One of the executives from Binance detained in Nigeria on allegations of tax evasion and other criminal offenses, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly escaped from custody. The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) confirmed this, in a statement made by Mr. Zakari Mijinyawa, Head, Strategic Communication, ONSA, on Monday, in Abuja. He said that Anjarwalla…
The operatives of Osun Amotekun have arrested a 26 year old man, Oyekola Taofeek, for allegedly kidnapping and luring a 15-year-old girl into his house for possible rituals The suspect was understood to have lure the minor simply identified as Mariam to his residence at Ita- Olokan Osogbo. The suspect was nabbed by men of…
Six suspected cultists have been arrested in Ipetu-Ijesa, Osun State, while travelling to the South-South part of the country Reports had it that some residents saw the suspects at a motor park contacted the police Police source confirmed that the suspects were in the process of boarding a vehicle in Ipetu-Ijesa going to…
This article is a repeat as it was first published on November 1, 2020. Palliative–this ten-letter word has taken over our national discourse displacing #EndSARS. Considering how the #EndSARS protests threatened the very fabric of our existence, no one will think anything will supplant it with such ease and in such record time. However, it…
Blueprint newspaper published the first part of this article three years ago on Thursday, January 14, 2021, in my weekly column of Deep Thought. Because of what was written in the article, I received a ton of threats to my life from the dark forces operating behind the scenes. Momentarily, the threats baptized me into…
Nigeria Institute of Surveyors, Ondo State, on Thursday, March 21, 2024, joined the rest of the world to celebrate the “World Surveyors’ Day”. To commemorate the occasion, a senior member of the institute, the Chairman/CEO of Geospatial Data and Associates Limited, Surveyor A.O. Yusuf FNIS, delivered a lecture titled: “Surveying and Globalization”. In his…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the deaths of six officers killed while investigating the disappearance of three colleagues in Delta State. The Force’s Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Adejobi added that six other officers are still missing and five suspects have been arrested in connection with…
The Government of Kaduna State has announced the release of the 287 school children kidnapped from Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement signed by the State Governor, Uba Sani. The statement says “I wish to announce that our Kuriga school children have been released. “Our special appreciation goes to…
Slain Soldiers: Attack On Igbomotoru Community, IYC President Demands Probe. The President of the Ijaw Youth Council ,IYC, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri while sympathizing with the Nigerian Army over the killing of its personnel demanded a probe on the reprisal attack carried out by the military on Igbomotoru community. Recall that soldiers in five gunboats reportedly…
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has advocated for the country to focus on the non- oil sector for economic growth, stating that the lottery sector is a non-oil sector investment that is yet to be fully tapped into in Nigeria taking cognizance of the growing population. The Minister said this while hosting the…
