September 7, 2024
Ajuri Ngelale steps down as Tinubu’s spokesman
By Olamilekan Adigun Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President Bola Tinubu, Chief Ajuri Ngelale has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. In a statement he signed on Friday, Ngelale said he is proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical […]
Man nabbed for sharing girl’s nude videos in Bayelsa
By Olamilekan Adigun A 24-year-old suspect, Godgift Bai, has been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command for allegedly circulating a viral nude video of a young girl on social media platforms. This was made known in a statement shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Musa Mohammed, on Friday. Mohammed noted that […]
Nigerian brothers sentenced to 17 years in US for sextortion
By Olamilekan Adigun Two Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison by a US court. The duo were sentenced for their involvement in a sextortion scheme that tragically led to the suicide of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay. The convicts had sent DeMay a […]
Ondo left with one tractor after Akeredolu sold gov’t tractors – Agric Commissioner
By Olamilekan Adigun The Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Olayato Aribo, has disclosed that the immediate past administration of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu sold all the tractors owned by the state to private companies and individuals at subsidised rates. This was as he said no fewer than 4,563 youths have been trained in […]
16-Year-old arrested for defiling three sisters
By Olamilekan Adigun The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly defiling three sisters in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this in Jos on Friday while briefing journalists on the operational breakthroughs recorded by the command in the state capital and other […]
13,346 killed, 9,207 abducted under Tinubu – Report
By Olamilekan Adigun A total of 13,346 people have been killed and 9,207 abducted across Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, 2023. This surge in violence, spanning 667 local government areas, is attributed to terrorism, banditry, farmer-herder conflicts, and other forms of social upheaval. A recent Nigeria Security Report by Beacon Consulting, […]
Ede poly council commutes 27 students expulsion to suspension
By Olamilekan Adigun The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has commuted the expulsion of 27 students of the institution to a session suspension. The council also pardon four students who were earlier suspended by the school management, with a warning not to involved themselves in any future violent protests. Similarly, the […]
Osun Governor’s Spokesperson Fires Back at APC, Says CoS Not Involved in TETFUND Contract
By Sola Isola Spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has described an allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC), against Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, the Chief of Staff to Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke as a ridiculous concoction. Olawale in a statement on Friday stressed that the accusation is baseless adding that the […]
