Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, presented staff of office and instrument of office to the newly crowned Elempe of Tapa, Oba Titiloye Oyekanmi. The event took place at the Elempale Community High School in the town. Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, Bayo Lawal, emphasized the …
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A 30-year-old man, Ikechukwu Micheal, was on Monday, arraigned before an FCT High Court, Zuba, Abuja, over alleged rape of a 17-year old girl. Michael who resides at Angwan Cement, Life Camp, is being charged with rape. The Prosecuting Counsel, Umoh Inah, told the court that the defendant committed the …
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THE Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has postponed the local government election in the state indefinitely. The Chairman of ODIEC, Dr Joseph Aremo, stated this in a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that election into the 18 local government areas and …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ondo Command says it has destroyed about 56 hectares of suspected hemp farmland in the state. The State Commander of the agency, Mr Kayode Raji, disclosed this on Monday in Akure during the decoration of 51 personnel of the command, who were …
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The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced measures to tackle the skyrocketing food prices nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the measures would be implemented over the next 180 days “A 150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for food commodities which includes; suspension of duties, …
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West Africa’s regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has tasked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye with mediating talks with the three military junta-led states—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—that withdrew from the group earlier this year. The move aims to restore stability in the region, which has been under …
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An investigation by BBC Africa Eye has uncovered a disturbing trend of elderly individuals being accused of witchcraft and murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast. These accusations often hide a darker motive—land grabs by relatives and community members. Seventy-four-year-old Tambala Jefwa bears the scars of brutal attacks. His wife, Sidi, recounts the horrors …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a bilateral security agreement in Warsaw on Monday, a day before the start of a NATO summit in Washington. “Those who defend Ukraine today are also defending themselves,” said Tusk. Zelensky called the agreement “ambitious.” “It is capable of …
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INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began more than two years ago. Indian foreign ministry spokesman in New Delhi said ahead of the trip that Modi would likely discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict during his visit. …
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THE Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have recovered a vehicle stolen in Abuja. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “In July. 6, at about 0200 hours, the police received a tip-off from …
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