The Ondo State Government has berated the presidential spokesman, Garuba Shehu over his statement against the seven-day ultimatum given to herdsmen to vacate Ondo forest reserves by Govenor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. According to the state’s Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, while speaking on a breakfast programme on Channels Television, Sunrise Daily, which was monitored by New […]
Oloibiri community in Ogbian Local Government of Bayelsans State where oil was first discovered in Nigeria in 1958 has arranged a special marathon event tagged, “Oloibiri-Run Yenagoa Half Marathon.” to attract international attention to the community. According to the organisers, who spoke to New Telegraph on Wednesday, the marathon event, which will be the first […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has trained 41 staff of the agency on Basic First Aid Administration for emergency and disaster management situations. Mr Evans Ugoh, Head of Imo-Abia operations office of NEMA disclosed this to the newsmen on Wednesday in Owerri. He said NEMA partnered Red Cross Nigeria for the certificate […]
Kwara State Police Command have arrested two suspected kidnappers, three car thieves, while it also recovered two AK 47 rifles. The command has also arrested one Akinsola Babatunde, a.k.a Mr .White, for allegedly organising a naked party in Ilorin. State Commissioner of Police Muhammed Lawal-Bagega disclosed this on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, while […]
Babatope Okeowo, Akure Head of the traditional hunters in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Chief Lere Ijalade has blamed the inability of the Amotekun Corps in tackling kidnapping and other heinous crimes in the Southwest on the method by which they were recruited by respective state governments. Ijalade, who is the Akogbona of Akure, […]
…condemn Presidency’s statement cautioning governor Our Reporter Some South West eldere have described as timely the quit notice handed down to some herders occupying Ondo forests, by the State Governor, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu. There are indications that some of the suspected herdsmen, who occupy parts of the forests, may be responsible for the cases of […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit by Incorporated Trustees of Forum for Accountability and Good Governance on an application for an order granting leave to apply for judicial review against the defendants, Professor Pondei, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Senate and seven […]
●Abiodun bans trucks on bridges Three people lost their lives when a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Six other people suffered different degrees of burns in the accident which occurred on IBB Boulevard, Kuto, Abeokuta. The accident prompted Governor Dapo Abiodun to ban trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles from […]
…hands over N5bn paediatric centre to UI, UCH Otunba Olasubomi Balogun yesterday said he was committed to the wellbeing of children and reduction of child mortality rate in Ogun State and Nigeria. The Board Chairman of Tunwase Foundation said this during the handing over of the N5 billion Otunba Tunwase Paediatric Centre to the University […]
…’I was detained, tortured for four days while being pregnant’ A woman, Mrs. Adebimpe Sobowale, has narrated how policemen attached to the Ogun State Command arrested, detained and tortured her for four days over alleged theft of N200 recharge card. Sobowale, who appeared before the Ogun State Panel of Inquiry on SARS Brutality yesterday, said […]