Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Court acquits ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji of money laundering charge
Ikuforiji is charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebodewith a 54-count charge…
Emefiele awarded contracts to wife, brother-in-law: Witness tells court
Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged 20-count amended charge, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Okonjo-Iweala disowns quote about Nigeria’s debt
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of World Trade Organisation, WTO, has again raised alarm about false…
‘2024 Hajj a failure,’ Bago calls for probe of FG’s N90bn subsidy
The Governor called for the probe while recounting the hitches pilgrims encountered in Saudi Arabia during the 2024 Hajj. He…
Ogunbote unsure of future with 3SC
Reflecting on the club’s performance in the season, Ogunbote said they gave all their best. He, however, regretted that the…
Shettima’s mother in- law Maryam Abubakar-Albishir dies at 69
The deceased, who was the mother of the vice-president’s wife, Mrs Nana Shettima, would be laid to rest on Monday…
Kogi: Lokoja LG bans all forms of protests
The statement said the attention of Lokoja Local Government has been drawn to a rumored planned protest by some persons…
Keyamo: We’ll tackle touts, extortionists at Nigerian airports
Keyamo, who acknowledged that the activities of the touts were giving the nation a negative image said the Federal Government…
Why we deployed armed personnel to Sanusi, Bayero palaces -Kano CP Gumel
Gumel, who is the outgoing Kano Commissioner of Police explained that the deployment aims to prevent security threats and maintain…
Why I’m not excited by 3SC’s 4th position on 2023/24 NPFL table – Ogunbote
Ogunbote, whose team had earlier lost in the quarter-finals of the 2024 President Federation Cup, said it could be heartbreaking…
From Rangers to Gombe United – Final standing of teams on 2023/2024 NPFL table
As winner and runner up of the 2023/2024 NPFL respectively, Rangers International and Remo Stars FC will represent Nigeria at…
ASUU withdraws from UNIBEN’s postgraduate programme
The UNIBEN ASUU Congress had met on Friday, 14 June 2024, and resolved that all its members withdraw their involvement/participation…
How Ooni of Ife reconciled Baba Wande, Tunde Kelani – Filmmaker
“This historic reconciliation is a testament to the Ooni of Ife’s commitment to promoting Nigeria’s cultural heritage and the core…
Catholic Priest Revd. Fr. Mikah Suleiman abducted in Zamfara
Father Mikah Suleiman was kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday at his residence in the Damba area of Gusau,…
Emefiele loses properties worth over N12.18bn to FG
The court gave the order for permanent forfeiture of the properties after hearing an application filed and argued by consel…
Video: What Rep Abejide Leke really said about earnings of lawmakers
Rep. Abejide Leke was only raising a point of order on privilege concerning claims by one Adeola Fayehun. In the…
Davido threatens Dammy krane with lawsuit over ‘defamatory’ tweets
The letter followed recent posts by Damy Krane on X handle. In the posts, Dammy Krane had impugned the forthcoming…
NERC announces take off of N21bn electricity meters MAF scheme
”All the meters to be procured and installed under the MAF framework shall be at no cost to the customers…
Attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s husband convicted, again, in California court
DePape, 44, broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home and struck Paul Pelosi over the head with a hammer in…
Nigerian troops kill 220 terrorists, rescue 202 kidnapped hostages
Giving details of the operations, Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja said in the North-East…
Gov. Alia: Tinubu has given me unimaginable support
The Benue state Governor said this on Friday during his thank you tour to Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency held in Makurdi…
EFCC urges students to become whistleblowers on cybercrimes
The acting Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, Michael T. Wetkas said this…
Kogi appoints MD/CEO for Graphic Newspaper
In his words of appreciation, the new Managing Director of Graphic Newspaper promised not to disappoint the Kogi State Governor,…
‘Vacate Rivers LGs secretariats or we’ll drive you out’, Labour tells police
….Arrest political thugs, workers have rights to their place of work By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)…
Nigerian govt speaks on health, prison condition, trial of Binance’s Gambaryan
The Nigerian Government also said Gambaryan has full access to consular services from his home government. The Nigerian government said…
Kaduna govt worried by discovery of 307 new cases of HIV/ AIDS in 3 months
According to Butawa, the state’s prevalence rate is 1.1 percent and the state will focus its target on key populations.…
‘Burna Boy did not pay bill of all our patients’, UPTH clarifies
Mrs. Elabha Meni, the spokesperson for UPTH dismissed the claim in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Friday. Rather,…
Omotola takes over as Acting DG BPP
Omotola took over BPP from Ahmadu as the most senior Director in the Bureau, Janet McDickson, Deputy Director of Information…
Edo 2024: A vote for APC is a vote for more poverty, says PDP campaign DG
He stated this on Friday in Benin at the inauguration of the Deputy Director-General of the party's campaign council on…
Bayo Onanuga in the eyes of a mentee
Yes, Mr. Onanuga is a stickler for professional ethics and he combines compassion and efficiency and I’m glad he mentored…