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A brief moment of disruption unfolded on Thursday in Kaduna State when a man broke through security as President Bola Tinubu addressed a gathering during an official commissioning in the state. President Tinubu was in the state to inaugurate a number of projects executed by Governor Uba Sani’s administration, including a newly completed 300-bed Specialist Hospital and the rollout of 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses. The disruption occurred mid-speech, when the man made an unexpected move towards the stage. The President appeared momentarily taken aback, pausing briefly as security operatives quickly intervened and restrained the individual.In a composed response,…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, on his 50th birthday, commending his role in promoting youth involvement in governance. The president’s message, conveyed in a statement issued by the presidency on Wednesday, comes 14 months after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared Bello wanted over an alleged N80 billion fraud. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends his warm felicitations to Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State, on the occasion of his 50th birthday,” the statement reads. “The President commends Yahaya Bello’s historic emergence as the youngest democratically elected governor in Nigeria’s Fourth…

The Health Ministry reports that 271 people arrived at hospitals after the Iranian ballistic missile attack this morning — four in serious condition, 16 in moderate condition, 220 in good condition, 24 suffering from acute anxiety, and seven undergoing medical evaluation whose condition has not yet been determined. Of those at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, which was directly struck by a missile, 71 people were lightly injured and one person suffered from anxiety. Most of the lightly injured were hurt on their way to a protected area or were suffering from anxiety. Since the beginning of Operation Rising Lion,…

Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has issued a direct and unprecedented threat to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declaring that “eliminating” him is now one of Israel’s official war goals. In his words: “A man like [Khamenei] has always aimed at destroying Israel through his agents. “This man, who is willing to attack us, must not stay alive. This matter, the matter of stopping this man, eliminating him, is part of the campaign, and we now understand his role because before, he was talking about the destruction of Israel.” Katz added that Khamenei “cannot continue to exist”, intensifying what observers…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, to immediately arrest killer herders who perpetrated the heinous killing of over 100 people in Yelewata community in Benue State. President Tinubu gave the directive while addressing stakeholders at the Government House, Markudi. The meeting included the Secretary to the Federal Government, George Akume, Traditional Rulers, and former Governors of the state. The governors of Kwara, Imo, Kogi, Plateau, Ondo, and Nasarawa also attended the meeting. President Tinubu called out the Inspector General of Police to know why arrests have…

The family of the late Chief Adeseun Ayisa Ogundoyin, a revered philanthropist, educationist, and humanist today held a solemn remembrance prayer session to mark 34 years since his passing in 1991 at the age of 52 The event, held at the family vault in Adetoro Estate, Sango, Eruwa, brought together his children including the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo OGUNDOYIN, his siblings as well as religious leaders, friends, and wellwishers who gsthered to honor the legacy of a man devoted to humanitarian service. The Christian prayer session was led by Rev. Dr. Ayoola Moses…

The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the sum of ₦63,479,858,000 for the overhauling of the structures of the Government House. In a statement issued today by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Council described the current state and ambience of the Government House as an embarrassment and unbefitting facility. The Commissioner observed that for the past six years, the Governor and his deputy have been living in their personal houses instead of their official residences at the Government House. He noted that the banquet hall at the Government House will be completed before the 50th anniversary of…

Lagelu local government Supervisory councilor on community relation and Chieftaincy matter, Hon Ademola Adedeji fondly called Kodi Alaremu has congratulated a legislature representing Lagelu State Constituency in Oyo house of assembly, Hon Olajide Akintunde AKT on the occasion of his sixth years in legislative chamber. Kodi Alaremu acknowledged Hon AKT impactful representation and unprecedented development he has voiced to facilitated, indelible impact he has made in the lives of hopeless Constituents and to the body of community development council through his selflessness, kindness and generosity. “It gladdens my heart to rejoice, congratulate and appreciate my boss and leader, Hon Olajide…

A Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting at Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 34-year-old school teacher to 12 years imprisonment for raping an 11-year- old, JSS 1 student. The defendant, Pascal Ofomata, was charged with rape and inflicting physical harm punishable under section 3(1), 4 (1) respectively of the Violence against Persons Prohibition Law, and the offense of Sexual Abuse punishable under section 35 (2) of the Child’s Right Law of Anambra State. Ofomata, a teacher at St Christopher’s Junior Seminary 3-3 Onitsha, pleaded not guilty of the 3-count charge. In his extra judicial statement, he outrightly denied penetrating the victim’s anus. The defendant however admitted in his statement…

The Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has reiterated the need for a national security overhaul, emphasizing that the current centralized policing structure has become overstretched and ineffective. Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin made this call at a Legislative Dialogue on Nigeria’s Security Architecture, themed “Nigeria’s Peace and Security : The Constitutional Imperatives” in Abuja Highlighting the devastating impact of insecurity nationwide, Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin detailed the widespread challenges plaguing Nigeria—from insurgency in the Northeast to banditry and kidnappings in the North and the herder-farmer clashes in the South, which threaten food security.…