Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
CSOs ask FG to explain how $3.4bn SDR from IMF was spent
At a panel discussion, Prince Chris Azor, President of, the International Peace and Civic Responsibility Centre (IPCRC), urged Nigerians to…
Massive illegal refineries with 2.7m litres refining capacity per day uncovered in Rivers
By Desmond Ejibas The Nigeria Navy has uncovered 15 massive illegal refining camps, each equipped with six cooking pots and…
Alcohol ban: Manufacturers say 25 companies may close shop
DIBAN said it spent over one billion naira on campaigns to ensure zero consumption of alcoholic beverages by underage and…
U-17 WWC Qualifier: Nigeria’s Flamingos inflict heavy defeat on CAR in Abuja
The Flamingos defeated the Central African Republic in the first leg in Cameroon, 6-0.
About 2 billion people watching 2023 AFCON — CAF
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, on Friday in Abidjan said about two billion…
NERC sanctions Discos over arbitrary billing
The commission said that in response to the non-compliance, it was safeguarding unmetered customers from arbitrary billing by the DisCos.
Dangote to Kano people: I will ease your pains
Dangote, Kano's son of the soil, left his busy schedule and flew into the ancient commercial city, after a peaceful…
How Russian man used AI to find wife
Zhadan achieved that feat with AI by developing a system that filtered out any woman posing with alcohol, had posted…
FCT: Parents urge Wike to reconsider 5% tax on private schools
Wike recently approved the implementation of tax on payable school fees in all private schools in the FCT.
Dangote visits Kano over ‘hunger in the land’
Our Correspondent learnt that Dangote mission to Kano was to find ways of cushioning the effects of the excruciating economic…
Shocker! Repentant Nigerian scammer releases guide book on romance scam
Smalling now works as a consultant with Social Catfish, a fraud-prevention agency that works to identify and expose fraudsters while…
Kano/Jigawa Customs Command generates N8.7bn in January
The Area Command has ordered the deployment of officers to border posts in Maigatari in Gumel Local Government area of…
Jigawa Hisbah Review Committee undertakes study tour to Kano
The Commander-General of Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheik Malam Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, thanked the Jigawa State Hisbah Review Committee for…
Abuja Pastor Chika Nwofor lands in trouble for stoning colleague
Tanko said that on three occasions the defendant threw stones at one pastor, George Ekejiuba, the General Superintendent of Indomitable…
Katsina govt disburses over N4bn to 150 primary schools
Katsina governor Radda said the funds were disbursed under a programme tagged: "Transforming Education System at State Level (TESS)".
Sexual harassment trial: Prof. Ndifon, lawyer get N300m bail
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to Prof. Cyril Ndifon, former Dean of Faculty…
Kaduna civil servant asks wife for N7m to grant divorce request
Zuntu said the N7 million include the money he spent of education and dowries for Hadiza is seeking a dissolution…
Bus passengers, Catholic Priests regain freedom from kidnappers in Kogi, Plateau
The 14 passengers abducted while traveling in two buses in Inyenle and Ogugu in the Olamaboro Local Government Area of…
Kogi Revenue Service gives red card to illegal tax collectors
By Richard Elesho. The Executive Chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, KGIRS, Alhaji Sule Salihu Enehe, has handed the red…
Fubara talks tough: I want peace, but will not condone saboteurs
Governor Fubara wondered why they wanted to sabotage the project of his administration when there were available channels they could…
‘Gegemu’ herbal concotion knocks 65-year-old man, 1 other dead in Kogi
While Okiribo, and Omo-Folorunsho died, one Shola Pempe and another youth were hospitalized at ECWA hospital, Makutu.
Masses suffering, dying of hunger, Kano protesters tell Tinubu
By Aminu Garko Hundreds of Kano residents on Thursday took to the streets in peaceful protest against high cost of…
Six docked for allegedly assaulting actress Lizzy Anjorin at Lagos market
The suspects, made up of four women and two men were accused of allegedly attacking, assaulting and blackmailing the popular…
No plan to increase petrol price, says NNPC Ltd
NNPC Ltd spoke against the background of speculations that the price of petrol may be jacked up following the depreciation…
Court orders DSS to pay Abuja driver N5m for illegal detention
The driver had in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed through his lawyer, Mr Bala Dakum challenged his detention without…
Kano jealous lover Nura Sabiu bags life jail for stabbing rival to death
Sabiu stabbed Ismail with knife on his back on April 17, 2017, at Jalabi Village of Bunkure Local Government Kano…
Lagos woman Funmi Akinade gives birth at 62
The baby was delivered on Tuesday via caesarian section at 37 weeks at the StrongTower Hospital and Advanced Fertility Centre,…
Nigerian troops kill 266 terrorists, rescue 116 hostages from kidnappers -DHQ
Buba said in the South-South, Buba said the troops, recovered 1,832,150 litres of stolen crude oil, 523,799 litres of illegally…
Marwa to NDLEA commanders: Smoke out all drug barons
According to the NDLEA boss, NDLEA commanders across the nation must dismantle the drug cartels and totally cut off drug…
Yahaya Bello: Kogi group issues ultimatum to EFCC, threatens protests
Kogi in diaspora association, in a press statement issued after its meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, condemned the decision of…