Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Death toll rises to 7 after major earthquake in Taiwan
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake centred about 25 kilometres southeast of Hualien in eastern Taiwan triggered several landslides in the rugged east…
Kano governor Yusuf unveils plans for orphans, people with disabilities
The state government has concluded plans to support children resident at the Orphanage Homes. According to a Statement by Governor…
Eight suspects arrested over murder of lecturer in Maiduguri
Abdulkadir was murdered in his office on campus on Sunday by unknown attackers who sneaked into his office. He was…
Bauchi trader arrested for sodomising mentally disabled boy
SP Ahmed Wakil, the Spokesperson of the Police in Bauchi state told newsmen on Wednesday in Bauchi, said the suspect…
Kano: Police arrest 20 suspects over attempt to kill 2 alleged kidnappers
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel disclosed this to our Correspondent in an exclusive telephone interview on…
Taraba: Troops foil attempt to kidnap church members, kill 5 insurgents
In a statement, the Nigerian Army said troops of the 93 Battalion deployed in Wukari swiftly swung into action and…
Awujale, a fine personification of integrity, wisdom says Tinubu
President Tinubu said this in a message he issued to congratulate the Awujale on the 64th anniversary of his coronation.…
Three docked for robbing varsity students in Kogi
The suspects were arrested and arraigned for terrorising student communities of Adakolo, Felele, Bassa Village and Crusher suburb areas of…
Controversial Easter message: FIRS apologises to Christians, CAN
“FIRS, as a responsible agency, has no religion and will not bring down any religion or offend the sensibilities of…
Hardship: Akpoti-Uduaghan distributes 7, 200 bags of rice, beans, others
The grains, including rice, beans, and millet, were distributed to the 57 wards of the five local government areas of…
Palestinians renew request for full UN membership
The post included a letter, signed by Palestinian UN ambassador Riyad Mansour, requesting that a 2011 Palestinian application for full…
‘You lied, you’ve never been my ally in PDP’, Adewale slams Bode George
Adewale is leading a forum of Aggrieved Lagos PDP Candidates in the 2023 elections who have instituted a suit against…
Terror by gangs in Haiti worsening – UN rights chief
Türk said this on Tuesday in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of…
Ondo 2024: Kekemeke joins battle for APC governorship ticket
Kekemeke, who said that he was better equipped than he was four years ago, said he had a sole aim,…
Nottingham Forest move from drop zone with vital win against Fulham
Stunned Fulham manager Marco Silva made a triple substitution but it got worse for the visitors before the interval as…
Nigerian govt announces date for trial of Binance executives
Gambaryan and Anjarwalla, who escaped from lawful custody on March 22 and fled Nigeria, will be arraigned before Justice Emeka…
‘How Police rescued 28 girls abducted in Katsina same day’
Katsina Police Command in a statement by its spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu said the 28 girls were abducted on April 1,…
Army cordons off explosion site in Ikeja Cantonment
The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Monday said the explosion was suspected to have…
CAN to FIRS: Your Easter message offensive, derogatory to Christian faith
By Philomina Attah The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Tuesday in Abuja said the Easter message by Federal Inland…
Forbes 200 richest people in the world: Their nationality, business
International business magazine, Forbes on Tuesday unveiled the list of 200 richest people in the world as at March 8,…
Cadbury Nigeria reports N19.09bn loss in 2023
Mrs Fola Akande, Company Secretary, Cadbury Nigeria plc stated in the report that the company’s Profit After Tax (PAT) for…
Ogun to conduct multidimensional HDI Survey
Already, a consultant, E-services Nigeria Limited, has been contracted by the state government to survey for 27 weeks. The General…
Minister seeks mobile courts to free unjustly incarcerated women
Ohanenye said many women awaiting trial over minor offences have been abandoned in correctional facilities for years, with no hope…
Geregu Power approves N20bn total dividend for shareholders
Mr Akinleye Olagbende, General Counsel, Geregu Power, sad shareholders whose names appear in its register of members as of Feb.…
Oloyede: JAMB uncovers 1,665 fake A ‘Level results
He said out of the fake results, 397 were from Colleges of Education, 453 university diplomas and the rest for…
Fubara reveals plan to make Rivers hub for medical tourism
Fubara said: "We are proud of our modest achievements in the health sector, particularly in the construction of primary healthcare…
Kano Assembly endorses appointment of Kwankwaso’s son, 3 others as commissioners
The screening of the Commissioner nominees on Tuesday was sequel to a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini…
Pastor docked for extortion, impersonating Kogi DSS Director
Obaje, according to charges filed against him in court," fraudulently obtained the sum of three hundred thousand Naira (N300,000) from…
Ododo mourns death of 13 passengers in Kogi accident
Governor Ododo, who received a report of the accident upon his return to Lokoja on Monday, condoled with the families…
Man, 40, arrested for raping boy in Rivers
The suspect had allegedly lured the boy to his house at Okujagu around Trans Amadi axis of Port Harcourt with…