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Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday awarded N50 million in damages against Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, and six others for failure to pay the outstanding balance of N3,374,889,425.60 (N3.4 billion) from the N4,874,889,425.60 (N4.9 billion) debt, arising from a May 7, 2021 judgment of the Supreme Court. A three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment, condemned Makinde’s conduct, which it described as disrespectful of the nation’s judicial system. The court affirmed the April 27 decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, ordering the state governor to…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan The Department of State Services (DSS) says there are plans underway to commence the production of its own Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) also known as drones, AK-47s, and other weapons that would be used by the service, and possibly sell it to other agencies. Director-General of the secret police, Yusuf Bichi, who disclosed at the graduation ceremony of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 16 participants in Abuja, said weapons produced by the personnel will soon be unveiled. The spy master, who explained that the DSS will soon begin to “produce what it eats and…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan You’ve probably heard stories about individuals dying while sleeping, but have you ever wondered why? Given that we spend about a quarter of our lives sleeping, it’s no surprise that many individuals pass away while sleeping. There is a significant difference between dying overnight (especially when no other health problems exist) and dying while unconscious in the final stages of a fatal disease. We need to understand the differences between the two and how to deal with them. There are various reasons why people die while sleeping, according to studies. These are some of…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Despite holding numerous academic degrees and achieving the highest academic qualifications in university circles, Professor Kabir Ahmed Abu-Bilal of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, also engages in a welding business to make ends meet. Operating a workshop in Zaria, the distinguished academic conducts his welding business on the roadside without any sense of self-importance. In an interview with Daily Trust Saturday, Professor Abu-Bilal, a professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, expressed that welding has been a passion for him and serves as another means of utilizing his God-given talents to achieve self-reliance. He shared that despite achieving outstanding…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has released forty “United States of Biafra”. The Finland based lawyer who is agitating for Biafra republic on his social media handle on Thursday named the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Biafra as ‘Ebube’. According to Ekpa, the Federal Government of Nigeria “must recognize ” the Biafra states, release Nnamdi Kanu and also ‘withdraw  all Nigeria forces from these 40 states to restore peace.”

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended a 17-year-old boy, Lawali Mori, a resident of Viniklang, Girei Local Government Area, for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a chicken against the order of nature. The spokesman of the Command, Suleiman Nguroje, a Superintendent of Police, made this known on Friday. Nguroje said the arrest of Mori was as a result of a complaint made to the police by one Esther Dimas, a resident of Viniklang, after she reportedly caught the suspect in the act. He said the suspect admitted committing the act but could not…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to resign his position as petroleum minister and appoint someone else. Sanusi gave the charge in Abuja at the opening of the 2023 Bank Directors’ Summit with the theme: “Emerging Issues: Navigating the Complex Balance Between Regulation and Compliance”, which was organised by the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN). POSTREPORTERS reports that President Tinubu had adopted his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari’s style of heading the petroleum ministry since he assumed office in May 2024. But Sanusi, who is also…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reaffirmed his movement’s commitment to achieving an independent Yoruba nation despite the emergence of a Yoruba president. Igboho made his position known in an interview with The PUNCH. When asked about shelving the sovereignty effort after President Bola Tinubu, a Yoruba man, took office, Igboho said his Ilana Omo Oodua group began agitating long before Tinubu’s election. “We haven’t dropped the agitation for the Yoruba nation despite the emergence of President Bola Tinubu. We have been on this agitation long even before Tinubu clinched…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command said it has nabbed the policemen sighted in a now-viral video demanding money from a female biker who was on a tour of Nigeria from the Netherlands. The police denounced the behaviour exhibited by the officers who were captured the  viral video. The command, in a post on X on Thurday, said the operatives will face disciplinary actions. “Viral video portraying the regrettable misconduct of certain policemen along Moniya-Iseyin Road has been accessed. All those involved have been apprehended for immediate disciplinary actions. Supervision will be increased. Please report any…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Eight commercial banks have fallen short of the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) required for international authorisation, the stress test conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. The affected banks have been put under pressure to raise their capital base to bridge the gap, which was brought about by the depreciation of the naira against the dollar and other foreign currencies Through its 2021 guidelines, the CBN had mandated the Deposit Money Banks to maintain a prudential CAR of 10 per cent for national and regional banks. Those with international authorisation were instructed to uphold a…