The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has assured the general public of sustained efforts by the Force in tackling crimes and criminality and improved public safety and security across the country. A Statement by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IGP gave the assurance while charging Commissioners of Police […]
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Osun State Government has blamed a damaged train track as the reason behind its decision to suspend the free train ride for indigenes coming home for the Ileya festival from Lagos and its environs. A statement by the Spokesman to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed said the government had put in place a proper […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe In her mid-twenties, Soyoyo is fun-loving, charming, and attractive. She can be described as decent, does not keep late nights, and is considered a reliable staff in the pharmacy retail chain where she serves as pharmacist and store manager. To unwind, she goes to the beach at weekends to relax with her […]
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No fewer than 315 persons suspected to have been involved in various drug related offences have been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in Osun State . The State Commander, Mr Nnadi Chidi who dropped this hints on Monday said the Command apprehended a total of 315 suspects comprising of 36f females in […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has dispelled the rumours making the round on social media that he is plotting to subvert the death sentence on Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, the killer of Obafemi Awolowo University master student, Timothy Adegoke. A statement on Monday in Osogbo by the governor’s spokesman, Mr, Olawale Rasheed, categorically said that there […]
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By Sonala Olumhense As you probably know, Lagos State calls itself the Centre of Excellence. It is unclear to whom that piece of flattery is owed. Perhaps it was intended as an ambition. But it is deployed as a fact or a badge of honour. On the government’s website, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s welcome message says: […]
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The recent judgment of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja Division, which states that wives are joint owners of properties with their husbands, is, to say the least, another resounding triumph of justice for Nigerian wives. The Lagos High Court in Ikeja, presided over by Hon. Justice Dorcas T. Olatokun, made this pronouncement in a case […]
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‘Ponmo’ is in the news again, but not for the right reasons. The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and some state governments, has advised Nigerians to stop consuming ‘ponmo’ because of the recent anthrax outbreak in West Africa. “The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at this moment […]
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Pope Francis speaks to the crowd during his Angelus prayer from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Vincenzo Pinto / AFP) Pope Francis offered prayers Sunday for the family of a teenager who went missing 40 years ago this week, an intervention […]
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Following the rising spate of mining activities in some parts of Plateau State, young people have abandoned their academic pursuits and have ventured into artisanal mining. The booming artisanal mining in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bassa, and Jos South local government areas (LGAs), have also made the largely under-aged children leave agricultural activities, which they were […]
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