Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
We’re mobilizing for Kano LG elections – APC
The chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, said this while confirming that the party will participate in the election…
Kogi: Police arrest 9 over Itamah community crisis
However, Kogi Commissioner of Police , Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this in an interview in Lokoja on Thursday that nine…
The Changing Landscape of Sports Betting in Africa
For the sports betting industry in Africa, things are looking good. Growth across various markets continues to accelerate and new…
What Tinubu discussed with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace
Though the meeting was private, the Nigerian presidency said in the state statement that President Tinubu affirmed Nigeria’s readiness to…
Ibadan teenager pleads guilty to stealing clothes worth N3m, jailed
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that Amoo committed the offences with some others still at large…
NAF jets pound terrorists in Niger: More than 28 dead
According to NAF, the air strikes carried out by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch was targeted at the…
NUJ President Chris Isiguzo defends elongation of tenure
Chude said that in a time when some non-democratic regimes seek to extend power illegitimately for years or even indefinitely,…
Fubara to deploy 6 gun boats against sea pirates
The Governor said those he described as saboteurs are not only attempting to disrupt the course of delivery of critical…
Implementation of National Values Charter to commence – Minister
Idris stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while declaring open the expanded retreat of the National Orientation Agency (NOA). He…
Flood: Maiduguri residents trooping home as water recedes
Meanwhile, a situation report on the flood by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said…
NCC arrests 3 suspects, confiscates pirated books worth N3m in Rivers
Mr Abdul Babatunde, the Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after the anti-piracy operation. Babatunde also…
‘I’m still very much in charge,’ Eguavoen reacts to ‘resignation’ as Super Eagles’ coach
“I am the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, saddled with the responsibility of taking charge of the Super…
Kogi students pass vote of confidence on Ododo
The committee gave the commendation on Tuesday in Lokoja during a World Press Conference and also expressed gratitude to the…
ASUU decries victimisation of members in LASU, FUTO, others
The Chairperson alleged that some victimised lecturers had their appointments either illegally terminated or suspended, adding that others were denied…
79th UN General Assembly opens in New York
UN Secretary-General António Guterres also addressed the opening of the session, highlighting the urgency of collective action to confront a…
No respite as NiMet forecasts another 3-day of thunderstorms, rains
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has asked Nigerians to expect another three-day of thunderstorms and rains from…
Yobe govt issues fresh flood alert to residents in 9 LGAs
“Yobe has experienced significant flooding between April 15 and Sept. 9 2024, causing widespread devastation across several local government areas.…
‘We’ll hunt down killers of soldiers, officers in Delta community’, DHQ vows
“I want to assure you that the killers of 17 personnel of the armed forces will not go unpunished and…
Katsina sponsors 109 students to study MBBS, AI in Egypt, China
Katsina government said the first batch of 41 students were already at Nahda University, Egypt, studying MBBS, adding that the…
Why I interrogate society in my latest single ‘Stand Well Well’ – Seun Kuti
"Stand Well Well" is the third and final single from his forthcoming album, Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) which…
Jigawa man Ahmad Isah loses 3 children to building collapse
The three children identified as Khalifa Ahmad, 13, Tijjani Ahmad, 12 and Rabiu Ahmad, also 12 died when the wall…
Why I no longer grant interviews on Nigerian economy – Moghalu
The political economist said all what he has said in the past on how to fix the Nigerian economy seem…
Amotekun nabs 21 for alleged kidnapping, others in Ondo
The suspects were paraded by Mr Adetunji Adeleye, Ondo State Commander of Amotekun corps before newsmen in Akure, the state…
Edo 2024: Court fixes date to hear APC’s suit seeking Ighodalo’s disqualification
Justice Peter Lifu fixed the hearing of all pending applications after lawyers to the parties in the suit reached an…
CDS Musa: We’ll soon capture notorious Zamfara terrorists’ kingpin Bello Turji
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has vowed to ensure that the military will…
Revered Filipino cleric Apollo Quiboloy to face criminal charges
Israelito Torreon, the cleric’s lawyer on Monday said Quiboloy made “the ultimate sacrifice” by surrendering to police, to spare his…
Nigeria confirms 55 Mpox cases
NCDC made this known via its official website, noting that no death has been recorded from the disease so far…
3 Lagos men docked for kidnapping, stealing
Okonofua said that the defendants and others at large, kidnapped two people from Ogun and stole N13,000 from one of…
Edo 2024: Concerned Obidient Movement endorses PDP’s Ighodalo
“Its candidate, Ighodalo, and the deputy, Osarodion Ogie, possess the vision and qualifications that align with the aspirations of Edo…
NNPC Ltd/Chevron JV concludes conversion of assets into PIA terms
During a brief ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Monday, the two partners signed documents on the conversion of…