Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
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.
Gunshots at UNIBEN: 500-level student dead, many injured
It was gathered that the clash began days ago at Ekiadolor, a satellite student community, before culminating in the shootings…
Enugu Govt defends N1,000 per-trip tipper levy, says it’s lowest in South East
Aka said the in spite of the increment, Enugu still charges the lowest fee when compared to the neighbouring Ebonyi…
BREAKING: Lagos Govt reopens Alaba International, Trade Fair markets
The decision to reopen the markets followed rigorous assessment and implementation of stringent environmental standards," Lagos Commissioner for the Environment…
Tinubu sets agenda for new Olaopa led FCSC leadership
The President anticipates that the new FCSC leadership will competently facilitate the transformation, reorientation and digitisation of the federal bureaucracy.
Justice Dattijo fires bullets at CJN, Supreme Court in valedictory speech
Justice Musa Muhammad Dattijo on Friday delivered what could at best be described as damning verdicts on the judiciary and…
INEC boss demands decisive actions against vendors of electoral violence
Yakubu spoke at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting on Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections
Ribadu: Tinubu wants free, fair governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu- led government…
Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi elections: CDS, IGP issue strong warnings
Musa advised that the presence of security agencies in the three states should not scare anybody, but those with plans…
Nigeria, other UN Member States adopt Gaza resolution, calling for “humanitarian truce”
However, it marks the first formal response of the UN to the hostilities since the Hamas terror attacks of October…
Wanted Kano notorious thug Abba Burakita, 40 gang members surrender to police
Abba Burakita was among the two notorious thugs declared wanted by Kano CP Gumel, with a bounty of N500,000 placed…
Rivers govt proposes 4 executive bills to fast track development
Rivers Attorney General and The Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacheous Adangor, and his Power Ministry counterpart, Dr. Henry Ogiri, disclosed…
Rivers: Bolt driver submits self to Police over missing lady
However, the Bolt driver who reported himself at Okporo Police Station, Rumuodara, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state in…
Obasanjo, Garvey agree on Badagry as host of Slave Trade Museum
Garvey said the delegation also discussed about the continent and the Caribbean as part of the six regions “and I…
Notorious Rivers trafficker ‘Dr Hagi’ arrested for selling 4 children
The child trafficker, Happiness Enyinnaya Iheukeumere confessed to having sold the children while pleading with the government, the law enforcement…
AfDB, partners vote additional $1bn to fund SAPZs in Nigeria
The $I billion was is in addition to the initial $520 million voted by the development partners for the development…
Anambra community rejoices over arrest of notorious cult gang leader ‘Alagbon’
Alagbon, who has been on the Police wanted list for a long time, was arrested by operatives of the Police…
Kogi 2023: Ex-lawmakers throw weight behind APC’s Ododo
Apart from the capacity, competence, capability, brilliance and readiness of Ahmed Usman Ododo for the task ahead, it is also…
Accept reality, join Tinubu to rescue Nigeria, Ajaka advises Atiku, Obi
Ajaka, in his congratulatory message, said the apex court has indeed validated the mandate given to President Tinubu in its…
Adeleke meets Tinubu’s daughter, congratulates President on Supreme Court victory
Ojo-Tinubu, was at Ede, the country home of the governor, to attend the 8th Day Fidau prayer of the father…
Lagos govt to prosecute owners of vehicles impounded from bridges
He said indiscriminate parking was contrary to the provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.