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An Osun State High Court, sitting in Ile-Ife, has sentenced a 30-year old man, Taiwo Agboola, has been to death for killing a 62-year old, Jadesola Olubayo, at a palm oil processing factory. Agboola was said to have killed the deceased on October 11, 2023 at a Palm oil processing site located at Amula River in Olokemeji Village, Ifetedo, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State. The defendant was arraigned on three count charge of attempted rape, indecent assault on female and murder contrary to Section 359, 360 and 319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 34 Laws of Osun…
The African Democratic Congress on Friday accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission of obstructing access to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following a failed attempt by senior leaders of the party to visit him at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The party also alleged that security operatives deployed heavily armed policemen to the premises during the visit, describing the action as intimidation targeted at opposition figures. The delegation, which included former Osun State Governor and ADC National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi and Secretary of the party’s Policy and Manifesto Committee,…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has stated that Nigeria accounts for more than 70 per cent of all cargo arriving in the West and Central African sub-region. Dantsoho disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos while speaking during the closing ceremony of the Mid-Year Session of the Board of Directors of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa. Dantsoho, who is also the President of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa, attributed Nigeria’s dominance to the size of its economy and population, as well as its role as a gateway…
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said former mentor Pep Guardiola, who announced on Friday he is leaving Manchester City, gave him the belief to become a manager. Speaking in Berlin ahead of Saturday’s German Cup final against Stuttgart, Kompany — who captained City under Guardiola for three seasons — said working with the Catalan coach was “a gift”. “I have my own personality and my own character, but the trust and belief that I could become a coach: for that, I owe gratitude to Pep,” Kompany said. “And that is just how great his influence is. “I may not have…
Meta’s new Forum app for iPhones takes Facebook Groups and moves them to a dedicated app with a dedicated AI chatbot to go with it, like an AI revamp of the ill-fated Groups app Facebook shut down in 2017.Rather than going to ChatGPT or tacking “Reddit” onto the end of a Google search, Forum users can view, search for, and post advice directly in their Facebook groups, with optional help from Meta’s AI.After logging in with my Facebook account, Forum automatically pulled in the groups I was part of on Facebook and populated my feed with posts from those groups,…
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) displayed strength on Friday, rising 34% over the last 24 hours to $2.32, leading artificial intelligence-based tokens in a rally fueled by NEAR’s network upgrades and NVIDIA’s bullish revenue forecast. NEAR is trading 50% higher than its price seven days ago and has gained a whopping 115% over the last 90 days.Key takeaways:NEAR price surged 50% in seven days, hitting six-month highs as AI crypto tokens rallied on strong market momentum.NEAR Protocol upgrades focused on AI, privacy and scaling boosted investor confidence and trading volume above $1 billion.A breakout from a multi-year wedge pattern puts $5.75 in focus…
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The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election in Kwara State. The chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Musiliu Obanikoro, announced the result on Friday after the conclusion of the party’s primary election across the state. Mr Obanikoro said Mr Danladi-Salihu, popularly known as SYD, polled more than 94,000 votes to defeat other aspirants. The victory capped days of intense political negotiations, controversy and shifting alliances within the Kwara APC ahead of the governorship primary. PREMIUM TIMES had earlier…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, issued an order permanently restraining a company, eNaira Payment Solutions Ltd, from parading itself as the registered proprietor of the trademark, “eNaira.” In his judgement, Judge James Omotosho also granted a counter-claim of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and awarded N10 million against the company. Mr Omotosho ordered eNaira Payment Solutions Ltd to immediately change its name to another distinct name that does not use the word “Naira,” the Nigerian currency. The judge agreed with the defendants’ arguments that though the company had been incorporated since 2004, it had a misleading…
The federal government says no fewer than 2.1 million pregnant women are currently accessing antenatal care services under reforms being implemented through the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII). The Coordinator of the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, disclosed this during a media conference on ongoing health sector reforms, the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Compact and the state of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) readiness across Nigeria. Mr Umar-Sadiq said the reforms were already delivering measurable results across priority local government areas nationwide, with interventions targeting governance, infrastructure, accountability and healthcare workforce gaps. According to him, the…
