Month: October 2021
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Tinubu Speaks On Meeting With President Buhari
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu said his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday was devoid of political talks. Mr Buhari hosted Mr Tinubu at his official residence, State House, Abuja. Speaking to journalists after the closed door meeting, Mr Tinubu dismissed the insinuation that he was in…
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Months After Death of Afenifere Spokesperson, Wife Gives Birth To Twins
Months after the death of spokesperson of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, his widow, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has gave birth to bouncing twins – a boy and a girl – at a United States of America hospital on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The cheering news was posted on her Facebook account on Sunday. According to the release,…
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Oluwo Absent, as Islamic Scholars Grace Reception of Grand Mufti in Ìwo
Notable Islamic Scholars across the lenght and breadth of Nigeria on Saturday graced the reception of the new Grand Mufti, Sheik Daood Imran Molaasan, in Iwo, Osun State. The coveted Islamic title was bestowed on Molaasan by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdurasheed Adewale Akanbi, amidst controversy. The Oluwo who has been championing the installation…
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Hushpuppi: Police Sources Speak on Alleged Reinstatement of Abba Kyari
As unsubstantiated report of reinstatement of super police cop, Abba Kyari continues to gather momentum on social media, sources from the force who spoke to the Punch faulted the report adding that, the suspended police boss is still on suspension which was premised on his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Kyari, a…
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FG Warns Nigerians Against Purported Payment of N80,000 Survival Fund
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to be wary of fraudulent messages making the rounds over the purported payment of N80,000 to beneficiaries of the Survival Fund Scheme. A statement issued in Abuja, on Saturday, by the Project Delivery Office (PDO) of the Scheme, said that the news of such payment was the handiwork of…
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Stop Using Us To Bargain, ASUU Tells NASU, SSANU, NAAT
By Nigerian Tribune The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised the trio of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), the Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) to stop using ASUU to bargain for whatever they think is due to them from the government. The President of…
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EFCC Boss, Bawa Breaks Silence Over Invasion of Supreme Court Judge’s Residence
Chairman of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to the inavasion of residence of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili by security agents last night. There were reports flying on the social media that the anti-graft agency was behind the raid but the commission later issued a statement to deny being responsible.…
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22-year-old Kwara NCE Graduate Hangs Self Over Impotence
An NCE graduate, Idris Shuaib, who was a resident of Ankara Wooro Compound, in Gwanara, Baruten local government area of Kwara State has hanged self over impotence. Idris, 22, was found dangling on a cashew tree in his father’s farm after a bottled up depression following his inability to sleep with ladies. A Neighbour,young woman…
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Oyo Jailbreak: FG Releases More Images, Names of Fleeing Inmates
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Correctional Service, has released more details on the identities of inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Oyo. Recall that facility was attacked by some yet to be identified gunmen on October 22 and hundreds of inmates were set free. The data of those who escaped from…
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Two Herbalists, 24 Suspected ‘Yahoo-Boys’ Arrested in Ibadan (Photos)
Two acclaimed herbalists, Ajisafe Toheeb and Ogundayo Usman, and twenty four suspected internet fraudsters, yahoo Boys, were arrested by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud. Four of the arrested suspects claimed to be students of a…