Nearly forty-four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were set free, on Tuesday, by a Yenagoa Magistrate Court. The IPOB members were arrested in October 2016 by men of the Joint Military Task Force code named Operation Delta Safe during their meeting at Okaka Area of the state capital and handed to the…
WHO To Conduct World’s First Malaria Vaccine Trial In Africa
[ctt template=”5″ link=”q1G7k” via=”no” ]The WHO Regional Office for Africa said in a statement on Monday that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in the pilot programme which will take off in 2018.[/ctt] The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas in three…
Amosun Rescues Aregbesola’s Aide From Angry Youths At Adeleke’s Burial
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday, literally saved the day when he intervened and prevented a restive crowd of sympathisers at the Ede, Osun State country home of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, from lynching Ms Idia Babalola, a former Special Adviser to Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and now a Commissioner nominee.…
Adeleke Buried Amidst Protest
[ctt template=”7″ link=”395jP” via=”no” ]The protesters claimed that some unknown persons who probably did not want him to run for governor at the governorship election slated for next year in the state must be the brain behind his demise.[/ctt] Senator Isiaka Adeleke, first elected governor of Osun State has been buried this morning in his…
Why Actor Bakare’s Death Shocked Fans
[ctt_author author=”12173″ name=”” template=”2″ link=”fgtGk” via=”no” ]But TELL can confirm that until the time the actor died on Saturday, April 22, there were concerns about the appropriateness of the decision to back down on a follow-up treatment abroad. [/ctt_author] Sometime ago the news came that Olumide Bakare, the loquacious lead character in the ‘Oluwalambe’ drama…
APC Mourns Senator Adeleke
[ctt_author author=”12178″ name=”” template=”3″ link=”688t2″ via=”no” ]Adeleke, known for his classy political strategy earned the sobriquet \”Serubawon\” (literal meaning \’intimidate the opponents \’) during his campaign for the office of governor in 1992.[/ctt_author] The All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State has described as a ‘monstrous blow’ the death this morning of Isiaka Adeleke, a…
Senator Adeleke Is Dead
Isiaka Adeleke, Senator representing Osun West senatorial district in Osun State is dead. He died this morning at a private hospital in Osogbo, the capital of the state. Adeleke who was elected governor of the state on the platform of the defunct Social Democratic Party, SDP, was said to have had a heart attack.…
Refinery: Why Modular May Not work
[ctt_author author=”12175″ name=”” template=”1″ link=”HBnEU” via=”no” ]Refinery: Why Modular May Not work[/ctt_author] The plan by the federal government to establish modular refineries to replace illegally operated ones in the creeks of the Niger Delta region comes with social and economic benefits but there are enormous challenges ahead. An aerial view of the creeks…
Nollywood Actor Olumide Bakare Is Dead
The actor died in the early hours of Saturday after a “successful surgery”. Bakare had been battling heart and lung related illnesses and was admitted at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state. Mufu Onifade, former president of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), has confirmed his death in a…
32,037 Personnel Promoted By Nigerian Police
Police Authority has promoted 30,000 personnel of the force since the present management team of the police came into office in July 2016. According to Mr. Emmanuel Inyang, who supervises the South-South zone, also disclosed that the authority released N200 million, as a palliative for retirees of the force. The DIG explained that 4,410 of the…
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