August 17, 2024
Kunle Buraimoh Foundation Hosts Maiden Osogbo Arts and Cultural Recognition Awards
The Kunle Buraimoh Foundation, a nongovernmental organization has hosted its inaugural Osogbo Arts and Cultural Recognition Awards on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The ceremony, held at the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding in Osogbo, Osun State, honoured individuals who have made significant contributions to arts, preservation and promotion of Yoruba heritage across the […]
Indian doctors down tools over colleague’s rape, murder
Indian doctors held a nationwide strike on Saturday, escalating protests after the “barbaric” rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked furious protests […]
FIRS plans law to regulate crypto
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has revealed that the Service would be seeking the support of the National Assembly to enact a law on the crypto industry. Adedeji said this on Saturday at a stakeholder engagement with the Senate and House Committee on Finance organised by the Intergovernmental Relations […]
Over 1,000 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison, says Amnesty International
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has stated that over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are currently in prison custody nationwide following the recent hunger protests. The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, turned violent in some parts of the country, with reports of looting and vandalism in several states. On August 6, the Inspector-General […]
LG poll: OSSIEC swears in electoral, assistant officers
Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has sworn in Electoral Officers, EOs, and Assistant Electoral Officers, AEOs. This is in preparation for the local government election in February 22, 2025. Performing the swearing-in, the Chairman of the Commission, Hashim Abioye said the move became necessary to achieve the goals of the election. The Chairman reiterated […]
Osun shuts steel mill, others over tax evasion
The Osun State Government on Friday said it has shut down Prism Steel Mill, Ikirun, and some business premises in Ede due to non-compliance and evasion of taxes. A statement by the Information Officer, of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Seun Ayeni, obtained in Osogbo, said a tax enforcement team led by the OIRS chairman, […]
FG threatens to withdraw fuel marketers’ licences over hoarding
The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Friday in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and many other states as the Federal Government threatened to withdraw the operating licences of oil marketers involved in PMS hoarding. On Friday, long queues of vehicles were observed at various fuel stations across the Federal Capital Territory, […]
Man sells human head, legs N70,000, four buyers nabbed
The Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, paraded a suspected ritualist, Muhammad Adekunle, for allegedly killing and selling human parts in Ibadan, the state capital. Also arrested were Muniru Salawudeen, Rashidat Akanji, Ismail Olalekan, and Obaleye Sanmi, who confessed that they bought different types of human parts for money ritual from the said Adekunle. The […]
27 judges face probe for alleged misconduct
The National Judicial Council has issued a letter of advice to an Oyo State High Court Judge, Justice O. M. Olagunju, urging her to be circumspect as a judicial officer before acting, even in the most challenging situation. Justice Olagunju was said to have used uncouth language in a letter addressed to the Chief Justice […]
Shock as videos, photos link gunrunner to government officials
The arrest of Alhaji Bashir Hadejia, a former aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, by security operatives has sparked outrage. Some Nigerians, who reacted to the development, demanded answers from the authorities after videos and photos indicated that the suspect was connected to top government functionaries and politicians. Hadejia, who was […]