The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, disclosed on Thursday that it thwarted a bank robbery plot by a seven-member gang of suspected criminals in the state. The commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, revealed this while parading 37 suspects involved in various criminal activities across the state at the headquarters…
The Senate has recently passed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund Bill, which aims to provide a sustainable source of funds for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The bill, sponsored by Senator Yemi Adaramodu, who represents Ekiti South and chairs the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, seeks to improve the…
Popularly known as Madam Saje or Saje Tiologa among lovers of Yoruba movies, Nollywood actress and wife of veteran actor, Rafiu Balogun, Fausat Balogun has been in the movie industry for over 40 years and has become a household name in the Nigeria movie industry. In this interview by FEMI OGUNTAYO, she explains why she…
No fewer than 32 people have lost their life in an explosion that occurred at a village market around hideouts of Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, according to hospital report and Local government officials. The officials disclosed that 29 people died instantly at the scene in Ngurosoye village. Additionally, a hospital official revealed that three…
The United States of America is attempting to sway Zimbabwe from joining forces with Russia, according to Russian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Nikolay Krasilnikov. The ambassador made this known during an interview with the Russian news publication Sputnik. He noted that despite the pressure from the US, Zimbabwe remains committed to bolstering its relationship with Russia….
Moment The Leader Of The Indigenous People OfBiafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Arrived At The Federal High Court For His Bail. Kanu arrived the court at 7am amidst tight security as operatives of the Department of State Services frisked journalists and lawyers. When he entered the courtroom, Kanu exchanged pleasantries with his lawyers led by…
THE above title re-echoes a significant statement in the understanding of the disruptive essence of colonialism in Africa as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a novel which is crucial to the understanding of the African predicament. It was Obierika who told his audience including his great friend Okonkwo, “Abame is no more”. The…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reacted to the killing of soldiers in Delta State, and has called on the authorities to apprehend the perpetrators with the view to bringing them to justice. In a communique released on Wednesday, ECOWAS said: “It is with utter shock and a heavy heart that the…
According to Reuters, the rules which will commence officially on Saturday indicate that English language requirements for student and graduate visas will be increased, while the government will get the power to suspend education providers from recruiting international students if they repeatedly break rules. The Australian Government has started the enforcement of tougher visa rules…
For the second time, James Omotosho, presiding judge of the federal high court in Abuja, declined to grant the application of Philip Shaibu seeking to restrain Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, and others, from impeaching him. However, the federal high court on Wednesday granted the application of Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo, to serve Obaseki…
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 56-year-old trader, Ahmed Adeyemi, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. The police charged Adeyemi, who resides in the Surulere area of Lagos, with defilement. Chief Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi did not take his plea for want of jurisdiction. She adjourned the case until…
Lagos pedestrians with heavy luggage must now pay a N100 levy before they can access the Yaba pedestrian bridge. A viral clip on Instagram by Guardian Nigeria on Wednesday showed a thug, on two separate occasions, blocking the access of two women carrying loads from climbing the bridge until they paid the N100 levy he…