Author: Alade Adisa

A prophetess, Mrs Folashade Adekola, has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command, over the death of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa and her newborn baby inside the church. Confirming the incident on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, said the prophetess was arrested and taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation. It was gathered on Tuesday that the deceased bled to death from complications after childbirth inside the suspect’s church located in the Oke-Aro area of Akure, the state capital. The baby was said to have also died immediately. The PPRO…

A United States court has reissued an order for the arrest of Allen Onyema, the Chairman and CEO of Air Peace Limited over a $20 million fraud case that has been pending against him for five years. According to Premium Times, the federal district court for Northern Georgia, Atlanta, renewed the arrest warrant on 9 October, following the addition of more charges to the case against Onyema and his co-defendant, Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance. US authorities filed the superseding indictment on 8 October, alleging obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The two counts…

Niger Republic wants Russian firms to invest in uranium and other natural resource production, its mining minister said on Wednesday, amid an ongoing dispute with former colonial master France.French nuclear group Orano halted uranium output in Niger last month as relations soured with the military junta that seized power in July 2023.”We have already met with Russian companies that are interested in coming to explore and exploit Niger’s natural resources… not only uranium,” mining minister Ousmane Abarchi told Russia’s Ria Novosti press agency in an interview.”With regards to French companies, the French government, via its head of state, has said…

The Federal Government has suspended 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State for six-weeks for alleged bullying in the school.This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Folashade Boriowo.The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa ordered the suspension of the students based on a viral video showing some students of the school engaging in acts of bullying.Alausa, reaffirmed the ministry’s unwavering commitment to maintaining a safe and conducive learning environment in all federal schools across the country.According to him, a recent report received by…

Analysts are of the view that future millionaires and billionaires from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) subregion will emerge from among owners of Small and Medium Entreprise (SMEs).According to them, West Africa’s SMEs, leveraging the recently unveiled African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), will hit the ground running to become the next generation of mega-companies and achieve explosive, unprecedented economic growth.AfCFTA, which has now entered its operational phase with a permanent secretariat in Accra, Ghana, is said to provide the greatest opportunity and potential for SMEs to thrive and transform into mega firms and employers of labour.Under…

African leaders said categorically on Tuesday at the World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WLCAS) in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, that they are taking steps to reduce carbon emissions but will be unable to meet climate goals without funding from wealthier nations.”We cannot reach our climate goals alone, we call on our global partners to honour their commitments ensuring accessible concessional financing for sustainable development in Africa without unsustainable debt,” Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said.Addressing the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP29 summit, Akufo-Addo said his country has planted…

The Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that he believes the Bobrisky saga is a reflection of institutional issues in the country. The minister spoke on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. Bobrisky, a popular cross-dresser whose real name is Idris Okuneye, has been embroiled in a saga over his jail time for naira abuse. In a viral audio, the cross-dresser claimed to have paid some officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to get special treatment in prison. According to Tunji-Ojo, the incident which had dominated conversations for months, is a reflection of institutional issues. He said,…

…For sharing classified documents online A man who stole hundreds of classified documents from the Pentagon and shared them online was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison, according to news outlets. Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information in March. Prosecutors were seeking a 17-year sentence for the former Massachusetts Air National Guard member. “All of the responsibility falls on my shoulders…and I accept what that may bring,” said Teixeira in an interview with Providence, Rhode Island television station WJAR-TV. During his sentencing, Judge Indira Talwani noted the document…

The Church of England is beginning its search for a new leader after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned.The Most Reverend Justin Welby announced he is stepping down after an independent review found he “could and should” have reported decades-long abuse of men and young boys by his former friend, the barrister John Smyth QC.Thousands of church leaders, including members of its General Synod committee, had called for him to step down.Here we look back at his 11 years as archbishop – and his career both in and outside the church. LINKS TO CHURCHILL AND SLAVE OWNERSMr Welby, 68, was born…