The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State has mobilized 800 personnel across the state to safeguard critical national assets during the Eid-el-Fitr festivities. Ibiloye Oluyemi, the state commandant of NSCDC, revealed this deployment in a press release issued by Daniel Aidamenbor, the command’s spokesperson, on Tuesday. Oluyemi emphasized the implementation of proactive measures outlined in an operational directive to all formations, aimed at ensuring comprehensive security and averting any untoward incidents during the celebration. He also appealed to residents for their cooperation in ensuring the safety of lives and properties, urging them to promptly report any…
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In line with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s vision to place food security at the forefront of Ondo State’s development agenda, the Governor on Monday flagged off the distribution of maize palliatives and commodities to farmers in the State. The 40 trailers of grains, supplied by the Federal Government, will be distributed to poultry, piggery and fishery farmers across the 18 local government areas of the State. Speaking at the well attended event in Akure, Governor Aiyedatiwa stressed the importance of implementing measures to address the escalating food prices in the country. The Governor highlighted the establishment of the committee on Agriculture…
Mr. Oluyemi Fasipe, the publisher of a fast-growing news medium in Nigeria, Yemiefashonline.com, has rejoiced with the Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, on the auspicious occasion of his birthday. Fasipe, who rejoiced with the Minister in a statement issued on Monday, hailed Olawande’s strides in the Ministry, saying he has not disappointed Nigerian youths. The terse statement read, “Absolutely, here’s a revised version in three paragraphs: “On this significant day, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Ayodele Olawande, the esteemed Minister of State for Youth Development, as he celebrates another year of life. “Your unwavering commitment…
The Edo State House of Assembly took action on Monday by impeaching the embattled state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. This decision came after the adoption of the report from a seven-member investigative panel appointed by the state’s Chief Judge to examine allegations of misconduct against Shaibu.
Justice C. J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Solomon Martins to one year imprisonment for romance scam. He was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a two-count charge. One of the counts reads: “That you, Solomon Martins on or about the 1st day of December, 2022, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to gain advantage for yourself, fraudulently impersonated one ‘John Scott’ white military male from London, United Kingdom, by holding yourself out as such to…
Controversial personality, Okuneye Idris, widely known as Bobrisky, faces the possibility of detention over the Eid-il-Fitri break. Bobrisky was apprehended on April 3 and subsequently convicted by a Federal High Court in Lagos on April 5, 2024. He pleaded guilty to charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), specifically related to Naira abuse. The EFCC presented a six-count indictment against Bobrisky, primarily focusing on Naira abuse and alleged money laundering. During the court proceedings, the EFCC prosecutor requested the dismissal of two of the counts, five and six. While Bobrisky admitted guilt to the four…
Detectives from the Enugu State Police Command and men of the Neighbourhood Watch have arrested two teenagers for allegedly stealing a tricycle from where it was parked during a wake. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this on Sunday, in a press release shared on the command’s official X handle on Sunday. According to the statement, the two suspected interstate tricycle thieves, who were arrested on Friday, confessed during interrogation that they committed the crime of stealing in Ebonyi and Enugu states. “Michael Chikaodiri Okorie, aged 18, and Christian Eze Okorie, aged 19, both male and of…
The Police Command in Edo State on Sunday explained why it detained one Christopher Owegie whose wife died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital on Saturday. A statement by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Funsho Adegboye, said Owegie was briefly detained after assaulting the medical doctor who attended to the wife before she died. In the statement made available to journalists in Benin City by Chidi Nwabuzor, the command’s spokesperson, Mr Adegboye said Mr Owogie was kept in safe custody, counselled for about an hour, and released unconditionally. “On April 6, 2024, one Mr Owegie Christopher was…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, forecast sunny and hazy atmosphere over parts of Yobe and Borno states on Monday, with chances of thunderstorms over part of Kebbi State, According to NiMet, the remaining parts of the North should be sunny with patches of cloud during the morning periods. “Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Bauchi, Taraba and Kaduna states. Sunny skies with few cloud patches are expected over the North central region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of…
The Defence Headquarters has said that the Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, on Friday, killed six terrorists after an ambush along the Buratai-Buni Gari road, Borno. DHQ spokesman Edward Buba announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Buba said while an army Lieutenant died in the ambush, four other personnel who sustained injuries in action were receiving treatment. He, however, said the troops’ reinforcements pursued the terrorists to their hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle and killed six of them. According to him, troops recovered five AK-47 rifles and 103 rounds of the 7.62mm special ammunition. “The remaining…