A police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl at the Ogudu Area Command premises was arraigned in court on Tuesday.Adejoke Ladenegan-Oginni, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency spokeswoman, praised the arraignment in a statement.The suspect was remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Facility, and the case was adjourned until March 11, pending the issuance of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions’ legal advice.Ms Ladenegan-Oginni reiterated DSVA’s commitment to ensuring justice and the Lagos government’s zero-tolerance stance on sexual violence.She urged everyone to “say something whenever they see something” and to reach out to them via their toll-free line or social…
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Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has berated former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, dismissing his recent claims of an impending arrest as a ploy for public sympathy. Omokri, in a statement on X, described El-Rufai as a “pathological liar” and “master of manipulation,” accusing him of fabricating stories to serve his personal interests. He made reference to El-Rufai’s past admission of spreading falsehoods in the media, citing Segun Adeniyi’s book, Power, Politics, and Death, which detailed how El-Rufai helped create the myth of a “cabal” around late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to undermine the First Lady, Turai Yar’Adua. “If El-Rufai could lie against a dying…
The camp of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has intensified efforts to push his presidential ambition for the 2027 election. This comes barely a day after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Both Atiku and Mohammed are strong contenders for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. Although Atiku has been the party’s candidate multiple times, Governor Mohammed, who currently serves as the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, is believed to be preparing for a serious bid. Following the meeting, Atiku had said that his…
Former Labour Party (LP) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step aside from the 2027 presidential election. Okonkwo, who served as the spokesman for the LP presidential campaign team in the 2023 general election, cited the trio’s inability to deliver on their promises and unite the opposition as reasons for his stance. Speaking on Channels Television’s evening programme, “Politics Today” on Tuesday, Okonkwo said he maintains his stance that the trio shouldn’t contest in 2027. He emphasized that Nigerian politics requires decisive action to secure mandates.…
The House of Representatives is set to begin debate on the tax reform bills presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, following a meeting between northern lawmakers and zonal caucus leaders. The lawmakers have resolved to ensure that no section of the bills harmful to the interests of the northern people is passed into law. President Tinubu had transmitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly in September last year, following the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. The bills aim to provide a fiscal framework for taxation, establish a clear and concise legal…
Music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba has set social media abuzz after confirming his romantic relationship with Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru. The revelation comes amid his recent divorce from wife, Annie Idibia, with the singer expressing his desire to take things further with Osawaru. Speculation surrounding their relationship intensified after 2Baba was spotted at the Edo State Assembly and a video surfaced of the duo at a Lagos club. Addressing the rumours, 2Baba took to Instagram on Tuesday to clear the air. In a video post captioned “To Whom It May kwansighn. #I don yarn my truth.…
The Federal Government has taken full ownership of Keystone Bank. This is according to a statement by the bank posted on its X handle on Tuesday evening. It read, “Keystone Bank Limited wishes to clarify media report of a judgement by the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, regarding the status of the former shareholders of the bank: Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Alhaji Umaru H. Modibbo. “Recall that on January 10, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the dissolution of the previous Board and Management of the Bank for…
Amid rising political tensions in Ondo State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Moyosola Niran-Oladunni, has urged political actors to refrain from causing distractions for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and instead allow him to focus on governance. Expressing concern over growing distrust within the governor’s team, Niran-Oladunni described the agitation against the state’s Commissioner for Finance as unnecessary and a diversion from the administration’s development agenda. He emphasized that the governor holds the constitutional authority to appoint or remove officials as he deems fit, warning that external pressure to influence such decisions could derail progress. “The calls for…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, describing it as illegal. The party, in a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, faulted the suspension, stating that it violated the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) and does not follow due process. The statement read, “No State Working Committee has the power to suspend or take any disciplinary action against a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party without due recourse to the NWC, as clearly provided…
Heavily armed police officers took over local government secretariats across Osun State on Tuesday. This followed the Court of Appeal ruling in Akure, which upheld appeals by the chairman elected under the All Progressives Congress in the October 15, 2022, local government elections. These chairmen and councillors had been removed by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, in November 2022. However, the Appeal Court ruled in their favour. Following the judgment on Monday, there were disagreements over its interpretation. APC members claimed the ruling reinstated the sacked officials but the state government, through the Commissioner for Information…