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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two brothers, Ayomide Babatunde and Gbenga Babatunde, for allegedly kidnapping a woman and her nine-year-old son for ritual purpose. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Friday in a statement. Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested on Friday, following an information received by policemen at Oja-Odan divisional headquarters. He said the police were told that the two brothers were negotiating on phone to sell a human being either in parts or alive depending on how the buyer wants it for money making ritual. He explained,…

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has signed the 2023 budget into law. Signing the N472,250,694,447.57b Appropriations Bill as passed earlier by the State House of Assembly, on Thursday, Abiodun said he would ensure full implementation of all the items on the bill to sustain the momentum of Building Our Future Together Agenda of his Administration. “This budget is reflective of what the people of Ogun State want. I can assure you that on our part, we will ensure the implementation of the budget. “Through this budget, our people will enjoy the full dividends of democracy”, he noted. He thanked the…

• Yuletide tests resilience of e-payment infrastructure• Financial institutions pay over N3 billion claims in six months• Subscribers decry persistent drop calls, undelivered SMS, illegal deductions• ALTON appeals to customers as NATCOMS seeks compensation As early as 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, banking premises around Lagos, the financial hub of the country, were jam-packed with customers waiting impatiently to register complaints of sundry failed transactions during the Christmas holidays. The situation was the same across different states, where frustration over inefficient electronic payment system and failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions reached boiling point. Banks and other formal business shut their doors…

Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform”, said the Paris-based media rights campaigners. “Behind the figures, there are the faces, personalities, talent and commitment of those who have paid with their lives for their information gathering, their search for the truth and their passion for journalism,” RSF secretary-general Christophe Deloire said. Iraq and Syria were the most…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has listed the requirements needed to successfully participate in the auction of properties across the country which are subject of Final Forfeiture Orders. According to the Commission, interested persons or organizations have until 12:00 noon Monday, 9th January, 2023 to submit their bids. The auction is open to members of the public with the exception of individuals / corporate entities who have been / or are being prosecuted by the EFCC; Directors of such companies and employees of the EFCC. A competitive bidding process is being adopted for the disposal of the properties. The Bid Forms,…

The Obi-Datti Campaign Council yesterday said its new director general Akin Osuntokun is fit and proper to serve in his new role. The campaign stated this while clarifying that Osuntokun isn’t running for the Senate. It added that he had abandoned his senatorial ambition in preference for the national movement for a formidable third force to rescue Nigeria. A statement by the head of media Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Diran Onifade, said “The appointment of Balogun Akin Osuntokun as the Director General of the OBIDATTI Campaigns came on the heels of the resignation of Dr. Doyin Okupe from the position. “Prior…

Kwankwaso Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has urged voters not to forget the maladministration of the country under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing journalists in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, Kwankwaso said APC and PDP presidential candidates were merely promising to continue with what their parties have done to Nigerians. He said Nigerians are living witnesses to the corruption and insecurity that ravaged the country under the PDP and APC administrations. He urged the electorate to vote for him because he has a blueprint of bringing positive change…

The drive for economic diversification of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has been boosted by the milestone in the digital economy sector especially the Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Following this development, President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the effort of the federal government over the $547 million generated from the sale of the 3.5 GHz spectrum to MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications for the provision of the 5G network in Nigeria, describing it as important revenue base for development. The president made this known in his speech during the commissioning of the National Shared Services Centre (NSSC) in Abuja…

The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Ado Ekiti has upheld the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Biodun Oyebanji, in the just concluded state election. Oyebanji had polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party. Following the outcome of the election, Oni challenged the outcome of the election filing a petition at the tribunal to fault the result declaring Oyebanji the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Details later…

Nigeria rapper and activist, Folarin Falana also known as Falz, has warned the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigerian Police Force that not punishing the policeman responsible for the killing of a Lagos based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem could lead to chaos. Omobolanle was with some family members on Christmas Day and had tried to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the cop, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, shot at her vehicle. The IGP on Wednesday ordered that the ASP in question be suspended. Falz reacting to the development on Wednesday evening after the suspension…