Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Police Corporal paraded among armed robbery suspects in Rivers
Police Cpl. Bright Okey has been tried and dismissed upon conclusion of the investigation in line with police internal procedures.
Dele Alli opens up about pill addiction, sexual abuse as child
Dele Alli was part of the England team which reached the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final in Russia.
Kogi election: Court orders maximum security for SDP candidate, Ajaka
The court ordered the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Department of State Services…
Senate approves $800m World Bank loan for Tinubu
Tinubu, in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio earlier during plenary asked the 10th Senate to approve the…
‘Illogical, ridiculous’ -INEC slams LP over call for chairman Yakubu’s sack
He said that election observers, both local and international, were accredited by INEC to observe elections under specific rules and…
Failed transaction: Tribunal imposes N120m fine on Stanbic- IBTC
The tribunal said 10 minutes or at most one hour was the mandatory timeline for failed transfers to be reversed…
NAHCON: Max Air will continue Hajj airlift despite suspension
NAHCON said the aircraft being used for airlift of Nigerian Pilgrims by MAX aIR is not the same as the…
Rivers Pastor pleads guilty to rape, impregnating 15- year- old girl
The Pastor sexually abused 15-year- old girl in Mgbuola village in Ndele between December 2022 and January 2023 thereby committing…
Kogi election: Police vow to protect voters, avert ballot snatching
The AIG charged political parties to base their campaigns on issues that would promote their images before the electorate and…
Edo groups at war over Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital CMD’s seat
Irrua, the host of the specialist hospital, is the administrative headquarter of the Esan central local government area of Edo…
Rivers: Fubara, Julius Berger sign N195.3bn Port Harcourt Ring Road Contract
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Siminialayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers has signed a contract with Julius Berger (JB) for a…
Milan Kundera, famous writer haunted by his own people, dies in exile at 94
Kundera famously left his homeland in 1975 after earlier being expelled from the Communist party for "anti-communist activities" and spent…
Edo woman narrates how husband was shot dead by cult gang after church service
The daredevil hoodlums said to be about 10 in number, apparently laid ambush for Ehinoma Solomon while the church service…
Ogun: PDP’s Adebutu reacts to arraignment for vote buying
Adebutu was arraigned in absentia alongside nine others over alleged vote buying during the March 18 governorship election following his…
GEAPP appoints Osinbajo Global Advisor
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an international agency funded by the Rockefeller, IKEA Foundation and the Bezos…
Living in gullies
From the bridge linking Nyanya to Gbagbalape community in the Federal Capital Territory through Boundary road, which separates the FCT…
National Sports Festival: Ogun unveils 16-member LOC
The LOC has been mandated to set up subcommittees, made up of various stakeholders to ensure a hitch-free exercise as…
Court threatens to jail Nasarawa Assembly factional Speaker
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has been embroiled in crisis of leadership since two factions emerged after the June…
‘He’s recuperating well’ – Aiyedatiwa gives update on Akeredolu
Aiyedatiwa who said he is constant touch with Akeredolu assured that the Governor is expected back in office to continue…
Fuel subsidy removal: Fubara flags off free transport scheme
Rivers State Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Jacobson Nbina said 17 Luxury Buses deployed for the scheme are designated to ply…
Kogi election: Yahaya Bello plotting to arrest Ajaka, SDP cries out
By Richard Elesho The Kogi chapter of Social Democratic Party, SDP, has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of plotting with some…
Kidnappers free Catholic Priest, 3 others in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Police Command and Abakaliki Diocese of Catholic Church confirmed the release of the priest and the three other…
Tribunal: INEC tenders Gov Mbah’s certificates, Edeoga’s name missing in LP register
Edeoga is praying the tribunal to disqualify Mbah over allegation of forgery of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC discharge certificate.
Lagos Tribunal: Ex- Borno deputy gov. Dibal testifies for Sanwo-Olu
Adamu Dibal witness told the tribunal that it was APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) that set up state committees which…
Gunman enforcing sit-at-home shot dead in Ebonyi
“The hoodlums engaged them in a gun duel, which resulted in one of them being neutralised, while the others escaped…
Gunmen abduct catholic priest, 3 others in Ebonyi
By Christian Ogbonna Catholic Priest of the Abakaliki Diocese in Ebonyi, Rev. Fr. Joseph Azubuike was kidnapped near his parish…
Sexual exploitation: Skit maker ‘Trinity Guy,’ couple remanded
Police charged Abdullahi , alongside the parents of the victim with conspiracy and sexual abuse/exploitation.
Oyo teenager commits suicide after rape boss’s husband
The 16-year-old girl committed suicide after she was raped by Ajibode, according to charges filed by the police at Family…
“We can’t cope anymore,” Enugu residents cry out over sit-at-home order
By Benson Ezugwu Residents of Enugu, the capital of Enugu State have lamented the negative impact of the frequent sit-at-home…
‘How lawyer who filed forgery suit against Stella Oduah landed in trouble’
By Taiye Agbaje Bid to arraign former Senator Stella Oduah on allegations bordering on perjury and falsification of document ended…