The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate a member, Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, over allegations of assault on an e-hailing driver. This followed the adoption of a motion on a Matter of Privilege Pursuant to Order 6 of the House Rule, moved by the House Leader, Prof Julius Ihonvbere at plenary on Tuesday, 29 October, 2024. Ihonvbere while raising a matter of privilege, drew the attention of the House to the trending video and report over the encounter between a member and a Bolt driver. The House Leader informed the parliament that over the…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Famous Nigerian highlife musician, Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour and his counterpart in the music industry, Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, better known as Kcee, are presently in war of words with each other over who owns the Igbo cultural music genre. Flavour accused his colleague, Kcee of copying his style, while the later said they are not on same level in the music industry. Flavour, the ‘Nabania’ exponent took to his X handle on Monday, 28 October, 2024 throw shade at someone for copying his music style. He wrote, “Copy copy akaria.” While Flavour didn’t mention anyone, it didn’t take long for fans…
Famous veteran Nigerian actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has made public how her state abandoned her during illness. Speaking in an interview with Nollywood on Radio, the Abia State born explained that she can never render any free services to her people because of their lack of support. “I have personally decided that there is nothing my Abia State will call me for, that I would go for free. “They would pay through their nose for me to go. I’m from Arochukwu local government area of the state. “It was the fame I had through the roles I played in a series…
Ahead of the Ondo State gubernatorial election, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged the people of the state to vote massively for the party. Ganduje, who spoke on Monday, 28 October, 2024 while inaugurating a 305-member national campaign council for the November 16 governorship election, said since President Bola Tinubu is from the region, it would be respectful to vote for the ruling party. Thegazellenews.com reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is the chairman of the campaign council, while Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State and Governor Bassey Otu of Cross…
The kidnappers of Rev Fr Thomas Oyode, a Catholic priest and Rector of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School, Ivanokpodi, in Agenegbode, Etsako East Local Government of Edo State, have demanded a ransom of N200 million before he can regain his freedom. Recall that the Catholic priest was abducted on Sunday, 27 October, 2024at about 7 p.m. at the seminary school. Oyode was said to have told the abductors to take him in place of the two students of the institution they had kidnapped. It was gathered that the kidnappers made contact with the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, led by Bishop…
A 34-year-old man, identified as Segun Adegbite, was found macheted to death at a construction site near WitchTech Factory on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relation Officer, state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the sad development through a statement issued on Tuesday, 29 October, 2024. According to Odutola, the incident was reported to the Sagamu division of the command by one Adedeji Adegbola. The state police image-maker said Adegbola reported that the local security guard attached to the construction site, identified as Hassan, informed him at about 10:00 a.m. on Monday that a violent altercation was taking place…
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife in Osun State Monday, 28 October, 2024 staged a protest and chased out representatives of former Vice Chancellor Professor Wale Omole during an orientation programme for freshers. It was gathered that the incident underscored lingering tensions surrounding the tragic cult-related killings of five students at the university in 1999. The protest erupted when a delegation led by the Laaroke of Wanikin, Oba ‘Kole Ojutalayo, arrived at Oduduwa Hall to represent the Omole Foundation at the orientation event. As they entered the venue, students, supported by the Students’ Union (SU) leadership, confronted the…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Tuesday, 29 October, 2024 said he spent over $2 million to support President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election. Dokubo claimed he emptied his bank account to support Tinubu’s presidential election. The former National President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) disclosed this while appearing on Arise TV’s programme, Morning Show. Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Tuesday said he spent over $2 million to support President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election. Dokubo claimed he emptied his bank account to support Tinubu’s presidential election. The former National…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed the federal government is to establish a Command and Control Centre to check irregular migration into the country. Tunji-Ojo made the disclosure at the induction ceremony for operational officers of the Command and Control Centre for Regular Migration in Abuja. “What we are doing today is the regular migration command and control centre. Very soon, we will come up with the irregular migration command and control centre,” the Minister explained. He assured that very soon the president would be commissioning the e-gates in the international airports, saying that they would not…
African football governing body, the Confederation of African (CAF) has announced dates for the Super Eagles final two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. According to CAF, the Super Eagles will be away to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan on Thursday, 14 November , 2024. The match day five encounter will kick off at 8pm local time. The Super Eagles final qualifier against the Amavubi of Rwanda will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Monday,18 November, 2024. Augustine Eguavoen’s side tops Group D with 10 points…