Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for adopting the Public Private Partnership model as a vehicle for driving the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking during the one-day Public Private Partnerships, PPP, summit organized by the Commission at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, Umana said that it was in line with the emphasis of Federal Government to harness the expertise and energies of all stakeholders and partners in all efforts to develop the Niger Delta region. The Minister said the summit was in tandem with his…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday arraigned the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyeloogun, before a state high court in Akure presided over by Justice Adegboyega Adebusoye over alleged N2.4 million fraud committed in 2019. Oleyeloogun was arraigned alongside the state lawmaker representing Akoko South West Constituency I, Felemu Bankole, and a civil servant in the state, Segun Bankole, over a two-count charge. The alleged fraud was said to have been committed when four lawmakers of the Assembly were supposed to have attended a two-day seminar organised by the National Productivity Centre,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A young Nigerian woman has reportedly got pregnant for her best friend’s fiance just two months to their wedding. A Twitter user, identified as @praiseoghre, shared the incident on the microblogging platform after the lady sought her counsel. She claimed the woman only slept with her best friend’s fiancé on one occasion, which resulted in the pregnancy, and she is at a loss for what to do. According to her, the best friend’s wedding is in two months, and she doesn’t know whether to report herself to her friend before the wedding or keep it a secret.“A…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) said only God can stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29th. The Chief Spokesperson of the defunct Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not nursing any fear concerning the inauguration Tinubu.Keyamo who stated this on Tuesday, 25 April, 2023, added that any opposition member who thinks Tinubu will not be sworn in as President on May 29 for legal reasons is living in fools paradise.Speaking on the return of Tinubu to the country after…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 32-year-old woman, Oladitan Olufunmilayo, was on Tuesday, 25April, 2023 sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for trafficking in banned substances. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the jail term after the convict pleaded guilty to five counts of trafficking in banned drugs preferred against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. NDLEA prosecutor, Augustine Nwagu, told the court that the convict was arrested with the prohibited drugs on November 3, 2022, at Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc Export Shed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, during the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division presided over Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi has sentenced one Ismaila Ojo to death by hanging for strangulating a man, Kareem Adu, over a motorcycle. Ojo was charged to court and found guilty of a count of murder which was committed on May 13, 2018. Justice Ogunyemi said that having carefully considered and weighed the evidence adduced before the court, “it is my finding that the defendant caused the death of the deceased by holding and pressing his neck and throat. “On the whole, I find the defendant guilty as charged.…
The trial of gun wielding pastor of theHouse on the Rock Refuge Church, Wuye, Abuja Uche Aigbe, on charges of alleged unlawful possession of firearm, was stalled on Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 in Abuja due to absence of his counsel in Court. The counsel, Uche Uzukwu, was not in due to what he claimed as other engagement before an Election Petition Tribunal. At the resumed trial, Magistrate Abdulaziz Ismail drew the attention of the court to a letter by Uzukwu seeking adjournment of the trial at his instance. Magistrate Ismail noted that the adjournment was at the instance of the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ahead of Wednesday’s, 26 April, 2023 Premier League clash at Manchester City, Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said he will “kill” any of his players who are intimidated. The Gunners go into the game five points ahead of City.However, the champions have two outstanding games to play and can take control of the title race with victory at the Etihad.Arteta is convinced his team can pull off a massive result at the Etihad, but made it clear they have to be prepared for the biggest game of their season.When asked whether there was any danger of his…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Singapore has hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment. A spokesman for the Singapore Prisons Service told AFP, saying: “Singaporean Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had his capital sentence carried out today, Wednesday, 26 April, 2023 at Changi Prison Complex. The execution was carried out despite a plea by the United Nations Human Rights Office for Singapore to “urgently reconsider” the hanging and calls by British tycoon Richard Branson to halt it. Tangaraju was convicted in 2017 of “abetting by engaging in a conspiracy to traffic”…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of a fire incident in Bodija Market, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was reported that a section of the plank market was affected by the late night fire.The incident occurred Tuesday evening, 25 April, 2023.The cause of the fire outbreak was unknown as of the time of filing this report.The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident to newsmen last night in Ibadan.South West Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Saheed Akiode says that men of the agency have been mobilised to the scene. “We…