Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Swedish govt to return 39 stolen Benin artifacts – Envoy
The Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency Annika Hahn-Englund, made this disclosure when she paid a courtesy visit to the…
Why Alice Munro, Canadian writer who shocked readers with her writing, will be missed
Alice Munro is a national treasure - a writer of enormous depth, empathy, and humanity whose work is read, admired,…
Rivers crisis: Four pro-Wike commissioners resign from Fubara’s cabinet.
The four commissioners cited the political crisis in the state which resulted from a disagreement between Wike and Fubara, his…
Emefiele gets N300m bail, denies unlawful printing of naira notes
While granting the bail application, Justice Maryann Anenih also ordered Emefiele to produce for two sureties in like sum who…
EFCC grabs 23 internet fraudsters in Enugu
Twenty-three (23) suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Enugu…
Peter Obi: Nigerian judiciary weak, compromised
Delivering a lecture on the topic “The Judiciary And The Future of Nigeria”, Obi said he won election in Anambra…
MNJTF troops kill terrorist, thwart Boko Haram movement in Lake Chad
The MNJTF spokesperson listed some of the recent strides of the troops to include killing of one Boko Haram terrorist…
NDLEA busts 80 suspects, seizes 3,000kg of drugs in FCT
Mr Kabir Tsukuwa, Commander of Narcotics (CN), NDLEA, FCT Command, said this in an interview with the News Agency of…
Edo: Police confirm kidnap of Dangote Cement workers, rescue 3 injured victims
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, has given a marching order to the DPO of Okpella Division,…
Edo: 42 killed in 57 road crashes in 4 months – FRSC
The State FRSC Sector Commander, Paul Okpe, disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Benin. According to him, a…
APC Women seek more involvement in delivery of Renewed Hope Agenda
Mrs Patricia Yakubu, the Chairperson of the forum said this while appealing to the party’s leadership to consider its members…
What Gov. Otti told 2 Abia YPP lawmakers who defected to LP
The Governor added that he looked forward to receiving more defectors into the party while noting that the two lawmakers…
Copyright infringement suit: NCC accuses MTN Nigeria CEO of evading service
In the three count-count charge dated March 19 and filed March 20 by Emeka Ogbonna on NCC’s behalf, the prosecution…
Tinubu excited as Nigeria acquires new ‘rich’ maritime territory
‘’When the HPPC briefed former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022 on the status of the project, the United Nations Commission…
JAMB releases additional 36,540 UTME results
Recall that at the release of the 2024 UTME, the Board had announced that some results had been withheld as…
ASUU issues fresh ultimatum to FG on governing councils, others
Osodeke who said that the union had rejected all the ongoing illegalities and flagrant violation of university autonomy in public…
Explosion rocks Shell gas plant in x Bayelsa
The gas plant feeds the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) export terminal in Bonny Island, Rivers. A community source said…
Why I was involved in marriage of 100 orphans – Niger Speaker
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Minna, Sarking-daji said the purported story was untrue and mere speculations. “I didn’t…
Kano governor Yusuf empowers 5,200 women with N50,000 each
The beneficiaries were 200 women from each of the eight metropolitan Local Government Areas of the state, and 100 women…
NSCDC operatives arrest 9 for plotting to burgle Kano company
The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Kano Command, SC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, said in a statement, that their arrests were…
Tinubu strong, determined to put Nigeria on right track – Cleric
According to Adeosun, the situation in the country had gone so bad and seemed irredeemable, noting that steps taken so…
Fubara cries out over ‘huge debt burden’ inherited from Wike
Fubara who spoke during the inauguration of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road, also known as Old Bori Road in Eleme Local Government…
PDP crisis: Court fixes date for judgments in suits against Secondus, 2 others
Three PDP members in Rivers had filed three separate suits against Secondus; sacked Governor of Rivers, Celestine Omehia, and former…
Alleged N8bn fraud: Court fixes date for arraignment of Sirika, brother on fresh charges
In the fresh eight-count charge, EFCC had alleged that Sirika conferred an unfair advantage upon Enginos Nigeria Limited, whose alter…
Delta assembly suspends lawmaker over alleged gross misconduct
Omonade was suspended sequel to a motion of urgent importance moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Emeka Nwaobi (PDP-Aniocha North).…
Badagry man Joseph Gamor docked for defiling 13-year-old daughter
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Ayodele Adeosun told the court that Gamor, who lives at the back of Golden GLO Bus…
Makurdi woman docked for assaulting, robbing police officer
The Police Prosecutor, Insp Inedu Friday, told the court that the case was reported by one PC Akor Success, an…
Kogi govt confirms rescue of 6 more abducted varsity students
Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The students were whisked…
Gunmen kidnap Dangote cement workers in Edo
An anonymous source in Okpella community who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the gunmen laid ambush on the workers, emerged…
Why Peter Obi visited Atiku, Saraki, Lamido – Aide
Worried about the state of the nation and the increasing uncertainty in the living conditions of the poor and underprivileged,…