Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Ibadan Poly student docked over possession of firearm, belonging to Eye confraternity
Atobatele was arraigned on a three – count charge of conspiracy, unlawful possession of gun and belonging to Eye confraternity.…
Lagos man Isiah Peter docked for theft of N47m worth of cable
Peter was arraigned before Magistrate, Mrs A.M Alade, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing by Lagos Police…
World Bank okays Livestock Centre for Kogi
By Richard Elesho/Kogi The Kogi Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES) has been selected by the World Bank…
Court admits Reporter’s interview clip as evidence in alleged kidnap case
The court was told that the clip recorded sometime in January 2021, showed the defendant allegedly made incriminating statements about…
PH Refinery: PETROAN President faults critics on ‘blending’, commends NNPC on transparency
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, has described…
Abuja’s Capital Sportiff Sports Club launches 6-team football tournament
The competition begins on November 30, 2024, and will culminate with a grand finale on December 14, 2024. All matches…
Lagos auto spare parts dealer Arinze Ora jailed for drug trafficking
The charge against him as filed before the court by the NDLEA prosecuting Counsel Barrister Bibiana Anagu stated thus: That…
Alleged fraud: Yahaya Bello, co-defendants plead not guilty
Yahaya Bello who is the 1st defendant, denied the allegations before Justice Maryann Anenih of Abuja High Court as the…
Anambra: Gunmen abduct 3 persons from Innoson Showroom
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, The spokesperson for Anambra Police Command confirmed the kidnapping incident in a statement on Wednesday. Ikenga said…
Yahaya Bello: Drama as judge walks out over huge crowd inside court room
By Taiye Agbaje The scheduled arraignment of former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello for fraud at the FCT High Court…
Shettima excited by volume of trade between Nigeria, China
Shettima made this known when he received a delegation from China, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The delegation was led…
Alleged N110bn fraud: Yahaya Bello arrives in court for arraignment
Bello is being prosecuted by the agency over alleged fraud when he served as governor of the north-central state. EFCC…
Lagos Taskforce nabs 53 suspected drug peddlers
CSP Adetayo Akerele, the Chairman of the Taskforce made this known in a statement, signed by the agency’s Director, Press…
Public schools battle problems of lack of teachers, toilets in Kano
By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano As Kano struggles to attain Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2025, open defecation continue to increase in…
Police bust notorious fake bank alert fraudster in Kano
Abdullah, a resident of Kofar Nassarawa Quarters , Kano, was arrested after he used fake bank alert to purchase two…
‘Free Nnamdi Kanu to restore peace to South-East’, Bianca, Uwazuruike tell FG
Bianca who was the wife of late Ojukwu advised the people of the South-East to look inwards and appraise the…
Why CBN’s MPC continuous hike of interest rate is troubling – CPPE
By Grace Alegba The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned the continued rate hikes by the…
Why we are stopping foreign trainings for Nigerian scholars – Alausa
Alausa said that instead of sending them abroad, the scholars would now be trained within Nigeria. The theme of the…
Tinubu nominates 3 board members for Code of Conduct Bureau
President Bola Tinubu has nominated three new members to fill existing vacancies on the board of the Code of Conduct…
Minimum wage: TUC issues fresh warning to state govts
By Joan Nwagwu Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on state governments yet to implement the new minimum wage and…
NNPC Ltd opens up on products being produced at rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refinery
According to the statement, the the Old Port Harcourt Refinery that was revamped on Tuesday is currently operating at 70…
Femi Kuti announces new single, “Politics Don Expose Them”
Femi Kuti on the Instagram page also displayed some scenes from the musical video of the new single. He wrote:…
Lagos man Onyeka Ubaka jailed 4 years for impregnating teenager
The court sentenced Ubaka to four years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to an amended two-count charge of indecent treatment…
FG’s palliatives: One arrested, 28 diverted trucks of rice intercepted in Kano
The market value of the diverted trucks of 50kg bags of palliative rice was put at N1.4 billion. The Chairman…
November salary: Kano implements N71, 000 minimum wage
A number of Civil Servants who spoke to our Correspondent on condition of anonymity, on Tuesday, confirmed that they have…
78th birthday: What Tinubu said about Atiku
The President, in a happy birthday message contained in statement by Sunday Dare, his Special Adviser (Media & Communications) noted…
Excited by revival of Port Harcourt refinery, Tinubu directs NNPCL to expedite action on other refineries
The President gave the order while expressing his excitement over the successful revitalization of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by…
Tinubu’s visit to France promises significant benefits for Nigeria – Presidency
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President Information & Strategy who revealed this in a statement on Tuesday said Tinubu's…
Gunmen abduct Akwa Ibom businessman, kill driver
Spokesperson for Akwa Ibom Police Command, ASP Timfon John confirmed the incident in Eket on Tuesday. According to the police…
Delta: 5 dead, 6 injured, one missing in Gbaramatu boat mishap
However, 19 passengers were rescued from the boat mishap which involved people returning from a burial ceremony, Delta Police Command…