The Special Adviser ( SA) on Energy to Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Hon. Johnson Alabi, has charged the management of BEDC Electricity PLC on optimum performance and excellent service delivery for the benefit of the citizenry. Alabi said the call became necessary in fulfilling Gov. Aiyedatiwa’s mandate on the provision of stable and accessible electronic supply in the state The Special Adviser gave this charge at the meeting with the State Committee on Electricity Regulatory Transition and Management of BEDC Electricity PLC in Akure. He enjoined the major stakeholders to seek ways to lessen the complainants of people by making meter…
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The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 40-year-old businessman, Ibrahim Kaye, to three months’ imprisonment over a threat to life. The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Kaye after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate, however, gave the convict an option to pay N50,000. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Ahmed Labaran, told the court that the case was reported on July 8 at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit Jos by Abdullahi Karfe, the complainant. The prosecutor said the defendant and his younger brother, now at large, allegedly threatened to kidnap the complainant. He alleged that the defendant threatened to…
An incident of alleged rape has been reported in Alakuko, Lagos, where a 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped by the son of her landlord. The incident occurred yesterday, according to an anonymous X user, who tweets anonymously as #Rhwaley, who shared videos of the victim. Rhwaley added that when the family confronted the landlord about the incident, he dismissed their concerns, saying “Nothing will happen Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, assured that no one is helpless in the matter and urged the family to contact the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence…
The Federal Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has reinstated Hon. Iroju Ogundeji as the Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, four years after the conclusion of his tenure. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by a three-judge panel comprising Justices Oyebisi Folayemi Omoleye, Frederick Oziakpono-Oho, and Yusuf Alhaji Bashir. The appellate court upheld the earlier judgment of Justice Akintan Osadebey, who had ruled in favor of Ogundeji, a two-term lawmaker representing the Odigbo State constituency. The State Assembly, under the leadership of then-Speaker Hon. David Bamidele Oleyeloogun, had suspended Ogundeji from the Assembly and removed…
The Ogun State Police Command said it had arrested at least five individuals for allegedly stealing 18 cows from the Great Fold Acres Farm, located in Ori-Okuta Village, Kajola, along Owode Egba in the Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the arrested suspects, including Ojo Akintunde, Adamu Abubakar, Udu Saliu, Shehu Sakariyau, and Aliu Muhammed, were detained on Saturday, August 3, 2024. The command’s spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, informed our correspondent that the suspects allegedly broke into the ranch and stole the cattle. Upon receiving the news of the break-in and missing cattle, our correspondent…
The police command in Niger says it has uncovered the lifeless body of a baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi in Minna. Police spokesman Waisu Abiodun in Niger disclosed this on Tuesday. He said on August 9, the GRA Police Division received information that a lifeless body of “about a day old child was found in a farmland in Tayi village, Minna.” Mr Abiodun said police operatives of the GRA Division moved to the scene and invited welfare officials of Chanchaga LGA. He also said the welfare officials brought in a medical practitioner who…
Omosede Igbinedion, daughter of Benin High Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,. Igbinedion announced her resignation in a letter dated August 11, addressed to Lucky Edosomwan, Chairman of the PDP in Okada West Ward 1, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by NAN on Tuesday in Benin, Igbinedion cited a lack of equity, fairness, and justice within the party, particularly in Edo State, as the reason for her decision. She expressed disappointment that despite…
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Samuel Jidenu, to 24 hours of community service for stealing. Delivering judgment, Chief Magistrate N.A. Layeni convicted and sentenced Jidenu after pleading guilty to the two-count charge of felony and stealing against him. He said the prosecution was able to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, with exhibit tendered against the convict. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Inspector Edet Ekpo, told the court that Jidenu committed the offence on August 6 at Povita site of Prime Meritean, Badagry, Lagos. Mr Ekpo added that Jidenu broke into the compound of…
The gospel music industry is mourning the untimely death of the rising star, Aduke Ajayi, known professionally as Aduke Gold. The news of her passing was shared on Tuesday by fellow gospel artist, Esther Igbekele, who posted a tribute on social media with a picture of Aduke Gold with the caption, “A general has fallen. RIP.” Aduke Gold’s death follows the recent loss of another prominent gospel singer, Egbin Orun, who died on April 28, 2024. Igbekele had also confirmed Orun’s death via an Instagram post. Igekele wrote, “Despite the competitive nature of the gospel music industry, Aduke Gold made…
A man simply identified as Musa has bern apprehended in the Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with a fresh human skull of an unidentified woman. Residents, suspicious of his unusual behaviour, confronted him and demanded to see the contents of a sack he was carrying. Upon inspection, they discovered a human skull inside. Sharing the video of the suspect on X.com on Monday, OyoAffairs wrote, “Man caught with a fresh human head earlier today in Amuloko area of Ibadan. He has been handed over to the police.” During questioning, Musa revealed that he is part of a syndicate…