Angry youths in the early hours of Monday invaded a police post located on Olayiwola Close, in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, set it ablaze and injured a policeman on duty. As of the time of filing this report, the motivation behind the attack could not be ascertained but it was gathered that the policeman, who sustained an injury in the head, was rushed to the emergency centre at the toll gate along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway for prompt treatment. According to Punch report, when the station was on fire, officials of the Lagos State Fire Service were…
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Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima has been officially sworn in as the President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu won the 2023 Presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress having defeated Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Details Later…
Temmie Ovwasa, formerly known as YBNL Princess, has said she doesn’t believe she would end up in hell fire. According to the self-proclaimed lesbian, there is no pit of eternal damnation. She stated this in the latest episode of Doyin’s Corner audiovisual podcast hosted by former Big Brother Naija reality star, Doyinsola David. The 26-year-old said she would rather go to hell if there is a place like that than be stuck with Christians in heaven. She said, “I do not think I’m going to hell. I joke about it often because it gets on some people’s nerves, and I…
A final year student of the University of Calabar who works part time as a Bolt driver was k!lled by suspected carjackers at Mary Slessor roundabout, in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Punch, the deceased, identified as Francis Atabi, 25, had given the two suspected car snatchers a ride around 8pm on Friday, May 26, 2023, when the incident occurred. The suspects were said to have tried to snatch the Toyota Corolla vehicle from the driver while on their way to their supposed destination but the resistance put up by the Education and Political Science student, ignited the rage…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hailed the outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the handover of power to President-elect Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu, who appreciated Buhari for his national honours, also wish the president well in his future endeavors. The governor made this known in a tweet on Monday. He wrote, “It was indeed an honor, as I was conferred with the title of Commander of the Order of Niger. “A big thank you to the President, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, for deeming it fit to bestow upon me, this National honour. “I wish you well as…
The House of Representatives is billed for an emergency sitting today at 1 p.m. This is according to a notice to members, relevant staff members and journalists. The Senate had an emergency plenary on Saturday to consider and approve some economic bills. The Senate had approved an upward review of the Ways and Means loan accessible to the Federal Government from 5 to 15 per cent. According to the lawmakers, it would enable the Federal Government to meet its immediate and future obligations with the approval of the ways and means by the National Assembly, and advances to the Federal…
A 25-year-old fake lawyer, Abdulgafar Ayanrinde has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) after he allegedly defrauded Point of Sale (POS) agents inside court premises in Ekiti and Osun States. It was gathered that Abdulgafar who is parading himself as a lawyer after wearing a gown and wig also defrauded drivers among others. Parading the suspect at the NSCDC State Command in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, the Commandant, Sunday Agboola on Saturday, disclosed that the suspect was arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State after intelligence carried out on him following a complaint from members…
The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he will never call the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, his president. The cleric and politician, during a webinar on Saturday, alleged a series of malpractices during the 2023 elections, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission made a mess of the electioneering process. He said this while responding during a Question & Answer session after delivering his speech on the Zoom programme titled ‘Building the New Nigeria: The Role of the Diaspora’ organised by the PTB4Nigeria In Diaspora Group. The meeting, which began 7pm and was monitored by…
Angry youths, on Sunday morning, shut down Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A source told newsmen that the youths besieged the station and wanted to take over the running of the programme. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the stern-looking security operatives have demobilised and chased them out of the station. The radio station, which was located at J&P Bus-stop, Moniya in Ibadan, Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, was established on October 10, 2007, and commenced transmission in pure and undiluted Yoruba language on October 22, the same year. Details later…
FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. 3. Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government to another in our steady march to improve and sustain Nigeria’s democracy. 4. This year we witnessed the…