Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Four Nigerian vendors of fake marriage certificates jailed in UK
The Nigerians who allegedly carried out the enterprise between March 2019 and May 2023 were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown…
Ododo sends 3 Kogi revenue directors on compulsory leave
According to the statement, the directors were sent on compulsory leave after they reached the maximum tenure permitted under the…
NIREC calls for urgent action to stop insecurity in Nigeria
NIREC called on the government and security agencies to intensify efforts towards eradicating these threats to public safety and ensuring…
UN condemns Burkina Faso terror attack as 200 killed Attack
According to news reports, it was the latest terror attack by the Al Qaeda-linked militant group known as Jama’at Nusrat…
He slits her throat: Enugu man arrested for murder of 4-year-old girl
Ndukwe said that the suspect also confessed to being a member of the Vikings Confraternity and that in 2022, while…
Lagbaja: Army will not be used to sail some interests into power
As the Service that received the most image bashing as a fallout of previous military interventions in Nigeria, the Nigerian…
APGA faction cries foul over sealing of secretariat by Anambra govt
Mr Tony Ezekwelu, Deputy National Chairman, South East of the party, who represented the Njoku faction of the party, told…
Ex-lawmaker Lanre Laoshe repays N1200 1970s student loan with N3.2m
The repayment of the loan was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Nasir Ayitogo of the Communications…
U.S. boosts Nigeria’s fight against Mpox with 10000 doses of vaccine
Speaking during the donation in Abuja, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, said the JYNNEOS® vaccine, specifically approved for…
AFCON 2025: Ekong, Osimhen, 21 others to battle Benin Republic, Rwanda
Super Eagles go up against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Sept. 7.…
Ex-NIWA boss George Moughalu formally quits APC
Moughalu had in June 2024 said he was leaving the ruling party. He was one of the founding members of…
Labour Party sets up Disciplinary Committee to tackle undisciplined members
Mr Julius Abure, its National Chairman, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the decision was one of the resolutions…
NAFDAC: We didn’t ask Nigerians to stop eating bread
As a responsive regulatory Agency, NAFDAC wishes to provide clarification that the content of the video on avoiding bread in…
Nigerian presidency unveils agenda for Tinubu’s state visit to China
According to Ngelale, President Tinubu will also meet with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, where several Memorandum of Understandings…
WHO seeks $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak
The world body said on Tuesday in a statement that the fund would be used to implement critical activities outlined…
Gift Yahaya in trouble for stabbing alleged husband’s side chick
Yahaya had stabbed her neighbour, one Kehinde Adesanya, after accusing her of having an affair with her husband. The defendant…
‘Delta now a strategic component of Nigeria,’ Oborevwori declares
The Governor spoke at a thanksgiving service organised to mark the 33rd anniversary of the state that was created in…
Lagos man Ogunmolu pleads guilty to N338k prepaid metre scam
Ogunmolu, who resides at Ifako area of Lagos, had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences…
Minister, boxing fans mourn Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist, Nojim Maiyegun
Maiyegun died just days after the 60th anniversary of his remarkable achievement at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where…
Adamawa govt confirms 6 dead, 12,961 displaced in flood incidents
Dr Celine Laori, Executive Secretary, ADSEMA revealed this in Yola on Tuesday while advising residents living in flood-prone areas to…
How we boosted IGR to N1.8bn in July – Katsina Govt
Executive Chairman of Katsina Internal Revenue Service, Alhaji Isyaku Mohammed confirmed in an interview that the feat was achieved through…
Nasarawa Assembly lawmaker dumps NNPP for APC
The speaker said Isimbabi cited division in NNPP at the national level as the major reason for his defection to…
NNPCL expands global market footprint to Japan, China with LNG supply
Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd in a statement on Monday said the company achieved the milestone through…
Police rescue five kidnapped victims in Katsina
Two bandits were also killed during the operations, Katsina Police Command’s Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, said in a statement on…
Lagos man Aramide Tito docked for attempting to murder 11-year-old stepson
Okuoimose alleged that the defendant unlawfully beat up and starved his son stepson for three days. “The defendant poured hot…
Resident doctors begin strike over kidnapped colleague
The missing medical doctor was abducted on Wednesday, 27th December, 2023 within the the National Eye Centre Staff Quarters in…
Tinubu: I’m committed to tolerance of dissenting voices
Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the pledge on Sunday when he declared open the Annual General Conference…
Group excited by FG’s plan to grow creative sector into $100bn industry
He expressed delight that the Nigerian government had lofty plans to grow the entertainment industry to a 100 billion dollars…
Troops kill terrorist, recover weapons in Kaduna
Yahaya said that four AK-47 magazines (three fully loaded with total quantity 60 x 7.62mm Special ammunition and one empty…
FRSC appoints Zango Mathew Edo Sector Commander
The new Edo FRSC Sector Commander took over from his predecessor, Corps Commander Paul Okpe, who retired after attaining the…