Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Doping: Nigeria loses Commonwealth Games’ relay gold to England
England finished second in the race at the Games in Birmingham in August
80 suspected cultists arrested in 4 months in Lagos
By Moses Omorogieva The Lagos Police Command has appealed to members of the public and all stakeholders to join hands…
Ex-City player Benjamin Mendy declared not guilty of rape charges
Mendy, 28, was declared not guilty of the rape allegations after a long deliberation by the jury at Chester Crown…
Kenya’s Ruto vows to end tax-hike protests
Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s party called earlier in the day for three more days of protests from next Wednesday against…
Gunmen disguised as patients to kidnap doctor in Calabar
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Cross River Command, DSP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident.
Lagos man Nwachukwu docked for duping Pastor of N1m
The Prosecutor, Insp. Esther Adesulu, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Nov. 8 in the Ilogbo…
Kaduna varsity speaks on alleged Islamisation agenda
KASU, in a special bulletin signed by its Registrar, Samira Balarabe, on Friday in Kaduna, asked the general public to…
Labour leaders not excited by Tinubu’s N8,000 monthly cash transfer plan
Tinubu, in a request to the National Assembly, had indicated the intention to cater for the welfare of the vulnerable…
Gunmen kill police corporal at Delta checkpoint, steal rifle
The deceased officer was with two other colleagues at a checkpoint along the Ogor-Evwreni axis of the East-West Road, a…
‘3-year-old for N350,000’- How Rivers man sold his 3 children for N1.55m
The suspect, whose wife is deaf and dumb, sold the 5-year-old for N700,000, 3-year-old for N350,000 and a day old…
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…