Four days after celebrating her birthday, a 54-year-old woman, identified as Olakunbi Adene, was gruesomely murdered by unknown assailants in her residence. The deceased, a popular caterer in the state, was found in a pool of her blood at her residence, located at Oda Road, Akure, Ondo State. The mother of two, according to a resident of the area, was full of life while celebrating her birthday before she was hacked to death. A resident who spoke in confidence said Adene marked her 54th birthday, during which she entertained her guests at her residence. “The deceased, who was a social…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
No fewer than four people killed, while dozen others sustained injuries during a protest in Suleja, Niger State on Thursday, 1 August, 2024. This comes a moment after protesters barricaded the road, trapping many passengers and motorists for hours. The victims were reportedly killed while security operatives struggled to disperse protesters who erected barricades on a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway. Among those killed was Yahaya Nda Isah, a resident of Hassan Dalatu Road, Suleja, who was struck by a stray bullet. The bullet hit him while he was on his bike in front of the Suleja Police ‘A’ Division,…
Tragedy occurred on Wednesday, 31 July, 2024 as four women reportedly died in a ghastly road accident in Dutsin-Hari, a community along the Jalam-Lanzai Road in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. It was gathered that the vehicle conveying the women, who were on their way to Sade Market, lost control due to over speeding before somersaulting. The victims were identified as Ai’shatu Salihu, 25; Furera Haladu, 25; Zuwaira Dandija, 19; and Lahala Muhammed, 41. Several other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries and were taken to a hospital for medical treatment. Bauchi State Police Command Public Relations Officer,…
The Oyo state government on Wednesday, 31 July, 2024 sealed a popular business facility, located at the Barracks-bus Stop-Iwo road axis of Ibadan, for its failure to comply with environmental regulations in the State. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, during an inspection exercise directed officials to seal the business premises, for its incessant violation of environmental laws after several monitoring and warnings. According to Architect Mogbonjubola, the popular shopping complex was locked up, for its incessant failure to register with an accredited waste contractor. The Commissioner said, thorough monitoring of the complex, revealed that…
Protests took their toll in Kano on Thursday, 1 August, 2024 as many places were and set ablaze including the NCC office at State Road. The NCC office, newly built, and ready for commissioning soon, was looted and set on fire. Hundreds of protesters wearing face caps with the word “peace” inscribed on them have stormed the streets of Kano, chasing away protesters who were looting shops and other commercial places. The ‘Peace’ protesters, in their green face caps, chanted “Mu yanci mukeso ba ruwan mu da kayan kowa,” meaning, “We need freedom from the government, we don’t want anybody’s…
Renowned broadcast journalist, Sean Polotee, also known as the President of Maagbon Republic, has been appointed the Special Adviser on Media and Communications for the National Coalition of Apostles, Bishops, Archbishops, and Cardinals (NCABAC). Polotee, whose real name is Tee Abiola Alabi Oduola-Adeleke, has been a prominent figure in the media industry for nearly two decades, making significant contributions in print, electronic, and online media. Sean Polotee’s career as an investigative journalist is marked by his commitment to informing and engaging his audience about national issues in an approachable manner. His advocacy movement, “MAAGBON,” meaning “DON’T SHAKE,” has garnered widespread…
It was indeed a remarkable day when the Ogun State chairman, Bishop Gideon Bamidele Akintunde hosted the National Leader and Founder of the National Coalition of Apostles, Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals (NCABAC) on Monday, 29 July, 2024 at the prestigious Government House Chapel, Isale igbehin, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The meeting was attended by several notable ministers and eminent personalities amongst which was the state Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Grace Elder Apostle Jacob Adetokunbo Adeaga JP The Chairman who was given a warm reception answered questions to many heart warming issues concerning the country, ministry,…
Twenty four hours curfew has been imposed in parts of Borno and Yobe States as irate youths trooped to the streets to protest what they termed bad governance. A statement by the Special Adviser to Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters, Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdussallam read: “Yobe State Government has considered the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns where some hoodlums are taking advantage of the protest to vandalize and loot government and private properties. “In view of the above therefore, the state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew in Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru. …
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has commended the people of the state especially the youth for appreciating the calls against the protest as the state is emerging out of a protracted security challenge. Governor Buni said: “l am happy we are working on the same page, we clearly understand our situation, the state is just picking its pieces and we can not afford to accomodate anything that will draw us backwards. “The good people of Yobe and especially our vibrant youth have shown great love, concern and patriotism to the state by adhering to calls aginst joining the…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO), has announced an urgent initiative to evacuate 85 sick and severely injured Palestinians, including cancer patients in need of extensive treatment, accompanied by 63 family members to Abu Dhabi from Ramon airport in Israel, via the Karam Abu Salem crossing. This initiative, according to statement signed by the Head of the Economic, Political, Media and Public Diplomacy Section. UAE Embassy in Abuja, Mr Saif Thani Alktheeri on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. is part of UAE’s unwavering humanitarian commitment to…