The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, a two-term governor of Plateau State, finds himself at a crossroads as he grapples with the decision to move to the Senate or maintain his position in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Despite losing the February 25, 2023 election, Lalong successfully challenged the results at the tribunal, which ruled in his favor. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had initially declared Napoleon Bali of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner, but the tribunal’s decision was later upheld by the appeal court. The court, led by Justice Elfaida Williams-Dawodu, declared the votes…
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The Ondo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Razak Obe, has written the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, informing him that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s signature has been forged. Obe described the matter as critical and called on the deputy governor to address the issue urgently in order to save the State. According to him, Akeredolu’s signature has been confirmed forged on a certain document. He said the irregularities in the signature were first observed when a file from his ministry was returned through the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, saying this was the only file that had…
A “dangerous” paedophile and rapist will spend at least nine and a half years behind bars after being convicted of multiple historic sex offences which he committed against three children when he himself was a child. Warren Templeton has also been jailed for a rape and two sexual assaults he carried out on a vulnerable man between 2008 and 2016, when he and his victim were both adults. Lancashire Telegraph: Warren TempletonWarren Templeton (Image: Lancs Police) Burnley Crown Court heard how Templeton was between the ages of 13 and 17 when he carried out his first collection of sordid crimes…
Immigration continues to dominate the news agenda – and is splitting the government. Rishi Sunak has been in crisis this week over his Rwanda policy to deal with illegal immigration. The plan is to send people who arrive in the UK by irregular means – such as on small boats across the English Channel – on a one-way trip to Rwanda, where its government would decide on their refugee status. However, the scheme, which is not live despite being introduced 20 months ago, continues to face difficulties amid anger from hardline Tory MPs who think it doesn’t go far enough.…
A depraved sexual predator who raped an unconscious woman on a Tube has been jailed. Ryan Johnston, 37, sexually assaulted and raped a 20-year-old woman who was sleeping on the Piccadilly Line. The attack was witnessed by a tourist and his son who were horrified by what they saw. On Friday (December 8) Johnston was produced at Inner London Crown Court from HMP Thameside in Greenwich, where he has been held since his arrest. The court heard that three hours before he raped the woman, Johnston had been spotted masturbating while looking into the windows of a house. At around 4.45am on February…
On November 26, 2023, the Oba of Benin ignited a huge controversy about the early history of Lagos. He did so by making the claim that the Edo people of the Benin Kingdom were the founders of Lagos. Because the crown worn by the Oba of Benin originated from Ife, we must be respectful in our answer to him. The Oba, in an admirably polished speech, made the following statements – that “Lagos was founded by Benin”; that “Benin founded the nucleus of Lagos”; and that “Benin founded the origin of Lagos”. Most respectfully, what we will do is to…
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The All Progressives Congress chieftain and former Minister of Works, Dayo Adeyeye, has disclosed that if President Bola Tinubu hadn’t removed the subsidy Nigeria would have grounded to a halt by now. Adeyeye stated that after winning the presidential primaries of the APC against all odds and the ensuing general election, the President was fighting another round of battle to liberate Nigerians from hardship and every form of knot. The chieftain, who is the National Chairman of South West Agenda spoke in Jos on Thursday when the organization action which championed the election of Tinubu declined palliative distribution to advocate…
The late Alaafin’s son, Abdulfatai Adeyemi, also known as D-Gov, has passed away at the age of 47. According to reports, he died on Friday morning, a day before his 47th birthday, due to complications from diabetes at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State. Abdulfatai’s father, Alaafin Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, passed away at the age of 83 on April 22, 2022, at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital. His son’s death comes just 19 months after his father’s demise. Before his passing, Abdulfatai was appointed by the state governor, Seyi Makinde, as Chairman of the Oyo State…
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that foreign prisoners are working in construction sites in Nigeria. Oshiomhole, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, disclosed this when the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committees on Interior for a budget defence session yesterday. He said these prisoners working in construction sites in Nigeria are paid the minimum wage of their countries. Oshiomhole, therefore, urged the minister to regulate the issuance of quotas to foreigners. According to Oshiomhole: “Your ministry needs to regulate the issuance of the quotas very well as I…