Man sued for ‘stealing’ N.8m cocoa in OAU farm
A 41-Year-Old man, Sanni Moses, was arraigned at the Ile-Ife Magistrate Court, Osun State yesterday for allegedly stealing N800,000 cocoa pods from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) farm. The Police prosecutor, Sunday Osanyintuyi, said Moses faces a two-count charge of…
JUST IN: Operatives visit to SERAP office lawful, not harassment — DSS
The Department of State Services has clarified why its officers visited the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Abuja office on Monday. The secret police, in a statement on its website on Tuesday, explained that contrary to reports that its officers…
Olukoyede to lawyers: avoid unprofessional conducts
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede has urged defence counsel handling the commission’s cases to abide by the ethics of their profession. Olukoyede spoke through the Ibadan Zonal Director, Hauwa Ringim, an Assistant Commander of the EFCC,…
SERAP accuses DSS of intimidation
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) yesterday accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of intimidation after operatives visited its Abuja office yesterday. According to the organisation, “A tall, large, dark-skinned woman entered our office, accompanied by a slim,…
Youths have no excuse not to go to school, says senator
Deputy President of Senate, Barau Jibrin, has said youths have no excuse not to attend school. He said if lack of funds for tuition had hindered them from going to school, they can now grab the Tinubu administration‘s students loan…
350 Nasarawa students stranded over absence of classrooms
As public and private schools resume for the First Term of the 2024/2025 academic session in Nasarawa State, no fewer than 350 students of the Government Secondary School Sarkin Noma in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are…
We Spend N30,000 Daily To Feed Our 9 New Babies — Father
Yahaya Imam Nafiu is from the Gambari family of Onikeke compound, Popo Giwa area, Ilorin, Kwara State. In this telephone interview conducted while he was returning to his base in Port Novo, Benin Republic after his visit to the Emir…
PDP knocks Kwankwaso for referring to party as dead
Kwankwaso announces ambition to run for president in 2027Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed anger at former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for describing the party as dead. On Saturday, during the inauguration of the renovated party…
Osun building export-oriented agric economy – Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, says his administration is working towards making the state an export-oriented agric economy, A statement on Sunday by the spokesperson for the governor, Olawale Rasheed, said Adeleke made the remarks while updating industry captains and…
200 Osun students get education support grants
Two hundred students resident in Osun have been given education support grants to ease their admission process into higher institutions. The beneficiaries were initially given free JAMB form by the Ileri-Oluwa Education Support Scheme which was facilitated by the Executive…