Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
‘Defend yourselves against Boko Haram’, Zulum tells Southern Borno communities
“You cannot gain victory over Boko Haram unless you as the indigenous people in the areas stand to defend yourselves",…
Arab-Islamic summit mandates Nigeria, others to end Israel-Palestine crisis
In a communiqué, the summit urged the Ministerial Committee to “intensify its efforts and expand them to include working on…
Hijab: Again, UI-ISI loses bid to stay execution of judgement
Tuesday’s ruling, therefore, means UI-ISI lost its application for a stay-of-execution regarding the usage of hijab by its female Muslim…
Police smash notorious kidnappers, car snatcher, others in Kaduna
According to him, during interrogation, the suspects confessed to their roles in a series of kidnappings. “They even disclosed their…
Rivers crisis: Wike’s aide tackles Afenifere chieftain Okunrounmu
Olayinka said this while reacting to the statement by Okurounmu that President Bola Tinubu has laid back on the ongoing…
Gov. Yusuf donates 78 patrol vehicles to Kano Police Command
Speaking in appreciation, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Salman Dogo Garba said: "It is my honour and pleasure, on…
Pastor Bakare donates solar panel to UNILAG, institutes endowment fund
The gestures, according to Bakare, also a politician, are to encourage learning in his alma mata. The donation and the…
Morocco 2025: Ekong, Lookman, Simon, 19 others train in Abidjan
Eleven players, including Captain and AFCON Man of the Competition, Ekong, reigning Africa Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and…
Gov. Yusuf gives Kwankwaso’s daughter to Mangal’s son
According to a statement by Governor Yusuf's spokesperson, Comrade Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, "Governor Yusuf will on Saturday give Dr.…
Shettima: I’m optimistic of Okpebholo’s ability to transform Edo
Shettima in his address at the swearing-in ceremony of the governor on Tuesday in Benin, emphasised the significance of the…
64-year-old Lagos man, Durojaye bags life jail for defiling neighbour’s 11-year-old
The prosecution submitted that on Nov. 30, 2019 while the mother of the survivor in her shop, the convict, who…
Court jails 36 internet fraudsters arrested in Ebonyi
The convicts were arrested on November 1, 2024, at different locations of Abakaliki , Ebonyi State following actionable intelligence linking…
Edo governor Okpebholo announces critical appointments
Okpebholo also nominated a two time member of the House of Representatives, Samson Osagie (PhD) as Attorney-General and Commissioner For…
Okpebholo: What I will do as Edo governor
said: "My administration shall support small businesses and market women with soft loans. "Our teeming youthful population will not be…
Okpebholo: I’ll probe non inauguration of 14 assembly members in 2019
The delay and refusal by the previous administration to swear in the three judges recommended by the National Judicial Council…
Dissecting the Tinubu Tax Reform Bills (Part 1)
These tax reforms bills did not come out from the blues, they are products of a year worth of intense…
Court adjourns pro-Wike PDP EXCOs’ suit against Damagun, others
The plaintiffs had approached the court to stop the defendants from dissolving the Rivers State Executive Committee (SEC) and others…
About- to- wed son of Seriki Hausa shot dead in Edo
A source who craved for anonymity said Danladi was sitting in his friend's shop along Enohuwa street, off First East…
Kano man Ibrahim-Abdullahi docked for raping minor to death
Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, was arraigned on charges bordering on culpable homicide and rape before a Kano…
Ondo governorship election: Obasanjo wishes Aiyedatiwa all the best
Speaking when he paid courtesy visit to Aiyedatiwa in Akure on Monday, Obasanjo wished the governor the best in the…
Tinubu’s people-centric tax reforms and Ndume’s threat
Estimates from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) a few years back had it that out of 70 million taxable…
10 questions & answers on Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills
The bills are seeking to merge taxes and harmonise revenue administration. The system will leverage technology for integration which will…
Zulum unveils Tsangaya school to combat education apathy
Zulum also inaugurated the Higher Islamic College in Tolomari and Garjam Junior Secondary School in Damboa. These two institutions are…
CAF Champions League: Edo Queens’ 3-0 victory excites Obaseki
In a statement in Benin on Monday, Obaseki celebrated the Nigeria Women’s Football League champions for their doggedness and brilliant…
TCN expresses concern over vandalism targetting transmission lines, towers
TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement while reacting to the early Saturday,…
Kwara Govt gives new condition for workers to get November salary
According to the government, any worker without such registration will not get their salaries or bonuses in November. This is…
Tinubu to seek diplomatic solutions to Israel-Palestine conflict
On the reason for Tinubu’s participation in the summit, Idris said Nigeria was a very important country not just in…
NLC to Governors: Be ready for strikes over minimum wage from Dec. 1
Ajaero, who expressed dissatisfaction over the delay by some states to implement the new wage, said workers in affected states…
2 killed in Ebonyi communal clash
Reacting to the latest incident, the LGA Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Aja, condemned the killing and vowed to unmask the perpetrators.…
Wike: No going back on demolition of shanties in FCT
He made the vow while reacting to protests by occupants Ruga, an illegal settlement at Wuye, behind Finance Quarters, harbouring…