South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) announced Monday that it has requested the defence ministry and the Presidential Security Service to cooperate ahead of its second attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol. According to Yonhap News Agency, the CIO sent official letters late Sunday urging compliance and cautioning against potential legal…
Worried by the indiscriminate dumping of waste in the state, the Kano State government has reintroduced waste disposal bins in tricycles popularly known as “Adaidaita Sahu” and commercial vehicles plying the roads to keep the state clean. Additionally, waste disposal bins have been strategically placed at designated points on major roads, motor parks and marketplaces….
Tens of thousands of people forced from their homes by enormous fires raking Los Angeles will not be able to return for at least four days, officials said Sunday. Frustrated evacuees have formed lines at checkpoints hoping to get into no-go zones barricaded off amid the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire. Many are desperate…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that a female passenger, who caused the cancellation of an Ibom Air flight to Abuja, has been charged to court and granted bail. The woman, whose identity had yet to be confirmed, caused a scene over the weekend when airline officials refused to carry her overweight luggage…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that he met the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, for the first time on Sunday, January 12, 2025. He made this known on Monday, during the presentation of the staff and certificate of recognition, which took place at the Oyo government house in Ibadan.Recall that…
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa over allegations of abuse of office and gross misconduct. The lawmakers subsequently elected Mojisola Meranda, representative of Apapa I, as the new speaker. Meanwhile, armed security personnel have taken over the assembly complex and environs.
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has said it is exploring potential areas of collaboration with the Oyo State government for the advancement of transport safety measures and accident prevention strategies within the state. Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, stated that to ensure it was achieved, Director General of NSIB,…
Chief Emeka Rollas, the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has debunked the viral report that he was arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Reports had it that Rollas was arrested following his alleged role in the imposition of an unelected chairman on the Abia State…
A former Special Adviser to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari on agriculture, Dolapo Bright, has said that President Bola Tinubu was misled by his advisers that the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of food staples through land and sea borders would reduce inflation. Bright made this statement on Sunday’s edition of Inside Sources…
Lagos State Police Command says it arrested about 2,176 suspects between September 2024 and January 2025. The State Police Commissioner, Olanrewaju Ishola, made this disclosure on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the Command’s recent achievements. Ishola said that the 2,176 suspects were arrested for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, among others, adding that…
