A COUNCILLORSHIP candidate in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun has been shot dead by gunmen around the popular Oke Ilewo area of the state capital. Adeleke Adeyinka from Ward 15 was a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming local government elections slated for the 16th of November, 2024. According to eyewitnesses, the assailants came in a tinted glass car, shot him, and later hit him with a stone before driving away from the scene of the incident. Police authorities in the state say efforts are ongoing to arrest the suspects. “The incident was reported…
Author: Lekan Adeyeye
ONDO State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sacked one of his political aides, the Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, with immediate effect. The sack was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan. “This followed allegations of bribery and intimidation levelled against Mr. Ewenla by some timber merchants in the state,” he said. “Governor Aiyedatiwa also ordered a probe into the activities of those saddled with the responsibility of managing forest reserves in the State. “A replacement for Mr. Ewenla will be announced in due course. The Governor…
ONDO State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of the non-sensitive election materials for the November 16, off-cycle governorship election in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the state, Oluwatoyin Babalola stated this at a media briefing in Akure on Saturday on the preparation of the commission for the election. Babalola noted that a large percentage of the non-sensitive election materials for the November 16, 2024 poll have been received. She revealed that the non-sensitive election materials received have been distributed to the 18 local government areas of the state. According to her,…
THE Federal Government has constituted a working group on the Review of the Laws of the Federation. The essential mandate of this group is simply to review the country’s laws and propose laws that will support the development of all aspects of national life. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), disclosed this at a ceremony which was part of activities marking the commencement of the 2024/2025 New Legal Year. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR is aware of the concerns about the status of our laws and the urgent need to review the Laws…
PROTESTERS took to the streets of Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, demanding immediate action from the government. The demonstration, organized by the Coalition of Concerned Nigeria Citizens and supported by members of the Take it Back Movement, drew a significant security presence. The protest kicked off at Freedom Park, with protesters chanting anti-government songs and calling for an end to the economic hardship that has left many Nigerians struggling. The march was closely monitored by a large contingent of security operatives, including personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, National Drug…
PROTESTERS, on Tuesday morning, gathered at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State as the country marks the 2024 Independence Day. The protest, however, is being closely monitored by a large contingent of security personnel, including policemen, officials of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Leading the team of policemen at the protest ground is the state Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola. The protesters are currently chanting solidarity songs, displaying placards bearing inscriptions such as “Reverse electricity tariff now, “End all attacks on democratic rights”, “Reduce petrol price to N197 per litre; end scarcity”, and…
A 35-YEAR-OLD zoo worker at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Babaji Daule, has been mauled to death by a lion. It was gathered that the incident was caused by an act of negligence by the handler,a native of Bauchi State. Confirming the incident in a statement, the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the Chief Security Officer of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library informed the divisional police officer of the incident. “A deadly incident involving a wild animal attack has been reported by the Area Commander metro. On September 28, 2024, at about 7:40 hrs the Chief…
BARELY 16 months after he was arrested and convicted for ingesting 93 pellets of cocaine, a 48-year-old businessman Christian Ogbuji has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos. A statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, said he was arrested for importing 817 wraps of the same Class A drug weighing 19.40 kilograms with an estimated street value of ₦4,656bn. Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, on Wednesday 10th May 2023 upon arrival from Uganda…
THE Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has described as strange, the granting of exparte order by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing the ex-Ekiti Procurement Director General, Seun Odewale and Ariyo Oyinkolawa Adesola over their alleged embezzlement of funds budgeted for the Ekiti Airport project, among other alleged atrocities. The group said it was disturbing that the same Justice Nwite, who issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, despite the pendency of an order of a High Court stopping…
THE Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency has confirmed the death of 18 passenger in Ogbere area of Ijebu East local government,along the Ijebuode/ Ore expressway. The accident involved a Toyota Hiace,with registration number XA 690AKU with the passengers burnt beyond recognition,while one other sustained injury. The public relations officer of the state owned traffic Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed this in a statement in Abeokuta,the state capital. According to him, the lone accident was caused by an inferno from petroleum motor spirit stored in a Jerry can inside the vehicle. “According to eye witness account and this was corroborated…
AN UNSPECIFIED number of persons are believed to be trapped in an early morning fire outbreak at the Oko Baba plank market, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos. Rescuers from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and officials of both the State and Federal Fire Service are battling to contain the fire that is fast spreading. Policemen from Denton Police Station and Area C, Surulere, have condoned off the area, while locals are also helping emergency workers fight the fire. Nosa Okunbor, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of LASEMA, who confirmed…
OGUN State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved two days off duty per week for officers on Grade Level 01-14, while officers on Grade Level 15-17 are to maintain one day off duty per week. A statement by the State Head of Service, Kehinde Onasanya, said the gesture is aimed at further easing the burden on the teeming workers who now face more significant challenges commuting to work. According to him, the gesture is expected to translate to substantial relief while also enhancing service delivery through a more motivated and energized workforce. He described Governor Abiodun as highly committed to…
NIGERIA’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg. It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. It is an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo who takes Nigeria’s overall tally at the Paralympics to seven medals overall. Her win comes on the heels of the Super Eagles’s AFCON qualifier match against Benin Republic. They defeated their opponents 3-0 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday. Goals by Amina Bello, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Flourish Sabastine…
GUNMEN have reportedly kidnapped a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and one of Governor Seyi Makinde’s key supporters, Hon Benedict Akika, popularly known as “Bene” in his home on Wednesday night. The gunmen wearing masks reportedly stormed the Idi Ape, Olorunda-Aba residence of Mr Akika in Lagelu local Government Area of the state and abducted him. Unconfirmed report also indicated that a life was possibly lost during abduction on Wednesday night. The Oyo State Police Command is yet to issue an official statement on the matter but in a message via the phone, the command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, indicated…
AUTHORITIES of the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode have announced the rustication of 31 students and an indefinite suspension of 47 others for various forms of academic and behavioural misconduct. This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Dapo Oke on Tuesday. Among those sanctioned is Ojo Michael, a 200-level student in the Computer Science Department, who was rusticated for the entire 2023/2024 academic session. It was gathered that this decision was taken during the university’s Senate meeting held on July 31, 2024. The statement further stated that Michael was found guilty of…
THE Ogun State Waste Management Authority has sealed off two Chinese companies for allegedly contravening the environmental laws of the state. In a statement on Sunday, the Authority said it took the action after several warnings to the companies fell on deaf ears. The government said the companies also refused to engage accredited waste collectors to properly manage their waste. The companies are Yibao Industrial Limited located at Bara Village along the Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway and Ronchang Industrial Park, opposite Julius Berger yard Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Managing Director of the Authority, Abayomi Hunye, led an enforcement team to seal the companies.…
The Ogun State Government said it has revoked the provisional licences granted to 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state, due to non-compliance with regulations and laws prioritising the well-being and safety of vulnerable children in their care. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, disclosed on Friday during a meeting with members of private orphanage homes at the ministry’s conference room, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, in the state capital. The commissioner expressed displeasure over some private orphanage owners’ activities, stating that the state would not tolerate shady practices involving illegal adoption, child trafficking or maltreatment of…
OPERATIVES of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to this newspaper by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom. The friend in the message said no reason was given for his arrest and Soyinka had been held incommunicado. The message read, “Adejuwon Soyinka has been detained by officers of the Department of State Security at the Muritala Muhammed…
ISAAC Omodewu, chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is dead. He was said to have died in the United States of America (USA). Omodewu had left Nigeria in November 2023 for a medical trip. He, however, succumbed to death after close to a year, receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in the USA, where he was a citizen. Olawale Sadare, the APC Publicity Secretary in Oyo State, confirmed the development on Monday. “Our chairman is dead,” he simply said. Omodewu, who hailed from Otu in Itesiwaju Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, served…
FORMER President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for the first time, reacted to the claim of his Igbo paternity, declaring that such insinuation made him laughs. The disclosure came even as the former President said he doesn’t believe anybody in Nigeria should be driven away from any part of the country declaring that, “we own this country together.” The former president made this known when he received in audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos state held at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday. In…