Month: October 2024
Page: 24
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic ( CFR) on the speaker and […]
A 29 year old man, suspected of being responsible for cases of missing persons within and outside Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, is now in the Police net. The suspected kidnapper and serial killer, Phillips Ogunnaike has also led the police to 3 locations where the remains of his victims were exhumed from the bushes […]
Paul Pogba’s four-year drug ban has been reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Pogba, who tested positive for testosterone in the first game of the 2023/24 season, is free to start playing for Juventus again from March next year. Italy’s National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) accepted the […]
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT in Maitama, Abuja on October 3, 2024, has issued a public summon against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello following his absence in a fresh arraignment on 16-count charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Bello, Shuabu Oricha and […]
For the past four days, a mentally deranged woman have been lying in front of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe, Ibadan. The woman looks very pale, famished and is already reeking of body odour. This ugly development has been a concern for people, who carry out their daily activities around the vicinity, especially traders. The traders have […]
Media experts have identified the need for stakeholders to improve the quality and credibility of traditional media to prevent Nigeria and other African nations from becoming the dumping ground for fake news. This formed the highlight of submissions at a Public Lecture and Special recognition of outstanding media professionals, organized by the Nigeria Union […]
The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed the Consumer Protection bill, 2024, In its bid to address consumer extortion, disputes and other sharp practices. The passage of the bill titled: “A bill for a law to Establish the Ogun State Consumer Protection Agency, Provide for the Protection of the interest of Consumers, Settlement […]
Ogun state Wrestling Association wants state government to provide the wrestlers with the right equipment especially mats to aid their performances at major competitions ahead of the National Sports Festival. The Chairman of the association, Dr Abimbola Babalola made the appeal in Abeokuta when he led the gold medalist at the […]
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the sum of Three point three billion naira for the payment of accrued bond certificates of some retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme across the State. A statement by the Head of Service, Mr. Ayanleye Aina explains that one point five billion naira is for retirees […]
Nurses at the Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, have protested the alleged assault on a final year student nurse by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Adekunle Nurudeen. They alleged Dr Adekunle, a staff with the hospital, of slapping the student nurse at the theatre suit on Tuesday, 24th September 2024 and that all efforts to […]
