Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Ten Hag heaps praises on much-maligned Maguire, Onana after Champions league win
Ten Hag said defender Maguire, who was also excellent in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win at Sheffield United, is playing…
TASUED suspends second semester exams after rape of students
Ogun Deputy governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele, announced her visit to the victims of the rape at the Ogun State University Teaching…
Igbo women call for total cleansing of South East
The women made the call at the gathering of women in the zone called “Nkata Ndi Iyom Igbo” (meaning Igbo…
Wike appoints Chinda, Kpakol Senior Special Assistants
While Chinda was appointed Special Assistant on Land, Urban, Regional Planning and Environment, Kpakol was appointed Senior Special Assistant on…
‘Something will happen’ – Wike warns defaulters of ground rent in FCT
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday warned that his threat…
Slyva out as INEC releases final list of candidates for Nov. governorship elections
The name of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were conspicuously missing…
EFCC boss Olukoyede orders staff to declare assets immediately
The directive involved staff of the Commission from level 17 downwards. Olukoyede added that such declarations will be investigated after…
Senate urges police to investigate robbery attack in Otukpo
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has urged the police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Oct. 20 robbery attack on…
FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N903.480bn for September 2023
Gross statutory revenue of N1014.953 billion was received for September 2023, which was higher than the N891.934 billion received in…
Reps invite CBN governor over lifting of forex restriction on 43 items
Moving the motion, Soli recalled that the CBN imposed the restrictions in June 2015 to conserve the foreign exchange reserves…
P&ID scam: EFCC opens case against fleeing Briton, James Nolan
On Monday a Business and Property Court in London presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of…
China sacks defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu
Li Shangfu had not appeared in public since Aug. 29, when he gave a speech at a Chinese-African peace forum.
‘How Lagos man Jelili Lawal raped 78-year-old woman to death’
The witness said that the old woman was with the defendant on Jan. 1, 2019, at Maryland Bus Stop in…
108 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic return home
The Nigerians who were irregular migrants to the Niger Republic were conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency camp
CMD applauds Fubara over upgrade of facilities at RSUTH
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Acting Chief Medical Director of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Prof. Chizindu Alikor…
Rivers: APC, LP, PDP slam Fubara over delay in constituting full cabinet
Reacting to the situation, the Rivers spokesman for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Darlington Nwauju, said the delay in the…
Lagos, Rivers, FCT maintain lead in IGR in 2022 – NBS
Conversely, the least three performing states in terms of IGR in 2022, according to the NBS report were Kebbi, Taraba,…
P&ID: How Tinubu, Ministers reacted to UK judgment at FEC meeting
A Business and Property Court in London, presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and…
Insecurity: Katsina Govt. to pay monthly allowances to clerics, ward heads, others
In their separate remarks, representatives of the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Aminu Nuhu-Abdulkadir, and retired Justice Saddik Abdullahi-Mahuta, had commended…
Nigerian troops kill 4 bandits, arrest 120 others in Plateau, Kaduna
The suspects were arrested for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and drug peddling, among other criminal acts, Capt. James…
3rd delivery convoy of 20 trucks arrive in Gaza – UN
The development comes as (UNRWA) warned on Sunday that it was set to run out of fuel within three days,…
Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight
Latest media reports citing the Gaza Ministry of Health indicate that the number of people killed in Gaza since October…
Obasanjo seeks ban on importation of Adire fabric, training for local producers
Obasanjo also appealed to the government to do her possible best to protect local production of adire from the imported…
Nigerian Company launches production line for UAVs, drones, others
"By assembling and producing these drones locally, Elites Logistics & Development Services Ltd aims to provide a swifter response to…
Police smash deadly car snatchers, kidnappers in Rivers
Also, on the 16th of October, 2023, operatives of the Olu-Obasanjo Police Division patrolling along waterlines, approached a driver who…
Adeyemi loses battle for Kogi APC ticket at Supreme Court
Richard Elesho/Kogi The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed an appeal filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi against the judgements of the…
Tinubu announces date for take off of Student loan programme
Tinubu said that as the naira continued its free fall at the parallel market, he would clear foreign exchange contracts…
COAS Lagbaja: Nigerian Army has acquired electronic warfare capabilities
Lagbaja said this on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of the Maiden Cyber Security Workshop of the Nigerian Army…
Security operatives storm Kebbi forest, kill bandit, rescue 3 victims
The Kebbi governor at an emergency Security Council Meeting ordered a joint operation to go after the bandits, and the…
Plateau PDP loses Senate, Rep seats to disobedience of court order
A Plateau State High Court had in 2020 mandated the PDP to conduct a congress before making any nominations.