The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the nomination of Barrister Bayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor of the state.The Naijacrawl reports that the approval comes a few hours after the Assembly removed Rauf Olaniyan.The House has on Monday removed Olaniyan, a native of Igboho from office, following the recommendation of the panel of inquiry set up to investigate him.Our correspondent however reports that the assembly has approved the nomination of Lawal.The...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has disclosed plans to organise a nationwide protest on Tuesday, February 4, against the proposed 50 percent increase in telecom tariffs.The nationwide demonstration was agreed upon during the ongoing National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting of the NLC.The demonstration aims to send a strong message to the government that workers will oppose the planned increase, which would exacerbate poverty throughout the country.It is impor...

A Nigerian fraudster, Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, 46, has been sentenced to 54 months in a U.S. federal prison for orchestrating a large-scale fraud scheme that targeted pandemic relief programs.Lawal, who was extradited from Canada in July 2024, pleaded guilty in September and was sentenced on Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in Tacoma by Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright.Sophisticated Fraud Scheme Targeting Pandemic ReliefJudge Cartwright condemned the crime, stating, “This...