By Abimbola Oguunaike A man identified as Sunday Oluwafemi has been jailed for to life by a High Court Sitting in Akure, Ondo State for defiling a nine-year-old girl. Oluwafemi was arrested for committing the offence in Akure in 2019 with his wife’s niece living with the couple and was arraigned before Justice Yemi Fasanmi on one count of rape. The convict committed the offence on 24th November 2019, contrary to Section 31 (1) of the Child’s Right Laws of Ondo State, 2012 and Sections 218 and 257 of the Criminal Code Law of Ondo State, 2006. After a series…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Osun State Fire Service has confirmed that three persons died after being trapped inside a well at the Ojoro area of Owode Ede, Ede North local government area of the state Thegazellenews.com gathered that two of the deceased were siblings who worked as masons known in local parlance as bricklayers. The victims: Waliu Adediran, 31 years old; and his younger brother, 22-year-old Lateef Adediran; were contracted to work on the building construction project of a 46-year-old pastor identified as Pastor Adebayo Oluwasina when the incident occurred. The spokesperson of the state fire service, Adekunle Ibrahim revealed that they…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The body of ex-Chelsea and Newcastle player, Christian Atsu has been found dead in the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey. Atsu’s agent, Nana Sechere confirmed the death of the Ghanaian born footballer in his Twitter handle on Saturday, 18 February, 2023. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce to all well-wishers that sadly Christian Atsu’s body was recovered this morning. My deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers and support. “I ask that whilst we make…
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebenezer Alaro was killed in Ilesa, Osun State on Friday, 17 February, 2023, reports thegazellenews.com. This medium learnt that the politician was killed infront of his father’s house in Aromire area of the ancient town. The deceased was traced home and shot dead after he participated in the early morning rally organised by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt Hon Timothy Owoeye to drum support for the candidates of APC in the Saturday, 25 February, and Saturday, 11 March, 2023 election. Rt. Hon. Owoeye has condemned the killing calling…
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Adamu Abdullahi, has summoned all the state Governors elected on the platform of the party to a crucial emergency meeting in Abuja. According to an invitation message by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, the meeting has been scheduled to take place on Sunday, 19 February, 2023 at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Although reasons for the emergency meeting is not known, it may not have been unconnected to the cash crisis generated by the New Naira note policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Over 120 frontline Anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations, on Friday, held a massive town hall meeting, in Lagos, to round off their week-long protest against what they called “Politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Disobedience of Court Orders and Infringement on Human Rights of Nigerians” under the leadership of Abdulrasheed Bawa. The protesters, who began to have a large following on social and conventional media, since their first public protest Friday, 10 February, 2023, gave the Inspector-General of Police a seven-day ultimatum to effect the Court order that committed Bawa to prison for contempt, noting that the EFCC’s alleged…
Our attention has been drawn to a fake viral news published by the Peoples Gazette, claiming Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate has asked APC governors to ignore President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast and enforce the Supreme Court ruling on the recirculation of old Naira notes. The publication by the platform is fake . Tinubu never issued such an order. Mr Dele Alake, the APC-PCC Adviser on Media and Communications never issued such advisory on behalf of Asiwaju Tinubu. The message quoted by Peoples Gazette was being randomly shared on WhatsApp. Mr Alake was not the author. Asiwaju Tinubu has…
Thousands of youths on Friday, 17 February, 2023, drummed support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, calling on Lagos residents to vote for them in the forthcoming elections. The youths during a walk, which lasted for about three hours from Itire and terminated with a rally at Palm Avenue in the Mushin area of Lagos State, urged eligible voters to vote for all APC candidates for good governance at federal, state, and local governments. The youths during a ‘Great Mushin Youth Mega Rally’, convened by Permanent…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested an accountant of Oando Filling Station, Dutse Alhaji, Abuja over alleged racketeering of the new Naira notes. This latest arrest followed the continued onslaught by the Commission on some elements who have taken advantage of the scarcity of the new Naira notes to swindle unsuspecting Nigerians. The ICPC Monitoring Team had earlier received a tip-off that the said filling station deliberately disconnected its Point of Sale (POS) services so that motorists could not have access to the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called Petrol, using their Automated Teller Machine…
Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has attributed the current hardship occasioned by fuel and naira scarcity to “elements” bent on scuttling the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 poll. Gbajabiamila stated this in Lagos on Tuesday, 14 February, 2023, during the launching of the second phase of a transport initiative called ‘Gbaja Ride’ for his Surulere constituents. The 35 low-fare buses will ply different routes in Surulere and its environs. “As your representative and speaker, I have a good understanding of the current hardships and discomfort…