Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Money laundering: EFCC declares socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted
In the notice, EFCC asked anyone with useful information as to whereabouts of Aisha Achimugu to contact its office in…
Nigeria assures UNESCO of Media Information Literacy Institute’s autonomy, sustainability
The Minister stated that while UNESCO’s guidelines require the Institute to be affiliated with a university, it will remain autonomous…
Zulum excited by Dangote’s 40,000 bags of rice donation to Borno
The Aliko Dangote Foundation penultimate week commenced the distribution of one million bags rice worth N16 billion across the 774…
Violent communal clashes: Adeleke relaxes curfew on 3 Osun towns
The 24-hour curfew was imposed on the three town over violent communal clashes that have claimed many lives . With…
Wike’s mega rally: Diri’s security alarm baseless – Aide
Diri had on Thursday raised an alarm over an alleged plan by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s supporters in Bayelsa to…
LagRide drivers to boycott services, plan protest over threat of arrest
LagRide management accused drivers of discouraging riders from using the LagRide app and promoting alternative ride-hailing services such as InDrive…
Lagos governor, others extol Okupe’s virtues
Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his by Mr Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, described Okupe as a…
EFCC re-arraigns son of ex-PDP chairman for alleged N2.2bn oil subsidy fraud
In the amended charge, the defendants, as well as Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Olabisi Abdul Afeez, who are both at large,…
Okpebholo’s interest gives fresh breadth to AAU – Management
It would be recalled that the immediate past government of Mr Godwin Obaseki reduced the monthly allocation to the University…
ECOWAS must maintain conversation with Sahelian countries – Mahama
By Salif Atojoko Ghanaian President, John Mahama, on Thursday said ECOWAS must continue to dialogue between ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali,…
Senate: Bill to amend Electoral Act passes second reading
The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by…
NNPC Ltd ready for Initial Public Offer
He said NNPC Ltd was currently engaging with prospective partners in an exercise tagged, “NNPC Ltd. IPO Beauty Parade” in…
‘I needed N200,000’ – Man arrested over abduction, killing of Catholic priest opens up
Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kafachan, Kaduna State, was abducted on March 4, at about 9:15 p.m.…
Tinubu’s emergency rule stopped Rivers from descending into anarchy – APC chieftain
Okocha said that the situation in Rivers was moving towards a state of lawlessness with non-state actors brandishing sophisticated weapons…
Cerebrospinal Meningitis hits Gombe: 3 dead
Dahiru also disclosed that 24 patients had so far been treated and discharged. He said that the death occurred as…
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.…