Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Senate approves N2.17trn 2023 Supplementary budget
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has passed the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N2.17 trillion sent by President Bola Tinubu…
Appeal Court confirms Ndume, Lawan elected senators for Borno South, Central
he Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared Ndume and Lawan as the winners of the National Assembly election into…
Delta Central: APC’s Sen. Dafinone wins at Appeal Court
Though Dafinone won the February 25 election, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the National…
Amotekun: 20 Ondo Okada riders killed by robbers in 3 weeks
Adetunji Adeleye, the Amotekun Corps Commander in Ondo State, revealed this while parading the suspects before newsmen on Wednesday in…
Raphael James: A man in search of history and a missing country
Still, the remarkable thing about James’ painstaking efforts at documenting history, improving reading culture and training women to acquire skills…
Big Tech poses ‘existential threat’ to UK journalism – Survey
Some 97 per cent of editors said the risks posed by AI-generated misinformation are “greater than ever before” in the…
Governorship poll: Kogi govt plots takeover of all hotel rooms
The Kogi government has initiated move to take over all hotel rooms in the state from Saturday 4 to Sunday…
Kogi election: Again, SDP, APC trade words over terrorism plot
The SDP Campaign Council, in a statement by its Director of New Media, Isaiah David Ijele, stirred the hornet's nest…
Tinubu seeks Senate approval of 2022-2024 external borrowing plan of $7.8bn, €100m
Tinubu in the letter said the past administration had approved the 2022-2024 borrowing plan at the Federal Executive council on…
Comedian Dr. Smile unveils monthly show “Why Not Smile?”
Dr Smile said the aim of the show was to cushion the effect of the economy on the people while…
Rivers crisis: King Ateke Tom condemns police attack on Gov. Fubara
he Police had last Monday doused the Governor and some of his supporters with water and teargas on their way…
Rivers: 122 youths arrested over attack on Speaker’s residence granted bail
Police accused them of forcefully gaining entrance into the residence of the Speaker and destroying the gate during their protest
Police dock 122 suspects over attack on Rivers Speaker’s residence
Police dock 122 youths over alleged attack on the residence of the faction Speaker of the Rivers State House of…
Tinubu to ministers: Perform or be ready to leave my cabinet
While declaring the three-day with the theme "Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda,” Tinubu enjoined the ministers to focus on…
Rivers crisis: 122 arrested over attack on Speaker’s residence
the Iringe-Koko also refuted claims that police operatives deliberately attacked the state’s Gov. Siminalayi Fubara during his visit to the…
Why we doused Gov. Fubara with teargas, water – Police
The Police made the explanation while denying the claim by the Governor that police deliberately shot teargas and used water…
Isaac Oyedepo: I remain a steadfast member of Living Faith Church
Isaac Oyedepo, the son of the Living Faith Church founder had grabbed headlines recently when he revealed plans to leave…
Court threatens Emefiele with arrest warrant over $53m debt
Justice Inyang Ekwo gave Emefiele said this following a plea by Emefiele and CBN’s counsel, Audu Anuga, SAN, that all…
Kaduna LG Chair Mathias Siman sacked for awarding N153m contracts to his company
Moving the motion at the plenary within the legislative chamber on Tuesday, Achi accused Siman of awarding contracts for capital…
Pinnick: How Davido begged me to engage him for ‘Warri Again’ concert, failed to show up
Former chairman of Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Mr Amaju Pinnick has explained how singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido begged him…
FG doles out N214, 285 to each rescued Gusau varsity female students
The monetary assistance was presented to the victims through the Federal Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Zamfara Commissioner…
‘How 9 people going for wedding in Sokoto were arrested, tagged bandits’
The nine people had set out from Zangon Tashalawa village in the same local government to attend the wedding Fatiha…
Olympic Qualifier: Super Falcons ready to face best in Africa, says Coach
The Super Falcons have previously failed to qualify for the last three editions of the Olympic games after participating in…
Attack on Wike an affront on Niger Delta, Ex-Amnesty boss Kuku warns Gumi, others
Kuku also expressed concerns about the claim of exclusive ownership and monopoly of the administration of FCT, Abuja, by a…
What Zaccheus Adedeji told Senate before he was confirmed FIRS Chairman
Adedeji was Commissioner for Finance in Oyo State, as well as Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Revenue, before his…
7,000 pharmacists emigrate from Nigeria in two years – PSN
Usifoh, a professor of Pharmacy said part of PSN’s activities as an association was to make Nigeria more self-sufficient and…
Rivers crisis: Wike owns up, says it’s about ensuring his political relevance
However, the President Bola Tinubu and the PDP Governors' Forum have intervened in the crisis between the Minister and Fubara.
Why N195bn PH Ring Road project can’t be cancelled – Rivers Govt
Rivers government said the PH Ring Road Project is for the advancement of the state and the improvement of the…
CDS Musa delivers Tinubu’s directive on Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo elections to troops
Musa who added that the military is committed to protecting the nation’s democracy and ensuring peaceful governorship elections in Kogi,…
Sylva: Appeal Court has given Bayelsa people choice between light, darkness, says APC
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reversed the disqualification of the APC candidate for the November poll.