Popular Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, widely known as Portable, has been brought before the Isabo High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, over allegations of assaulting government officials. The police had declared the musician wanted on February 18 following an alleged attack on three officials from the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA). The officials were reportedly at his establishment to enforce regulatory compliance when the incident occurred. Portable surrendered to the police in Lagos on Wednesday and was subsequently transferred to the Ogun State Police Command. He was taken to court on Thursday. The altercation, which took…
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has issued a strong warning to local government chairpersons, emphasizing that they have no immunity from prosecution and will be held accountable for mismanaging public funds. Speaking at the Gombe State Local Government Summit on Wednesday, Olukoyede urged council leaders to handle financial resources responsibly, making it clear that the EFCC will not wait until the end of their tenure before initiating investigations into corruption cases. “Local government chairmen do not have immunity, and we will not postpone action until after your tenure,” he stated. Expressing concern over…
Renowned Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has expressed outrage after an Instagram blog falsely associated his name with a kidnapping incident. The controversy began when Instablog shared images of three suspected kidnappers, including their leader, who identified himself as “Davido.” According to reports, the suspects were apprehended by residents of Victory Estate in Ago Palace, Lagos State. During interrogation, one of them introduced himself as Ifeanyi from Anambra State, while the alleged leader confirmed his nickname, stating, “Davido is my nickname. I came to kidnap.” The other two suspects disclosed that they hailed from Kwara and Imo…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has promised to immortalise Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo. The registrar of the university, Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary of Mr Olawuyi’s death, held at Pit Theatre, Department of Dramatic Arts. Mr Olawuyi died on February 19, 2024, while attempting to rescue a junior colleague who the lion attacked during feeding. The registrar stated that people were not gathering to celebrate Mr Olawuyi’s death “but his heroism.” Mr Bakare assured that the university authorities…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of colluding with the All Progressives Congress to enforce what it described as a “non-existent” court order aimed at reinstating former local government chairmen in the state. The Chairman of Osun PDP, Sunday Bisi, made the allegations while addressing journalists at the party’s state secretariat in Osogbo. Bisi accused the IGP of deploying Special Forces to escort the sacked chairmen and councillors into local government offices, claiming that the move was part of a larger plot to destabilize the state and potentially assassinate Governor…
The Ogun State Police Command has said an investigation is ongoing as the controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, on Wednesday, turned himself in to the authorities. The Lagos State Police Command through its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed in a statement that the singer surrendered himself at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, in the Yaba area of the state earlier in the morning. Hundeyin added that the Ogun State Command was contacted for onward transfer of the singer to the state. Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement minutes later confirmed Portable’s arrival…
Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 28-year-old man, Faremi Ojo, for allegedly threatening the lives of his family members. The Head of Ekiti Amotekun Corps Communications Department, Abiodun Adeleye, said the suspect, a resident of Ilupeju Ekiti in the Oye Local Government Area, was arrested on Monday by operatives following a complaint by one of his brothers that he (suspect) had been threatening family members’ lives. Adeleye said in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday that “the complainant stated that the suspect was threatening the lives of his family members, alongside the entire community immediately he…
A man identified as Iliayasu Mohammed has allegedly murdered his friend, Safillahi Muhammad, after hosting him for a meal at his residence. Mohammed was said to have invited his friend to his house in Dantata Village in the Federal Capital Territory, last week Thursday, where he served him food before attacking him with a cutlass. A statement on Wednesday by the FCT Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident, stating that operatives responded to a distress call around 1:30 PM on February 13, 2025. She added that upon arrival, the police found Muhammad lying unconscious in a pool of…
ABUJA—Kidnappers have reportedly shot dead two people in their captivity over a delay in the payment of ransom in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Vanguard gathered that the two victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, natives of Gwargwada village, were abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction, along the Gwargwada-Rubochi road last Wednesday. A member of the deceased’s families, Shuaibu Abdullahi, said the kidnappers demanded N500,000 each for the two victims but that the families were only able to raise N500,000. A source said: “The kidnappers’ leader called on Friday, and the…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has denied rumours suggesting that she has resigned. Meranda’s Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, debunked the rumour on Wednesday. “I’m in the office. The speaker is in the office. I don’t know where that is coming from,” Ajiboye said in a chat with PUNCH Online. An online report suggested on Wednesday that the Speaker had resigned. A circular dated February 17, 2025, allegedly released by Meranda had also been trending for two days, with the content claiming she had resigned. However, checks on the letter circulating on social media…