By Banji Ayoola Kuje prison escapee, Idris Ojo, was not among the criminals who unleashed terror on Owo on June 5 during which at least 40 worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church were killed, Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has clarified. His clarification, in a statement titled “Akeredolu Clears Air On Arrest Of Kuje Prison […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The dream of most young men or most victims of wars and violence, indeed, intractable social unrest, is to flee to the United States of America, generally acknowledged as the land of freedom and opportunities. Five countries have developed the irresistible attraction and the pulling power. Search engine, citizenpath lists them as […]
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Armed robbers on Monday night invaded the Abeokuta, Ogun State home of the famous Nigerian actor Hafiz ‘Saka’ Oyetoro, demanding N20 million. His filmmaker friend, Kayode Soaga, who confirmed the incident on Facebook on Monday, said the robbers wielded pump action guns, machetes, and break-in tools and unleashed mayhem on the neighbourhood. Soaga said the […]
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Abayomi Balogun, the first son of the late former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, who was buried in his Ila Orangun, Osun State hometown last Saturday, speaks in this interview, about his father’s last moments, contribution to the Nigeria Police Force, and legacies. He speaks with Abdulqudus Ogundapo. Excerpts: Your father left some legacies […]
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The collapsed building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, on Tuesday attributed the November 1, 2021 Ikoyi 21-storey building collapse to negligence in adhering to the best practices by the relevant agencies responsible for approval and supervision of the project. Komolafe disclosed this while delivering judgment at the Lagos Island […]
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By Alade Rotimi-John The ugly spectacle of the past week in which persons other than those who have been called to the holy orders irreverently donned the hood in the manner of bandits or agberos is not only comically odd but has brought into focus our upturned sense of propriety or correctness in behavior and […]
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A judge’s wig By Ighodalo Clement Eromosele The recent order by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria for increment in the salaries of the Chief Justice of Nigeria and other judges has evoked mixed feelings – on the one, salutary and on the other, a sad comment on Nigeria’s degenerate reward system. It is sad that […]
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a pastor, Erinmole Adetokunbo, and his bricklayer accomplice, Adedoyin Oyekanmi, to death for killing a seven-year-old boy in Ikorodu area of the state. The judge sentenced the duo to death, after they pleaded guilty to the two-count charge brought against them […]
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Maeba, Opara, Omehia fall out with Wike over Atiku No move to divide Rivers PDP, says Atiku camp Abe to Wike: Don’t return Rivers to dark days of toxic politics Maeba accuses Wike of working against Atiku, PDP Twists as Delta PDP backs Ayu for supporting Sheriff’s candidacy The internal strife rocking the nation’s major […]
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