The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a probe into the allegations of rape levelled against Music Icon, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj. This is contained in a letter with reference number CB.7000/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOl.484/801 signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IG, DCP Idowu Owohunwa. The letter was addressed to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department, Area 10, Garki, Abuja. The IG’s letter was in response to a petition written to the IG by Mr. Tommy Ojoge-Daniel, a lawyer to Miss Seyitan Babatayo, who accused D’Banj of raping her in 2018. The letter written by the IG…
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Nigeria has recorded 745 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 18,480. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 745 new confirmed cases were from 21 states, with six deaths as at June 18. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 280 new cases and Oyo was second with 103 new infections. Amongst others were Ebonyi(72), FCT(60), Imo(46), Edo(34),…
Domestic flights will no longer resume on June 21, Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika said yesterday. The minister spoke during the briefing by members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. He also explained that a new date would be fixed after a report is submitted the Task Force for review next week. The minister, who was represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, said the ministry had developed and sent a circular to all stakeholders to develop a restart plan and submit to the regulatory body for review and approval…
Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Victor Giadom, has obtained a court order to confirm him as the Acting National Chairman of the party. According to the court order dated June 18, 2020 with suit No FCT/HC/M/7707/2020 and sighted by SaharaReporters, the lifespan of the previous order granted to Giadom on March 17, 2020 was extended. The order reads, “Consequently and in line with rule No 5 of the COVID-19 direction of the FCT High Court 2020, the order of this court made on the 16th Day of March, 2020 is hereby extended for a period of 2…
The Federal Government says the June 21 date for the restart of domestic flights in the country is not feasible. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known at a Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The minister represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt Musa Nuhu, said, “June 21st is not a feasible date to resume operations domestic. “The civil aviation authority despite pressures coming from all quarters will not approve the start any day until we are sure and we confirm that we are ready to start in a safe,…
By Balogun Damilola Ondo state records 17 new cases of #COVID19 today 18th of June, 2020. This was made known to the public via a popular social media influencer Twitter handle in Ondo State, Oluyemi Fasipe. https://twitter.com/YemieFASH/status/1273642036168658945?s=19 The state so far has recorded 102 cases and 9 fatalities of COVID19. Details shortly…..
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday said that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a compound housing some high-value Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) leaders and neutralized scores of their fighters at Garin Maloma on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, DMO, Major General John Enenche. According to him, this was achieved through massive air strikes executed to mark the launch of Operation LONG REACH, a new subsidiary operation in the theatre, which commenced on…
The President is unhappy with the current state of the security situation in the country. Disclosing this to State House Correspondents on Thursday, after a security briefing, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd.), said the President had charged managers of the nation’s security to redouble their efforts. According to Monguno, the President said, though the security chiefs had been doing their best, their best had not been good enough for the challenges facing the nation. He has therefore declared that excuses will no longer be tolerated, even as he said he expects everyone to live up…
President Muhammadu Buhari is in a meeting with Service Chiefs at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Service Chiefs, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin arrived at the seat of power at 08:50 GMT and proceeded straight to the Council Chambers. The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari joined the meeting at 09:00 GMT and the meeting immediately went into a closed session. The Service Chiefs are expected to brief State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting. Nigeria has witnessed increased banditry attacks in recent days…
It was business as usual for operators of football viewing centres in some parts of the country, as they entertained customers during Wednesday’s English Premier League games, in defiance to the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, which placed a ban on viewing centres operating in the country. The EPL, which has a large following in Nigeria, returned to action on Wednesday after it was suspended on March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league’s return came as a respite to hitherto aggrieved fans, most of who belonged to the lower class and patronise viewing centres for…