Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Tinubu meets UK Foreign Secretary on economy, security
By Ismail Abdulaziz UK Foreign secretary James Cleverly is expected to unveil a lot of funding that will make Nigeria’s…
Fuel subsidy: NLC, TUC, CSOs, others join protest in Port Harcourt
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress, Civil Society Organizations and National Association…
PEPC: Peter Obi opens up on alleged theft of his phone
A video of Obi seemingly complaining about his missing phone inside the court room of Court of Appeal sitting as…
NMA takes protest to House of Assembly over doctor’s kidnap
The doctors, who came out in their numbers, wielded placards with inscriptions such as “Set Cross River Free From The…
Kwara adopts 6 months maternity leave for mothers
But she said it has become necessary to upscale to six months to collectively enable exclusive breastfeeding with due consideration…
Tinubu to President Talon: Why Nigeria, Benin Rep. must collaborate
President Tinubu promised that Nigeria would collaborate with Benin to explore the similarity in culture, history and demography for the…
Fuel subsidy protest: Police engage labour leaders in Kogi
The meeting was aimed at appealing to the Labour Union in Kogi State to conduct themselves within the context of…
Niger coup: West Africa defence chiefs begin meeting in Abuja
On Sunday leaders of the Economic Community of West African States slapped sanctions on Niger and warned they may use…
Lagos plane crash: How two brave residents saved lives of crew members
According to Sanwo-Olu, while everybody was running away from the plane after it crashed, Opeyemi and Oluwafemi looked for water…
Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bedie dies at 89
Bedie served as president from 1993 until his ouster in 1999 and later ran a losing race against his long-time…
Lagos airplane crash: NSIB begins probe, seeks information from public
NSIB asked for the information when announcing that it has began probe of the crash of the aircraft which occurred…
Enugu residents send urgent message to Tinubu on palliatives
While affirming their support for removal of fuel subsidy, the Enugu residents said government at the Federal and state levels…
TUC: We’ll join nationwide protest despite our support for fuel subsidy removal
TUC directs all affiliates and state councils of Congress to mobilise their members for action by midnight of today, Aug.…
Gov. AbdulRazaq okays N10,000 ‘palliative’ for Kwara students
The governor also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as the first line…
NLC insists nationwide protest over hike in fuel price, others holds on Wednesday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said contrary to some reports, it has not called off its nationwide protest over…
Presidential election court reserves judgment in Obi, LP’s petition
Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power
Court grants Emefiele’s request to serve bail order on DSS
The order of the court was sequel to an application filed by the counsel to the embattled CBN Governor Mrs…
Lagos helicopter crash: Two people rescued – NEMA
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, NEMA confirmed the helicopter crash in Ikeja to newsmen in Lagos.
Drama as Senators screen El-Rufai
Some of the Senators praised El-Rufai, noting that the former governor has an enviable record of achievements in all the…
Police reveal new tactics of car snatchers in Nasarawa
To curb the emerging threat therefore, the commissioner of police, Baba Maiyaki has called on transporters in Nasarawa to avoid…
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…