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The Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN, has forwarded a letter from medical vacation to the House of Assembly for him to resume work officially. According to the House, the speaker, Olamide Oladiji, who received the letter on behalf of other lawmakers, said the governor’s action “is in line with Section 190(1) of the Constitution of the Federal …

The United Nations (UN), on Tuesday disclosed that over 263,934 people have been forced to run from their homes in Gaza Strip, following the continuous heavy Israeli strikes from the land, air and sea on the Palestinian territory. It noted that the intense figting has left thousands dead on both sides since Hamas launched an unexpected assault on Israel last …

Police on Friday arraigned two men – Ilesanmi Vincent and Ajayi Mohammed – at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on criminal charges. The defendants were arraigned on a two-count charge of theft and malicious damage. The police prosecutor, Johnson Okunade, told the court that the duo committed the offence at about 9:00 p.m., on September 1 in Ikole-Ekiti. He alleged …

A “motor boy” died in an accident in the Anthony area of Lagos State on Saturday morning. The spokesman for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, who confirmed the news in a statement, said an articulated with registration number T 20345 LA was involved in the accident. He said the driver of the truck was found unconscious …

A Romanian national, Iulian Ghergut, who was abducted by an Al-Qaeda affiliate group in Burkina Faso in 2015 has regained his freedom. The 47-year-old was abducted by Al-Mourabitoun while working in a manganese mine near the border with Mali and Niger in April 2015. The Romanian foreign ministry confirmed his release in a statement on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Missing Japanese …

A pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has been installed as the new Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State. Adeoye, 62, was installed as Soun of Ogbomoso by the kingmakers at the palace in the ancient town on Friday, September 8, 2023. The Star had reported that Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, last Saturday, …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), LT. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, assured that the Nigerian Army will ensure that the January 28, 2002, Ikeja Cantonment bomb explosion does not happen in any of its contonments. Lagbaja, who gave the assurance while flagging off ‘Exercise Clean Sweep’ to clear remnants of the unexploded bombs at the cantonment, noted that the exercise …