Author: Daily Monitor
Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Egypt, Qatar and the US are pressing for four-day truce to be extended. Netanyahu, addressing Israeli forces in Gaza, says: “Nothing will stop us.” He also told Biden he would extend the truce by one day for each further 10 captives released. Hamas releases 13 more Israeli captives as well as three Thais and one Israeli-Russian. Meanwhile, 39 more Palestinian prisoners released as part of the third prisoner captive exchange were greeted by celebrations in the occupied West Bank. More than 14,854 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7. In Israel, the official death toll stands at 1,200.
Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan It has been observed that many Nigerians seek the help and services of some unscrupulous and dubious elements in processing written complaints or petitions, which has hindered the smooth attention such petitions deserve and denied many justice, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. The Nigeria Police does not have agents to take and process petitions from Nigerians. These elements charge and dupe people of huge amounts under the pretence of processing their complaints with such monies and denting the image of the Police and our Senior Officers. This is improper and unacceptable. Nigerians…
The Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Governor Ademola Adeleke is missing from government activities in the state. The APC stated that Governor Adeleke has been vacationing in the United States for the past two weeks, contrary to claims made by his spokesperson that he is on an official trip to Europe and Asia for partnership deals. The Osun State APC chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, made this known in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday. Lawal insinuated that Adeleke’s absence from the state during the imminent celebration of his one-year administration might…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has reportedly endorsed DCP Waheed Ayilara as the Acting Commissioner of Police in Lagos State. Ayilara, a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), reportedly replaces former commissioner, AIG Idowu Owohunwa. According to The Nation, Owohunwa was among the twelve Commissioners of Police approved for promotion to Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG) by the Police Service Commission. Charging officers, DCP Waheed directed all Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the state to sustain optimum security within their respective domains. He gave this…
The last may not have been heard about the issues surrounding the suspension of the embattled Osun State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Adepele Ojo as it took another turn on Saturday when a group accused her of manipulating cases and judgement involving former state Governor Rauf Aregbesola and his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. The Center for the Enforcement of Democratic Values (CADEVA) led by Barrister Afolabi Popoola stated that based on its weighty discoveries, the group has no option than to send a petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC) against Justice Ojo. Already, the state CJ is having a running…
Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan An attempted coup in the capital city of Sierra Leone was thwarted in the early hours of Sunday, resulting in heavy gunfire and widespread chaos. The military Arsenal base was breached looted, and a fierce exchange of gunfire ensued between the coup plotters and government forces. Confirming the incident, President Julius Maada Bio, in a release declared a nationwide curfew as the military continues to search for the perpetrators. “I bring you greetings from the Presidential Lodge in Freetown. In the early hours of this morning, there was a breach of security at the Military…
Damilola Timilehin, Ibadan Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late equaliser rescued Liverpool in their 1-1 draw at title rivals Manchester City after Erling Haaland bagged his 50th Premier League goal, while Newcastle routed woeful Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday. Alexander-Arnold struck 10 minutes from the end of a tense summit meeting at the Etihad Stadium after Haaland’s landmark strike looked like extending City’s record home-winning run. Leaders City had won their previous 23 games on home turf in all competitions, but second-placed Liverpool’s escape act means third-placed Arsenal will go top if they win at Brentford in Saturday’s late game. Haaland converted Nathan Ake’s…
Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike the self-acclaimed political leader of the Niger Delta is doing everything to give ethnic coloration to his unguided, misdirected political onslaught against his successor Gov. Siminalayi Joseph Fubara KSC of Rivers State, but such attempts have failed because Nigerians know that his actions are driven by greed and his quest to hold on to power even when he is no-longer governor of the state. Some years ago, Wike publicly said that “Thunder should fire Ijaw people” even when Ijaw people never offended him in any way. The rascality of Wike has forced many to ask what…
The Living Perfect Master and founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj Ji, has reiterated that His Royal Majesty, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomoso should not forget and appreciate the fact that the town he’s presiding over was not created by holy Ghost fire or with the blood of Jesus and that’s the reason Ogbomosoland is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. This was revealed in a statement through the One Love Family Minister for Information, Ojo Mogbadewa, and personally signed by Satguru Maharaj Ji, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan. Recall that Oba Afolabi Ghandi…
Yes, it is a season of claims and counter-claims. Yet, cost of living is hitting the roof. Hunger is pelting the bellies of both the righteous and the infidel. Living life is almost becoming a rocket science. Charles Soludo, luxuriating in public acclamation of “one of the most cerebral Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governors,” is in his season of pontificating. Last week, he offered an escapist defence of the Nigerian establishment which citizens’ hunger could not penetrate. Soludo’s latest proffer for the people’s hunger is that the current government met a dead economy; a dead horse was his…