Author: Akintayo Adams

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has declared the arrest of those engaged in the illicit processing of minerals that were mined at a facility in Idi-Ayunre, Oluyole Local Government Area. He revealed this on Saturday via posts on his Social Media Handles. The governor stated that the operation was a continuation of measures to avert similar disasters to the explosion in Bodija that occurred in January 2024 and caused casualties as well as property damage. The governor reportedly ordered the arrest of four people who were allegedly operating at the location, citing that they were not functioning in…

An 89-year-old legislation that allowed minorities to marry underage Muslims was repealed in the Indian state of Assam. Leaders of the minority communities opposed the move, seeing it as an attempt to divide votes along religious lines ahead of elections. Assam, the state in India with the largest percentage of Muslims (34%), has stated that it would like to follow Uttarakhand’s lead and enact unified civil laws pertaining to marriage, divorce, adoption, and inheritance. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam said “As of February 24, the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, was repealed.” “This act…

On Friday night, an unspecified number of bandits stormed Gidan Busa in Doka Ward of Kachia local government area in Kaduna State, killing two locals and kidnapping sixteen others. Five people in the neighborhood, according to a source who did not want to have his name publicized, were being treated at an unidentified local medical institution for gunshot wounds. This is happening in the wake of the death of Isyaku Boderi, a notorious bandit leader who was allegedly responsible for a number of high-profile incidents, such as the kidnapping of Yauri College girls in Kebbi State, the attack on the…

Prince Siyanbola Oladigbolu, a contender for the title of Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State, has refuted rumors that he has withdrew from the campaign, claiming that he cannot be forced to resign. In a statement that he signed, Om’Oba Siyanbola stated that he had not traveled to Oyo Town to meet the Kingmakers (Oyomesi), as suggested by his rivals, but rather to mingle with the locals. “It has come to my notice that some monumental liars have leveraged on my last visit to Oyo to fabricate lies that I went to the kingmakers to withdraw from the race of…

At the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Saturday, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) elected candidate for governor of Edo State, received his certificate of return. APC National Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje stated the party was going to win the September 21 governorship race because it had a viable candidate when he gave the certificate to the candidate. Ganduje said: “Three aspirants were declared as “candidates”. That process was not concluded and I asked the Committee to go back. Coincidentally, the chairman of the Committee had a presentation to make at the National Economic Council and…

With immediate effect, the Economic Community of West African States withdrew economic sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso on Saturday. This came after lengthy discussions on the political, security, and peace conditions in the region for hours at the State House in Abuja by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The ECOWAS Commission President, Dr. Omar Touray, announced the Authority’s resolutions and stated that it has halted the closing of the air and land border with Niger, creating a no-fly zone for any commercial aircraft. Additionally, it has put a stop to all financial transactions between…

The military chiefs of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali have been urged by President Bola Tinubu to reevaluate their decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States. This came as he reaffirmed that ECOWAS was prepared to reconsider its punitive strategy in light of the states’ return to constitutional government. As the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Tinubu presided over an extraordinary summit on the political, peace, and security situation in the region at the State House in Abuja. “Times like we currently face in our sub-region demand that we take difficult…

Only about 5% of Nigerians, according to Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun, have more than ₦500,000 in their bank accounts. The federal government’s changes, according to Edun, are intended to address the economic disparities that have disproportionately benefited a tiny group of elites over the majority of residents over the past eight years. Edun made this revelation in an interview on a television program. He went on to say that directing government money into the government’s coffers is the main objective of microeconomic reforms. The minister added that only a small portion of the…

Nineteen alleged online scammers have been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command in Oyo State’s capital city. According to the EFCC, on February 22, 2024, nine of the suspects were taken into custody in the Olorunda neighborhood of Akobo, Ibadan, and on February 21, 2024, the remaining suspects were captured in the Olude, Wire, and Cable districts of Ibadan. Following a succession of actionable intelligence gathered and examined by the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Command agents regarding the suspected online fraudsters’ fraudulent operations, the suspects were taken into custody. Two houses, seven cars,…

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has been requested by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to use the same exchange rate for goods imports and clearance throughout the nation. The directive was included in a circular released on Friday by Hassan Mahmud, the Director of Trade and Exchange Department at the top bank. Mahmud claimed that pricing irregularities have resulted in unforeseen rises in the ultimate cost of items on the market due to the continual fluctuations in customs duty rates. It gave the NCS instructions to use the FX closing rate on the day that importers submit Form M…