The Ondo state commander of the Security outfit codenamed Amotekun, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye, has said that the suspected killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state have been arrested. Adeleye said this in Akure the state capital, that the vehicle and of some weapons used by the suspected killers have been recovered by the security outfit. According to him” we have arrested a number of those who perpetrated evil at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo. “We have also recovered the vehicle they used last after the deadly operation. We have also recovered…
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Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on January 12 charged Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, with N6bn money laundering. The court had on March 28, ordered Mompha to submit his passport to court after his bail sum was reduced from N200m to N25m. However, the defendant has failed to appear in court on two scheduled dates for his trial. During proceedings on Wednesday, the judge stood…
Oil marketers have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the monopolistic privilege enjoyed by the Nigerian National Petroluem Corporation, NNPC. NNPC currently enjoys monopoly on importation and supply of petroleum products into the country. But oil marketers said the market situation was creating more problems for the country. Marketers under the auspices of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, during a briefing with newsmen on Thursday, said as part of permanent measures to curb fuel scarcity, other marketers should also be given a free and fair play in the importation of products. …
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has reversed the ruling by the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, on the move by the parliament to override the veto by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act 2022. The National Assembly had amended the section to provide for statutory delegates at the meetings, congresses and conventions of political parties. Wase had on Tuesday stepped down the motion moved by a member of the House, Ben Igbakpa, to ask that the parliament to invoke its powers under Section 58(5) of the 1999…
The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested no fewer than 14 suspected criminals in different parts of the state. Some of the suspects were identified as Ojo Rotimi, Tosin Omoniyi, Jimoh Dele, Uwanfor Destiny, Babajide Moses, Tope Gbenga, John Simeon, Akinniranye Blessing, Jude Stephen and Iranlowo Ayomide. Omoniyi was allegedly arrested while attempting to rape a woman after robbing her family of valuables in their house at Idanre community in the Idanre Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the suspect entered into the apartment through the window around 1am and…
The Naira on Wednesday depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N420.50 to the dollar, a 0.05 depreciation against N420.27 traded on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at N419.46 to the dollar on Wednesday. An exchange rate of N444.00 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N420.50. The Naira sold for as low as N412 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 71.99 million dollars was traded in foreign exchange at the official Investors and Exporters window on Wednesday. Source: Vanguard
In a bid to encourage its members to exercise their franchise, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has asked ‘Redeemers’ to obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) and vote in the 2023 general elections. It was reported that a letter dated June 17, 2022, from the Intercontinental Youth Pastor/PICR, Belemina Obunge, and addressed to pastors in charge of provinces, stated: “We refer to the above and wish to kindly inform you that we have received a directive from the Mission Authority to ensure a high level of sensitization in all our parishes…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, is currently meeting with Senators elected on the platform of the party. Adamu, who arrived the National Assembly complex at about 2pm on Wednesday, was taken to the office of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, before the commencement of the crucial meeting. The Senate President earlier read a notice put forward by the Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice, announcing the meeting slated for 2pm. The meeting is currently ongoing at the Senate wing of the National Assembly complex behind closed-door. Details Later….
The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions has extended its ongoing strike by two months. This was made known on Wednesday, in a statement signed by the National President, SSANU, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, and General Secretary, Mr. Peter Adeyemi. The statement partly read, ‘‘In view of the fact that government is still a long way from effectively resolving the issues in contention, it is only expedient that we allow the process to be fully concluded before directing the end of the strike. Consequently,…
The Federal Government on Wednesday gave the assurance that its face-off with the university-based unions will soon be resolved and academic activities resume in earnest. The Federal Government has also denied the allegation that it was planning to create a different payment table for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. This is as the government has summoned all the relevant agencies including the National Information Development Agency, NITDA to brief it on the success so far recording in resolving the contentious issues that led to the ongoing strike by the four university-based unions. Recall that the public universities…