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Police nab 60-year-old Kuje prison escapee in Kaduna

Officers of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested one of the prisoners that escaped from the Kuje prison jailbreak, The PUNCH reports. The Command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, identified a 60-year-old Ali Shuaibu, an indegene of Kano, as the escapee that was rearrested in Kaduna on Saturday while on transit to his home state (Kano). According to him, the suspect ... Read More »

LAGOS REVENUE HOUSE READY IN SEPTEMBER – SANWO-OLU

•Governor inspects pace of work on two multi-agency buildings The comprehensive renovation of Revenue House of the Lagos State Government will be completed by the end of next month, with the contractor putting finishing touches on the imposing edifice located in Alausa, the seat of Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, led an on-the-site inspection of the ongoing renovation work ... Read More »

JUST IN: Oyo gets new deputy gov after Olaniyan’s removal

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor following the removal of Rafiu olaniyan The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Olaniyan. Before his appointment, Lawal was the Chairman of the State Housing Corporation. He had ... Read More »

BREAKING: Oyo Assembly removes deputy gov

The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has been removed by members of the State House of Assembly, following misconduct and a series of allegations levelled against him. Olaniyan was removed by members of the House of Assembly on Monday. we gathered that the deputy governor was removed around 11:30 am by the lawmakers. Olaniyan was elected in 2019 on ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU MOURNS GAC MEMBER, KEMI NELSON’S PASSAGE

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of Chief (Mrs) Kemi Nelson, a member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the apex leadership body of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC). Nelson, a former Executive Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and ex-South-West Zonal Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress, died on Sunday ... Read More »

Osun Poll: Congratulate Adeleke Like Buhari, Lawyer Tells Oyetola

A popular human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said that the earlier the Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, conceded defeat and congratulate the governor-elect of the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the better. Olajengbesi, who is also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also said Oyetola, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, will disgrace himself if he dares heads ... Read More »

Why Osinbajo chose Nigerian hospital for surgery— Presidency

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo chose to undergo a surgical procedure on his right femur (tigh bone) at a local hospital because “He had confidence in Nigerian doctors both at home and abroad,” a consultant who operated on the VP has revealed. Sunday PUNCH reports that Osinbajo, on Saturday, successfully underwent leg surgery on his leg at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, ... Read More »

Osun poll: Voice of slain Ige resounded from beyond the grave — Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said those who “conspired to catapult the slain Bola Ige’s destroyers to unmerited national prominence” have been justly served by the outcome of the Osun governorship election. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defeated the incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, to emerge winner of the Osun governorship election held on Saturday. Soyinka, in ... Read More »