In continuation of his efforts to support media outlets in Ondo State, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Friday donated alternative power supply devices (power banks) to Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope Newspaper, in Akure. 30 pieces of 20,000mah power banks were donated to the editorial staff of the newspaper by the CPS to aid their work. They were received by the News Editor of The Hope, who doubles as the Chairman of the NUJ, Owena Press Chapel, Mr. Kola Afolabi. It was for the March edition of the monthly support for the…
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Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive for the removal of all police officers assigned to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. This move follows Bello’s legal challenges and his placement on the Nigerian Immigration Service watchlist. The order, transmitted via a police wireless message, underscores the importance of strict adherence to the withdrawal of security personnel allocated to Bello. The document read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. “Acknowledge compliance and treat with utmost importance. Please, above, for…
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has assured party members in Ondo State of adequate security during the April 20 governorship primary election. Mr Ganduje spoke on Thursday in Abuja while inaugurating a seven-man governorship primary election committee and primary appeals committee. The APC Ondo State governorship primary election committee has Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi as its chairman and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as its secretary. The committee is expected to conduct a direct primary election in the state’s 18 local government areas to pick the party’s governorship candidate for the November 16 governorship election.…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has provided Ekiti State with 100,000 doses of anthrax vaccines, as part of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) project. Ebenezer Boluwade, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Ekiti, received the vaccines in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, emphasizing their importance in bolstering animal health services. Boluwade noted the efforts of the state implementation unit of L-PRES in educating stakeholders in the beef/dairy, pig, and sheep/goat value chains about the necessity of anthrax vaccination for animals. Anthrax, a severe zoonotic disease, requires proactive prevention measures, according to Boluwade, who announced plans…
INEC is ready to oversee the APC primary election in Ondo State, along with those of 17 other political parties gearing up for the November 16 governorship race. Oluwatoyin Babalola, the INEC resident electoral commissioner in the state, confirmed the commission’s readiness, stating that 18 parties have informed INEC of their plans to conduct gubernatorial primary elections. Babalola made these remarks during a press briefing in Akure on Thursday. “So, as regards the APC primary coming up on Saturday, which the party has adopted a direct method of primary, we are ready for the monitoring. “Our people are on the…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, concluded his campaign tour round the 18 local government areas of the State on Thursday, expressing optimism that he will clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the November 16 governorship election. Governor Aiyedatiwa addressed jubilant crowds of APC supporters gathered across the three council areas of Akoko North West, Akoko North East, and Akoko South East, urging them to remain steadfast till Saturday’s primary. The Governor thanked the party leaders from all 18 local government areas who joined him on the 7-day campaign tour, while also thanking the…
Say ‘rush to arrest ex-Kogi Gov despite pending Appeal Court hearing suggests political persecution’ . Warn against ‘breaking a law to enforce another’ Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations have advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission not to desecrate the courts in the course of carrying out its constitutional role of fighting corruption. The CSOs and human rights crusaders cautioned the EFCC and other anti-graft agencies against trampling on the rights of supposed suspects of corruption in order to avoid breaking a law to enforce another law. The activists, who spoke at an emergency press briefing in Lagos on Thursday,…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 40 year-old man, Opeyemi Hammed, in a correctional facility over alleged murder charge. Mr Hammed, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged murder. The Magistrate, Adebola Adeola, refused the plea of the defendant to be taken for lack of jurisdiction. She directed the prosecutor, Inspector Iyabo Oladoyin, to send the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice. She thereafter adjourned the case until May 30 for mention. Earlier, the prosecutor told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence…
The police on Thursday dragged a 30-year-old man, John Timothy, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged theft of N1.2 million from a dead man’s bank account. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing charges of conspiracy and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Inspector Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that the defendant committed the offences between May 17, 2021 and July 21, 2021. Mr Adegbite alleged that the defendant stole N1.2 million from one late Johnson David’s Access Bank account. Mr Adegbite told the court that a son of the deceased, Daniel David, discovered the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of a woman in a crash at Okpoko Market on the Asaba-Onitsha Road. The sector commander, Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the death to journalists in Awka on Thursday, said the woman was hit while she was crossing the road. He said that the accident on Wednesday involved a commercial tow truck with registration number XA550BMA. “Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the truck was towing a vehicle in an uncontrollable speed along the axis. The vehicle that was being towed got detached from the tow truck. “It hit and killed…