Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of Mr. Bayo Rojugbokan as the Acting Chairman of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS). His appointment follows the resignation of the erstwhile Chairman, Mr. Tolu Adegbie. Mr. Bayo Rojugbokan, a tax, financial and management accounting expert, holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Ado Ekiti (now Ekiti State University) and a Master’s Degree from Babcock University. His other specialities include Cloud Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Corporate Governance compliance. Mr. Rojugbokan, a Certified Forensic Accountant, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and…
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In a determined bid to tackle the surge of illegal mining in Ondo State, the State government has empowered its security task force to collaborate with security agencies in ridding the State state of criminals stealing solid minerals across the State. The joint operation of the task force and the Nigerian Army recorded a major feat last weekend when it arrested 12 individuals carrying out illegal mining in the State. The Senior Special Assistant on Security to Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Mr. Olugbenga Atiba, while briefing newsmen on the development, said proactive measures are being implemented to curb the menace…
Members of the Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Association of Nigeria, Ondo state branch have resolved to work assiduously for the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to govern the state beyond 2025. In a statement released in Akure on Tuesday after the meeting of leaders of the association , the Coordinator of the group , Comrade Atabiakin Olawale described Governor Aiyedatiwa as the right man that can lead Ondo State back to greatness. The association stated that the Governor has been using his wealth of experience and human relations to stabilize the State politically and economically since he assumed duty last…
The police on Thursday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Azeez Sodiq, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ court over alleged shop breaking and stealing. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of shop breaking and stealing. The Prosecutor, Inspector Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on July 18 at about 3 a.m. at Ifesowapo Street, beside Reference Point filling station, Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Mr Bamikole said that the defendant broke into and entered the dwelling shop of one Adeleke Aderemi. He said that the defendant stole a welding machine, valued…
The Anambra State Road Traffic Management Agency said it has suspended three of its female officers caught on camera engaging in a physical brawl with a police traffic personnel at Aroma Junction, Awka, the state capital. The three traffic officers were recently caught on camera publicly fighting with police traffic personnel over money purportedly given to them by a motorist. Recall that a video circulated on social media a few days ago, showing four female traffic officers (comprising three ARTMA officials and one police traffic officer) throwing punches at each other while still in their uniforms at their duty post…
The Nigerian Airforce said that its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, Thursday, conducted air strikes on terrorists’ enclaves at Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills, a bid to achieve the mandate of the Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkeet, Director of Public Relations and Information said thr strikes conducted on 2 August 2024 aimed at decimating terrorists who recently attacked innocent civilians in Borno State using Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and suicide bombers. He said, “This was sequel to intelligence revealing the sighting of a possible IED factory and storage area for other logistics. “For some time now,…
Police officers are investigating the mysterious death of a cross-dresser found along the Katampe-Mabushi expressway in Abuja on Thursday. The individual, whose identity remains unknown, was discovered lying motionless in female clothing, prompting a distress call to the Command Control Room at 7:40 am. According to SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, preliminary investigations revealed no means of identification on the deceased, who was subsequently taken to Maitama District Hospital, where doctors confirmed the death. “In response to a distress call received by the Command Control Room on 08/08/2024 at about 07:40 AM, that an unidentified lady…
Commercial sex workers in Kano have appealed to organisers of the nationwide hunger protests to engage the Federal Government in dialogue. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the protests had crippled social-economic activities, leaving them without customers and struggling to survive. Monica James, who operates on France Road, said that dialogue was the only option to address the grievances of the protesters. “I have not eaten for two days because of the curfew; our customers are nowhere to be found,” she said. She urged the organisers to shelve their protests and negotiate with the government…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged the invasion of its national secretariat in Abuja by armed security operatives both in uniform and mufti. NLC president Joe Ajaero said this in a text message sent to the group WhatsApp platform of labour correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Ajaero said that the invasion of the Labour House was carried out at about 9:00 p.m. “Comrades, armed security men, both in uniform and mufti, just invaded the Labour House in their numbers and were at the 10th Floor and 2nd Floor,” he said. He alleged that “they ransacked books at the…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of 16-year-old boy Isma’il Muhammad in Zaria during the #EndBadGovernance protest. The commission expressed deep concerns over the killing during the 24-hour curfew imposed to curtail the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. In Zaria, Kaduna. The executive secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, made the call while reacting to the incident that led to the killing. He said it was particularly troubling given NHRC’s previous advisory on the excesses of law enforcement agencies during the protests, reiterating that the right to life is sacrosanct and should not be…