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Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Amour Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, and the 2 Mechanized Division, Ibadan, General Yohanna Yerima Kure (rtd) has died at the age of 84. Kure, who was also Director, Army Special Duties and Plans, died in Kaduna after a protracted illness. He led the Army to crush the Maitatsine fanatical group in Kano 198o and in Yola 1982. He was born into the Royal family of Mallam Manchaik Kure and Mallama Tawok Kure on April 2, 1939 in Kurmin Musa, Kachia LGA, Kaduna State. He attended Missionary Schools in Kwoi…

A friend, a foremost sports journalist, called me up last week from Abuja to inform me that he was racing to the office of the Minister of Sports to inform him of his decision to lead a national campaign to sack Jose Paseiro, the Portuguese coach of the Super Eagles. He wanted my urgent opinion. Of course, I do not take decisions in a hurry, nor in a panic mode. I also do not swim with the tide of opinion based on emotional or sentimental outbursts, or be part of a mob action baying for the blood of a…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan President Tinubu, along with other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, has agreed to invoke the doctrine of necessity to appoint embattled Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, effectively resolving the five-month-long crisis in the state. The decision was reached during a closed-door meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The meeting had President Tinubu together with members of Akeredolu’s cabinet and lawmakers from the Ondo State House of Assembly. Governor Akeredolu, who returned from Germany in September after a prolonged medical leave, has remained absent from the state, opting to recuperate in his…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan A former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mike Okiro, said on Friday that the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force would not achieve its desired objective. He said this was because the factors that led to its failure in the past have not been addressed. Okiro spoke with journalists on the sidelines of the 2023 Convention of the Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria, hosted by the Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, in Abuja. The former IGP went down memory lane to explain the advent of the Nigerian police, explaining that the authorities of the sub-regional institutions had…

The Senate has pledged to remove and jail the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari and other top executive officers of petroleum subsidiaries. The upper legislative chamber specifically threatened to sack the executive officers whose agencies were involved in the Turn Around Maitenance (TAM) projects of refineries in the country. The senate, on Wednesday, noted that from 2010 till date, over N12 trillion has been spent on TAM. The Senate also said that it has records of over $592 million, €4.8 million and £3.4 million spent between 2010 till date on TAM,…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan The Nigerian Pokice have apprehended Wilfred Bonse in connection with a hack on Patricia.   According to information from Patricia, the N607 million ($750,000) is part of the total amount the crypto exchange lost to the hack announced in May.   The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said the hackers used politicians to launder stolen funds from Patricia.  Wilfred Bonse was a Governorship aspirant in the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Cross River State. However, he withdrew from the race and asked his political party, PDP, to refund the ₦21 ($29,956) million he used to purchase the gubernatorial…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan The Oyo State Government has issued a marching order to commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators in the state to immediately proceed to enrol with the Oyo State Residents’ Registration Scheme before 31 December, 2023. Governor of the state, ‘Seyi Makinde, made this clear on Wednesday, shortly after the state’s Security Council Meeting. The governor noted that the state has decided to address the menace associated with commercial motorcycle and tricycle operations, with a view to further securing the state. He added that from the 1st of January, 2024, no unregistered motorcycle or tricycle operator would be allowed…

Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan The first groups of Israelis and Palestinians have been released under a truce brokered between Israel and Hamas that brought a temporary halt to fighting in Gaza after weeks of conflict, officials said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed 13 Israelis hostages had returned to Israel on Friday, where they have undergone initial medical assessments. And Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, which helped broker the agreement, confirmed that the Palestinian prisoners released as part of the deal were on the way to the West Bank. The Red Cross, which transported the detainees on Friday from Gaza to the Rafah border with Egypt, said 24…

Damilola Timilehin President Bola Tinubu restated his commitment to addressing Nigeria’s power challenges during a session in Ibadan on Friday. The President who was represented by the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu expressed determination to implement comprehensive strategies aimed at providing consistent and affordable electricity to Nigerians and bolstering the country’s economic industry. Tinubu emphasized, “My agenda to deliver 24-hour electricity for Nigerians remains steadfast. Our nation has endured significant energy poverty, and our goal is to rectify this issue.” The Minister highlighted past efforts to resolve issues within the power sector, acknowledging the inadequacy of these measures in solving the…

Damilola Timilehin The quest by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be recognized in the Guinness World Records over reforms initiated by him since assumption of office is a misplaced venture, it has been learnt. A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, made this assertion in a statement in Abuja in reaction to the President’s comment in that regard while speaking in Germany recently. Tinubu had while addressing an audience at the 10th German-Nigerian Business Forum, in Germany, said, “Nigeria voted for me for reforms and from day one of my inauguration, I…