Abimbola Abatta A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State has remanded to two middle-aged men for stealing bags of rice and money. The accused persons, Oguntolu Tirinisiyu, 55 and Kehinde Segun, 37 allegedly committed the…
Osun State Police on Tuesday arraigned eight suspects before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged cultism, disturbance of the peace and causing grievous bodily harm to residents of a community. The defendants are Joseph Odeh, 37; Yemi Olaniran, 25; Taiwo…
By Abimbola Abatta A 38-year-old suspected kidnapper, Akeem Ajibola has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over attempted kidnap. The accused person allegedly committed the offence on December 28, 2021 in Osogbo. The prosecutor, Inspector Elisha Olusegun told the…
A 42-year-old man, Bayedo Busuyi, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of a Toyota Hilux belonging to the Ekiti State Government (EKSG). The defendant of no fixed address is standing trial on a…
A 21-year-old night guard, Asimiyu Salami has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing production equipment of a firm. The accused person, working with a plastic manufacturing company based in Osogbo allegedly committed the offence on January…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva stated this during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum to discuss efforts by the world’s top oil exporter to tackle climate change in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nigeria’s government plans to amend…
The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited, Monday, signed Memoranda of Understanding, MOU, with six Nigerian teaching hospitals nationwide, flagging off the implementation of its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP). The six hospitals were selected as part of the first phase…
Some electricity consumers in Olodo, Lalupon and Iyana-church, Ibadan, on Monday locked four offices of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), over alleged erratic power supply in the area. The affected IBEDC offices were situated at Galilee, Haj Camp, Wakajaye…
No doubt, corruption has become an household name for Nigeria. The concept feature too loudly in the discourse of the socio-economic cum political fabrics of the Country that beyond the shore, corruption is closely remembered when Nigeria is measured in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that the increase of interest rates in advanced economies will not affect the Nigerian economy as the funds released in these economies through stimuluses did not flow into Nigeria. This…
