Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Tanker crashes claim 555 lives across Nigeria in 5 years – FRSC
Mrs Joyce Alexander, Sector Commander, FRSC, Anambra Command, made the data known, in Awka on Thursday, during a town hall…
Edo man hacks older brother to death with cutlass
A statement by the Command’s spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, the two brothers had a misunderstanding that resulted into a fight,…
Two Ekiti notorious armed robbers to die by hanging
Folorunso and Dele were arraigned before Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi on a three-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. During the…
‘How Ekiti man hacked mother, sister to death inside farm’
The Ekiti Police Command spokesperson, Mr Sunday Abutu, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti said…
JUNE 12: Senate rejects motion to immortalise Humphrey Nwosu
In the motion he re-sponsored on Thursday after it was thrown out on Wednesday, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has prayed that…
Tinubu: How I will celebrate my 73rd birthday
The President’s 73rd birthday coincides with the holy month of Ramadan and comes two months before his administration’s second anniversary.…
Navy destroys 3 illegal refining sites in Delta
The navy captain said that the illegal refining sites were laden with about 2,700 litres of stolen crude oil and…
Court sends ex-convict back to prison for stealing from church
Qudus was charged with two counts– conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and stealing. The prosecuting counsel, Insp…
Many rendered homeless as rainstorm wreaks havoc in Kogi
Speaking on the incident on Thursday, the Ejeh of Ofu, Alh. Akwu Obaje, described the damage as “disheartening” and called…
Turkey: 250 protesters arrested over Erdoğan rival’s jailing
A day before his detention on March 19, İmamoğlu was stripped of his university diploma, a pre-requisite for Turkish presidential…
Anambra woman Ugochi Ugbawu docked for stealing 11-month- old baby
The Prosecutor, Insp Chinyere Okechukwu, told the court that the defendant and others now at large committed the offences on…
Okpebholo ratifies suspension of 71 ‘rebellious’ Enigies by Oba of Benin
The State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paul Ohonbamu who disclosed this in a statement after the State Executive Council…
2027: Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Sule denies anointing successor
Governor Sule spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Peter Ahemba, at the bi-monthly press briefing in…
Native doctor, 3 others arrested for slaughtering 2 children for rituals in Rivers
Iringe-Koko said that following his arrest, Aniekan reportedly confessed to the crime, stating that he was introduced to ritual killings…
Rivers: Couple found dead after inhaling generator fumes
Confirming the incident, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the Police Command stated that the couple died from carbon monoxide inhalation.…
100 women graduate from Glovo, She Code Africa, LASG tech bootcamp
Glovo Nigeria, on Wednesday in Lagos, noted that the transformative 12-week programme was designed to equip women with technical skills.
Troops nab 2 suspects over killing of Catholic priest in Kaduna
Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kafachan, Kaduna State, was abducted on March 4, at about 9:15 p.m.…
Taraba Police Command spokesperson, SP Usman dies
Usman died following a prolonged illness in the early hours of Sunday 23rd March, 2025, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public…
Battle for PDP’s National Secretary: Court fixes date for judgment in Anyanwu’s suit
The the Supreme Court had March 21, set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, delivered on…
Nasarawa: 4 robbers died in fatal crash while fleeing in stolen car, one arrested
Nemesis caught up with them when the stolen vehicle crashed fatally at Bola Junction, along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway, during their…
‘Tinubu committed to addressing long-standing gaps within policy ecosystem’
Dr Hadiza Usman, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy and Coordination, made this known at the Stakeholders’ Validation Session…
Suspension of naira-for-crude will push more Nigerians into poverty – ActionAid
“The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) preference for importing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) instead of prioritising local refining is…
Tinubu inaugurates 2nd Niger Bridge access road
Tinubu was represented by Anambra governor, Charles Soludo, at the event. He stated that the Second Niger Bridge, inaugurated in…
PETROAN hails NNPC Ltd. for running PH refinery 180 days non-stop
“It was commissioned in October 2024, and has been running continuously for 180 days, up to March 2025; it is…
Reps advance Bill to establish National Local Government Electoral Commission
The commission shall organise, conduct, and supervise elections for Chairmen and Councillors of all Local Governments, including the Area Councils…
UN rights commissioner condemns attack that claimed 44 lives in Niger mosque
About 20 worshippers were also injured in the attack carried out last Friday by assailants from the so-called Islamic State…
Court jails illegal BDC Operator, internet fraudster in Ilorin
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, convicted and sentenced the two fraudsters after they pleaded guilty separately…
Uyo man Oguzie Joseph jailed 2 years for internet fraud
Count one of the charges against reads: "That you Oguzie Chima Joseph (a.k.a Sergeant Flores Nguyen), sometime in 2024 in…
“No regrets, I gave it to her,” Nwebonyi justifies attack on Ezekwesili
There was a heated exchange between the Senator Nwaebonyi and Ezekwesili during a hearing by the Senate Committee on Ethics,…
Obi Cubana to launch tricycle plant in Ebonyi
yiegbu, Chairman of Cubana Group of Companies, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abakaliki while speaking to journalists after a meeting…