Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
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…
First Muslim Friday prayers held at converted ancient Istanbul church
Chora, formerly a museum, was officially converted back into a mosque in 2020. After lengthy restoration work, President Recep Tayyip…
Spotify reveals how much it paid Nigerian musicians as royalties in 2023
Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, in a statement on Friday, said the details were contained in the…
‘Fubara planning to demolish our houses’, Rivers Speaker Amaewhule raises alarm
The Amaewhule-led lawmakers have also written a petition to the Director-General State Security Services for protection alleging that Governor Siminalayi…
Nigeria’s Defence Chief receives Prince Harry, Meghan
The Duke and Duchess arrived in Abuja on Friday and immediately visited the Light Academy in Wuse, an institution supported…
FG announces date for completion of Kano-Daura rail project
The Kano-Maradi standard gauge railway line was inaugurated by the immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The project…
Five docked for kidnapping bus driver, robbery in Benue
The suspects, Terhile Iorkaana, Lanshima Orkunde, Msendoo Faasema, Nancy Shima and Mngusuun Hilega were arrested following a tip-off within Mbachegh…
Jigawa Rep Isa Dogonyaro dies at 46
Isa Dogonyaro, a member of House of Representatives representing the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State is dead. Dogonyaro passed…
Olufowose replaces Hassan-Odukale as chairman of First Bank
Olufowose is the Group Managing Director of First Ally Capital Ltd., an investment banking firm based in Lagos. With over…