Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Edo govt partners company to assemble light aircrafts, train pilots
The State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin, at a ceremony held at the Benin Airport to…
Kebbi governor Idris appoints 200 APC youths as Special Assistants
Presenting the offer to the beneficiaries comprising male and females at the APC Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, the…
Edo lawmaker lists churches, traditional institutions among causes of maternal, infant mortality
While speaking on the NPC’s 2024 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) programme, Edosa who represents Oredo West and Chairman of…
Court orders EFCC to submit reports of probe of Abia LGs funds
Justice Bello Kawu gave the order while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by Chidiebere Ojukwu on allegation…
Nigerian troops kill 8034 terrorists, rescue 6376 hostages from kidnappers
The troops also recovered 8,216 weapons, 211,459 ammunition and denied the oil thieves an estimated sum of over N57 billion…
PDP crisis: Wabara- led BoT slams Damagun NWC, to visit Wike, others
PDP BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara revealed this while reading the communique issued at the end of the board’s emergency meeting…
Alleged defamation: PDP’s Damagun, Anyanwu threaten to sue Deji Adeyanju
The two PDP chieftains made this known in two separate letters and the acknowledged copies made available on Thursday in…
Akpabio: Senate didn’t suspend deliberations on Tinubu’s tax bills
Akpabio spoke after Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the clarification when he raised Senate Point of Order 42,…
Court orders Nigerian govt to pay police torture victim N5m compensation
The court also ordered Nigeria to conduct a “prompt, impartial, and effective” investigation into Adebayo’s alleged torture by the police,…
Dele Farotimi: Labour Party Reps Caucus calls for judicial neutrality, fair hearing
Referencing the recent controversial arrest and imprisonment of Barrister Dele Farotimi, who is facing allegations of defamation initiated by Babalola,…
Trial of ex-Oyo PMS boss, Auxiliary, for attempted murder, armed robbery stalled
The 63-year-old Auxilary was also not brought to the court by officials of the Agodi Correctional Centre. The prosecution, led…
Navigating New Forex Trading Guidelines for Nigerian Banks
To ensure compliance with these regulations, all Nigerian banks must take proactive measures to align with the CBN's directives. They would likely…
Gunmen kidnap councillor, 8 others in Kogi
A social media message claimed the victims were kidnapped overnight from different areas of the community. An eyewitness who didn't…
Kaduna: 150 kidnap victims rescued through kinetic measures in 1 month, says GOC
Saraso revealed this when he received the Chairman of Kachia Local Government Council of Kaduna State, Dr Manzo Maigari on…
Kaduna teenager jailed 30 days for stealing goat
The police charged Jonah with two count of trespass and stealing. Earlier, the Prosecution, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court…
CBN directs banks to take measures to end cash scarcity
The CBN directive is coming in the midst of complaints of acute scarcity of cash by bank customers across the…
‘How Nigeria police officers stole over N43m from Abuja Airport worker’
While narrating how the extortion was carried out, the police spokesperson said the officers, led by Inspector Esther Okafor on…
Police smash Terhemba Dabo- led notorious robbery gang in Benue
By Emmanuel Antswen The Police said a 29-year-old leader of robbery gang identified as Terhemba Dabo, popularly known as ‘Kough,’…
Enugu workers received N80,000 minimum wage in November – Labour Leaders
The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Enugu state Chapter, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo; Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Enugu Chapter, Comrade…
Why Port Harcourt Refinery can’t bring down prices of petroleum products – PENGASSAN
Mr Festus Osifo, President of PENGASSAN, said this on Tuesday while confirming that the Port Harcourt Refinery has resumed production.…
NBA decries ‘commercialization’ of police services in Enugu
The Chairman of NBA, Enugu Branch, Chief Venatus Odo noted that the recent extortions take place at their various police…
‘Jenifa’ appointed UNAIDS’ goodwill ambassador for HIV prevention
The event, marked under the theme ‘Take the Rights Path: Sustain the HIV Response and Stop HIV Among Children to…
CRPP commends Okpebholo over suspension of market unions, associations
The Chairman of CRPP, Dr. Samson Isibor, gave the commendation in a statement he issued in Benin on Tuesday. He…
Tinubu’s tax reform bills will address fiscal challenges confronting Nigeria – Sen Nwoko
Nwoko, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and a member of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendment…
Wike: Tinubu determined to transform Abuja satellite towns to cities
Wike said this during the inauguration of the construction of Kabusa to Takushara road in Abuja on Tuesday. He assured…
Imo: Security operatives dislodge notorious IPOB Commander, Ifeanyi Okorienta, gang members
Brig.-Gen. Usman Lawal, the Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, Owerri, revealed this to journalists at a…
Kogi: CP Onuoha visits boat mishap scene, calls for safety precautions
The House of Representatives had also on Tuesday ordered investigation into causes of the incessant boat mishaps on Nigeria’s waterways…
‘A troubling breach of the rule of law’ – NBA reacts to arrest of Dele Farotimi
Farotimi was allegedly arrested by operatives of Ekiti Police Command at the behest of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe…
‘How Gideon Ebukwe was shot dead inside Ogun hotel’
Ebukwe was shot dead the guest despite escaping to the ceiling of the hotel by the gunmen who proceeded to…
Nigeria, South Africa set deadline for MoU on early warning system, agree on other issues
President Bola Tinubu and President Cyril Ramaphosa co-chaired the meeting. In the wake of the attacks on Nigerians in South…