The Ondo House of Assembly has asked Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to strengthen Amotekun Corp in fighting criminals. The speaker, Olamide Oladiji, made the call after deliberation on a matter of public interest by the assembly on Thursday. He urged Mr Aiyedatiwa to provide the logistics needed and sufficient funds for Amotekun’s activities to protect lives and property. The speaker, who read the resolution after the deliberation harped on the killing of two farmers in the Akoko area, said that it was disheartening that suspected herdsmen killed innocent farmers. According to him, the incident is not a welcome development because the…
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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Friday issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. NIHSA director-general Umar Mohammed noted in a statement that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to NIHSA, the development is attributed to upstream activities in Niger and Mali, with reports from the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) in Niamey, Niger Republic. “NIHSA has assured that dam operators at Kainji and Jebba, situated on the River Niger, have been informed and are on standby. As of August 22, the agency…
Power minister Adebayo Adelabu has hinted that the federal government will consider incentives to get businesses and individuals shun to the national grid to generate electricity. “Having noticed a drop in demand during the off-peak period, we plan to stimulate demand by having a different tariff during the off-peak period. These are some of the efforts we are looking at, especially with our smart meters,” Mr Adelabu stated. The power minister stated this on Thursday at a retreat of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company in Lagos. He lamented that a record 5,155MW generated were not being utilised, stating that…
Defence minister Bello Matawalle has urged defence chief Christopher Musa to fish out the killers of Isa Bawa, the district head of Gatawa in Sokoto. Mr Matawalle gave the charge in a statement on Friday. The minister who condemned the brutal killing of the district head in strong terms described it as heinous and unacceptable. “The killing of Bawa is a senseless and brutal act that will not be tolerated. We will do everything in our power to ensure that those responsible are held accountable. “Consequent to this, chief of defence should immediately launch a thorough investigation into the incident…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria, pending her confirmation by the Senate. Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office and signed the oath register at 11.40 am at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja on Friday. She succeeds Ariwoola, who assumed office on June 27, 2022, and bowed out on Thursday, upon attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. Details later… (PUNCH)
A fully loaded high-capacity bus (BRT) has overturned on its side within the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lane along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway near Iyana-Ipaja. The accident, which occurred earlier on Friday, resulted in 10 casualties. Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed this in a Friday post on X, noting that it occurred around 7.45 am. LASTMA is the agency charged with managing traffic in Lagos State and enforcing its Traffic laws. It read, “A fully loaded high-capacity bus fell on its side inside the dedicated lane (BRT lane) with a record of 10 casualties (Victims), which they were taken care…
A 40-year-old woman, Fatsuma Bagobiri, has set herself ablaze a few months after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 22, 2024, said the woman has been battling with depression since the divorce. “On Thursday, August 22, 2024, at about 0740hrs, the command, received a heartbreaking and pitiful incident from Guri LGA that, one Fatsuma Bagobiri ‘f’ age 40yrs of Garin Mallam village, Guri LGA, poured petrol on her body, set herself ablaze and got…
THE Lagos State government, yesterday, vowed to clamp down and prosecute individuals who engage in open defecation in the state, particularly along the Berger Expressway and rail lines. The Lagos State Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered 24-hour operation of public toilets around Berger Bus Stop, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, aimed at checkmating the menace of open defecation. Speaking during an advocacy and sanitation exercise, the Commissioner, represented by Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji, said the enforcement action was aimed at preventing the spread of communicable diseases in the state. Gaji said: “The…
UNICEF has engaged the High-Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) to ensure sustainable ways of increasing adolescent retention, transition and completion in secondary schools. HiLWA, an NGO, works with UNICEF to assist the girl-child in possessing relevant educational qualifications. UNICEF’s education specialist in Sokoto, Francis Elisha, said participants at a two-day national HiLWA meeting on Thursday in Kaduna were drawn from 12 states in the North. He explained that the identified women have excelled in their professional endeavours, where some have attained the positions of directors, permanent secretaries, and commissioners, among others. He added that women greatly influence issues around improving adolescent…
A reckless driver on Thursday killed a final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, throwing the institution into a gloomy state. The victim, a student of the Department of Foreign Languages, was at the school to submit her project when she was knocked down while crossing the road to enter the school, according to a statement by the institution’s spokesman, Abiodun Olarewaju. The student, identified as Esu Rita Ema, was crossing the Ife-Ibadan axis of the road at the campus gate when the accident happened “Members of the Federal Road Safety Corps came to recover the corpse…