Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
IHRC DG excited by Enugu Smart Green Schools
Ahure, who is the IHRC, International Relief Fund in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations, remarked when he led…
EFCC grabs 3 men spraying naira notes at Asaba funeral ceremony
The three men were arrested by operatives of the Benin zonal Command of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the…
Technician electrocuted in Port Harcourt
It was gathered that the technician who is from Kogi State was electrocuted on Wednesday 5th June 2024 at the…
Rivers govt sets aside N74.9bn to rebuild burnt Assembly, hospitals, roads
While the reconstruction of the demolished Assembly Auditorium in Port Harcourt will cost N19, 566, 621, 284.24; the Kalaibiama-Epellema Road…
What Can Nigeria Learn From Canada’s Booming Entertainment Industry?
The rise of online industries in Nigeria is likely to mirror what happened in Canada. There are certain sectors that…
Tinubu commissions N21bn VP’s residence in Abuja
Tinubu spoke on Friday while commissioning the official residence of the Vice-President built at the cost of N21 billion, after…
Kano Emirship tussle: Court reserves judgment in deposed Aminu Bayero’s suit
Ado-Bayero, through his counsel M L Yusufari SAN, filed a motion exparte dated May 27, seeking the court to restrain…
Tariff hike: Tribunal fines Multichoice N150m, 1-month DSTV, GOTV free access
The three-member tribunal chaired by Thomas Okosun in a ruling, found Multichoice culpable of contempt, by flouting its earlier order…
Biden apologises to Zelensky for months-long delay in military aid
Biden, during a meeting with Zelensky in Paris, said he wanted to “apologise” for the months-long hold-up in a 61…
Fraud: Court orders arrest of 3 Rural Electrification Agency Account Staff
The three were among the four REA employees charged with receiving about one billion naira under the pretence of false…
Nigeria gets $945m oil-backed lifeline from Afreximbank
Afreximbank, in a statement Thursday said the disbursement brings the total current funded facility size to $3.175bn. Arranged and coordinated…
Abuja Chamber tasks Wike on infrastructure at Idu Industrial District
The ACCI President, Mr Emeka Obegolu, in a statement, described the infrastructure development strides by the minister in the city…
Tinubu approves N150,000 grant for each MSMEs clinics participants
Earlier on his arrival in the state, Shettima, who was received by Gov. Biodun Oyebanji and other top government officials,…
Otti: We’re getting very credible information on killers of soldiers in Aba
Otti disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a morale boosting visit to the officers and men of the 144…
Rep Ugochinyere in trouble over ‘solidarity visit’ to Fubara’
Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), while moving a motion of personal explanation at the plenary in Abuja on Thursday told the…
36 plead guilty to internet fraud in Ibadan, jailed
Thirty-six internet fraudsters have bagged various terms of imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining…
Reps pass bill to establish South West Development Commission
While speaking on the development, Rep James Faleke, Chairman of the Southwest Caucus of House of Representatives expressed his gratitude…
TStv boss Bright Echefu, executive director docked for money laundering
The defendants were alleged to have, on or about May 18, 2020, committed the money laundering offence, including tax evasion,…
Tinubu’s leadership style achieving desired results in FCT – Wike
Wike stated this in Abuja on Thursday, during the inauguration of B6, B12, and Circle Roads in the Central Area…
Illegal mining: EFCC nabs 11 suspects, 8 truckloads of assorted minerals in Kwara
In a statement by Dele Oyewale, its spokesperson, EFCC said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, May 5, 2024, upon…
Nigerian Eze Josiah jailed 2 years over $300 fraud
Delivering judgment, Justice Aliyu Shafa, also gave Eze Josian an option of a fine of N500, 000. Shafa ordered the…
Tenure of Pro-Wike Rivers APC Caretaker Committee extended by 6 months
It would be recalled that amidst controversies in November,23, 2023, the APC National Working Committee dissolved the Rivers State Executives…
Edo gov. election: NNPP candidate, Azemhe Azena, suspended
The suspension notice by his Ward 10 executives in Etsako East local government area of the state, dated June 3,…
Eid el-Adha: Bank unveils N150m ram loan for Yobe civil servants
The bank said it has set aside a N150 million facility to enable its customers to buy animals for the…
Nigerian filmmaker Priye Diri selected for Global Media Makers LA Residency
Diri's selection, following a highly competitive process with over 650 applications, is a testament to her exceptional talent and the…
Labour Party recants on ‘Obidient Directorate’ after Peter Obi’s disclaimer
Obi had in a statement issued on Wednesday evening opposed the move to formally incorporate the Obidient Movement into the…
How Nigeria swept West/Central Africa’s Toastmasters Public Speaking Championship
With this victory, Wayo advances to the Region Quarterfinals, where the top performers will secure a spot in the semifinals.…
Port Harcourt on lockdown as Rivers workers join nationwide strike
An official of the Union told journalists that besides Lagos ports, other port formations in Port Harcourt, Warri, Onne, Calabar,…
Strike: Judiciary workers lock out judges, lawyers, others from courts in Abuja
Comrade Samuel Ikpatt, Chairman of the FHC Chapter of JUSUN, in an interview said the union was in total compliance…
Labour Party to NLC, TUC: Your strike inflicting more hardship on Nigerians
Despite earlier pleas by the Federal Government for consideration, the organised labour on Monday commenced an indefinite strike to push…