Author: Tunde Akingbondere

The National Assembly’s committee on Digital and Information Technology welcomed a delegation from Idanre early on May 27, 2024. This delegation was prompted by a bill initiated by Hon. Festus Akingbaso, the representative for the Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The delegation included Hon. Taye Sunday, representing the Idanre Development Assembly (IDA), and Olu Claudius Ademehintoye, a local monarch, who advocated for the approval of a Federal Institute of Information and Communication Technology in their community. Hon. Akingbaso had formally appealed for the establishment of the Institute in the Local Government Area through a bill titled “Bill…

The Afenifere Youth Leader, Eniola Ojajuni, has reacted to a viral statement by the Ondo State Police Command alleging that the claim of his alleged kidnap is riddled with inconsistencies as the modus operandi of the alleged kidnappers is at variance with known modes of kidnapping syndicates in the State. The kidnap survivor, in a video published on his social media platforms stated that it is the responsibility of the Nigerian Police to safeguard lives and properties in the State and not act in conspiracy with a league of powerful persons who he claimed were going to kill him owing…

The Ondo State Police Command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, has replied to the viral allegation by Afenifere Youth Leader Eniola Ojajuni. He claimed that four Obas in the northern part of the state are acting in cahoots with kidnappers and that operatives of the Nigeria Police have not invited him for debriefing since his release from the kidnapper’s den. While the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force acknowledged the controversial statement by the kidnap survivor, Eniola Ojajuni, the police position is that his statements cannot be relied upon due to his inconsistent…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio has on Tuesday snubbed children who came from three schools in Abuja to celebrate and honour him at the ‘Children’s Day Celebration’. Every year, it is the tradition that selected schools bring children to the parliament to observe the Children’s Day and the Senate President addresses them. Akpabio was expected to address the children with words of hope, encouragement and what the government was doing to help the Nigerian child but he unfortunately walked past without a courtesy in the full glare of journalists. Citizen Rapporteur gathered that the children from Our Lady of…

The Nigerian Hajj contingent has on Monday recorded the death of a 75-year-old pilgrim from Edo State, Adizatu Dazumi, during the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. Dazumi, a native of Jattu Uzairue in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, was said to have died at King Fahad General Hospital in Makkah after a brief illness. The elderly pilgrim had reportedly completed the Tawaaf ritual, the circumambulation of the Kaaba, before taking ill. She was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and died the following day. The Chairman of the Edo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Musah Uduimoh, confirmed the…

Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has lampooned the Saudi Arabian government for denying him access to Mecca to perform the 2025 Hajj. On Monday, Mr Gumi revealed on his official Facebook page that he has returned to Nigeria after being denied access to Makkah after his arrival in Madinah. “Alhamdulillahi, I’ve already completed my Hajj 2025, and I’m at home in our beloved country, Nigeria. Allah said in Q2/196: “And accomplish the Hajj, i.e. pilgrimage and the Umra for Allah, but if you are prevented, (slaughter) the offering available with you. (meaning you are then free from Hajj…

Gunmen have reportedly abducted three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident took place on Monday evening while the victims were returning from a Bible study session at Kasemola area inside the Ogbese axis. According to reports, the kidnappers struck while the victims were leaving the Bible study session. A message from the church read, “Good morning, beloved. Kindly pray along with us. Three of our members were kidnapped yesterday after bible study at Kasemola inside the Ogbese axis.” “Members of the church are seeking divine intervention to secure…

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United Kingdom have thrown their support behind President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 Presidential election. The UK chapter of the APC said the second-term ambition of President Bola Tinubu is already sealed. The party members also said they are in full support of every career aspiration of the national secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru. According to the APC, Basiru is qualified to vie for the position of governor of Osun State in the 2026 gubernatorial election. Momoh Obato, the secretary of the APC UK while speaking at a…

A Northern Islamic group has told President Bola Tinubu to reconsider his choice of running mate for the 2027 presidential election, urging him to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima in favour of a Northern Christian. The group, known as the Concerned Northern Muslim Ummah, made the call in a Sunday statement signed by its convener, Bala Duguri. The appeal, it said, followed extensive consultations with Islamic organisations across Northern Nigeria. “Our group has undertaken wider consultations across the northern states with different Islamic organisations in a bid to speak with one voice over the political direction in the APC-led administration.…

Afijio Local Government Traditional Council has tackled the passage of the Council of Obas and Chiefs Amended Bill by the Oyo State House of Assembly, and, thereby appealing to the State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde’ not to give his assent to it in order to engender justice, equity and fair play. The Council had in a letter signed by its Solicitor and Advocate, Olajide Olanipekun, submitted that the call became imperative as a result of the noticeable flaws in the bill. It argued that the bill failed to mention which local government area each member of the Council represents, describing…