Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Sanwo-Olu pays outstanding pension contributions of LWC staff/retirees
.. LWC now fully compliant with the State’s Pension Commission. Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has paid all outstanding unremitted pension…
Students in 4 schools evacuated in India following bomb threats
On Sunday, Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and several hospitals in the national capital received bomb threats over emails.…
NSCDC Commandant jailed 5 years over employment scam
In the case filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC at the Katsina State High…
Abuja woman convicted of forging late Abba’s Kyari’s signature for job scams
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had arraigned Mba in June, 2022 on a 5-count charge…
50 physically challenged persons receive ICT training in Kano
While 25 Persons With Disability graduated from the first batch (Cohort 1), another 25 Persons With Disability were inducted for…
Bayelsa will sue Shell, other IOCs over environmental degradation – Diri
Diri said this while speaking at the Annual Convention and Fund Raising of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) of the…
NNPC E&P Ltd, NOSL hit first oil in OML 13, Akwa Ibom
The NNPC E&P Ltd. is NNPC Ltd’s flagship upstream subsidiary, while NOSL is a subsidiary of Sterling Oil Exploration &…
Troops rescue 17 from terrorists in Katsina, Boko Haram kingpin surrenders in Borno
For one, the Army said a notable incident occurred when Alhaji Wosai, identified as a notorious member of the Boko…
Prof. Gambari canvasses for expansion of UN Security Council
Gambari, who made the call during the virtual public lecture on preventing genocide as witnessed against the Tutsi in Rwanda,…
Bala Audu emerges President as NMA elects new executives
Audu, who was elected alongside other executives during the 2024 Annual Delegates Meeting of NMA held in Calabar, Cross River…
NFF unveils Finidi George as Super Eagles’ head coach today
The 52-year-old Finidi George spent 20 months as assistant to Portuguese José Peseiro from the summer of 2022. The Super…
Pro-Wike ex-Rivers Attorney-General under fire over claims against Fubara
Also, Joseph Johnson, Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications dismissed as "blackmail, deliberate falsehood and an apparent after thought" claims…
Truck crushes 5-year-old girl to death on Lagos expressway
Lagos Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Sunday, said the girl and her mother were crossing…
Police confirm rescue of 14 Kogi varsity students
The CUSTECH students were abducted by the bandits that invaded the institution while they were reading for their first-semester examination…
Wicked Kaduna man Idrisa kidnaps, kills 6-year-old cousin
He added that the suspect confessed to the heinous crime, admitting to slaying the innocent child by brutally slashing her…
Recipient of first- ever pig kidney transplant, Rick Slayman, dies
In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Slayman who was living with end-stage kidney disease. The…
Zamfara Govt. confirms 4 deaths, 177 cases from strange disease
Zamfara Commissioner for Health, Dr Aisha Anka in a statement on Friday said the illness is found in Maradun, Shinkafi…
Just In: Dana Air announces disengagement of workers
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had suspended Dana Airline's Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on April 24, 2024. In a…
‘Rivers political crisis may consume Nigeria’s democracy’, Bode George warns Tinubu
George who described the crisis in Rivers as a time bomb waiting to explode and nobody should sit on the…
Police speak on arrest of FIJ journalist
The journalist, who was detained by the police for 10 days was released on Friday following protests and calls by…
First Lady Remi Tinubu disburses N10m to 20 women farmers in FCT
Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, Mandate Secretary of the secretariat, explained during the disbursement in Abuja on Friday, that each of the…
Nigerian lawmaker threatens legal action over alleged $140m Binance bribe
Binance had earlier claimed that some Nigerian Government officials who it did not identify demanded 150 million dollar in cryptocurrency…
UNIMED sacks Deputy VC after petition against VC, others
Prof Loto was in the Department of Restorative Dentistry of the university had authored a 13-page petition to the Governing…
Trapped Lagos drain ducks worker rescued dead after 5 days
Amololo got trapped while trying to clear a blocked portion of the underground drainage to allow for the free flow…
What Governor Uba Sani told Prince Harry in Kaduna
Harry paid the visit to Kaduna to check on Nigerian troops who were wounded across the various theaters of operations…
Nigerian troops kill 135 terrorists, rescue 140 hostages from kidnappers
In the North East, Buba said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 47 terrorists, arrested 53 suspects and rescued…
Court bars pro-Wike Rivers Assembly members from parading as lawmakers
The court also restrained the Governor of Rivers State, Siminilayi Fubara, the Attorney General of the state and the Chief…
Why I can’t continue as member of PDP: Ex-Edo Assembly Speaker Okiye
Amongst other reasons, Okiye cited "alienation of the majority of [his] constituents and supporters" by the government of Governor Godwin…
Why Awujale deserves Nigeria’s second highest national honour – Tinubu
The conferment of the national honour was announced by Vice President Kashim Shetimma who represented President Tinubu at the 90th…
Ex-Edo Speaker dumps PDP, blames Obaseki
Okiye announced his decision to dump the party in a letter addressed to his Ward three PDP Chairman, Arue-Uromi, Esan…