Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Kogi gov. election: ADP members split over Ododo, Ajaka
While the ADP candidate, a lawyer, Pa Julius Elukpo has declared support for his SDP rival, Alhaji Murtala Ajaka, his…
Education: UNESCO backs Osinbajo’s new organisation
UNESCO is launching the ITET, a first of its kind, as a pilot in Nigeria through Future Perspectives because of…
Okotete: Group hails Tinubu for recognizing competence, youthfulness
In the much awaited list containing 28 names, Hon Stella Okotete stands out from the pack, particularly for her youthfulness,…
Pakistani police suspect Islamic State as bomb death toll reaches 46
A suicide bomber blew himself up among the crowd at the rally of an Islamic political party on Sunday in…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court judge, CC Nweze, is dead
With his death, Nweze, the South East is presently without a single Justice at the apex court, according to NAN.
Looting: Gov. Fintiri relaxes curfew on Adamawa
Fintiri appealed to law-abiding residents to comply with the directive, warning that anyone caught contravening the order would be arrested…
Tinubu to address Nigerians as hardship bites harder
It is expected that the President Tinubu will will use the national broadcast to announce measures that will cushion increased…
Tinubu to address Nigerians today
President Tinubu is also expected to appeal to Nigerians for continuous support of his ongoing economic reforms in his national…
Litigation: Civil Servant honoured for saving N7 trillion for Nigeria
Maimuna Lami Gogo Shiru, was one of the 31 federal civil servants conferred with meritorious awards to conclude activities of…
West Africa threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French embassy attacked
The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc’s response to the Sahel region’s seventh coup of recent years came as crowds in Niger’s capital…
‘Divorce big mistake, grievous sin in sight of God’
Jonathan who said this while preaching at St Finberrs’ Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos, on Sunday therefore advised couples against divorce.
Nigeria’s Joshua Agboola, 13, emerges youngest AWS developer associate in Africa
Agboola had earlier taken and passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification becoming the youngest in Africa to do so.
Wike: Rivers PDP sends strong warning to Atiku
Rivers PDP claimed it was aware that members of a group led by the the former vice president Atiku are…
2023 FIBA Afrobasket: D’Tigress crush Egypt, advance to quarter-finals
The victory has now put D’Tigress in the quarter-finals where they will face either Mozambique or Côte d’Ivoire
‘Malian girls now being trafficked to Edo for prostitution’
Mr Nduka Nwawenene, NAPTIP Commander, Benin Zonal Office, said during a road walk organised to mark the 2023 World Day…
Anambra LG system moribund for 12 years before election of Soludo
According to him the Local Government (LG) administration in Anambra was marred with absenteeism, absence of basic office tools and…
Fuel subsidy: NECA cautions NLC over proposed protest
Smart-Oyerinde expressed worry over what he described as the parlous state of the economy, and the mobilisation for civil action…
Snakebites: Rising deaths heighten calls for local anti-venom drug production
Reports from across major snakebite treatment centres indicate that the incidences of the attacks have continued to rise with many…
Rep Ogene urges investment in renewable energy, hails House leadership
Ogene also commended President Bola Tinubu for thinking towards that direction, by his appointment of Mrs. Olu A. Verheijen, an…
Kogi election: APC’s Ododo boasts of victory after drilling by DSS
Ododo spoke to journalists after he answered summon by the Department of State Services, DSS in Lokoja, the capital of…
Hit-and-run driver crushes 2 women to death in Delta
By Okafor Ofiebor Two women on a motorcycle were killed by a hit-and-run driver in Igbodo, Ika North East Local…
Just In: DSS grills Kogi APC governorship candidate Ahmed Ododo
Ododo was drilled by a team of Operatives at the DSS for hours over the petitions.
Abducted Anambra native doctor freed after alleged N350m ransom payment
Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki was reportedly abducted on Sunday, July 23 at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area (LGA) of…
Reps dismiss claims of rancour over standing committees
Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas announced the standing committees and their leaders on July 27.
Fubara assures on construction of Abua/Agba-Ndele bridge
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that his administration will complete the construction of 240-meter link…
‘How ex-banker Gift Igbinosun defrauded two persons of N14.9m in Edo’
Igbinosun was paraded by the spokesperson of Edo Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in Benin on Friday.
‘An insult taken too far’- Simon Ekpa reacts to IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu’s letter
"As the Prime Minister of Biafra under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, I call on all Biafrans to disregard…
Global economic growth to drop to 3.0% in 2023-24, says IMF
IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update Report for July 2023: “Near-Term Resilience, Persistent Challenges” released on Tuesday.
Edo govt unveils plans for kickoff of Agric College
The Commissioner also stated that the Institution's educational standards are comparable to those of top-tier universities, and are also the…
Ani, ex- finance minister, to establish vehicle assembly plant, build new palace
Ani revealed his plans when members of Ikoneto Community paid him a solidarity visit on Friday in Calabar.