Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Okonjo-Iweala: No excuse for failure to stop crude oil theft
Okonjo-Iweala, also a former Nigeria's Finance Minister spoke in Lagos on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual…
Kaduna govt begins reconstruction of road connecting 62 Birnin Gwari communities
Sani emphasized that Birnin Gwari Local Government was a crucial gateway to many parts of Nigeria, rich in mineral resources…
Gombe govt assures workers on payment of N70,000 minimum wage
Gombe deputy governor Manassah Jatau who is the Chairman of the state’s Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage negotiation revealed this…
Cross River activates emergency centre after confirmation of Mpox
However, Ayuk who initially denied the claim by NCDC told journalists in Calabar on Sunday, said that the National Reference…
Remo Stars crash out of CAF Champions League
The 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) runners-up lost 0-2 at the Stade Prince Moulay El Hassan in Rabat. Remo…
Police nab notorious cattle rustlers, gunrunners, kidnappers in Kaduna
Kaduna Police Command's spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday added that the operatives also…
Green Clean Innovation Hub CEO appointed UN Envoy to ECOSOC
Amahah, who is the CEO of the Nigerian thriving renewable energy organization, Green Clean Innovation Hub, was also recently appointed…
DSS arrests ex-BBC editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, at Lagos airport
Adejuwon Soyinka was arrested and taken into custody at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos around 5.40am on Sunday…
CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov arrested in France
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on…
Prof. Ogbonna bags prestigious Japanese award
The award recognises Prof. Ogbonna’s immense contributions to academic cooperation and mutual understanding between Japan and Nigeria in the field…
NiMet predicts 3- day thunderstorms, rains from Sunday
NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe States in…
Why I resigned as NIA DG – Abubakar
The former NIA DG who spoke to journalists after he submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu however declined…
NIA boss Ahmed Rufai tenders resignation letter to Tinubu
Rufai was appointed the DG of NIA in January 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari. He was only security chief…
Kogi governor speaks on alleged plan to dump APC for PDP
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Kogi Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has described speculations that he is planning to dump the All Progressives…
CDS Musa to Nigerians: We need useful information to tackle insecurity
Musa said this on Saturday in Abuja while delivering his address at the 48th Annual National Conference of the Muslim…
Kogi election: Ododo hails Supreme Court for resisting threats, blackmail
Ododo said this in his reaction to the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming his election on Friday in a…
Rivers: Akwa Ibom community members protest death of kinsman in NNPC facility
In an interview with Journalists, King Albert, the Event Coordinator of Akwa-Ibom community in Rivers state said, "regarding to the…
Why PIDOM was arrested – Police
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force in a statement on Saturday said the PIDOM was arrested his…
What President Tinubu told Acting CJN Kekere-Ekun
The President also used the occasion to reiterate his administration’s dedication to upholding the rule of law and ensuring prompt…
Supreme Court affirms Gov. Uzodimma’s re-election victory
The apex court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic…
Kogi gov. election: Ododo floors Ajaka, Braimoh at Supreme Court
In the same vein, the panel, in a unanimous judgment in the case marked: SC/CV/653/2024 filed by AA and Braimoh,…
Edo 2024: ‘Shun sensationalism, biased reports’, Olumekun urges journalists
Olumekun who was represented by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, described journalists as an indispensable…
Edo 2024: NRM candidate dumps party, joins APC
He disclosed that he decided to move from his party, NRM to the APC because of the personality of the…
Bayelsa governorship election: Diri gives Slyva final knockout at Supreme Court
The the Court of Appeal in Abuja had, on July 18, affirmed the re-election victory of Gov. Diri of Bayelsa…
Commotion as S’ Court delivers judgment in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi gov. election petitions
The apex court had fixed today, Aug. 23 for the final judgment of the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship poll conducted…
‘My goal is to lift Under 20 World Cup’, Falconets’ coach Danjuma says
Nigeria is grouped with Germany, Venezuela, and the Korea Republic in the tournament scheduled for Aug. 31 to Sept. 22,…
10 injured in Lagos BRT bus accident
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) announced this in a statement on its X handle. According to the statement,…
NCC confiscates pirated books worth N50m in Lagos raid
The NCC team, led by Mr Charles Amudipe, the Deputy Director of Operations/Head of Operations of the commission in Lagos…
EFCC grabs 14 for internet fraud in Makurdi
The alleged internet fraudsters were arrested by operatives of the Zonal Directorate on Wednesday August 21, 2024 in a sting…
2024/2025 NPFL: Kwara United target continental ticket with 17 new players
The club’s General Manager, Bashir Badawiy, while briefing newsmen on the team’s preparations for the new league season, said the…