Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Tinubu’s renaming of UniAbuja after Gowon a celebration of exceptional statesman – Group
They said Gowon’s enduring legacy as a champion of Nigeria’s unity and progress continued to inspire generations. “From his pivotal…
Kogi man Ali-Shaibu bags death sentence for cultism
Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice M. Esu of Kogi State High Court held that all evidence pointed at Ali-Shaibu…
Ibadan tragedy: Police confirm 35 children dead, 6 critically injured
Osifeso said the case had been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, with the…
Timur Kulibayev: A Catalyst for Progress in Energy and Business
In the late 2000s, Timur Kulibaev brought his contributions to the development of Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth initiatives through his appointment…
Stage set for second edition of SDGs Film Challenge in Abuja
The SDGs Short Film Challenge is an innovative platform designed to empower young filmmakers to spotlight developmental issues through the…
Elon Musk Net Worth Crosses $400 Billion
Musk’s journey to this financial zenith has been marked by a series of strategic moves and groundbreaking innovations. Even on…
Tinubu declares all NASS members ‘re-elected’ after gaffe during budget presentation
Senate President Godswill Akpabio had in his welcome speech lauded the President for his achievements. He also lauded the President…
Tinubu arrives at National Assembly to present 2025 budget
Earlier, security has been beefed up at the National Assembly Complex ahead of presentation of 2025 Appropriation Bill to a…
Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, says top prosecutor
Speaking after visiting two mass grave sites in the towns of Qutayfah and Najha near Damascus, former U.S. war crimes…
Okpebholo: I will not run my govt with consultants
Governor Okpebholo gave the revelation on Tuesday when he supervised the oath taking of members of Edo State Internal Revenue…
ACReSAL Project disburses 250,000 dollars to 10 FCT communities
Dr Mariya Mahmoud, FCT Minister of State, said during the disbursement in Abuja on Tuesday, that each of the 10…
Lagos: Agege LG presents N14.2bn 2025 budget
While addressing the legislative arm of the council, Egunjobi said the budget was 48 per cent above the 2024 approved…
Katsina woman rewarded with N500,000 for display of honesty
Abdulkadir-Yanmaman was wrongly credited with N748,320 meant for the Federal Government’s Home Grown School feeding programme in the state, according…
Soludo: 8 Anambra LGs occupied by criminals when I took over as governor
Soludo identified kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, drug epidemic and touting as the major security challenges ravaging in the state. According…
Yuletide: Tinubu’s free train services excite Northern group
NCYP said this in a statement by its chairman, Mr Isaac Abrak, on Wednesday in Kaduna while commending the initiative.…
Customs intercepts 15 sacks of cannabis worth N107m
The consignment of illicit substances was intercepted at the waterfront while the suspected smugglers had grounded their boat in an…
Courts send 9 internet fraudsters to jail in Kaduna
The suspected fraudsters identified as Yaya Babatunde (a.k.a Kay Lenea), Sule Onyegefu Isaac, Alaba Peter (a.k.a Mane Julia), Obedient Charles…
Tinubu pursuing ambitious fiscal reform agenda – Minister
The Minister, specifically charged VON, as the nation’s external broadcaster, to tell the world of Nigeria’s newfound road to economic…
First lady Remi Tinubu lifts the aged at Christmas in Nasarawa
In her address read by Hajia Aisha Rufai Ibrahim, the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Nasarawa State at the event,…
Gombe man arrested for allegedly raping 5-year-old girl
The alleged rapist was among criminals paraded in Gombe on Tuesday by ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the spokesperson for state police…
For Buhari, ore mekunu (friend of the poor) at 82
Like leaders world over, President Muhammadu Buhari was rallying Nigerians for safety. There would be a lockdown of the country…
N57.6m fraud: Lagos businesswoman Oluremi Philips bags 17 years imprisonment
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Lagos-based businesswoman, Oluremi Philips who is the proprietor of Omritas Energy Limited has been sentenced to…
PDP fumes over ‘illegal suspension’ of Edo LG chairmen
The Assembly had on Tuesday suspended the chairmen and vice chairmen for a period of two months, following a petition…
NAFDAC: Manufacturer of recalled drug in custody
NAFDAC had On December 11 notified the public of the recall of one batch of Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg capsule. The…
Police smash 128 suspected hoodlums, recover dangerous weapons
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria Police Force said its operatives have arrested 128 suspects in a series of proactive measures…
Tipper suffers break failure, kills pedestrian in Lagos
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has explained how a Howo Tipper had brake failure, veered…
Aba Cemetery market centre for fake, substandard products, NAFDAC declares
Meanwhile, the raid uncovered an alarming range of fake and adulterated products, including wines, whiskey, yogurt, carbonated drinks, chips, dry…
‘Thank Tinubu, not me for minimum wage,’ Oyebanji tells excited Ekiti workers
Oyebanji stated this when hundreds of civil servants stormed his office in Ado-Ekiti , dancing and singing in appreciation of…
Ebonyi man Chima Eseni allegedly beats wife to death with iron rod
Monday alleged that Chima, did cause the death of his wife by beating her with iron rods. He told the…
ICPC recovers N52bn, $966,900.83, intercepts N5.9bn diverted funds
The ICPC boss added that the commission also intercepted and stopped the diversion of N5.882 billion in 323 Ministries, Departments,…