Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested five persons suspected to be involved in the kidnap of the Oniku of Iku Quarters in Ikare Akoko, High Chief Mukaila Bello. Others abducted alongside Chief Mukaila were a former House of Assembly candidate for Akoko Northeast constituency, Yeye Gbafinro, Adeiran Adeyemo and Mr. Bashiru Adekile. They were freed after spending three days in the kidnappers den and payment of N4m ransom Four of the suspects who were paraded yesterday at the Ondo Police headquarters, said they were arrested at their residence in Ibadan.
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The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU yesterday shed light on why their Tuesday meeting to end the over six-month strike ended in a deadlock. While the government claimed that ASUU’s insistence on the payment of the backlog of its members’ salaries was prolonging the strike, the union blamed the deadlock on the “provocative indifference” of the government. Minister of Education Adamu Adamu, who spoke for the government at the weekly Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari “flatly rejected” the payment of the salary backlog. “All contentious issues…
AKURE – Patients at Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State may need to seek medical services from the state General Hospital and private hospitals as residents doctors in the hospital embarked on a 2-week warning strike to press home their demands for engagement of more personnel. The striking doctors under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) resolved at their general meeting to go on a warning strike in order for the management of the health institution to heed their call for employment of more personnel. President of the union, Dr Olaopa Olutobi Gideon, disclosed that medical personnel in the…
Imo State residents under the aegis of Imo Coalition For Justice, Peace and Unity has organised a peaceful rally in Owerri, the Imo State capital to register their support towards the shared prosperity government of Gov. Hope Uzodimma and against those fermenting insecurity in the state. While addressing newsmen, the spokesman of the group, Barr. Ekeh Uzoma made it clear that they are resisting the attempts of some desperate politicians in the state causing insecurity in some parts of the state and will stand against such politicians from progressing their evil intentions. The group called on the federal government…
Imo State residents under the aegis of Imo Coalition For Justice, Peace and Unity has organised a peaceful rally in Owerri, the Imo State capital to register their support towards the shared prosperity government of Gov. Hope Uzodimma and against those fermenting insecurity in the state. While addressing newsmen, the spokesman of the group, Barr. Ekeh Uzoma made it clear that they are resisting the attempts of some desperate politicians in the state causing insecurity in some parts of the state and will stand against such politicians from progressing their evil intentions. The group called on the federal government to…
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, said it is the responsibility of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to compensate students for the time wasted during the six-month strike, not the Federal Government. He also said the government will not concede to the union’s demand to pay lecturers their emoluments for the six months of no academic activities. Adamu suggested that the affected students should “take ASUU to court” to claim damages incurred over the strike period. The Education minister said this at the 47th Session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team…
Ismail ‘Khalid’ Ahalu, former BBNaija season seven housemate, has dismissed claims he had s3x with Daniella, his lover, while on the reality show. The 22-year-old reality star was sent packing alongside Ilebaye on Sunday during the live eviction show. During his stay in the house, he and Daniella made headlines over their romantic affair. They also shared intimate moments that left tongues wagging. In the now-controversial clip, the duo covered themselves with a duvet while they were both heard moaning at intervals. Several individuals — including the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) — condemned their action, arguing that it was “immoral”.…
Ondo State government has placed the sum of N50,000 as a reward for anyone who exposes or reports incidents leading to the arrest of kidnappers or other criminals in the state. Briefing journalists shortly after the weekly State Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, said the development was to further encourage citizens to give useful and timely information about criminal activities in any part of the state. She said, “From now on, anyone who reports a crime and we follow the trail, and it leads to a successful prosecution of the criminal, that person…
There are indications that the failure of Emirates Airlines to repatriate its trapped ticket sales fund in Nigeria back to its home country in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have led to the carrier’s decision to stop all flights in and out of the country. The airline in a statement on Thursday morning said that it would suspend flights from Nigeria effective September 1, 2022. At least, $600 million of over 20 foreign airlines has been blocked in Nigeria since the beginning of the year. Emirates had about two weeks ago said that out of these funds, it had…
The hope of many Nigerians that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would end this week may have been dashed as the President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, has said there is no end in sight to the lingering crisis. ASUU also dismissed the government’s claim that it does not have enough funds to meet the union’s demands, saying the ongoing industrial action would not be called off until the government meets its key demands. Mr Osodeke spoke on Wednesday while taking part as a panellist during a Twitter Spaces organised by PREMIUM TIMES. Other…