Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Omololu Olunloyo, has died at the age of 89, just days before his 90th birthday. The elder statesman, a revered mathematician, engineer, and technocrat, passed away in the early hours of Sunday, April 6. His death was confirmed in a statement issued by Barrister Oladapo Ogunwusi, who…
In a significant victory against organized crime, operatives of the FCT Police Command have apprehended two notorious armed robbery suspects following a dramatic gun battle, recovering stolen vehicles and a cache of electronic devices. SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police spokesperson, detailed the operation in a statement released on Sunday, highlighting the successful dismantling of…
The federal government is set to receive the first batch of 3,205,101 electricity meters as part of a renewed effort to address Nigeria’s metering shortfall and enhance transparency in electricity billing. In a statement on Sunday, April 6, Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Chief…
Every corridor of power is strewn with its own peculiar coterie of grovellers. They may come under various designations — Special Assistant, Press Secretary, Special Adviser, Commissioner or some other official nomenclature — what unites them is their blind and unthinking resort to extra-legal measures in defence of their principals. Some public officials who don’t…
Lawyers confirmed on Wednesday that a man accused of the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 is planning to plead guilty in court. In a Wednesday letter sent to U.S District Judge Deborah Boardman, Nicholas Roske’s lawyers, Andrew Szekely and Ellie Marranzini, said, “We write to inform the Court that Mr. Roske…
