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Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Mohbad’s sister-in-law risk subpoena over failure to appear before Coroner
A Coroner’s Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has threatened to subpoena key witnesses for failing to appear at the ongoing inquest into the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Magistrate T. A. Sotobi had ordered substituted services for the witnesses after granting an application by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, to serve a witness summons on…
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Driver crushes police officer to death at checkpoint in Ekiti
A hit-and-run driver has killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Ekiti State Police Command. The officer identified as Idris Lawal was reportedly crushed to death at a checkpoint at Ayemi Garage along Iworoko Road in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. It was gathered that the incident happened during a stop-and-search operation around 11pm on Monday, September 9,…
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Court postpones whistleblower Bristol’s bail application hearing to Sept 17
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has rescheduled the hearing of the bail application of a whistleblower Isaac Bristol to September 17, 2024. The hearing of the bail application was originally slated for today, Wednesday, September 11, 2024, but was postponed. The defendant, represented by his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, had appeared in…
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Abiodun condoles Zulum over flood
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has sympathized with the Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum and the people of the state over the incident of flood that recently ravaged Maiduguri, the state capital. The governor, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade said the ravaging…
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Olukoyede vows to sanitise banking sector
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to sanitize the banking sector and insulate it from rogue activities.He made this known at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN’s 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, with the theme: “Accelerated Economic Growth and Development: The State of Play and the Way Forward,”…
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Fuel price hike: Abiodun okays additional day off for Ogun public servants
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved two days off duty per week for officers on Grade Level 01-14, while officers on Grade Level 15-17 are to maintain one day off duty per week. A statement by the State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, said the gesture is aimed at further easing the burden on the teeming workers…
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Abiodun promises to implement new minimum wage
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has stated that his administration is working towards implementing the new minimum wage. The governor, who made this known at a meeting with the leadership of organized labor held at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, noted that workers have been instrumental in the rapid economic growth the state is witnessing. He promised the union…
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Fire guts section of Itamaga plank market in Lagos
A section of the Itamaga Plank Market located in Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State, was gutted by fire around 4am on Wednesday. The fire incident was said to have caused by power surge. Confirming the incident, a statement issued on Wednesday by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor, noted that the agency received emergency calls…
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Appeal Court upholds Akpata as Edo LP governorship candidate
Court of Appeal Abuja has upheld Olumide Akpata as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Edo State. In June, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja dismissed a suit seeking to void the nomination of Akpata as the LP candidate in the September 21 election. In the judgement, Justice Omotosho upheld the arguments by Akpata’s lawyer,…
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Ajaero speaks on DSS detention experience
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has shed light on his recent arrest and detention by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies. Recall that Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend the Trade Union Congress conference…
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