Ekiti’s first lady, Olayemi Oyebanji, has appealed to market women for compassion and not to exacerbate the sufferings of Nigerians due to the current economic crisis. Ms Oyebanji made the appeal on Thursday during a meeting with female market leaders (Iyalojas) from the 16 local government areas in her office in Ado-Ekiti. She said Governor Biodun Oyebanji was worried about the high cost of food and other essential items in markets. The governor’s wife, therefore, asked the market women to lower the prices of food and other goods that do not depend on foreign exchange to help the ordinary citizens…
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For allegedly stealing 200 bags of Dangote cement, valued at N2 million, five men were, on Thursday, arraigned before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, The defendants, Sunday Asagunla, 19; Azeez Yisau, 19; Ayomide Oladejo, 18; Wasiu Kabiru, 25; and Raheem Yakubu, 42, are charged with conspiracy, stealing and receiving stolen property. The prosecutor, Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendants committed the offences at about 11.30 p.m. on February 21 in Oke-Ado. Mr Amusan stated that Messrs Asagunla, Azeez, Oladejo and Kabiru stole the 200 bags of cement belonging to the complainant, Tunrayo Adeogun. He further stated that Mr…
The Senate has called for more recruitment of police personnel to bolster security forces’ capacity to combat kidnappings and other criminal activities. This followed the adoption of a motion titled Galadimawa kidnap incident response and need to urgently enhance security measures in FCT, Nigeria, sponsored by Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP- Delta) at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, Mr Nwoko said that on Nov. 23, the Senate resolved that security agencies should fortify security and address the surge of kidnappings in the FCT. He said the resolution was prompted by the tragic abduction of 19 persons, including his senior legislative…
The House of Representatives has dismissed a petition accusing the managing director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Bello Koko of recording a bad debt of N178 billion in the audited financial statement of the authority in 2019. A group, the Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria, had petitioned the House Committee on Public Petitions on the alleged bad debt. However, at the resumed public hearing of the committee on Wednesday, the group failed to appear to defend the allegation. The chairman of the Committee, Rep. Mike Etaba (APC -Cross River) dismissed the petition for lack of merit. “This is…
The wife of the President, Remi Tinubu, on Tuesday inaugurated the maiden Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) women’s agricultural support group programme for the South-East to boost agriculture in the region. In a speech at the ceremony in Owerri, Mrs Tinubu said the programme was in fulfilment of her commitment to continuing to promote the welfare of the womenfolk, particularly farmers in the country. She said that RHI was committed to supporting women farmers with the broader national agenda to strengthen the agricultural sector. “President Bola Tinubu’s administration recognises the pivotal role that agriculture plays in achieving sustainable development and ensuring…
President Bola Tinubu’s government justified its clampdown on Binance on Wednesday, accusing the cryptocurrency platform of sabotaging and destroying Nigeria’s economy. “Look at what Binance is doing to our economy. That’s why the government moved against Binance,” said Bayo Onanuga, media aide to the President. “Some people sit down on the cyberspace to determine our exchange rate, hijacking the role of the CBN. They just sit down and fix what they like.” Mr. Onanuga disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday night, a few hours after Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, detained two executives of the crypto…
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Aadejobi, has said the security situation in Nigeria is getting better. “The security situation is getting better; I don’t agree that it is getting worse. It is improving,” Mr Adejobi told journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday. He was in Ibadan for the presentation of award to the overall winner of boxing and archery competitions in the 14th Biennial Nigeria Police Game (BIPOGA 2024). He said that most of the unfortunate incidents of insecurity being circulated on social media were old stories. “They are being recycled to make people…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday visited the ancient town of Owo on Wednesday to commiserate with the Monarch and people of the town over the passing of the former governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Tinubu who was received by the governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the late governor Akeredolu’s legacy will endure forever. Tinubu said it is honourable to depart the world when the ovation is loudest. Tinubu said the void left by the departed Governor will be difficult to fill. According to him: “This sentiment should inspire us to live each day with purpose, to pursue our goals…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, paid a condolence visit to the palace of Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye over the demise of Late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu. Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa led President Tinubu through the visit. Tinubu also sympathized with the people of Owo, stressing that the void left by the departed Governor will be difficult to fill. Tinubu said it is honourable to depart the world when the ovation is loudest, he added that his legacy will endure forever. “This sentiment should inspire us to live each…
. .urges security agencies to investigate, prosecute persons found culpable The attention of the Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to allegations making the rounds on social media of an alleged abduction of the Witnesses of Action Alliance by persons suspected to be APC Supporters within the premises of the National Judicial Institute (NJI) where the Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal is currently sitting. While it is reported that the said witnesses were abducted within the NJI premises, some other reports stated that it was outside the premises. While some reports alleged that the said…