Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
NEMA advises immediate relocation as flood hits 27 states
NEMA added that mobilised search and rescue teams are distributing essential relief supplies in partnership with State Emergency Management Agencies…
362 Kano communities at high risk of flood, warns NEMA
“Kano State has historically experienced severe impacts from floods, and the current predictions highlight that certain areas will continue to…
Edo task force parades 11 suspected cultists
The Special Task Force on Anti-Cultism also issued a strong warning that there will be no hiding place for cultists…
Troops kill 147 terrorists, rescue 381 kidnapped victims – DHQ
Giving a breakdown of the operations, Buba said in the North East, troops of Operation Hadin Kai, neutralised 81 terrorists,…
Lagos woman Oluchi Okoye in trouble for biting 15-year-old housekeeper
The defendant who resides at Olukosi Street in Shasha area of Lagos, is facing trial on a two-count charge of…
JUST IN: Speaker Abbas bows to pressure, withdraws Counter Subversion Bill
"He acknowledges the significance of the concerns raised and the attention the Bill has garnered, reaffirming that he will never…
‘I take N21m home monthly’, Kano Senator busts lid on package of lawmakers
While blowing the lead on Nigerian lawmakers' humongous pay, Kawu said though his salary is less than N1 million monthly,…
Police nab suspected vandals with stolen tower cables
The items were stolen from the Damboa/Maiduguri 132kV transmission line, which is still under reconstruction due to a previous vandals…
Jos tailor bags 18 years for stealing from church
The prosecutor said that the convict broke into the church with the help of his friend now at large and…
Iran rejects mediation, claims right to hit Israel back
European leaders, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have called on Iranian…
Reps quiz WAEC boss over N6bn deficit, N5bn for calculators
The Commitee, led by Rep. Oforji Oboku made the demand from Dangut during an investigative hearing in Abuja on Tuesday.…
33rd Anniversary : Obaseki to launch masterplan for Edo, honour stakeholders
By Jethro Ibileke As part of activities marking the 33rd anniversary of the creation of Edo, the state government said…
Remains of 2 drowned men recovered from pond in Jigawa
Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20 and Abubakar Abdullahi, 25, drowned while crossing the pond on their…
‘Devastating, avoidable,’ FRSC boss reacts to 28 deaths in Lagos/Ibadan expressway crashes
The FRSC Corps Marshall noted that the Ibadan crash occurred at 09:20am and involved four vehicles, resulting in 16 deaths…
Group tackles Dogara over ‘attempts to pitch’ Tinubu against Bala Mohammed
RCDO urged President Tinubu to be wary of the latest antics of the former Speaker of House of Representatives, insisting…
Climate change: Adeleke advocates stronger roles for sub-national governments
The Osun State Governor who made the observations yesterday while hosting a delegation of the Green Growth Africa Sustainability Network…
Fagbemi hails Tinubu for signing judicial officers’ wage bill
The AGF who recalled that judicial officers in Nigeria have been on the same salary for almost two decades said…
Senate slams NNPCL, FIRS, others over refusal to respond to audit queries
Senator Wadada who spoke to journalists in Abuja said apart from NNPCL, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Police…
#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Katsina govt lifts curfew
“Following reports on prevailing peace and harmony in all parts of Katsina state, the acting governor, Malam Faruk Lawal-Jobe, has…
RMAFC exposes ‘legitimate’ salaries, allowances of Senators
irst of all, I wish to state that RMAFC does not have constitutional powers to enforce compliance with proper implementation…
Nigeria cedes World Customs Organisation office to Mali
At the ceremony, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, handed over to his Malian counterpart, Amadou Konate. Speaking…
Doguwa to Kofa: I’m Kwankwaso’s political nightmare, loyal to Tinubu, APC
By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhasan Ado Doguwa, has replied the chairman, House…
Police arrest 873 suspects in Kano in 10 days
CP Dogo further hinted that police arrested and prosecuted 600 suspects for various offences, including criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, riot,…
Abia Assembly inaugurates lawmaker, 9 months after court judgment
By Leonard Okachie The Abia House of Assembly has inaugurated Mr Aaron Uzodike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) almost…
7 kidnapped victims regain freedom in Kogi
By Richard Elesho/Kogi The three kidnapped aides to of former Caretaker Chairman, Kabba Bunu LGA, Kogi State, Barr Zacchaeus Dare…
Nemo Edwin-Iwo appointed as 47th Edo Commissioner of Police
statement by the Command's spokesman, SP Moses Joel Yamu, disclosed that CP Nemi Edwin-Iwo, was enlisted into Nigeria Police Force…
Suspension of tariffs on food imports to cost Nigeria N188bn – Customs
To alleviate food inflation in Nigeria, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced on July 8 the…
Troops kill 5 ISWAP terrorists, 44 surrender in Borno
According to the post, troops had on Monday conducted a raid operation on an Islamic West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’…
Ogun Assembly recommends suspension of traditional ruler over land grabbing
Mr Babatunde Tella(APC-Abeokuta North), the Vice Chairman, House Committee on Justice, Ethics and Public Petitions, read the committee’s recommendations while…
Edo governorship poll: CRPP drums support for PDP’s Asue Ighodalo
The CRPP in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Dr. Samson Isibor and Andrew Ogbebor respectively, described the PDP…