Heavily armed security personnel, on Sunday, provided security for hundreds of Osun protesters, who converged under the Olaiya Bridge in Osogbo to conduct open church service. Journalists monitoring the protest in the state reported that the service commenced at 12:01 p.m. with praise and worship songs. The chairman, Democratic Socialist Movement in the state, Alfred Alagbe, read the Bible scriptures from Gen. 41:13 and Matthew 21:9-11. Mr Alagbe, a lawyer, led the praise and worship session of the service. In a sermon, the chairman, Democracy Vanguards, Emmanuel Olowu, talked about the essence of “good leadership and followers”. According to him,…
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… As Olubaka announces the return of First Bank to Oka The residents of Oka-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State were delighted on Saturday, 03 August, as a non-governmental organization in the agrarian community, named Okarufe Cultural Foundation (OCF) donated essential commodities to them and an ultra modern wheelchair to a physically-challenged mother of three musician. The nascent NGO splashed cash gifts as honorarium to three singers of Oka extraction being recognized as Okarufe Cultural Ambassadors for their distinguished performance at promoting Oka language and ancestral heritage. The Foundation distributed bags of rice and branded…
The Ekiti State Police Command says its operatives have arrested an ex-convict, Omowaye Ayodele, and two other suspects – Ojo Temidayo and Busarí Lookman, who confessed to killings and kidnappings of Point of Sales operators in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. This was according to the state Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, and made available to journalists on Sunday. The CP said the three suspects, upon investigation, narrated their roles in the death of a woman, Aina Adeyemi, who was robbed and shot dead at the…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the attacks on #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters and journalists by security agencies. In a statement on Sunday, Soyinka expressed concern over the Federal Government’s continuing mismanagement of protests. The poet criticised the use of live bullets and tear gas by the Nigeria Police Force to manage civic protests, saying that such actions would lead to violence. He said, “I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did not miss President Bola Tinubu’s impatiently awaited address to the nation on the current unrest across the nation. “His outline of the government’s remedial…
The wife of Apostle Lawrence Achudume, the General Overseer of Victory Life Bible Church, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Rev Fola Achudume, is dead. She reportedly died early in the morning of Saturday after a brief illness. She was 55 years old. The Assistant General Overseer of the church, Pastor Adeoye Adeyanju, reportedly broke the sad news during Sunday service in Abeokuta, the state capital. Adeyanju noted that Rev. Fola Achudume died in the early hours of Saturday. At this juncture, I want to announce to VLBC members, everyone, and friends that early hours of yesterday, our mother, Rev. Fola Achudume, has…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has recovered 77 packages of Canadian ‘Loud’, a synthetic strain of cannabis (Indian hemp), at Tincan Port in Lagos. NDLEA’s spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday that the drugs were hidden in the body compartments of four vehicles. Mr Babafemi said the drugs which were recovered on Friday were located in a Toyota Highlander, Ford Explorer, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Sienna, respectively. He said the drugs were imported from Canada and were intercepted during a joint examination of some containers with men of the Nigeria Customs Service and other stakeholders. “The…
The leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have emphasized the importance of unity and cohesion among party members to secure victory in the upcoming November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. This message was conveyed during a strategic stakeholders’ meeting held in Akure by the party’s leaders from the Irele Local Government Area. The leaders resolved to combine their resources to re-elect Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the upcoming election, emphasizing the party’s interest and the benefit to the people of the state. In his address, the state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, called for unity…
Some residents of Awka, the capital of Anambra, have expressed mixed reactions to President Bola Tinubu’s address on Sunday over the ongoing nationwide #EndHunger protest. Some said the address was timely and empathetic, but it failed to address some issues that led to the protest. Chris Azor, the coordinator of Anambra State Civil Society Network (ASCONET), said the president was able to highlight some of the steps his administration was taking to ameliorate the numerous challenges he met while assuming office. Mr Azor, a good governance advocate, said the speech did not provide measures to address the grouses of the…
Protest organisers in Osun State have promised to meet to decide the next line of action after President Bola Tinubu appealed to demonstrators to halt the exercise and embrace dialogue.The Osun Coordinator of the group behind the protest, Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, Ajala Adetunji, said that the presidential appeal would be reviewed by all involved in the protest.He said, “The protest is not a one-man show, especially as far as Osun’s case is concerned. As far as the presidential address this morning is concerned, Mr President did not address any of our concerns. The President was not specific on…
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has knocked President Bola Tinubu’s presidential broadcast on nationwide protest, describing it as ignoring real demands of protesters. Inibehe stated that despite what Nigerians have witnessed across the country in the last three days, Vanguard reported that President Tinubu on Sunday morning while reacting to the ongoing hunger protests in a national broadcast, urged protesters to suspend their demonstrations to prevent further violence and bloodshed. The protest entered its fourth day on Sunday, with demonstrators demanding an end to hardship and poor governance. Protesters are demanding the reinstatement of fuel subsidy to ease the burden…