The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said it has secured the release of another female prospective corps member (PCM) and driver among prospective NYSC members kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to orientation camp in Sokoto. The NYSC director, press and public relations, Eddy Megwa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Eight PCMs and their bus driver were abducted in August 2023 in Zamfara on their way from Uyo, Akwa Ibom, to Sokoto. They were going for the one-year national service. Mr Megwa stated that “the combined efforts of NYSC and the military witnessed further release…
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Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, will not fly with the rest of the team to the city of Bouake, the venue of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semifinal match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Wednesday. The Nigerian contingents are expected to fly from Abidjan to Bouaké on Monday night, but the team’s media officer, Raji Babatunde, confirmed to Peoples Gazette that the Napoli forward will not travel with the team as a result of abdominal discomfort. Osimhen will stay put in Abidjan, where the team has been based since the tournament began more than three weeks ago, and…
Nigerians living in South Africa have been advised to be careful of where they watch the semi final African Cup of Nations match between the country’s Bafana Bafana team and the Super Eagles. They were also told to be mindful of the way they celebrate if the national team wins. The Nigeria’s High Commission in South Africa issued the warning in a statement dated February 6, 2024, titled, “Advisory on safe conduct for Nigerians in South Africa before, during and after 2024 AFCON match between Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana.’’ Advising Nigerians to be of good conduct, it urged its…
Loyalty is the currency of politics,and every action or inaction has a reward- such was the reality today in the hilly town of Idanre,when the Ondo born profilic businessman and politician,Dr.Tola Awosika,rewarded one of his staunch loyalists,Mr. Akinbola Samuel Akinseinde a.k.a Opone with a car gift yesterday,Sunday February 4th,2024. Mr. Akinbola Samuel doubles as the Idanre local government coordinator of the TOLA AWOSIKA MOVEMENT,a political group with firm establishment and teeming membership in the six local governments of Ondo central senatorial district. Speaking during the physical presentation of the Toyota Camry Salon car to Mr. Akinbola at the secretariat of…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians to the tune of N1, 319,040,274.31(One Billion Three Hundred and Nineteen Million, Forty Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy Four Naira, Thirty One Kobo) by using fake grants from the Ford Foundation. Ebonyi was arrested for defrauding his victims, comprising Non Governmental Organisations, NGOs and individuals by advertising an intervention project through his NGO (Theobarth Global Foundation) claiming that the Ford Foundation was offering a grant of $20,000,…
Trial continued, on Monday, in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/550/2022: FRN V. Ali Bello & Anor, before Justice J. K Omotosho at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division. The 1st and 2nd Defendants’ Counsel, A.M Aliyu SAN and Nureini Jimoh SAN, respectively, cross examined the Prosecution’s 2nd Witness, Edward Bananda, from the United Bank for Africa, with respect to the evidence he tendered (Statements of Accounts). The witness, upon a perusal of the entire bank statements he produced at trial, stated that he could not remember seeing the names of Ali Bello and Dauda Suleiman as beneficiaries who made withdrawals…
Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola is scheming to install his daughter as a judge on the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, the country’s seat of power, Peoples Gazette learnt through documents and judiciary sources familiar with the process. Oluwakemi Victoria Ariwoola is the latest beneficiary of an active determination of the nation’s most-senior jurist to enroot the court system with family members and loyalists before his mandatory retirement in August 2024. Mr Ariwoola already successfully elevated his son Kayode Ariwoola Jnr as a federal judge and younger brother Adebayo Ariwoola as the auditor of the National Judicial…
The police command in Ekiti said it arrested Baboga for his alleged involvement in the killing of the two traditional rulers in the Ikole Axis of Ekiti penultimate Monday. Addressing journalists on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the assistant inspector general of police in charge of Ekiti, Dare Ogundare, said it took the combined efforts of security agencies in the state to apprehend the suspect in the forest between Ayedun and Ayebode He said the suspect had confessed to the crime while efforts are on to apprehend his accomplices. The AIG, who said no arrest was made during the rescue operation for…
In a surprising turn of events at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, on Sunday, Nigerian music sensations, including Davido and Burna Boy, faced a disappointing defeat as they lost in all their nominated categories. Ayra Starr, Olamide and Asake also failed to make the list of winners. The news sparked widespread disappointment and frustration among fans and the Nigerian music community. Social media platforms have been flooded with expressions of disappointment, as fans lament the loss of their favourite stars. The Best African Music Performance category saw South Africa’s Tyla emerge victorious with her song ‘Water’.…
Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a 300-level female student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, identified as Ifeoluwa Adekunle, who was found dead in her off-campus apartment. According to PUNCH Metro, State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Funmi Odunlami, while confirming the unfortunate incident, disclosed that men of the state detectives had visited the scene of the incident and an investigation has begun into the case. Reports revealed that the student from the Department of Economics was found in a pool of blood at the weekend, with some of the students…