Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Why we met Sanwo-Olu, others in Lagos – Rep mass transit ad hoc committee
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee Investigating Failures of Federal Mass Transit Schemes, Afam Victor Ogene, has…
Nigeria can earn over $400bn from coconut sub-sector annually – Okechukwu-Okoroji
Okechukwu-Okoroji said an estimated 36,000 hectares is presently under cultivation mostly in Lagos, Akwa Ibom and Rivers state, adding that…
Abiodun unveils new initiatives in battle against deadly Ogun cult gangs
The Ogun State Governor said that the overall objective of the meeting was to address the issue of cultism through…
NNPP fumes over sack of its only governor by Kano tribunal
NNPP Chairman said the judgement of the 3-man Kano State Governorship Election Petition is laughable and nothing but a pure…
Shuaib replaces Makinde as Ogun Customs Controller
By Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Controller Bamidele Makinde has handed over to Deputy Controller Ahmadu Bello Shuaib as the new controller in…
Abia govt retires Directors, Perm Secs with over 8 years in service
Abia State Government also approves that Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Non- Non-ministerial departments shall hold office for a term…
Delta’s 69 gay wedding suspects out of detention
They were arrested by a crack team of police operatives attached to the Ekpan Division while conducting a gay wedding…
‘My only regret is death of cow I bought with ransom from kidnapping’
The suspect who was born and raised at Okada town in Edo State by a Fulani herder was among 28…
Stop demarketing PDP, Dan Orbih warns Obaseki, Shaibu
Orbih made the appeal in an open letter to the two warring leaders of the party in the state, titled:…
Why ruling on my petition against Tinubu was wrong: Obi tells Supreme Court
The PEPC had in a judgment delivered on September 6 dismissed petition challenging the declaration of Tinubu of All Progressives…
COAS Lagbaja: Why Army is acquiring helicopters
Lagbaja explained that it was the global practice in the military for the Army to have integral helicopters while leaving…
Kano man Ayuba dies while helping to retrieve clothes from well
By Bosede Olufunmi A 37-year-old man, Umar Ayuba suffocated to death inside a well he fell into while trying to…
Richard Mofe-Damijo shines in “The Black Book”
"The Black Book" details the fictional story of Paul Edima (played by RMD) a former military and drug cartel hitman…
Ogun to make law prescribing death penalty for cultism – Abiodun
By Adejoke Adeleye, Ogun Ogun governor Dapo Abiodun has said his administration would soon enact a law that will prescribe…
Heavy security in Kano ahead of judgment in governorship election
However, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel convoked a meeting of all security chiefs in the state Tuesday…
Gov. Abiodun draws battle line with impeached LG boss Adedayo
He emphasized the need to instill party discipline within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that members of the…
Updated: Atiku lists 35 grounds to Supreme Court for nullification of Tinubu’s election
Atiku in the Notice of Appeal filed at the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Presidential Election Petition Court committed…
Obasanjo: Why I will not support military takeover in Nigeria, other countries
However, while expressing his opposition to the military takeover of government, the former President declared that any condition that encouraged…
Dreaded ‘General Bitter Kola’, 4 other separatist fighters killed in Cameroon
Cameroon’s army announced the killing of the five separatist fighters in the region where a prolonged armed separatist conflict has…
Kaduna woman Iliya Lois docked for defiling neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter
In addition to fingering the girl on a daily basis since May, the defendant always rubbed the girl’s breasts with…
Be on your toes, Jigawa governor tells commissioners, heads of MDAs
By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi has vowed to monitor the performances of his Commissioners and heads of Ministries,…
Tension in Kano 24 hours to governorship election verdict
Though Kano remains calm and peaceful, supporters of APC and NNPP in the state are tension-soaked as the tribunal is…
Ogun cultist Bolaji Ogunkemaya caught in room with 4 dead people
Ogunkemaya was one of the seven suspects arrested in Sagamu over the deadly clashes which, according to police, broke out…
Eight dead as cult gangs fight over ‘settlement money’ in Ogun
Alamutu said the remote cause of the clashes was the sharing of commission paid on a land transaction that took…
Rivers Assembly member Dinebari Loolo is dead
Rivers House of Assembly has 32 members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Edo: Tension over Obaseki’s lock out of deputy from govt’s house
The relationship between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu went sour following a court injunction obtained by Shaibu…
Edo: Ex- South Senator Urhoghide returns to APC after 8 years in PDP
Urhoghide who was a founding member of the APC, said he left the party for PDP due to disagreement over…
UNGA 78: Orelope-Adefulire, EU, UN, others highlight efforts to accelerate SDGs through INFFs
Orelope-Adefulire made the call while speaking at a high-level event held at the margins of the 78th Session of the…
Osun violence: Police arrest suspects for arson, murder of Ibrahim Kudus
The incident might be a spill of the crisis over land between the Ifon and Ilobu communities in Orolu and…
Obasanjo: Why I ordered monarchs to stand and sit
Obasanjo's order to traditional rulers at the occasion to stand up and then sit down as depicted in a video…