Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Florida man arrested for threatening to kill US President Biden
A 39-year-old resident of Florida Jason Patrick Alday has been arrested for threatening to kill US President Joe Biden and…
‘Nigeria will cease to be,’ IPOB issues threats over Nnamdi Kanu
Powerful, in the statement, accused the Nigerian government of provoking IPOB with the continued detention of Kanu. He therefore called…
Court adjourns arraignment of 5 clearing agents over alleged theft of container
The suspects were alleged to have unlawfully removed the container from the Bonded Terminal with forged documents. When the case…
IGP Egbetokun promises affordable housing for police operatives
Egbetokun who disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing officers and men of the Edo Command during a one-day working visit…
Ex-NAPL Mohammed boss loses Lagos properties to FG
Justice Chukujekwu Aneke gave the final forfeiture order on Wednesday following a motion on notice filed and argued by the…
Alleged $6bn fraud: Court rejects Agunloye`s request for foreign medical trip
Agunloye is facing prosecution by the EFCC on seven-count charges bordering on fraudulent Mambilla Power Project contract award to the…
Why we’ll not join nationwide protest against Tinubu- Northern students
“The planned protest organisers are unnamed and actually the aim of the protest is also unknown to us, and we…
Electricity theft: AEDC to embark on night raids
The initiative, he said was to identify and address illegal connections and ensure fairer billing for all customers and reduce…
PDP Governors declare support for Fubara, slam APC govt over economy
PDP Governors described as lackluster the approach adopted by All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government in addressing the growing inflation,…
Ooni of Ife opens up on alleged $180,000 marriage scam
“That the so-called Ms Fagbule was and is never known to the Ooni of Ife for any interpersonal communication or…
APC sacks, replaces Ndume as Chief Whip of Senate
The sacked Ndume represents Borno South while his replacement Monguno is representing Borno North
Kogi Poly security operatives nab 8 suspected cultists
According to Mrs Omale Ufedo, the institution's spokesperson, the arrest was as a result of proactive measures put in place…
Edo Assembly kicks as court reinstates Shaibu as deputy governor
Justice Omotoso held that the removal of the Plaintiff, Shaibu from office as Deputy Governor of Edo State and the…
14 dead as bus escaping check point crashes into truck in Jigawa
On reaching an Immigration check point, another vehicle, a Toyota Hiace with Reg no: XA 381 GAS was also coming…
Edo: Egor LG boss Eghe Ogbemudia impeached over alleged N1.7bn budget padding
It would be recalled that Eghe Ogbemudia was also suspended from office by Governor Godwin Obaseki on October 10, 2020.
Edo 2024: Court affirms Asue Ighodalo as PDP candidate
Omotosho while delivering judgment in the suit marked CS/469/24, held that Dr. Ighodalo was duly nominated at the 22 February…
Causes of tragic school building collapse in Jos revealed
Duna said that the committee’s preliminary investigation revealed that the collapsed structure was already ”distressed”. “The committee discovered that the…
Benue: 99 remanded for terrorism, robbery others over Ukum crisis
The complainant said the protesters killed and burnt three persons in the process and made an attempt to invade the…
Energy Transition Plan will lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty- Minister
The energy transition plan is aimed at reducing Nigeria’s dependence on fossil fuels and for net-zero emissions by 2060. ETP…
‘Sweet Victory,’ MURIC hails dismissal of suit on Arabic inscriptions on Naira
While dismissing the suit on Tuesday, Justice Yellin Bogoro affirmed that Section 53 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial…
PHOTOS: Lagos Govt celebrates Soyinka at 90
The highlight of the evening was unveiling a special portrait of Soyinka, which, according to Governor Babatunde Sanwo-Olu was a…
‘How Lagos woman allegedly defrauded Ogboni leader of N6.3m with fake twins claim’
Ajibola was arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court siting in Ogba on Tuesday on three counts bordering on stealing…
‘Why 387 arrested illegal miners should be thoroughly investigated’
AED said a thorough investigation of 387 suspected illegal miners is necessary to halt criminality in the mining sector. The…
‘We’re one family’- Remi Tinubu visits Saraki ahead of mother’s burial
Oluremi, during the visit in Lagos said her visit was permitted by her husband, President Bola Tinubu, as a way…
Navy rescues 8 victims of human trafficking, foils robbery attempt
Giving a breakdown of the operations, Adams-Aliu in the statement said on Saturday, the Quick Response Team of the Nigerian…
Paris 2024: Super Falcons take on Olympic champions Canada today
Head of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, said in a statement on Tuesday that the match will hold…
Police kill bandit in Katsina, recover AK-47 rifle
“Upon receipt of the report, promptly, the DPO Kankara Divisional Headquarters, CSP Iliyasu Ibrahim, mobilised a team of police operatives,…
FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N1.354 trillion for June 2024
According to the communiqué, from the N1.354 trillion total revenue, the Federal Government received total sum of N459.776 billion, the…
Loyalists of Gov. Fubara secure court order to stop PDP congress in Rivers
Our Correspondent reports that loyalists of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory had been accused of hijacking all…