Abductors of three construction workers in Ondo State have demanded N20m ransom to release them. The victims were working on the 16km Ikaram-Akunnu road in Akoko Northwest and Akoko North East Local Government Areas when the gunmen struck. Security operatives, including hunters, vigilance groups have been combing the bush since Tuesday when the workers were kidnapped. Ondo Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami, said more personnel have been deployed to the Akoko axis to help secure release of the workers. He stated the kidnappers usually flee to neighbouring states after kidnapping their victims in Ondo.
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The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested Olarenwaju James (Baba Ijesha), a popular Nollywod actor, for defiling a minor. The 48-year-old actor was apprehended for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl over the course of 7 years. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement titled, “Lagos police arrest, investigate popular Nollywood actor for defilement”. Actor, Baba Ijesha arrested for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl starting from when she was 7. The statement reads: “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Olarenwaju James ‘male’ 48, aka Baba Ijesha, popular…
Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a houseboy, identified as Emmanuel Akpan, for allegedly killing his boss and stealing some personal items of the deceased. Some of the items allegedly stolen from the deceased are N3,500, two phones, jewellery and a generator. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the command in Akure on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami, said the suspect killed his boss, Mrs Febisola Adedayo, a restaurateur in Ondo town, with a cutlass while she was sleeping. According to the CP, Emmanuel was brought to work for Adedayo by his friend,…
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Thursday gave the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Oladimeji Shotunde, a two-bedroom bungalow and N2,000,000 on behalf of the state government. He also gave 15-year-old Miss Odunsi Faith of Ambassadors College, Ota laptop, pledging to set up an education endowment fund in her name with N5,000,000 as a take-off seed fund for emerging first in the Global Open Mathematics Tournament. The two are indigenes of Ogun State. The governor spoke at the presentation of outstanding 23 teachers and learners – all indigenes of the state- during the celebration…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 100 new cases of COVID-19 in 8 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the total number of recorded cases so far to 164,588. The public health agency made this known in a post on its verified Facebook page on Thursday night. NCDC also discharged 21 patients from its isolation Centre in Bayelsa State. So far, the country has registered 154,578 recoveries while 2,061 patients have died. The report reads: “100 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Taraba-64 Lagos-21 FCT-4 Rivers-3 Akwa Ibom-2 Kaduna-2 Oyo-2 Bauchi-1 Nasarawa-1 164,588 confirmed 154,578 discharged…
The Presidency has declared its support for the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, describing his current travail as an orchestrated attempt to ‘cancel’ him. In a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Presidency alleged that the recent calls for the sack or resignation of the minister is being sponsored by the opposition and some unnamed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies. According to the statement, Pantami made enemies because he tried to put Nigeria first and had initiated plans and policies that would profit the public.…
The National Economic Council (NEC) Thursday said that there was no printing of N60 billion or any other amount whatsoever to shore up allocation for the month of March as wrongly insinuated recently. The governors, at the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, also backed the position having “critically reviewed” the matter after receiving presentations from the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). The spokesman to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, said the council voiced satisfaction with clarifications made by the NGF…
The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Army have assured that adequate budgetary funding would be given to Nigerian Army troops in the ongoing war against insurgency and banditry. This assurance was given when the Senate Committee on Army visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru at the Army Headquarters in Abuja. The committee members were led by the Senate Committee Chairman on Army, Senator Ali Ndume. Speaking during the visit, Senator Ndume said the visit was necessitated by the need to acquaint the recently appointed Army Chief with the observations and findings of the…
A bill for an Act to establish College of forestry, tourism in Idanre, and other matters related passed second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja. Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye member representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo State read the bill for the second time today. Meanwhile, the bill has been referred to the relevant House Committee for further legislative action.
The House of Representatives on Thursday said it never received any motion calling for resignation of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami. It added it didn’t shut down Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu from presenting such a bill. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, who spoke at plenary on Thursday, said even though Elumelu brought up the allegations against the Minister in accordance with the House rules, the issue could not be debated because it was brought under matter of privilege, which is not debatable. The Speaker asked members to educate their constituents on workings of the House, especially on standing…