President Bola Tinubu joined the Muslim faithful at the State House mosque for the Ramadan Tafsir (explanation of the Holy Qur’an) on Tuesday, appealing to Nigerians to pray for peace and stability in the country. Declaring open the annual Tafsir, President Tinubu advised the Muslim faithful to demonstrate kindness to one another and their neighbours while also supporting the less privileged in society. ”We thank Almighty Allah for sparing us to see another holy month of Ramadan. We thank Allah for sparing us through the elections and giving us the opportunity to be Nigerians. ”Yes, things are tough, but Allah…
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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command stormed Lekki to strengthen the security presence for officials of the state task force on a demolition. . Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this on his official X handle on Tuesday. According to him, the demolition of illegal structures, shanties on the Coastal road alignment and Jakande Estate was underway on Tuesday morning when miscreants resident there, blocked the express road to express their displeasure over the exercise. He however stated that the police at the Ilasan Division deployed reinforcements and returned normalcy to the…
A frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the ruling governing All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has declared that it’s his turn to become the next governor of the state having contested thrice and lost. . Mr Oke stated this on Monday while officially announcing his intention to vie the governorship ticket of the APC in the April primary poll. Peoples Gazette reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission scheduled the primary election for political parties participating in the exercise for April 6 and 26. However, the APC has yet to officially announce the date for its…
A 22-year-old man, Aliyu Muhamadu, accused of participating in hostage taking on Tuesday, denied ever confessing to being a kidnapper in a Federal High Court in Ibadan. Mr Muhamadu was testifying before Justice Ekerete Akpan at the resumed trial in a case of alleged hostage taking and highway robbery instituted against him and Umar Idris, the second defendant. The defendant, who spoke in Hausa through an interpreter, said that he did not write any confessional statements because he does not know how to write anything. “When the operatives of the State Security Services asked me, I told them that I knew…
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed a fresh motion filed by the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, asking the panel to refrain from handling their petition challenging the election of Governor Douye Diri. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Adekunle Adeleye, dismissed the motion after listening to arguments from the counsel. Tunde Falola represented Mr Sylva, Charles Edosanwan represented the Independent National Electoral Commission and Chris Uche, SAN, was for Diri. Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume, SAN represented the deputy governor while Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, represented the People’s Democratic Party. Counsel to the petitioners told the tribunal that his clients filed…
Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, officially declared his intention to contest in the forthcoming November 2024 gubernatorial election in the state under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor made the declaration during a meeting with stakeholders of the APC drawn from the 18 local government areas of the State at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Arcade ground in Akure. Governor Aiyedatiwa had earlier visited the State Secretariat of APC in Akure where he also made his intention known to the State Working Committee of the party led by the State Chairman, Engr.…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State has restated commitment to ensuring adequate security during Ramadan. The commandant of the corps, Umar Mohammed, said this at a news conference on Monday in Ilorin. He said that personnel of the corps had been strategically deployed to prevent any potential attacks by malicious people during the Holy month of Ramadan. Mr Mohammed stated, “I implore those with criminal intentions to steer clear of Kwara as violators will face swift and decisive repercussions. All area commanders, divisional officers and tactical team commanders will implement stringent security measures to apprehend anyone…
The President of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Chris Isiguzo, has called on Nigerians to support the government in addressing the challenges of security in the country. Mr Isiguzo made the call when the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Dr Ike Neliaku and his team visited Mr Iziguzo on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the country is facing a serious form of insecurity. He added, “Recently, the NUJ collaborated with other stakeholders and organised a security conference where we brought together Nigerians. We discussed and came out with strategies on how to resolve these challenges. Addressing the…
A kolanut buyer, Kudirat Abolarinwa, has been raped to death in the Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Mrs Abolarinwa, 45, was found dead at Lekere, Ayeyemi area in Ondo on Monday. Peoples Gazette gathered that the incident happened when she left the house for a farm to transact business with a yet-to-be-identified customer. A source in the neighbourhood, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the family was saddened by the incident. He also disclosed that the deceased allegedly followed the unidentified man to the farm to buy kolanut and was attacked in the process. The…
The police command in Edo says it has arrested the officer shown to be slapping a young woman in a viral social media video. In a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the officer, identified as Sgt. Samuel Imakor, is attached to the Iruekpen Police Station, Edo. The video where the officer was recorded slapping the woman at the station surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. From the statement, Mr Imakor was arrested and brought to the state commissioner of police (CP), Funsho Adegboye, by his divisional police officer (DPO). The erring officer, said…