Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
AFCON: Principal officers of NASS, others to watch Super Eagles take on Angola
The Nigerian national football team defeated the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.
Alleged N3.6bn fraud: EFCC seeks arrest of ex-NDDC director Omatsuli
Omatsuli, alongside Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited and Building Associates Limited, were initially standing trial on an alleged case…
CBN relaxes restrictions on fx rates quoted by IMTOs
The CBN had earlier directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to sell their excess dollar stock in a bid to stabilise…
Oyo govt orders reopening of 21 schools closed for 10 years
Oyo State Government on Thursday in Ibadan ordered the reopening of 23 schools that have been under lock and key…
Ogun Assembly calls for Amotekun after murder of pupil by suspected ritualists
The lawmaker added that the pupil was kidnapped around the school premises when she went to ease herself.
Lagos actress Omoseyin jailed 6 months for spraying, stepping on naira notes
A Lagos-based actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira…
IPMAN begs Soludo to pay N900m diesel debt
The diesel was used for powering streetlights in Anambra state.
Tinubu excited as Dangote gets highest award in Senegal
By Ismail Abdulaziz Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has congratulated billionaire businessman and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on…
12-member fake dollar syndicate busted in Gombe
By Peter Uwumarogie Twelve members of a syndicate allegedly involved in the production of fake dollar notes have been arrested…
Truck driver docked for crushing 9 passengers with container in Lagos
Akipata was arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala Ikeja High Court on a nine-count charge of involuntary manslaughter contrary to Section…
Adelami sworn in as Ondo deputy governor, pledges total loyalty to Aiyedatiwa
Aiyedatiwa also admonished Adelami to contribute to the piloting of Ondo State’s politics to a higher level of humility, justice…
AFCON 2023: Nwabali faces late fitness test ahead Angola clash
Peseiro told journalists on Thursday in Abidjan at a news conference that he would take the decision after subjecting Nwabali…
How 4 kidnappers were arrested in Kano after collecting ransom in Edo
Nwanbuzor said intelligence-based investigation led to arrest Aminu Sadio and Umar Aminu, owner of the two accounts that received the…
Minister unveils plans for Tinubu’s mass housing project
Gwarzo revealed that very soon, President Tinubu will launch the construction of the "Mega City project" under the "Renew Hope…
Edo 2024: We’re desperate, determined to win – Acting APC chair Tenebe
Commenting on the forthcoming governorship election, Tenebe sent out a strong message to the PDP and Governor Godwin Obaseki, warning…
‘Five oil thieves burnt beyond recognition in Imo explosion’
A source said the vandals had stormed the Obitti Rubber Estate in the area with an articulated vehicle, dug through…
Fubara’s Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, battles murder, arson charges
…Court orders arrest of Ehie for murder, arson By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Rivers State High Court and Federal High…
Lagos carjacker Emmanuel Iwuno bags death sentence
By Adenike Ayodele A Lagos man, Emmanuel Iwuno, has been sentenced to death by hanging for robbing one Mr Obinna…
Horror! British mother, 2 children, bathed with acid, 7 others injured
The attacker threw a suspected corrosive substance at the trio in Lessar Avenue, Clapham South and fled the scene.
Works, Finance Ministers inspect ongoing rehabilitation of third mainland bridge
The two Ministers were accompanied by senior government officials and the representatives of the contractor handling the project during the…
U.S. man cuts off father’s head, brandishes it on YouTube
Mohn is currently in police custody in Pennsylvania. He was arrested after the victim’s wife found him beheaded inside the…
Suspected kidnapper with N8.5m cash, N4m in bank account arrested in Taraba
“During further investigation, we discovered another N4 million in the suspect’s bank account,” he said.
Adamaw governorship: Binani fails to upstage Fintiri at Supreme Court
Dahiru, widely known as Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate at the poll, had urged the court to…
Police nab 5 suspected kidnappers, recover 2 corpses in Imo forest
Okoye added that on combing the forest, two decomposing unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnapped victims were also discovered.
Market women donate yams, others to welcome First Lady Tinubu to FCT
According to her, market women, under the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, are excelling in their businesses because of the peaceful…
MFM: We’ll now challenge every falsehood peddled against us
MFM had gone to court to complain that Asekun was spreading erroneous and fallacious statements on social media against it…
No substitute for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza, says UN Humanitarian Coordinator
UNRWA’s operations are in jeopardy after several donor countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, suspended funding…
Tinubu asks Senate to endorse removal of Irukera as FCCPC boss
President Tinubu had on 8 January removed Irukera as the boss of the FCCPC
AEDC appoints new management team
AEDC began operations and business of power distribution in November 2013 as one of 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) granted…
Security operatives raid Ekiti forests, nab 5 suspected kidnappers
The Police Public Relations Office stated that it could not confirm whether the kidnappers were connected to the killing of…