Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Rivers Assembly: Suspended House Leader ’emerges’ Speaker, adjourns sitting indefinitely
House has urged the House Committee on Petitions to give them fair hearing. “This house has adjourned sine die because…
Fubara: Police shot at me directly, they wanted to kill me
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Siminalayi Fubara has alleged that some police officers shot and tried to kill him on…
Federal High Court Judge Fatun Riman dies
In the notice to all Federal High Court judges dated Oct. 28, Tsoho stated that Justice Riman passed away in…
Gov Otu suspends aide over poor handling of palliatives
The release which conveyed the order for the immediate suspension of the DG, directed her to handover to the most…
Gunmen kill 3 cousins of Benue Police Command spokesperson
By Emmanuel Antswen Gunmen suspected to be herders killed 3 people at Tse Gamber, Sengev Council Ward in Gwer-West Local…
Lagos reopens Alaba Rago Market
Lagos State Government emphasised that the reopening of Alaba Rago Market should serve as a clarion call to all market…
Two pupils arrested for setting teachers’ books ablaze in Ogun
The two pupils who are six and nine years old were apprehended on the 29th of October 2023 when a…
Impeachment plot: Fubara storms Rivers Assembly, vows to defend mandate
Earlier, Rivers House of Assembly members believed to be loyal to Wike led by their Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, had served…
BREAKING: Tension as Wike’s loyalists in Rivers Assembly move against Gov. Fubara
Political developments in Rivers State a dangerous turn on Monday morning with the sack of Edison Ehie, the majority leader…
NLC President Ajaero to ground Imo with strike 10 days to gov. election
Ajaero said the strike will begin on 1 November, 10 days to the election in the Governor Hope Uzodimma will…
Enugu restates ban on illegal drilling of boreholes after fire incident
The Commissioner said the gas eruptions have also further confirmed Gov. Peter Mbah’s statement that Enugu State has both solid…
How Osando, Emmanuel died inside diesel reservoir in Kano
Osando and Emmanuel had reportedly entered the diesel reservoir to clear the tank after their employers informed them to get…
Explosion, fire rock Rivers Assembly amidst impeachment rumours
The fire at Rivers State House of Assembly Chambers followed an explosion at about 10pm on Sunday night
Catholic Priest Fr. Thaddeus Tarhembe abducted in Taraba
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Most Rev Mark Nzukwein, confirmed the abduction of Tarhembe in a statement…
Tinubu seeks German chancellor’s support to combat terrorism
Tinubu made the request at a bilateral meeting with the German Chancellor at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Sunday.
Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Ado Ibrahim buried in Okene
Ado-Ibrahim was enthroned as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in 1997 and reigned until Sunday, when he died.
Enugu man Ifeanyi Omeke arrested while trying to steal 15-month old baby
By Stanley Nwanosike A 21-year-old man, one Ifeanyi Omeke, 21, has been arrested at Igogoro village in Enugu-Ezike community of…
Massive crowd as APC’s Ododo takes campaign to Kogi Central
Observers said the kind of mammoth crowd that converged on Agassa Junction, Okene, in solidarity with the APC and its…
NUJ, NAWOJ mourn Alaba Lawson
NAWOJ in a statement signed by the Vice-president B Zone, Ayaba Omobola Akingbeyin and the Zonal Secretary Funmi Adekoya, described…
SDGs: NDDC inaugurates Aquaculture Centre in Abia
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has inaugurated an Aquaculture Training Centre in Elugwu-Umuntu, Olokoro community…
Lagos businessman Osita Ikpah docked for obtaining N520m by false pretense
Ikpah and his company were arraigned before Justice Abimbola Awogboro for allegedly swindling about 24 people the sum of N520,182,700…
Ogun to set up committee for Alaba Lawson’s burial – Abiodun
Iyalode Lawson died on Saturday at the age of 72 after a brief illness on Saturday, 28 October
Kogi governorship poll: IPC trains journalists on fact-checking
Organized by the Lagos based International Press Centre, IPC, with support from the United Nations Development Program, UNDP, the workshop…
Nursing mother, baby, 2 other kidnapped women rescued in Katsina
Katsina Police Command spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, in a statement on Saturday said the women were abducted in different parts…
Troops kill 3 IPOB/ESN operatives, arrest 2 others
Giving breakdown of the operations, Unuakhulu said in the statement that troops of “Operation UDO KA II’’ conducted a clearance…
Controversy trails nomination of Umoren as Akwa Ibom INEC’s REC
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) group, the PDP Aborigines Initiative and other stakeholders have raised alarm on nomination of Etekamba…
Port Harcourt Bolt driver Kelechi Uzor arrested over missing lady
Uzor had in an earlier interview told journalists that he took the missing lady from Eastern by-pass to Harmony estate…
Gov. Yusuf presents N407bn 2024 appropriation bill to Kano Assembly
Governor Yusuf said his government will block possible leakages to ensure prudence, accountability, and transparency while implementing the budget.
Alaba Lawson represented the very best of Nigerian womanhood’ – Gov Abiodun mourns
By Adejoke Adeleye,Ogun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said the late Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs) Alaba Lawson…
First female President of NACCIMA Iyalode Alaba Lawson dies at 72
Until her death, Alaba Lawson, was also the Iyalode of Egbaland and the Matron of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists.