Christiana D’ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu, have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for running a baby factory. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson disclosed in a statement on Monday in the state that the police had stormed the factory located at No 4 on Ibrahim Famuyiwa Street, Agbado in Ifo LGA. He said Read More…
Month: September 2022
Lagos Assembly passes bill for DNA, Forensic Centre
Lagos State House of Assembly presided over by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has on Monday, adopted a bill establishing the Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) and Forensic Centre into law, after it scaled the third reading. The centre will aid criminal investigations, law enforcement and preservation of evidence for the judicial system. The bill was passed yesterday after Read More…
We will get what we want from FG – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its members have remained unyielding to get what public universities need from the Federal Government to survive and compete globally. Prof. Ayo Akinwole, the Chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan chapter, made the avowals on Monday in Ibadan. Akinwole said that lecturers in public universities in Nigeria have Read More…
Nigerian govt promises to end terrorism by December
Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, once again has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government plans to evict terrorists and bandits in the country by December, 2022. Aregbesola made the promise at a joint press conference in Abuja where he, along with Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, Minister of Defence, as Read More…
“I got the best birthday gift ever” – Mercy Chinwo
By Ugoma Johnson Nigeria’s illustrious gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, now Mrs. Mercy Blessed celebrated her 31st birthday, on Monday with a car gift from her husband. To make the day special, her husband, Pastor Blessed bought her a new Land Cruiser car. Recall that the singer and her clergy husband walked down the aisle a Read More…
Russia jails investigative reporter for 22 years for ‘treason’
A Russian court has sentenced former investigative journalist Ivan Safronov to 22 years in prison on charges of treason, a vicious verdict of one of the most high-profile prosecutions of a journalist in Russia in years. The harsh sentence is only the latest episode in Russia’s restriction on media and free expression that has shuttered Read More…
I knew I will return to Lagos in glory – Sowore
Comrade Omoyele Sowere, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), touched down Lagos on Monday morning, declaring his joy for returning to the city after he was arrested three years ago by security men and taken to Abuja. Sowore, who was received by a large crowd of party members and supporters, affirmed that Read More…
NOTAP denies buying N46bn vehicles, stationeries
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), has debunked a story circulating online claiming that it spent N46billion to purchase vehicles and N23million on stationeries. Mr. Solomon Nshem, the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Communications, in a statement on Monday, in Abuja, while reacting to the publication, condemned the fake news saying: “it Read More…
Tyson Fury makes Anthony Joshua surprise offer to fight him this year
‘Let me know if you’re interested,’ Fury tells AJ Tyson Fury has called out Anthony Joshua for a “battle of Britain” since Oleksandr Usyk is not expected to be able to fight an undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Fury this year Fury took to social media to challenge Anthony Joshua to a fight for his Read More…
Lagos Taskforce Busts Land Grabbing Syndicate in Ibeju-Lekki
The Lagos State Taskforce has executed a fierce operation dislodging a notorious land grabbing syndicate known for causing chaos and disrupting developmental activities and construction in the Ibeju-Lekki axis. CSP Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman of the Agency, speaking on the arrests which were carried out over the weekend, disclosed that the crime syndicate which comprises Read More…