The Ekiti State Police Command has declared a 34-year-old woman, Tolulope Orimogunje, of Salaqua Street, Adin Quarter, Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State missing. This was contained in a statement on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti by Sunday Abutu, the command’s Public Relations Officer. “The woman left home to an unknown destination on April 30, at about 17:30 hours and has not returned,” Abutu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, stated. He said the woman is light in complexion, 5.4 fit tall, speaks Yoruba language fluently and has no tribal mark. He said that though the command had commenced investigation to unravel her whereabouts, anyone with…
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In a significant crackdown on criminal activities, the Imo State Police Command has apprehended three individuals allegedly linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in connection with the abduction and murder of retired Major General Richard Duru. The suspects, identified as Chukwunonso Emmanuel, Okoroigwe Goodness, and Innocent Ogu, were paraded at the police headquarters in Owerri on Thursday. Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, announced that the suspects were arrested in various locations across Imo and Anambra States. The arrests followed extensive intelligence gathering and a sustained effort by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit. According to the police, the…
Senator Ireti Kingibe, Chairman of the Senate Tourism Committee, lauded Governor Oyebanji of Ekiti State for his remarkable efforts in advancing the tourism industry during a recent speech delivered in Abuja. Senator Kingibe also praised the Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Lola Ade John, for her dedication to steering Nigeria’s tourism sector towards success. The commendations came following Senator Kingibe’s attendance as a special guest of honor at the resuscitated meeting of the Tourism Minister with Commissioners for Tourism, Director Generals of Tourism, Permanent Secretaries, General Managers, and Directors of Tourism held at Sandralia Hotel Jabi Abuja. Senator Kingibe was engaged…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a suit challenging a section of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)Customer Due Diligence Regulations 2023. The Section in dispute is Section 6(a)(iv) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations, 2023, which mandates banks to collect and verify customers’ social media handles as part of their Know-Your-Customer process. The suit was filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Chris Eke, against the CBN. He sought a declaration holding that the said regulation is unconstitutional and a contravention of Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution which touches on the protection…
Gbenga Sesan, the executive director of Paradigm Initiative (PIN), says the cybercrime act used by politicians and other powerful people to harass journalists is archaic and should be challenged by media organisations. Sesan said this at the Policy Intervention Series convened by BusinessDay in Lagos on Thursday. The event themed “Strategies for Safeguarding Press Freedom in an Increasingly Digital Age” explored the challenges and opportunities facing press freedom in today’s digital landscape. Speaking at the panel discussion, Sesan said that the cybercrime act used to target media men was enacted in 2015 and that the law has been repealed. He noted that…
The portal for the long awaited Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is set to officially go live on Friday, May 24,2024. This was announced late Thursday in a press statement signed by Nasir Ayetogo, the head of press and public relations NELFUND The student loan scheme was initiated by President Tinubu’s administration to provide interest-free education loans for Nigerians willing to acquire tertiary education. With its enactment earlier in June, the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, otherwise known as students loan Act, established an Education Loan Fund to help Nigerians fund their higher education, while they pay in installments…
Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC)in the diaspora have called for the intervention of the national leadership of the party to urgently intervene in the crisis over the outcome of the governorship primary election in Ondo State. Recall that the April 20 governorship election, produced governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the party’s candidate for November 16 election. The Chairman of the Paris chapter of the party, Comrade Akintoye Ogundoju, made the call in a statement made available in Akure, the state capital. Ogundoju said;” if the matter is not settled out of court early enough, it may affect the prospect…
Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly in Nigeria on Thursday endorsed ongoing processes by the National Assembly to make provision for state policing in the nation’s constitution. The Speakers made their resolution known at the end of their meeting in Abuja. The two chambers of the National Assembly are working to further alter some provisions in 1999 constitution. Details shortly…
An alarming report has emerged from Anambra as news surfaces of the abduction of Reverend Father Basil Gbuzuo, a well-known Catholic priest. The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha disclosed this distressing development today, May 16, 2024. The incident reportedly transpired on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024, at approximately 8 am along the Eke Nkpor-Obosi bypass. The announcement from the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, relayed by His Grace, Most Rev. Valerian M. Okeke, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha, urgently calls on all faithful Christians and individuals of goodwill to fervently pray for the swift and safe release of the abducted priest. Efforts to…
