Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
M23 rebels set to capture another major city in eastern Congo – UN
Days after taking the key city of Goma, the Rwandan-backed fighters are about 60 kilometres north of Bukavu, said UN…
NiDO-Worldwide hails Nigerian woman for returning $5,700 she found in U.S.
Ebiere’s gesture has earned widespread praises from her employer, office colleagues and the person who lost the money. Ubani added…
Bloody Civilian: N20m not enough to date me
Bloody Civilian appeared on the extended play for Bob Marley’s biopic, One Love
Our narrow gauge track alive, active – NRC
Mahmood said the NRC disagreed with a publication in a newspaper that implied the narrow gauge was ‘’dead”. He said…
Police debunk viral WhatsApp post of kidnapping on Enugu-Opi-Nsukka road
Ndukwe said the viral WhatsApp post of kidnapping along Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road on Jan. 28 remained untrue and with no verifiable…
Ibadan jewellery thieves beg court for mercy
Agwazin and Pojti were docked before a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on a two-count charge of conspiracy…
‘Anambra deserves the best,’ Obiora Okonkwo says as he joins governorship race
Okonkwo also revealed that he would contest the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election on the platform of the All…
Three robbery suspects targeting bank customers arrested in Bauchi
The arrest was made on January 28, 2025, after the suspects conspired to rob a 43-year-old businessman, who had withdrawn…
Naira ends week stronger against dollar
This represents a 0.7 per cent increase compared to the previous day’s trading figure on Thursday, when the local currency…
NIbn stolen items: Security agencies to profile ‘pantaker’ markets’ operators in FCT
Pantaker is a market for the sales of fairly used items and scrap iron, including furniture and home appliances. Chief…
Egbetokun: Lawyer faults Police Act, extension of tenure
The human rights activist insisted the IGP's tenure extension, the sequel to President Bola Tinubu's bidding for Egbetokun to remain…
Nigeria to begin production of HIV/AIDS test kits, anti-retroviral drugs
The NACA boss added that other measures included enrolling all individuals in the National Health Insurance Scheme, mobilising resources to…
‘My husband usually poison my food’
Kumunyi, a resident of Osungbade area of Ibadan, had dragged her husband to a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in…
CBN approves listing of CFA on NXP forms for export repatriation proceed
Mrs Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director of the NEPC, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the Non-Oil Export Performance for the…
Tijaniyya leader worldwide delivers verdict on Tinubu after prayers at Aso Rock
Mahi Ibrahim-Niass who is the present Khalifah (successor) of Sheikh Ibrahim Niass and the President of the African Islamic Union…
Why 2027 election may be disastrous for PDP – Bode George
George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, made this remark at a news conference at his Ikoyi residence…
Tinubu sets agenda for Abba Aliyu as new boss of Rural Electrification Agency
The appointment of Aliyu as REA boss, effective from Jan. 23, is for an initial term of four years, Mr…
PSC orders immediate retirement of police officers above 60 years
Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC said this in a statement on Friday in…
What Oshiomhole said after witnessing PDP’s petition hearing at tribunal
Oshiomhole, who represents the Edo North Senatorial District, refused to comment on his observation of the proceedings while fielding questions…
Edo: 3 arrested for attempted kidnapping
The suspects, Asene Ogah (49), Ibhafidon Eric (29) and Ekpu Godfrey (44), were arrested at their various homes in Uromi,…
New anti-cult law prescribes stiffer penalties for violators – Edo govt
Section 12 of the Law clearly states that, “Any person being a cultist under Section 4, who assaults, injures, maim,…
Two caught with stolen 57 goats, 28 sheep in Gombe
The spokesman of Gombe Police Command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, stated this in a press statement in Gombe. Abdullahi said that…
‘I stole bag of rice, maize because I was hungry’
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, John Okpa told the court that he was not making an application for compensation of the…
Criminal organizations making $400bn annually from drug trafficking in Lake Chad – UNODC
Ousmane Touré, (UNODC) Country Representative for Nigeria, disclosed this while speaking at the closing of a long-week meeting of the…
Army confirms tragic route march accident in Lagos
The incident involved troops 81 Division of the Nigerian Army. Friday rammed into the soldiers around the Myoung Barracks Army…
Donation to family of flag designer: Flag Foundation hails Tinubu, Issa-Onilu
Chris Agiri, the Director General and founder of FFN said this in a statement while reacting to presentation of N30…
Why Egbetokun’s continued stay in office as IGP is not illegal – Police
The publisher of Sahara reporters and activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, had in a series of posts on social media alleged…
PDP being repositioned to wrestle power in 2027 – Oyinlola
Oyinlola stated this during the PDP North-East Zonal Caucus meeting, on Thursday in Bauchi. He said: “The main purpose of…
Market capitalisation gains N347bn as FCMB lists shares
Notably, the market capitalisation, which opened at N64.521 trillion, rose by 0.54 per cent or N347 billion to close at…
Court reinstates Oba Famodun as Owa of Igbajo, nullifies Gov Adeleke’s order
The court overturned the White Paper and Executive Order issued by Gov. Ademola Adeleke regarding the Owa of Igbajo chieftaincy…