor, ASP Celeb Leramo, told the court that the defendant allegedly, “on August 11, around 11.50 am at Omi-Olori Street in Ado-Ekiti, did steal a tricycle battery.” Leramo, who said the battery belonging to one Ajayi Olaniyi of the same address was valued at N22,000, adding that, “The offence is punishable under Section 295, 302(1)(a) of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.” Counsel for the defendant, Emmanuel…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme has confirmed that over 2,000 positive tuberculosis cases have been detected in the first half of 2023 in Plateau State. The Zonal Medical Officer in charge of the NTBLCP in the North Central, Dr. Shedrack Dimang, confirmed this Monday, 14 August in Jos at the commencement of the national tuberculosis testing week. According to Dimang, the positive cases were detected from hospitals and outreaches conducted in the state. “The rise in case detection is a result of an increase in public awareness and the public doing away with misconceptions as regards the…
There was excitement at the closed Vacation Football Camp organised by the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) for the coming National Youth Games, on Monday, 14 August, 2023 with the visit of former Super Eagles player, Seyi Olofinjana to the players. The camp became livened up when the ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers’ midfielder arrived at the camp during their evening training. Speaking to the players, Olofinjana advised them to keep their heads, remained disciplined and obey camp rules. He expressed joy and delight at the skills and technical abilities displayed by the players during training urging them not to rest on their…
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on Sunday, 13 August, 2023, facilitated the extradition of Samuel Ogoshi and his brother, Samson, to the United States of America, to face prosecution for sexually extorting numerous young men and teenage boys in the Western District of Michigan and across the U.S. The Commission had, sometime in May, 2023, initiated the extradition proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, against the Ogoshis alongside one Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert over exploitation of minors and production of pornography, following a request by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. The Ogoshis and Ezekiel were indicted…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested five senior officials in the Department of Farm Inputs Supports Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over alleged diversion of funds running into millions of naira They were said to have been arrested around 9 am on Thursday, 10 August, 2023 in a sting operation which lasted for about one hour in their office at the 5th Floor, Bank of Agriculture Building, Central Business District in Garki, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital According to Punch online report, ICPC detained four of the…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, took an unscheduled visit to Island Maternity Hospital on the Lagos Island, catching the medical personnel unaware. At 6:35pm, the Governor walked quietly into the hospital’s maternity ward where two expectant mothers were being examined. One of them, Odeyemi Omowunmi, is heavily pregnant but she is not yet due for delivery. The 37-year-old expectant mother was compelled to take admission weeks ahead of her scheduled delivery. Odeyemi’s forced hospitalisation was as a result of her unstable blood pressure — the condition that led to two previous miscarriages. In order not to lose the pregnancy, doctors…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu hosted the Super Falcons of Nigeria to a reception at the State House Abuja on Monday, 14 August, 2023. The First Lady who received some of the players, their technical team and officials of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), said the girls displayed dedication, resilience, team spirit with the zeal and strength that defines Nigeria. She paid glowing tribute to all the players who she said have represented Nigeria on the global stage, noting that the world took notice of the dexterity of the players. “Although the final…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) and with the support of MacArthur Foundation is set to host a policy dialogue on corruption, social norms and behavioural change on Tuesday, 15th August, 2023. The event, which will be physical and virtual, is aimed at addressing negative social norms bedeviling the country while provoking behavioural change in citizens. Nigeria’s Vice-President, Dr. Kashim Shettima, GCON, is the special guest of honour at the one-day event, while Prof. Toyin Falola of the Department of History at the University of Texas, Austin,…
The Presidential Amnesty Office is being rocked by a raging controversy over N1.9 billion deducted from trainees and beneficiaries of the programme. Investigations revealed that the alleged fraud involves the office of the Head of Reintegration of the office. The N1.9 billion were alleged to have been deducted from contracts that were executed under the Train, Employ and Mentor Programme initiated by a former Interim Administrator, Col Dikio. Under the TIEM, the beneficiaries of the programme were to be trained, employed and mentored to prevent them from straying after the programme. Investigations revealed that when General Ndiomu (Retd.) took over,…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Friday, 11 August, 2023 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Rebecca Kabu, one of the 277 Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram in 2014. The First Lady who received Rebecca along with the Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, promised to ensure that Rebecca is well taken care of medically and fit to return to school willingly. Senator OluRemi Tinubu while assuring that the remaining girls in captivity are not forgotten, appreciated the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), National Intelligence Agency…