The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Police Inspector Aminu Muhammed and his gang for alleged armed robbery in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kogi State Police Command, SP William Ayah, who confirmed the arrest to journalists on Tuesday, 23 July, 2024, said the Police Officer has been arrested and is already in detention. It was gathered that he robbed the residences of those living around the Police ‘C’ Division in Lokoja, the state capital. According to the source, he was arrested Sunday, 21 July, 2024, after a robbery incident, and further checks revealed…
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The Chairman of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Honourable Razaq Olusola Ajala has won the poll for the Lagos Man of the Year award for 2024, reports thegazellenews.com Ajala, in a poll conducted by the Centre for Policy Development and Political Studies, polled a total of 3,912 votes to win the award. In a close contested race, Ajala defeated the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Tayo Akinmade Ayinde who polled 3,862 votes to come a close second. The Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Ministry of Finance, Hundogan Temitope Sewanu came a distant third with…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called on the youth to be focused positively and set their minds on creative ventures, reports thegazellenews.com She stated this when she paid a visit to the Yunus Emre Institute, Maitama, Abuja on the invitation of the First Lady of the Republic of Turkey, Mrs Emine Erdogan. The Institute which was established by the Turkish Government is to train Nigerians in creative arts and other aspects of cultural exchange between the two countries. “This center provides great opportunities for you to live your dreams as artists. You are not only learning…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Ariwoola; Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Senior Advocates of Nigeria, led by Chief Folake Solanke; lawyers; Judges of various courts; as well as associates on Monday, 22 July, 2024 converged on the premises of the Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, pouring encomiums and tributes on late Justice Adegboye Ayinla Gbolagunte, who died on June 24, 2024 at 64.Justice Gbolagunte, of the Oyo State Judiciary, is survived by his widow, Wuraola Ayoola, and three children.The children of the late judge, who hailed from Eruwa in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State,…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a 44 years old, Paul Edu, for allegedly raping a member of the National Youth Service Corps in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayilara, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 23 July, 2024 while addressing news at the command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpan-Abia, Uyo Akwa Ibom State According to Ayilara, the suspect, a son of the landlord to an NYSC member, was arrested on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Ukana Iba village, Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state, at about 3:15 pm, after ordering her to his house…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory operated by a 56-year-old suspect, Eunice Eze. The state Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara made this disclosure while addressing newsmen at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia in Uyo on Tuesday, 23 July, 2024 Ayilara said that the suspect, who specialises in running a baby factory at World Bank estate in Owerri was arrested on July 15, at 4:30 pm through actionable intelligence. “On July 15 at about 4:30 pm, based on actionable intelligence, Mrs Eunice Eze ‘f’ age 56yrs was arrested for running a…
The Court of Appeal Lagos Division on Monday, 22 July, 2024 affirmed the sentence of the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Lagos State, Mutiu Ogundare, for faking his abduction. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High in Ikeja had on September 27, 2022, sentenced the convict to 15 years imprisonment. Dissatisfied with the judgment, Ogundare approached the court to challenge the decision of the lower court which sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. However, when the case was called on Monday, 22 July, 2024 Mr Jubril Kareem announced his appearance for the respondent, while Mr Kayode Ojo appeared…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has denied the claims by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some officials of the NNPC have blending plants in Malta. Kyari, who stated on Tuesday, 23 July, 2024 while reacting to claim made by Dangote, said he does not own a blending plant outside Nigeria. Amid the crisis surrounding his $20bn refinery, Dangote had said: “Some of the terminals, some of the NNPC people and some traders have opened blending plants somewhere off Malta. We all know these areas. We know…
The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi has pledged that the Agency will continue to develop new strategies, expand cooperation, and foster more collaboration to keep pace with the evolving trends in human trafficking. She gave the commitment in Abuja while unveiling the activities planned for the 2024 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, themed “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons”. The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2013 to be observed annually on…
A two week development camp opened in Abuja for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League All-stars. The 30 players who arrived camp on Sunday, July 21 and are staying at the Goodluck Jonthan Athletes Performance Hostel inside the FIFA Goal Project of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. They are made up of seven players from the NPFL Champions, Rangers International Youth Team, six from the NPFL Runners-up and Remo Stars Youth Team, five from winners of the maiden NPFL U17 Youth League, Rivers United. The rest are four from Plateau United and Katsina United, two from…