The Ebonyi State Government, on Wednesday, returned one Miss Halimat to its Kogi State counterparts months after she was declared missing in the state after consuming a soft drink suspected to be drugged by a stranger in her home. It was gathered that Halimat who had lost her memory since the incident, was allegedly drugged after taking a popularly soft drink in her home town in Uhodo in the Okehi Local Government Area of the state. According to Halimat attestation, they added substance in the drink that made her lost consciousness and could not remember anything. When asked about how…
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Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting at Ring Road in Ibadan, on Wednesday, granted an exparte motion restraining the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting, intimidating, harassing and blocking bank accounts of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho). The order was granted following an exparte motion moved by his lawyer Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN) before the court The motion is an offshoot of the originating motion seeking N500 billion damages for invasion of his house in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on July 1 earlier filed before…
The suspended former Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, has appeared before the Special Investigation Panel, headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Joseph Egbunike. Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, presented his defence to the SIP at the Force headquarters,Abuja, on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that the SIP ended the session around 8pm. A source said, “The panel started sitting since Monday. Kyari appeared before the panel members today (Tuesday) during which he presented his defence to the indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the SIP members. The…
From the left: Governors Sani Bello of Niger; Mai Bala Buni of Yobe and Gboyega Oyetola of Osun Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress are considering an overhaul of the party’s current leadership structure to avoid a legal booby trap. Our correspondent gathered in Abuja on Tuesday that after a meeting attended by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the APC state governors and other stakeholders on Friday night, the party leaders started considering the removal of the Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the party, Mai Mala Buni and other governors, who are members of the…
Seven national officers of the Peoples Democratic Party have resigned from their roles in the party. The party chieftains in different letters addressed to its National Secretary on Tuesday alleged being sidelined and unfairly treated by the National Chairman, Uche Secondus. Some of the executive members include the National Deputy Publicity Secretary, Diran Odeyemi; Deputy National Organising Secretary, Hassan Yakubu; and the Deputy National Woman Leader, Hadizat Umoru. This latest event fuels the crisis rocking the leadership of the party after a former spokesperson of the party’s presidential Campaign, Kasim Afegbua, accused the chairman and the leadership of series of…
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday approved the deployment of Dr Evelyn Ngige, wife of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and eight other federal permanent secretaries. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, conveyed Buhari’s approval in a circular dated August 3, 2021 and titled ‘Deployment of permanent secretaries.’ While four of the deployed permanent secretaries were new appointees, the remaining five were old permanent secretaries redeployed to new duty posts. The new permanent secretaries and their portfolios are Onwudiwe Ngozi as Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of…
A middle-aged lady has demanded justice for her father, Solomon Nwagbara, who she said was burnt to death by suspected members of a disbanded vigilance group in Omudioga community, in the Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. The lady, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that she and her siblings fled the area in fear for their lives. She also claimed that those who perpetrated the act kidnapped her mother, Priscilia, pointing out that the latter’s whereabouts was unknown. She called on the government and security agencies to help find her mother. The lady…
Three more abducted students of the Bethel Baptist Secondary school in Kaduna State have been found. The three students (all male) were found by troops at the Kankumi forest general area in Chikun local government where they were abandoned by their abductors. Although the police or school management are yet to confirm the development, locals told Channels Television that the three students had escaped from the bandits. After being kidnapped from their school on July 8, they were reportedly re-kidnapped by another group of bandits while wandering inside the forest. The second set of bandits were said to have renegotiated…
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Unknown to millions who watched Blessing Oborududu wrestle her way to win Silver in the 68kg free style women wrestling event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she actually defiled a nagging knee injury to become the first Nigerian to win medal in Wrestling. According to the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Nigerian Wrestling Federation Dr. Daniel Igali “She Did her best. We have been treating that tender knee all through the tournament. Surprised she was able to take a full double attack. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Chief Sunday Dare has assured that the knee will…