Five members of the 2019 National Youth Service Corps Batch ‘B’ (Stream 1) in Ondo State are to repeat the service year while nine others got extension. Grace Akpabio, Coordinator of the scheme in the state, announced the disciplinary measure in Akure, the capital, during the passing out of 1609 corps members deployed to the state. Akpabio said the two categories of offenders committed violations, which included failure to report for service after documentation, absenteeism, truancy at places of primary assignments and dereliction of duty. According to her, the punishment for violators was in accordance with the NYSC bye-laws and…
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An Ondo State based Pastor, Kolawole Samson, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing one Ayo Olaniyi at a village near Okeigbo area of the state. The late Olaniyi was said to have in March 2016, gone to hunt frogs alongside three others at a fish pond owned by Pastor Kolawole. Pastor Kolawole was sentenced to death by an Ondo state High Court sitting in Akure presided over by Justice Ademola Bola. Kolawole was found guilty of inflicting injury on the deceased’s head with a cutlass. The deceased later died to at a hospital he was admitted. Prosecuting…
By Jasmin Gray ADVERTISEMENT Twitter has placed a warning on one of Donald Trump’s tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying the president violated the platform’s rules about “glorifying violence”. Trump had lashed out at crowds in the city protesting over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody, calling demonstrators “thugs” who were dishonouring his memory. Threatening to send the National Guard to Minneapolis after a third night of unrest in Minneapolis, the president tweeted: “Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” It came just hours after Trump signed…
Who are the ‘we?’ Speak for yourself only, some cynics would say on merely seeing the headline of this piece. They would add: “You can talk because you are in government, earning ‘fat’ salary and enjoying other perks of office, so why won’t you be glad?” Okay. So that there’ll be peace, I agree that I enjoy all the things you claim, and more. But is that any reason for anyone to carry anger around in his bosom? What then happened to goodwill towards all men, and malice to none? But we are not talking about skeptics who conjure all…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged ‘developed countries’ to cancel debts owed by ‘poor countries’, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Buhari stated this while speaking at a UN-backed high-level meeting that was held virtually. “There is an urgent need for weak and needy countries especially those of Africa, to receive a fresh reprieve. “Debts must be forgiven and cancelled. Free additional resources are needed urgently through an international consensus to enable poor countries work to reverse the devastation of COVID-19 to the human race,” Buhari said. The President also spoke about how COVID-19 has impacted Nigeria’s economy. According to Buhari, “the sharp…
The House of Representatives on Thursday accused security agents of complicity in the violation of the ban on interstate travels aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID -19 in Nigeria. The House also directed its relevant committees to investigate the alleged complicity of the Nigerian Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the violation and come up with better ways of curbing the identified lapses. This followed the adoption of a motion of by Ndudi Elumelu and nine others. Elumelu expressed concern that despite the ban, Nigerians were assailed daily with troubling images and videos of people…
A police station in Minnesota went up in flames late Thursday in a third day of demonstrations as the so-called Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul seethed over the shocking police killing of a handcuffed black man. The station, which police had abandoned, burned after a group of protesters pushed through barriers around the building, breaking windows and chanting slogans. A much larger crowd demonstrated as the building went up in flames. The crowd was protesting the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, who died after Minneapolis police arrested him on Monday on suspicion of using a…
Shanghai Shenhua are willing to allow Odion Ighalo to see out the Premier League season with a loan deal. His contract with Manchester United is due to expire on Sunday. Talks are ongoing over whether he will remain in England or leave to head back to China, but Sky Sports are reporting that his parent club have come up with a solution. It has been reported that Shanghai Shenhua will allow Ighalo’s loan deal to be extended as far as January, but only if the player ties down his future in China until 2024 in a deal worth £400,000 a…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered a “fierce” military operation against bandits in Sokoto State. The directive came following Wednesday’s attacks in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state, which left many people dead and others injured. The President condoled with the families of the victims. “As the world and Nigeria battle coronavirus pandemic, it is tragic and unfortunate that bandits have remained active in parts of the country, killing innocent people and throwing families into despair. “We will not abandon you to your fate because we are determined to bring these mass murderers to their knees and…
Primary school teachers in Ondo State on Thursday received cheques for car loan worth N47.6m. The car loan was given to the teachers at one digit interest rate. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who presented the cheques to the teachers at the government house in Akure, said more teachers would benefit as soon as the purse of the state became bouyant Akeredolu encouraged the teachers to guard against every form of abuse and corrupt practices. Akeredolu informed the teachers that arrangements have been made to employ more teachers as soon as possible Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Sunday Adeleye…