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Ayomide Awe President Bola Tinubu has approved lifetime salaries for retired Comptrollers-General and Deputy Comptrollers-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed. Tunji-Ojo said the approval was part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve the welfare of serving and retired personnel of agencies under the Ministry of Interior. The minister made the disclosure on Friday at the closing ceremony of the Specialised Border Control and Immigration Management System training held at the Immigration Service headquarters in Abuja. He also said the Tinubu administration had cleared promotion backlogs across services under the ministry, adding…

Firdaus Obiremi The Nigerian Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, has matriculated 52 inmate students into educational programmes facilitated by the National Open University of Nigeria and the West African College for Christian Missions as part of efforts to promote rehabilitation and prepare them for reintegration into society. The joint matriculation ceremony, held on Friday at the Old Abeokuta Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, brought together correctional officers, representatives of the collaborating institutions, religious leaders and other stakeholders committed to the reformation of inmates through education. Speaking at the event, the Controller of Corrections, Ogun State Command, Abioye Kamoru Adesina, described education…

…As Nawair-ud-deen leaders offer prayers, pledge support for PDP ticket Daud Olatunji The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hajia Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, has expressed confidence that her principal, Ladi Adebutu, will win the 2027 governorship election, describing recent political developments, including the controversy surrounding a list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, as signs of the ruling party’s impending defeat. Sowunmi-Kolapo spoke on Friday shortly after the Juma’at prayer at the headquarters of the Nawair-ud-deen Society in Abeokuta, where Muslim leaders offered prayers for the success of the PDP ticket in the forthcoming election.…

Daud Olatunji Businessman and philanthropist, Agbaoye Orikolade Karim, has revealed how his wife, Yeye Olufunke Karim, inspired the donation of a hall of residence to Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, in honour of the institution’s late founder, Prince Bola Ajibola. Karim disclosed that the decision to endow the building, named Karim Foundation Hall of Residence, followed their attendance at a book launch organised in honour of the late jurist in 2025. He said both of them independently developed the desire to support the university’s vision, with his wife subsequently encouraging him to ensure that the project became a reality. The…

Daud Olatunji The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigeria Union of Journalists have called for an institutionalised national media-security framework to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure, combat misinformation and improve public confidence in security agencies. The call was made during a meeting between the Ogun State Command of the NSCDC and the executive members of the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel at the corps’ headquarters in Owu-Dekudu, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The two institutions stressed the need for structured collaboration between security agencies and journalists to address emerging security threats, including pipeline vandalism, attacks on public infrastructure and the…

Daud Olatunji The King of Imobi, Oba Fatai Olatunji Ademiyewo Balogun, has received a Cultural Ambassador Award in Canada in recognition of his efforts to promote Yoruba culture and preserve indigenous heritage. The award was presented to the monarch by the Ijebu Descendants Association of Canada, an organisation dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural identity, traditions and heritage of the Ijebu people in the diaspora. In a further recognition of his contributions to cultural promotion, Oba Balogun also received a Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor of Haldimand County, Shelley Ann Bentley, and the Member of Provincial Parliament representing…

Daud Olatunji A community-based organisation, The Standard Bearers, has taken its handwashing awareness campaign to Iberekodo Market in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, urging traders to embrace proper hygiene practices to prevent the spread of diseases. The campaign, led by the organisation’s president, Comrade Taofiq Bello, was organised as part of activities marking the 2026 World Handwashing Day, observed annually on October 15 to promote handwashing with soap and clean water. During the sensitisation exercise, members of the organisation engaged traders and market leaders on the importance of regular handwashing, particularly in busy commercial environments where people…

Daud Olatunji A banker and seven other defendants have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged N710m proof-of-funds fraud involving the suspected diversion of funds placed under Post-No-Debit (PND) restrictions in eight designated bank accounts. The defendants are facing a 12-count charge following an investigation by the Police Special Fraud Unit, Lagos, into allegations of conspiracy, fraudulent transactions and the suspected laundering of proceeds of crime. According to the police, the investigation uncovered suspicious financial movements allegedly facilitated by a senior relationship officer, Emmanuel Obinyan Osenonome, in collaboration with Egharevba Emmanuel Osagioduwa. The police alleged…

A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a 37-year-old woman, Fatima Sanda, to two years’ imprisonment for procuring a 16-year-old girl for sexual exploitation, in a case that has renewed attention on the protection of minors from sexual abuse and exploitation. The court, presided over by Justice Aisha M. Ndume, also ordered Sanda to pay ₦500,000 in compensation to the victim following her conviction for an offence under the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as amended. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons secured the conviction on Monday, according to…

….Abia, Anambra, Kano, Nasarawa Among States With Elevated Contamination Levels …Experts Warn Clear-Looking Water May Conceal Dangerous Pollutants Consumed For Years …More Than One-Third Of States, FCT Lack Published Contamination Data Daud Olatunji A new scientific study has raised fresh concerns over the safety of drinking water in Nigeria, revealing that about 85 per cent of the water sampling sites examined recorded arsenic concentrations above the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit. The findings have heightened concerns about the potential health risks facing millions of Nigerians who depend on boreholes, wells, rivers and lakes for their daily water needs, often without…