Timothy Adegoke
24 Jan
The Court of Appeal, Akure Division, Ondo State, yesterday upheld the death sentence of a prominent hotelier and industrialist, Rahmon Adedoyin, for the murder of Timothy Adegoke.
30 Oct
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Ramon Adedoyin, who was sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court in Osogbo over the death of a student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, the late Timothy Adegoke. Adegoke was allegedly killed in…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the power sector achieved a new peak generation of 5,543.20MW for the year 2025 on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. The new peak surpassed the previous peak of 5,478.73MW recorded on Thursday, February 13, 2025. In a statement, the TCN said the new Maximum…
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The Police on Wednesday, arraigned a 28-year-old man, Jimoh Abdulramon, in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged battery of his wife. The defendant, whose address was not given, is facing a charge of battery. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on Feb. 14, in Ado-Ekiti.…
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Anti-graft agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, in Abuja downplayed the global corruption rating of Nigeria, which remains poor, insisting that corruption has significantly reduced in the country. According to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (TI-CPI), Nigeria’s corruption rating has fluctuated between 154 and 140, with 2024 recording a…
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The Bauchi State House of Assembly has called for the establishment of Science and Technical Education Board 8n the state. Nasiru Ala, Chairman, House Committee on Education, stated this on Wednesday during an oversight visit to the Ministry of Education. He said the establishment of the board was a significant step towards advancing the education…
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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, says Pilgrimage is not tourism, but rather a spiritual rejuvenation. Adegbite said this during the airlift of the 8th batch of intending Christian pilgrims of Ebonyi to Israel and Jordan at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, on Wednesday in Enugu. A…
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To promote cyber safety education among girls, a tech education firm, Epower, has established safety clubs in 48 schools across Ibadan and Osogbo. The firm unveiled the cyber safety education initiative for young adults through its Google-funded Cyber Hygiene project. In a survey conducted in March 2024 and released on Wednesday, the firm revealed alarming…
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The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will take stringent measures to ensure that filling stations dispense the right quantity of products to motorists in Kogi. Mr. Ogbe Godwin, NMDPRA Coordinator in Kogi, made the disclosures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lokoja. Godwin spoke after the…
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MTN Nigeria says it has donated 4,600 tablets to be shared in some public secondary schools across the six geopolitical zones in the country. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, MTN, Nigeria, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, made the disclosure during the maiden empowerment programme for Government Secondary Schools in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. The…
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An aspirant in the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, has announced his resignation from the Labour Party. In a statement on Wednesday, Ozigbo said he tendered his resignation letter to the chairman of his ward during a state executive committee meeting of the party in Awka, the Anambra State capital. He said his…
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An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday adjourned until April 15 the alleged defamation suit against Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamatory suit against VDM. Falana filed the suit following an audio recording…