Author: Damilola Olufemi

Damilola is a media practitioner and journalist with years of experience in news reporting, health, education, politics, and entertainment.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has bowed to public outrage over the presidential pardon given to 175 convicts some weeks ago. In a new development, the list has been reduced to 86. The new list include controversial Maryam Sanda and other hardened criminals. Sanda was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. She had already spent six years and eight months at the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre. However, Sanda would only spend approximately six additional years in jail after getting an approved term on compassionate grounds as Tinubu revoked the pardon and reversed her sentence…

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Retired military personnel attend a skills training session in Yola aimed at boosting post-service livelihoods.

The Senate had confirmed General Oluremi Oluyede as the news Chief of Defence Staff. The confirmation of Oluyede followed screening by the red chamber and otherly newly appointed service chiefs at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. His confirmation took place about an hour of his arrival and other nominees. Earlier, Oluyede, who led the delegation, arrived at the National Assembly complex around 10 a.m. with other senior officers to be screened by the Committee of the Whole, headed by Akpabio, before formal confirmation. Prior to the screening, President Bola Tinubu had met with the new service chiefs in a…

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Building collapse

A two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at No. 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop by UBA Bank in Oyingbo, Lagos, leaving several residents injured and others feared trapped. According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS), a distress call was received at about 12:20 a.m., prompting the immediate deployment of emergency responders from the Sari Iganmu Fire Station, who arrived on site within nine minutes to commence rescue operations. Confirming the incident, Margaret Adeseye, Controller General of the LSFRS, said 15 persons have been rescued so far. “The rescued include seven adult males,…

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Nigeria, others make 2025 Africa's most formidable military forces

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked reports linking the cancellation of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary parade to an alleged coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu, describing the claims as false and misleading. However, military sources confirmed that a panel has indeed been set up to investigate about 20 officers currently in custody over what authorities have termed “indiscipline and breach of service regulations.” Sahara Reporters had earlier reported that 16 officers including a brigadier general and a colonel were detained in late September after intelligence suggested they were holding secret meetings and expressing discontent with the current administration. A senior…

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