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Kenyans athletes outshine others in the 10KM Abeokuta City marathon held to mark the 80th birthday of Oba Micheal Adedotun Gbadebo lll

Sports

Kenyans outshine others in 10KM Abeokuta City marathon

The marathon started in the early hour on Saturday at the Onikolobo area of Abeokuta and it took Peter Mwaniki…
Former VP Yemi Osinbajo reacts to ruling of the tribunal affirming President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election

Politics

Osinbajo breaks silence on Tinubu’s victory at Tribunal

Osinbajo said this on Saturday evening in a congratulatory message he sent to President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima…
Police confirm arrest of 122 suspects over alleged attack on official residence of factional Speaker of Rivers Assembly Martins Amaewhule.

Metro

Murder of DPO: Rivers CP Emeka orders crackdown on cult gangs

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers police commissioner, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, on Saturday, led a strong police team to the Ahoada…
Dennis Idahosa preaches unity to honour June 12 martyrs

Politics

Tribunal affirms victory of Edo APC Rep Idahosa

On his part, counsel to Idahosa, Mr Famous Osawaru, lauded the judgment adding that it was based on facts and…
Customs Comptroller Dera Nnadi displaying the seized items at Seme on Friday

Business

Seme Customs Command set to surpass revenue target for 2023

By Esther Komolafe The Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service is set to exceed its given revenue target for the…
Victor Umeh says his victories in the legal challenges to his election as Senator representing Anambra Central District was arranged by God.

Politics

My victory at tribunal was arranged by God – Umeh

On Wednesday, the Election Petition Tribunal in Awka dismissed the Petition of the NNPP and her Candidate for lack of…
Daniel Abed Khalife British terror suspect in jail break

World News

British terror suspect Khalife rearrested four days after escape from jail

Police had deployed boats, dogs, helicopters and armed men to search for Khalife in the past four days.
Fubara places N10om bounty on 2-Baba, suspends traditional ruler over slain DPO

Headlines, Metro

Gallant Rivers police DPO Bako Angbashim dies in gunfight with cultists

Slain DPO SP Bako Angbanshim usually go to war against criminals without his shoes on

News

‘I’m back as governor’ – Drama as Akeredolu takes over from Aiyedatiwa 

Akeredolu also informed members of the State Executive Council that he had presented his letter of resumption to the Speaker…
Kano government denies giving directives to the state police Command to ban durbar in the state during Eid-el-Kabir festivities.

Education, News

Kano govt budgets N3.57bn to fund scholarships for 550 students

By sponsoring 550 first-class graduates, we are investing in the future leaders of our state.”
Emmanuel Udende of APC vows to appeal ruling nullifying his victory in the Benue North-East Senate election in favour of Gabriel Suswam of PDP

Politics

APC’s Udende loses Benue senatorial seat to Suswam in a 2:1 decision

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Udende winner of the election with 135, 573 votes, while Suswam polled…
Tribunal voids victory of Sunday Nnamchi of Labour Party in Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Fed. Const. poll, declares Cornelius Nnaji of the PDP winner

Politics

PDP gains Rep seat in Enugu as tribunal sacks LP’s Nnamchi

Nnaji had challenged the election of Nnamchi at the tribunal over claims that the Labour Party candidate was not qualified…
Police confirm loss of 21 lives in an attack by bandits at Baure Village in Safana Local Government Area of katsina state

Metro

Seminarian Stephen Danlami dies as bandits set Catholic Church ablaze in Kaduna

he gunmen suspected to be bandits had invaded the church, but could not gain access to the building. They thereafter…
Tribunal nullifies the election of Fred Agbedi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa.

Politics

PDP Rep Fred Agbedi sacked by tribunal

The tribunal directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately withdraw the certificate issued to Fred Agbedi and conduct…
Ugu communities of Orhionmwon local govt of Edo protest appointment of Patrick Asowieren as the state representative on the Board of the NDDC

News

NDDC Board: Tinubu gets 48-hour ultimatum over Asowieren

The communities demanded the immediate reversal of the nomination of Hon Patrick Asowieren as a member of the board of…
32-year-old Ekiti man Adeosun Adeola claims that N1.6 million kept in his custody got missing in his bank account by spiritual means.

Metro

Ekiti man Adeola claims N1.6m vamoosed from his bank account by spiritual means

The funny and shocking claim by Adeola was revealed by the police prosecution counsel Insp Olubu Apata when Adeola was…
Oyo State High Court nullifies on Wednesday the emergence of RCCG Pastor Ghandi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso

News

12 facts on Soun Ghandi Laoye, the RCCG pastor turned traditional ruler

The new Soun of Ogbomoso is proclaimed His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III.
Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh condemns deplorable state of sections of East-West road in Rivers

News

State of East-West road an eyesore – Minister

Momoh who said this after a comprehensive inspection of the road on Tuesday said that he will report the state…
Former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, petitions police IG over alleged defamatory statements made against him by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Politics

Yahaya Bello: APC will retrieve senatorial seat from Natasha

Governor Bello told journalists at the Aso Rock presidential villa on Thursday that APC will retrieve the two seats from…
A 200 -level female student of UNIPORT identified as Adaeze has been found dead in her apartment in Aluu Community of Rivers State capital

Education

UNIPORT trains youths, children in emerging digital technologies

The Programme was designed to address the unemployment gap in the country; and to embrace the economic opportunities in the…
Akwa Ibom govt reacts to a viral video showing students being fed with a substance suspected to be a very 'watery soup' at one of its schools

News

100 Days: Eno reels off achievements, says he hit the ground running

Governor Eno had during his swearing-in ceremony unveiled his Governance and Economic Blueprint ARISE Agenda for Akwa Ibom
NBA, DSS

News

DSS reacts to shootings by its operatives, riot at Abuja market

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, DSS, has said it is investigating a shooting incident involving its operatives…
Women group in Abeokuta, Ogun State OBINRIN OWU organises vocational training for 120 women to make them self reliant

Metro

Owu Kingdom empowers indigent women with vocational skills

The women were trained in soap making, bead making, auto gele making as well as turban stoning to empower them…
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, suspends Mr Shehu Ahmed, the Executive Secretary of  Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from office

News, Politics, Top Stories

Wike guns down Obi, Atiku: PEPC right, you lost the election

He also accused Obi of hypocrisy, noting that the LP candidate did not take issues with the judiciary when he…
Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara has assured that he will not lower the standard and pace of development he inherited from his predecessor, Nyesom Wike as he is determined to continue positively to improving the lives of people the State.

News

Fubara: I’ll sustain pace of development of Rivers I inherited from Wike

Fubara spoke at the flag-off of the internal road project in Elelenwo community of Obio Akpor Local Government Area as…
FBI

News

FBI blames North Korean group for theft of $41m in bitcoin, others

According to a statement published on its website, FBI said the North Korean group moved stolen funds associated with the…
NIS introduces contactless passport application system for Nigerians in Europe

News

Minister Tunji Ojo to NIS: Clear all pending passport applications in 2 weeks

Tunji Ojo said said the order was in fulfillment of his promise to remove all bottlenecks in the acquisition of…
Ogun West Senator, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola says it is too early to him to speak on his alleged 2027 governorship ambition

News

Gov. Abiodun excited by Ogun West Senator Adeola victory at tribunal

The tribunal at its sitting in Abeokuta on Thursday affirmed Adeola’s victory in the Feb. 25 National Assembly election as…
Crisis rocking the Kogi PDP worsens as a former Deputy Governor of the State, Arc Abayomi Awoniyi, dumps the party after 25 years

News

Ex-Kogi deputy governor Yomi Awoniyi dumps PDP

By Richard Elesho The crisis rocking the Kogi chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took another turn on Thursday,…
Betty, wife of Ondo governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, confirms husband's return to Nigeria after three months outside the country

News

Wife confirms Akeredolu’s return to Nigeria

Homebound,' Betty wrote on her Facebook page on Thursday with the picture of Governor Akeredolu sitting inside a private jet…
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