April 24, 2024
NYSC swears in 1,869 corps members in Osun
In Osun State, a total of 1,869 corps members were sworn in for the 2024 Batch A Stream II service year by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The ceremony took place at the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Ede, where the Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed, addressed the corps members. Represented by […]
Soldiers have no right to torture civilians over dreadlocks – Gen Diya
Brigadier General Olusola Diya, the Bridge Commander responsible for overseeing the operations of the 14 Brigade Ohafia, emphasized the importance of respecting citizens’ rights during the 33rd edition of a social media seminar held in Aba, Abia State. Addressing media practitioners and social media influencers, he specifically called attention to the issue of soldiers or […]
Ogun seals three religious centres for noise pollution
The Ogun State Government has taken action against three religious centers for violating noise pollution regulations and disregarding repeated directives from the government. Specifically, the affected centers are the Christ Apostolic Church in Gbogunmi, the Ambassador of Truth Assembly International, and Salvation Ministries in Adigbe, all located in Abeokuta. According to Farook Akintunde, the Senior […]
Four men jailed 84 years for robbery in Ekiti
Six men have been handed varying sentences by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for their involvement in crimes including conspiracy, robbery, and receiving stolen property. Lateef Bamisile (31), Omodara Sanya (32), Lasisi Talabi (27), Omojola Damilare (30), Adamu Mohammed (39), and Abubakar Garuba (52) were arraigned on August 31, 2022, facing charges […]
President’s wife decries alarming school dropout rate
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President, voiced her concerns on Tuesday regarding the troubling trend of school dropouts, particularly among girls, across the nation. She expressed her deep-seated desire to address this issue by enabling young girls and women who were forced to abandon their education due to various factors such as unplanned […]
Finance ministry recovered N57bn MDAs’ debts – Director
The Federal Ministry of Finance has recovered over N57bn from the N5.2tn debts owed by ministries, departments, and agencies to the Federal Government. Aisha Omar, the Director of Special Projects, Federal Ministry of Finance, disclosed this in Enugu on Tuesday during a one-day workshop on the Federal Government Debt Recovery Drive through the Project Lighthouse […]
Software engineer bags life for raping minor on Children’s Day
Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu, who had unlawful sexual intercourse with his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter on Children’s Day, 2021 to life imprisonment. The judge while delivering the judgment held that the prosecution was able to prove the […]