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A 29-year-old man, Tobiloba Ogunbo, is to spend the next seven years in a correctional centre for being a member of a secret cult. Ogunbo was convicted and sentenced by an Ogun Special Cultism Court in Abeokuta on Friday. The convict pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society and behaving in a manner causing a breach of public peace. The Magistrate, Mr O. L. Oke held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, thus pronouncing the convict guilty as charged. Oke also said the evidence presented by the prosecution was…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday urged Southeast governors to implement a work-at-home policy following the current fuel price hike in Nigeria. Ohanaeze said the heightening cost of petrol has compounded the challenges facing Nigerians, creating an unbearable strain on the livelihoods of civil servants and workers in the Southeast. The body said the governors should activate the policy for a period of three months, starting from September 9. A communiqué issued by Ohanaeze’s factional Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said “In recognition of the distressing realities confronting our region, Ohanaeze Ndigbo strongly recommends the immediate activation of a…

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, on Friday, promoted four senior Chiefs and one junior Chief in the Balogun line. DAILY POST reports that the promotion is in line with the tradition of ascendancy to the Olubadan stool. Our correspondent reports that the ceremony was done by the Olubadan in his palace at Oke Aremo, Ibadan. The traditional rites were performed by the Oluwo of Ibadanland, Chief Wahab Popoola Labosinde who decorated the elevated Senior Chief and the junior Chief with the traditional Akoko leaves. Those who were promoted were; Senior Chief Samuel Adegboyega Adeniran, who was elevated…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Anambra State Command, has said it will arrest drivers and impound vehicles without speed limit devices in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, said this at a news conference on Friday, in Awka. Alexander said that records had shown that the majority of road crashes were caused by speed violations resulting in tyre bursts and loss of control. She said enforcement became necessary as drivers speed recklessly, overload their vehicles and transport people, animals and goods, regardless of the consequences. “The policy thrust of the new Corps Marshall is to rejig…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, on Friday, handed over 53 recovered vehicles and 180, 300 dollars to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, on behalf of the victims of financial crimes in Canada. While handing over the vehicles, Okukoyede said they were stolen from Canada and tracked to various car stands in Nigeria, adding that nine of the vehicles were tracked to a customs port, where they were awaiting clearance. He added that 164, 000 U.S. dollars was recovered for a Canadian, Elena Bogomas, in a romance scam, while 16, 300 U.S. dollars…

Mountain Top University has achieved an exceptional feat by receiving an excellent rating of over 80% from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for its degree programs. The NUC recently approved five additional academic programs for the university, including Nursing Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, and Biomedical Technology. This brings the total number of NUC-accredited undergraduate programs at Mountain Top University to 32. An Inter-Ministerial Committee, comprising representatives from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education, and NUC, visited the university in February 2024 and expressed great satisfaction with its compliance with education policy directives and facilities.…

An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure has remanded a pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oluwasegun Victor, in the correction centre for allegedly impregnating a minor. While arraigning the 31-year-old pastor on a one-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, informed the court that the suspect purportedly impregnated five other minors before the long arm of law caught up with him. Victor was said to have had unlawful sexual intercourse with the minor on July 24, 2024, in the Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. According…

A coalition, Centre Against Banditry and Terrorism, CABT has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged sponsorship of terrorism in the North-Western part of the country. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the Executive Director of the coalition, Yakubu Dauda, lambasted the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal for allegedly failing to tackle the terrorism and banditry in his state. Dauda called on the governor and the state government to clear the air on alleged documents linking some bigwigs in the state to terrorism financing. He called on relevant authorities, especially the security agencies to investigate and…

The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, has called on President Bola Tinubu to tackle the current hardship bedeviling the country, saying Nigerians are suffering. This is contained in a statement by its General Secretary, Chief Oladipo Oyewole. The statement said though it was hopeful that there will be positive turnaround in the country, there is, presently, a lot of suffering in the land. However, the Council said going by scanty information available on Government pursuits and activities, there is presently a lot of suffering in the land, adding that the interest of the masses to live a good life should…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has set Thursday, September 12, 2024, for the hearing of all applications concerning the permanent forfeiture of assets and funds linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Deinde Dipeolu adjourned the case after listening to submissions from the legal representatives of all parties involved. Bilikisu Buhari-Bala represented the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while Olalekan Ojo (SAN) appeared for Emefiele. Another lawyer, Chibuzor Opara, represented the occupants of one of the properties in question, located at 8a Adekunle Lawal Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The EFCC’s counsel, Buhari-Bala, informed the…