THE Police and other Heads of Security Agencies in Oyo have barred vendors of food, alcohol and other consumables from operating around polling units during the Saturday’s election. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcomes of the strategic security meeting of all Heads of Security Agencies and paramilitary organisations on Thursday in Ibadan. He said: “Vendors of food, alcohol and other consumables shall not be allowed to operate around polling units/wards as no opportunity shall be created for points of negotiation to aid vote-buying. “Going armed is a criminal…
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THE Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned four suspected terrorists before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Isabo area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The suspects – Aliu Abubabar, Abubabar Usman, Abubabar Amadu, Adamu Aliu – were arrested on December 9, 2022 for terrorism and kidnapping within the jurisdiction of the court. They were later arraigned before the court for terrorism and kidnapping charges via a suit marked MISC/15/2023 between the State VS Aliu Abubabar and three others. The Prosecution Counsel, Emmanuel Zamba told the court that the DSS had filed a motion exparte dated March…
NOVA Merchant Bank, the leading Bank in Nigeria, has pledged to promote gender equality by supporting women who embrace technology skills, especially in our ever-evolving world. This commitment was made during the 2023 NOVA International Women’s Day (IWD) conference held recently, at the Bank’s headquarters in Lagos. The IWD conference is part of the Bank’s women empowerment initiative which began in 2020, where women in NOVA converge to discuss gender equality issues and proffer solutions. This year’s event featured prominent women who have distinguished themselves in their industries by leveraging technology and innovative solutions to drive value in Nigeria and…
THE Appeal Court on Monday, reserved judgement on the Osun State Governorship Appeal filled by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke had on February 9th, appealed the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal which nullified his election. The tribunal ruled in favour of a former governor of the state Gboyega Oyetola. While delivering the judgement, two out of the three-member panel of the tribunal held that Oyetola proved that there was over-voting in some of the polling units. But Adeleke swiftly rejected the ruling and described it as a “miscarriage of justice”. Weeks later, the governor filed an appeal before the…
THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for removing his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor reportedly gave orders for the removal on Sunday, following Saturday’s protest by MURIC who criticised the governor for renaming the demolished but now rebuilt mosque after himself. MURIC Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said on Monday in a statement that “Reports reaching MURIC’s Lagos headquarters say Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has removed his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan. “Recall that…
OPERATIVES of the Ogun Police Command have rescued a journalist, Seun Oduneye, from kidnappers after a gun battle which reportedly lasted for 45 minutes. Oduneye, who’s the publisher of Issues Magazine, was kidnapped at Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on Thursday. The journalist was on his way to Ijebu-Ode from Abeokuta when the kidnappers pounced on him at Mobalufon area. He was riding in his Toyota Camry car when he was attacked at about 7:50 pm. The abductors phoned his wife the following morning and demanded N30million ransom to free the victim. The Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Monday morning,…
AHEAD of their scheduled parley with the ruling All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Abuja, a number of senators-elect and members-elect of the House of Representatives were on Sunday spotted in town. Among those seen were the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who was recently re-elected as the senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, and Kano North senator-elect, Barau Jibrin. The closed door meeting, which is scheduled to hold at the State House in Abuja on Monday, has generated a lot of talking interest in the last few days. Although the agenda of the…
DARE-DEVIL armed robbers, on Saturday morning, invaded Eleshin at Olomo community in Apete, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State and operated with Point-of-Sale device. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the robbers stormed the area around 1am and used the POS device to transfer money from the unsuspecting victims. This newspaper further learnt that the ugly incident had thrown the entire community into panic as residents are leaving in palpable fear. One of the residents, who did not want his name in print, said, “The armed robbers got to the area in the midnight around 1am. They operated…
GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has renamed the Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan, after himself. The mosque was demolished by his administration in 2020. It was recently rebuilt. However, an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has told the governor to remove his name from the mosque and return its original name. In a statement issued on Saturday, 11th March, 2023 and signed by the group’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the organisation maintained that Makinde has no moral right to name the mosque after himself because it was a replacement of the original mosque which…
THE driver of the Lagos State Government Staff bus who was blamed for the incident that led to a train colliding with a bus at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line, on the Agege motor road, Lagos Thursday, has appealed to victims of the accident to forgive him. While some survivors said the 44-year-old driver, Oluwaseun Osinbajo, had his earpiece on while driving and ignored the directive of the Flag Officers at the rail line, he however, blamed the cause on a mechanical fault in the bus. Besides, the Police said that the outcome of the medical report, among which was…
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy, Ope Babalola, has allegedly shot dead a three-year-old girl, Esther Samuel, in Ogun state. The teenage boy reportedly shot dead the minor with a dane gun belonging to one Semiu Adegesin. The incident happened in Kukudi village in Imasayi, Yewa North Local government area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this to journalists on Friday said, Adegesin, the owner of the gun, has been arrested for “contributory negligence.” Oyeyemi said, the 45-year-old suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Imasayi Divisional headquarters of the police that…
NO fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead, while others sustained injuries, in an accident involving a moving train and a Lagos State government Staff bus, at Shogunle area of Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday. One of the survivors of the accident, simply called Titilayo, revealed that they begged the driver of the bus to wait for the train to pass, but he refused. According to the middle-aged female staff of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, who sustained injuries on her lower limbs, “I boarded the staff bus while going to work this morning (yesterday). “The incident happened around…
A PASSENGER train has crushed a Lagos state government BRT staff bus at PWD junction, Ikeja area of the state Thursday morning. News Point Nigeria reports that, the train was coming from Agege and met a BRT vehicle with the Lagos state government workers on board crossing the rail to link Ikeja GRA, one of the sympathisers said. It was uncertain the number of casualties but the BRT bus was smeared with fresh blood of victims. The accident has caused a gridlock on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway from for motorists coming from Oshodi around Shogunle to Ikeja-Along. Details in a while…
LAGOS state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has continued to thrill the electorates in Oshodi, Mushin, Ikeja, Surulere and other areas with the newly activated night campaign that has lightened up the state. The night campaign, which entails an audio visual projection of the state governor’s achievements on walls at different areas of the state has gotten the voters addicted to the walls in these areas. Groups of voters dancing to the campaign audio visuals have filled the streets of Lagos recently, with many of them making the wall screen a fun sit-out deep into the night. Speaking on the project, one…
THE Appeal Court in Abuja has granted the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, access to inspect electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission during February 25, 2022, general elections. The court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, said it was satisfied there was merit in Tinubu’s request to have access to the electoral materials to enable him to defend his election victory. It held that both Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress, are entitled to have access to the materials in INEC’s possession to enable them to inspect, scan and make…
THE Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into suspected arson at the Akere Motor Spare Parts Market in the Apapa area of the state. In a statement, the police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin said though the fire was put out around 3am, a 65-year-old security guard lost his life in the incident. Meanwhile, traders at the market have lamented the loss of several millions of naira. Reports have it that some group of gunmen came around 2:30am and set the market ablaze, killing a man identified the security guard. Similarly, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday celebrated his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the occasion of his 66th birthday. The President lauded Osinbajo’s deft way of combining scholarship with governance, and pastoral work. The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, felicitated with the entire Osinbajo family, wishing them many happy returns, as their son, husband and father turns another year, in good health and sound mind. “President Buhari lauds the sterling service the celebrant has provided to the country, as an academic, Attorney-General of Lagos State (1997-2007), and Vice President (2015 till date). “He applauds the deft…
LAGOS state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gained tremendous momentum with electorates using the newly activated night campaign that has lightened up the state. The night campaign, which entails an audio visual projection of the state governor’s achievements on walls at different areas of the state has gotten the voters addicted to the walls. Speaking on the project, one of the coordinators said, the purpose of the exercise is to showcase the progressive achievements of the state governor on various aspects of human lives to the people, wherever they are and whenever. Speaking to News Point Nigeria on the new night…
THE Lagos State Government has commenced releasing impounded vehicles to their owners free of charge without payment of fines. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made this known in Lagos on Tuesday. He said the exercise commenced last Saturday and is still ongoing, noting that the state government made the decision as a measure to ease the cash crunch on its citizens as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy. The commissioner noted that vehicles that were impounded for minor traffic offences would be released to their owners and fines waived. He said, “There…
LAGOS state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gained tremendous momentum with electorates using the newly activated night campaign that has lightened up the state. The night campaign, which entails an audio visual projection of the state governor’s achievements on walls at different areas of the state has gotten the voters addicted to the walls. Speaking on the project, one of the coordinators said, the purpose of the exercise is to showcase the progressive achievements of the state governor on various aspects of human lives to the people, wherever they are and whenever. Speaking to News Point Nigeria on the new night…