Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has described the late Mrs. Florence Morenike Saraki as a noble and virtuous woman whose life was marked by service to God and humanity. He made this assertion at the weekend while attending the events of the funeral of late Madam Saraki in Lagos. The late Chief Florence Morenike Saraki, mother of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a two-term Governor of Kwara State and former President of the Nigerian Senate, hailed from Owo in Ondo State. Speaking during the event, Governor Aiyedatiwa said: “We are gathered here this day to bid a farewell and…
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Hundreds of youths in Uso Community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday took to the streets to protest the inclusion of the community in Owo North-West Local Government Development Area without making it a headquarters. The protesters also faulted the state government’s creation of Owo North-West LCDA but made a smaller town the headquarters at the expense of Uso, saying it would have been good for the community to be left under Owo Local Government. Speaking during the protest, the leader of the protesters, Mr Dare Oluwafemi said the government had not been fair to the…
Gunmen, on Friday, ambushed and killed the Gara of Chanchanji, HRH Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son, Yusuf, along the Takum-Chanchanji road in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. PUNCH Online learnt that the sad incident happened when the traditional ruler and his son were returning from a funeral event in Takum. Governor Agbu Kefas, who confirmed the incident, has since directed law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly. In a press statement issued by his media aide, Emmanuel Bello, the governor expressed his condolences to the bereaved family, the Chanchanji community, and the entire people of…
Department of State Services operatives have killed one and arrested another of the kidnappers of Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, mother of popular Kano-based Hausa singer, Dauda Rarara. Gunmen had broken into the residence of Rara’s mother in Kahutu village in Danja Local Government Area of Kano State and abducted her on Friday, June 28, 2024. She, however, regained freedom after spending 20 days in captivity. A highly placed source in the secret service told Daily Trust that N26.5 million was also recovered in a covert operation. The source said the Kano command’s tactical team, based on reliable intelligence, busted a gang of five…
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agent has called for fair play in driving cross border trade in air tickets to avoid losses by its members. The President of the association, Olayinka Folami, made the call in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Mr Folami said that, in the past two months, the association had engaged airlines, Global Distribution Services, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and FCCPC on the need for the fair play to strengthen the association and protect the market. According to Mr Folami, NANTA members must apply caution on CBT due to reports about huge losses incurred by travel customers through purchases by NANTA members. He…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Friday inaugurated a multi-sectoral Risk Communication and Community Engagement team to strengthen response to public health emergencies. The team was inaugurated in Abuja on Friday at the end of a two-day workshop organised for members of the team. Members of the team were drawn from different secretariats, departments and agencies, media, religious bodies, civil society organisations, and non-governmental organisations. The team is saddled with the responsibility of responding to public health emergencies and interacting with communities across the six area councils of the FCT. The RCCE team is also expected to bridge the gap…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says that approximately one million Nigerian children die annually before their fifth birthday due to various illnesses. The Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, said this on Friday at a news conference to kick-start the 2024 FCT Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week vaccination. The vaccination exercise, which is free for children aged 0 to 59 months, is scheduled to begin on July 20 and end on July 24. Represented by Dr Babagana Adam, the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Ms Fasawe said that the death rate among children between ages 0…
The Director-General of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign in the 2023 election, Dr Doyin Okupe, has stated that the candidate of the party, Peter Obi, betrayed the Peoples Democracy Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to contest the election. According to Okupe, Obi’s presidential interest forced him to go against Atiku, who brought him into national politics. Okupe denied the insinuation that he betrayed Obi, maintaining that he decided to withdraw his support for the LP presidential candidate because he was no longer interested in working with him. The politician spoke in a viral video circulated on social media on Friday. He…
A retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Amina Adamu Augie, and two Senior Advocates of Nigeria have decried indecent dressing among female lawyers. The retired apex court judge and others spoke at an event organised by the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum, FCT, Abuja Chapter on Thursday, with the theme: “Indecent Dressing: Its Effect on Female Lawyers Dress Code. In her submission, the former judge said, “When you come before me as a lawyer and you are not properly dressed, no one will tell you to dress well by the time you are appearing before me again because I’ll also talk…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 1,284 suspects in various operations across the country over the past six weeks. The arrests include 307 armed robbery suspects, 296 kidnapping suspects, 176 rape and defilement suspects, 301 homicide suspects, and 204 suspected cultists. This was disclosed by Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Friday, during the parade of some suspects arrested for various offences. Adejobi reported that the police rescued 97 kidnapped victims and recovered 284 firearms along with 6,702 rounds of ammunition. He stated, “In the last six weeks, the Nigerian police force has arrested 307 armed robbery suspects, 296 kidnapping suspects,…