The Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi summoned the music artistes to appear before the court at the next sitting on October 25. READ ALSO: Police Name ‘Prime Suspect’, List Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Others In Mohbad Case The coroner has also taken the evidence of 2 police officers, the Investigating police Officer, Oderinde-Gafar Ajibola and of…
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has reiterated that his administration will continue to give terrorists a tough fight until they surrender and leave the entire state, describing those thinking of a peace accord and reconciliation with bandits as daydreamers. The Governor was reacting to a sermon delivered by a prominent scholar in the state,…
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has received distressing news that two South African citizens lost their lives in the ongoing Middle East conflict. The incident unfolded in the early hours of Saturday when Hamas’ militant wing launched an unexpected assault on Israel from Gaza. The situation has rapidly escalated into a full-scale…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Friday, swore in 20 commissioners and 22 special advisers into his cabinet. The appointees were sworn in at the Obas Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, following the approval of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Abiodun, who did not announce the portfolios of each of the appointees during the swearing-in…
Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza amounts to a “death sentence” for vulnerable hospital patients, the World Health Organization has warned. WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said health authorities in Gaza have advised that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable hospital patients within 24 hours as ordered by Israel’s military. “There are severely ill people whose injuries…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. This comes nearly four months after Tinubu suspended the former chairman of the anti-graft agency chief,…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, and the spokesman for the party’s presidential campaign council, Yunusa Tanko, have shared different views on the names written on the certificates of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking in an interview on Africa Independent Television on Thursday, Arabambi…
By Ayomide Otitoju The European Commission has supported low-income countries including Nigeria with €1.1 billion finance package with promises to give additional cash to eradicate a human disease. The eradication of polio and ensuring that medical advancements are more readily available to those who need them most are two crucial global health possibilities that have…
As part of its unwavering commitment to building a sustainable planet, leading building and innovative solutions company, Lafarge Africa Plc commemorated the 2023 World Clean Up Day. Championed by its Geocycle team and in conjunction with Lagos Recyclers Association, the company embarked on clean-up exercises at the popular Tejuosho Market in Lagos and Olabisi Onabanjo Market…
