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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, and stealing. His …

This is according to top sources in Azerbaijan with the knowledge of the investigation, Reuters reports. A Russian air defence system was responsible for shooting down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that killed 38 people. This is according to top sources in Azerbaijan with the knowledge of the investigation, Reuters reports. The Embraer passenger jet, flight J2-8243, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A 35-year-old man, Theophilus Osazuwa, is in police custody after allegedly killing his 4-year-old son on Christmas Eve in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria.  The tragic incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in Ogbeson Quarters, off Benin-Agbor Road, in the state capital. According to police reports, Osazuwa, who is known to have …

The 24-year-old departed this world on Thursday, December 26, 2024, due to a ghastly motor accident along the Dutse-Kafin-Hausa Road. “The burial rites are currently underway in Kafin Hausa town in accordance with Islamic traditions.” According to the governor’s spokesperson, Abdulwahab is survived by his parents, Governor Umar Namadi and his wife, as well as his many siblings. “This tragic …

The 24-year-old departed this world on Thursday, December 26, 2024, due to a ghastly motor accident along the Dutse-Kafin-Hausa Road. “The burial rites are currently underway in Kafin Hausa town in accordance with Islamic traditions.” According to the governor’s spokesperson, Abdulwahab is survived by his parents, Governor Umar Namadi and his wife, as well as his many siblings. “This tragic …

No fewer than three people were injured with another person stabbed during a shooting incident at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix city, United States on Christmas Day.  APNews reports that police are currently investigating the incident, saying the four people were attacked by the gunmen who disrupted the peace at the airport on Wednesday.  According to the police, the shooting …

Nigeria has rejected allegations made in a viral video by the military leader of Niger Republic, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilise his country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that the claims exist solely in the realm of imagination. He said Nigeria had …

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku has said that the lawmakers increased the state’s 2025 budget from N605 billion to N676 billion to enable the government address food insecurity. DAILY POST reports that Agbebaku disclosed this in Benin City. DAILY POST recalls that the state governor, Monday Okpebholo on December 10, 2024, presented a budget proposal …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command has called on government officials, religious bodies, and other relevant groups to collaborate with the police to ensure the safe and organized distribution of palliatives to residents.  This call comes in the wake of recent tragic incidents where stampedes during palliative distribution events resulted in the loss of lives across Nigeria. At least …

A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three key figures in connection with last week’s tragic stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School. The individuals include Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school’s principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ile Ife. …