Month: January 2024

Police arrest Mr Ibu’s son, adopted daughter for stealing N55m from ailing actor’s donations

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The Nigerian Police, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID), Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has confirmed the arrest of Oyeabuchi Daniel Okafor, son of comic actor John Okafor aka Mr Ibu and Jasmine Chioma Okekeagwu, his adopted daughter, for allegedly conspiring and defrauding the actor of the sum of N55 million. In a statement on Thursday, the police noted that it acted on a petition received from Diamond Waves Law on behalf of the actor’s wife, Stella Maris Chinyere Okafor, alleging that two sons of Mr. Ibu…

Yayi: A Senator exceeding electorates’ expectations

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It took him less than six months into a four-year term as Senator, representing Ogun West in the ongoing 10th Senate to facilitate the growth and development of the people of Ogun West. 78 developmental projects: They are roads, hospitals, schools, electrification, trade-friendly markets and so on. Not taking anything away from past representatives of Ogun West in political offices, the huge impact of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola Yayi within a very short period in office is unprecedented.   It is 78 life-impacting, growth-engendering projects and still counting, that are…

Sen Adeola embarks on massive empowerment of constituents

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Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West) is set to embark on a massive empowerment of his constituents in Ogun West in a similar fashion as he did in Lagos West two years ago which recently re-trended on a viral video. Beginning from tomorrow at Ilaro, headquarters of Ogun West Senatorial District, the Senator will give scholarship and bursary awards to about 1600 tertiary education undergraduates in various disciplines in a programme tagged “First Yayi Scholars” with sums ranging from N150,000 to N200,000 per undergraduates. On Sunday, the Senator will also…

Sen Manu Haruna congratulates Gov Agbu Kefas over his victory at Supreme Court

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Sen. Engr. Haruna Manu Senator Representing Taraba Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has congratulated Dr. Agbu Kefas on his victory at the supreme court today as duly elected governor of Taraba State   Sen. Manu said “Governor Dr. Agbu Kefas victory at the supreme court has affirmed the massive support he received from the people of Taraba State during the March 18th 2023 Governorship Election.   Sen. Manu cognizant that the Taraba State Governor Dr. Agbu Kefas had already started justifying the trust and the support he got…

WHAT IF OBI OF ONITSHA IS REMOVED BY GOVERNOR SOLUDO? By Law Mefor

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I wrote a piece highlighting the constitutional order that was being challenged in Anambra state when the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, decided to call out Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the media. The much-respected royal father made a very poor decision with that one. It was an unprovoked fight with all gloves off. I feared that Soludo, who is the executive governor of Anambra state and a sub-sovereign in Nigeria, would use his maximum powers. Under a presidential democracy, in which there are only three arms of government,…

Friday Sermon: O Politicians, Indeed There’s Goodness In Dialogue And Debating In The Best Manner! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! Thanks be to Allah the Almighty, as two warring parties, Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara State, and Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, have expressed their readiness to work together to fight insecurity in their state. Governor Dauda…

DPO rejects N1 million bribe as police arrest 28-year-old bandit inside Kaduna hotel

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Kaduna state police command has arrested a bandit who offered to bribe the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) with the sum of N1 million.   The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed that the suspect has admitted to being part of a kidnapping gang operating in various parts of Kaduna state.   A photograph retrieved from the suspect’s phone depicts him wielding an AK47 rifle in the forest.   He explained that their Operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer stormed the hotel and arrested a certain…

FCT Police rescues 14 kidnapped victims,neutralises Kidnapper.

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Police operatives of FCT Command attached to the Anti -kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters in the continued fight against kidnapping in FCT, rescued 14 kidnapped victims on the 24/01/2024 at about 0530 hrs. The combined team, acting on credible intelligence stormed a Kidnapper’s den located at Ukya village via Nasarawa state bordering FCT, on sighting the police operatives, the hoodlums opened fire on the police operatives which resulted in gun duel, the police operatives neutralized one of the kidnappers as the rest scampered to nearby forest with…

SKILL ACQUISITION : NYSC to partner China Agric Technology Centre for Corps Members Training

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The National Youth Service Corps has reached out to the China-funded Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre, Abuja for a robust partnership for the training and empowerment of Corps Members in agro-allied ventures. The Scheme expressed interest in the partnership when a team led by the Director, Ventures Management, Prince Mohammed Momoh took a facility tour of the centre located in Ushafa, Abuja. During the visit, Prince Momoh said the Scheme is poised to expose Corps Members to agricultural training which has the potential of nurturing their skills for self-employment. He…

Muslims reject non-inclusion of muslims into vacant positions of Ondo State Deputy Governor, SSG ,Chief Protocol

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The leadership of Ondo State Council for Islamic Affairs (ODSCIA) has condermned the exclusion of Muslims in the political arithmetics of the Sunshine State,as the Ondo State Governor,Hon Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa announced nominees for vacant positions of Deputy Governor, SSG and Chief Protocol. . ODSCIA said that the Muslims in the State has a large percentage of Voters population, which could not comprehend the criteria for selecting people into political positions which does not recognise the numbers of group of people or the religious balance in the State. “The Muslims…