Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Akeredolu: Ondo govt declares 2-day public holiday
Akeredolu died in Germany on Dec. 27, 2023 and would be buried on Friday in Owo, his hometown, according to…
Former Poly Bursar lands in prison over N500,000 bribe
During the trial, the court heard how the convict had, in 2015, abused his office by demanding and receiving kickbacks…
Joint force smashes criminal gang camp in Anambra community, recover vehicles, guns
The PPRO quoted Adeoye as ordering that owners of the recovered vehicles be contacted to come and identify them with…
Tinubu directs payment of Aso Rock electricity electricity bill
The President's directive follows the reconciliation of accounts between the State House Management and AEDC.
Hardship: Customs to distribute seized food items
These items would be certified fit for consumption by relevant agencies and made available to ordinary Nigerians nationwide through equitable…
Tinubu: FG to raise $10bn for increased liquidity, Naira stability
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said Tinubu was mindful of the pains…
NEMA gives update on havoc caused by Lagos flood
Meanwhile, Farinloye said the Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Habib Ahmed, appealed to Nigerians to start clearing their drainages and…
‘We may open border for importation of cement,’ FG warns Dangote, others
The manufacturers had jacked up the price of a bag of the product from about N5000 to N10,000 in the…
CBN, ONSA, EFCC, NFIU, NCS join forces in battle against forex speculators
NSA said the primary objective of this alliance is to systematically identify, thoroughly investigate and appropriately penalise individuals and organisations…
Audit reports: Ogun Assembly invites ex- Commissioner, 2 others
The Chairman of the Committee, Damilare Bello issued the directive while considering the Ministry's auditor reports for the years 2021…
Customs intercepts 4 trucks of food items in Kano
Nuradeen listed the items to include 1,505 cartons of big and small-size dried fish, 17 bags of local variety rice,…
FG intercepts 45 truckloads of food being smuggled out of Nigeria in Sokoto
The Federal Government has blamed hoarding and illegal smuggling for the spiraling price of foodstuffs in the country.
Governorship primary: Emwanta, ex-Edo Commissioner dumps APC
Emwanta added that his continued association with the APC would compromise his ability to support any decent candidate of his…
Comedian Seyi Law warns Tinubu of massive, hunger induced protests in open letter
Seyi Law, a staunch supporter of Tinubu, in the letter he published on his X on Monday morning called on…
Killer herdsmen invited to Benue to bring down my administration, Gov. Alia cries out
The Benue House of Assembly had last week directed Special Advisers to Alia on internal security and commanders of Livestock…
‘You’re now a band of doomsday vocalists,’ APC tackles PDP Governors
The National Publicity Secretary of APC Mr Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while reacting…
Nigerians beg FG to provide passport printers in New York
The Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN) and 20 partners in New York had on Feb. 6 appealed to…
Kano launches campaign for zero out-of-school children
Kano Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Haruna Umar Doguwa, said the state government has provided all facilities needed to ensure that…
Edo 2024: Protests as Ganduje endorses Dennis Idahosa for APC
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Amidst confusion, controversies, and two other rival claimants, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC Dr…
Niger govt fumes over viral debate video of pupil wishing politicians dead
The pupil in the video that is being widely shared on social media condemned election rigging and forcing people to…
Tinubu’s aide announces committee for eradication of vices in tertiary institutions
According to him, the formation of the special committee became necessary to tackle social vices such as drug abuse, cultism,…
BREAKING: Dennis Idahosa emerges APC candidate Edo governorship election
Idahosa polled over 40,000 votes to clinch the APC governorship ticket for the Edo September 2024 governorship election.
Trader shot dead in Onitsha market
The command Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident said that several others were injured.
Breaking! Thugs disrupt collation of results of Edo APC primary
Results from eight local government areas had already been announced when journalists covering the event were alerted to vacate the…
APC chieftain urges Tinubu to implement 120k minimum wage, other measures to douse tension
Seyi, in an open letter to Tinubu titled: ‘Addressing Economic Challenges for a Prosperous Nigeria’, urged the president, who he…
Hardship: What Niger govt told protest leaders, other women in Minna
By Rita Iliya Niger Government has appealed to Aisha Jibrin and Fatima Aliyu who recently led a protest over the…
NCoS staff Kelvin Tikus jailed 3 years for employment scam
A 36-year-old staff of of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NSC, in Gombe State, Kelvin Tikus has been sentenced to three…
Oil theft: Police set for prosecution of 40 suspects
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Police said 40 suspects who were recently arrested at the Ogbogoro Oil Field, Brass Area, and…
Olayemi Cardoso’s Dilemma
But for CBN Governor Cardoso, all of that represents his baptism of fire and a wake-up call for him to…
Osun govt denies receiving 1,500 bags of rice for CAN
Describing the report as false without any foundation in truth, the Commissioner said the Federal Government has not sent any…