Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
Stealing of Xmas Meat: CP order’s arrest of Female Officer for boiling 10-yr-old niece’s hands in Abuja
Irked by the abuse meted out by a serving policewoman on her 10-year-old niece for allegedly stealing Christmas meat, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Sunday Babaji has ordered the arrest of a policewoman.
Stemming frequent boat mishaps in Nigeria
Every now and then, there have been media reports of boat mishaps, especially on inland waterways, with attendant loss of passengers’ lives. The latest of these tragic incidents happened on December 23, 2021, when a commercial boat that left Liverpool in Lagos capsized at Imoba near Ajido on Badagry waterways, after it developed a mechanical […]
Olubadan: Yoruba land has lost a mature, peaceful monarch ― Gani Adams
By Dapo Akinrefon The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday, described the death of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji as a huge loss, saying the demise of the first class monarch has robbed Nigeria and Yoruba land of a mature and peaceful monarch. Aare Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant […]
Olubadan to be buried according to Islamic rites ― Aide
By Adeola Badru The media aide to late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Mr Adeola Oloko, Sunday, disclosed that the late monarch will be buried according to Islamic rites today (Sunday) by 4 pm. Adetunji also noted that Ibadan witnessed many accounts of achievements during the reign of the late monarch. Oba Adetunji, joined […]
BREAKING: Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Adetunji, joins his ancestors
By Sola Isola – Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji is dead. It was gathered that the 93-years-old monarch passed away in the early hours of Sunday at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state. Oba Adetunji was crowned the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan following his coronation on March 4, 2016. […]
