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The prospective applicants into the Forest Rangers Operatives (AMO D) of the Amotekun Corps will begin to know their fate as the Corps just announced screening dates for prospective Forest Guard candidates. The Corps in a statement made available to newsmen said the screening…
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed disappointment at the current economic state of the country, especially since the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu. They lamented that the Tinubu-led administration in one year…
The Federal Road Safety Commission says 16 persons were burnt to death in an accident that occurred along Ore-Ondo highway. The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Wednesday said 16 persons were burnt to death, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has vowed that the military will not overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. He made this declaration on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.…
A sense of unease has settled over the Ajiran community in Agungi, Lekki, Lagos State, following the brutal murder of Demola, the eldest son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye. The shocking incident occurred on Monday along Chevron Drive, near Ebano Supermarket.…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain why his nephew's company, Oando Plc, received accelerated approval to buy AGIP and ENI's onshore assets. Atiku accused the federal government of giving undue advantage to the President's…
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, has opened up on why he disobeyed his lawyer's advice and pleaded guilty to spraying naira, an offense that earned him a six-month jail term. In a recent YouTube interview, Bobrisky revealed that he wanted to tell…
A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The accident occurred near Chevron, heading toward Ikota, along the expressway. Preliminary investigation revealed that a…
Barely 24 hours after a truck rammed into a vehicle and a pedestrian in the Lafenwa, Abeokuta area of Ogun State killing four persons and injuring two, another truck has crushed two persons to death in the Papalanto area of the state. The accident according to the spokesman…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has launched a scathing critique of the retiring Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, describing his tenure as the worst in the country’s judicial history. According to HURIWA, Ariwoola’s leadership was…
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is now the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. President Bola Tinubu who returned to the country at the early hours of this Friday, administered the oath of office on her at the council chamber of the state house. The 66-year old who emerges the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello must be made to face the law as he is currently charged with money laundering, breach of trust, and the misappropriation of N80.2 billion, during his time as governor.…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has instituted a N500m soft loan scheme for artisans and traders across the state. The governor, who announced this at the 2023 International Community Day and World Trade Day celebration held at the M.K.O. Abiola Stadium, Kuto,…
A 20-year-old construction worker identified as Adeshina Adewale has been accused of raping a woman in the Itori area of Ewekoro Local Government, Ogun State. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, while the woman was suffering from abdominal pain.…
A 58-year-old man who embarked on 19 days of spiritual fasting has died. The death of the yet-to-be-named man was confirmed by the Police Command in Lagos State. Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin who serves as the spokesperson of the command on Tuesday, August 20,…
The Oyo Hospitals Management Board has announced that it has concluded its first stage of recruitment process by announcing the shortlist of a total of 1,250 candidates from the 5,000 applications received for an forthcoming Computer Based Test. According to the Board, the…
Ogun State has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country with the flagging off of the harvest of 200 hectares of farmland at Magboro Rice Farm in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The farm is the brainchild of the Ogun State Economic…
Ogun State Government has declared Tuesday, August 20th, as public holiday to celebrate this year's Isese day, in line with Dapo Abiodun-led administration's firm belief in religious inclusivity. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media…
