A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday sentenced two men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The police charged Lanre Kayode, 34 and Olanrewaju Aremu, 35, with conspiracy, armed robbery and burglary. Delivering judgment, Justice Lucas Ogundana held that the law has prescribed mandatory punishment for the offence committed by the Kayode and …
Governor Adegboyega OyetolaOsun Gov Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has reiterated his administration’s commitment to championing the cause of the youth in the state. Oyetola made this known during an Inter-Religious prayer session, organised by Muslim and Christian leaders at the Government House, Oke-Fia, in Osogbo on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A federal lawmaker at the House of Representatives representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Hon Legor Idagbo, was eulogized by members of Senate and House of Representatives of the National Assembly including business associates, family, and friends as he clocked 49 years on Tuesday, in Abuja. Idagbo who …
By Luminous Jannamike Northern Elders Forum, NEF, have said they were aware of alleged attempts by some politicians interested in contesting the 2023 presidential election to weaken the North on many fronts in the aftermath of #EndSARS protest. The Forum also said it had credible information about an alleged plan to force restructuring on the North under the …
By Ozioruva Aliu THE younger brother of Edo State Deputy Governor, Frederick Shaibu who was kidnapped on Monday has been reportedly released. Vanguard gathered that ransom was paid but it was not disclosed how much was paid before he was released. A source said “He was released Wednesday afternoon and he is fine at home. …
sex workers By Shina Abubakar— Osogbo Despite the lifting of curfew in Osun State, commercial sex workers have lamented the effect of ban on commercial motorcyclists (okada) on their line of business, begging Governor. The state government had insisted that the lift of curfew does not extend to commercial motorcyclists in the state as it insisted …
Lai Mohammed By Johnbosco Agbakwuru MINISTER of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Wednesday, declined to comment on the freezing of bank accounts belonging to some perceived actors in the peaceful #EndSARS protests by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, saying he has been constrained to comment on the matter. Speaking during a briefing at the …
The Benue Police Command, on Wednesday, said that a middle-aged man was burnt to death by some angry youths, while attempting to snatch a motorcycle in Makurdi. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Anene, who said …
Says inadequate to achieve diversification of economy By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following 2021 budget defense by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, on Tuesday, at National Assembly, the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development and Metallurgy, has decried low budgetary allocation of 2021 proposed budget to the Ministry of …
