An Oyo State High Court, sitting at Ring Road on Monday granted bail to an ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola. The bail also applied to an Ibadan-based media personality, Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdulahi Fasasi. Presiding over Court 8, Justice K.B Olawoyin gave the ruling following a…
The Oyo State Government has filed eight counts, bordering on murder and manslaughter against the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, over the December 18, 2024 funfair stampede, during which 35 children died….
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and his Ekiti State counterpart, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday, paid tribute to men of the Nigerian Armed Forces who lost their lives or sustained injuries in the course of defending the country. Abiodun, during the special church service held to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the…
Governor Seyi Makinde has presented the Staff of Office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Owoade. The governor made the presentation at his office in Ibadan, the state capital on Monday. “He (Prince Owoade) is in town. He will get a letter of appointment from the state government tomorrow (Monday) so that he can…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the ban on homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, cross-dressing among personnel of the Nigerian Military. These behaviours are deemed contrary to the ethics of the armed forces. The personnel have also been warned against body piercing, tattooing, disorderly behaviour, and drunkenness on or off duty. This was contained in Section 26 of…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has disclosed that the president is determined to reduce inflation to 15 percent by December 2025.Olusegun said the agricultural sector would be a major tool to achieve Tinubu’s ambition because the president is targeting food security. In a statement on X, he said…
Jigawa State Government has expressed concern over the increasing number of children suffering from malnutrition in rural areas, describing the situation as alarming and requiring urgent intervention.Dr. Sambo Shehu, Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, disclosed this during a meeting with agency staff in his office. He revealed that the state…
On Sunday, a former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, listed some similarities he shared with the late Jimmy Carter, a former American President. Obasanjo listed the similarities at a funeral service he organised in memory of Carter at the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King in Abeokuta. The former President, his family members, friends,…
Following social media backlash, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election has made a u-turn over his controversial comment on the alleged collapse of the national grid. After a power outage in some parts of Lagos on Saturday, January 11, 2025, which many erroneously attributed to national grid…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged troops to intensify their efforts in combating criminal activities across the nation, stressing the importance of pursuing and neutralising threats wherever they may hide. He made the call during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Social and Award Evening for Soldiers, Ratings, and Airmen in…
