A 25-Year-Old member of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), has reportedly died of Lassa fever at a secondary health facility in ljebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. TRENDI NEWS 24 learnt that the female corp member who fell sick while in Ondo State, was brought to the health facility last Tuesday and later died same day. This was contained in a statement made available to DAILY POST and signed by the Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, on Wednesday. Coker also confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. The statement reads, “Ogun…
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Lagos, Nigeria – Honourable Otunba Kayode Matthew Akintomo, Chairmanship Aspirant for the upcoming Local Govt Elections in Lagos State’s Alimosho Federal Constituency, Agbado Oke Odo LCDA, has extended his heartfelt condolences to Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, following the passing of his beloved wife, Mrs. Ebunoluwa Esther Ojelabi. In a condolence message, Honourable Otunba Kayode Akintomo expressed his deepest sympathies, acknowledging the profound impact of this loss on Pastor Ojelabi and his family. He prayed that Almighty God comforts them in their time of grief and grants them strength during this…
The Nigerian police on Monday arraigned five men before the Lagos State High Court in Tafa Balewa Square for allegedly making a false statement of criminal allegation to the police against the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi. The defendants who were arraigned before Justice Ibironke Harrison are Adeigbagbo Harrison, Prince Toluwoleke Megba, Harrison Soji, Megbalewon Adeniji James and Segun Ekomale (Ikuomola). The defendants whose residential addresses were not given are facing eight counts bordering on conspiracy, making false statements, and impersonation preferred against them by the police. The police prosecution counsel, M. Animashaun, told the…
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution to establish the National Local Government Electoral Commission, as an independent body responsible for organising, conducting, and supervising elections into the offices of chairmen, vice chairmen and councilors of all the Local Government Councils across the Federation. The proposed legislation sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker and eight other lawmakers scaled second reading but without a debate during plenary on Tuesday. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had told lawmakers in 2024 that the electoral…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acknowledged the petition seeking the recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. The announcement was made following INEC’s regular weekly meeting held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. In a press release signed by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC confirmed receiving the petition, which was submitted with six bags of documents containing signatures said to have been collected from over half of the 474,554 registered voters across 902 polling units in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, and Okene Local Government Areas. However,…
After several months of delay, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) may have a reason to smile as the Federal Government on Monday promised to pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance. TRENDI NEWS 24 reports that The Federal Government increased corps members’ allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77, 000 in September 2024. Despite repeated promises and backlash since the increment, the new rate is yet to be implemented. However, serving corps members and those in the scheme when the increment was announced in September 2024 will receive a backdated payment. The Minister of…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, says Nigeria’s democracy is collapsing over the suspension of Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state. Obi spoke on Monday at the 60th birthday anniversary colloquium of Emeka Ihedioha, the former deputy speaker of the house of representatives. Speaking during a panel discussion at the event, Obi recalled how the presidency attempted to intervene when the Anambra house of assembly impeached him as governor. The Anambra house of assembly impeached Obi as the governor on November 2, 2006. The court reinstated him in February 2007 after he…
Former Minister of Police Affairs, Oyewale Adesiyan, has called for declaration of state of emergency in Osun State. Adesiyan, in a statement yesterday in Osogbo, hinged his call on Section 305 of the Nigerian Constitution. He said: “As a watcher of events in Osun State in the last few months, we could see breakdown of law and order in the state. Beginning from local government crisis where the governor of the state refused to obey the pronouncements of the Court of Appeal and sought to glorify the state High Court above Court of Appeal in a case already decided…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that democracy in Africa is not just failing but dying, attributing its decline to a lack of alignment with African values and realities. Speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja, Obasanjo questioned whether Africa was truly practicing democracy or merely adopting a flawed version of Western liberal democracy. “If you are talking about democracy failing in Africa, democracy in Africa has failed. And why has it failed? Because in context and in content, it is not Africa. It does not…
Restore Fubara, Engage Abdulsalami Committee, Rep Tells Tinubu Awaji-Inombek Abiante said the intelligence the president relied upon to declare an emergency rule in Rivers might have been rigged. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, a member representing Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency in Rivers State at the House of Representatives, has asked President Bola Tinubu to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara before the expiration of the six-month emergency rule period. Abiante also called on the president to engage the National Peace Committee headed by former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, to mediate with the warring parties in the oil-rich state and find a common…