Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Adeleke pleads with bank chiefs to reopen closed branches in Osun
The Governor who spoke at the commissioning of the rebuilt Ede branch of First Bank of Nigeria on Friday informed…
Rivers business woman regains freedom from kidnappers after 8 days
A source close to the family disclosed that she was released by her abductors around Port Harcourt metropolis on Friday…
Alleged N1bn fraud: Court orders release of ex-Kano Commissioner
Wada-Saleh was on July 4, arraigned by the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) at a Kano Chief…
Abure: Labour Party positioned to take over Edo in 2024
Abure said the 2024 gubernatorial elections in Edo is going to be a turning point in the history of Edo…
Aspartame sweetener possible cancer cause – WHO
Aspartame has been used in multiple food and beverage products since the 1980s, including diet drinks, chewing gum, ice cream,…
Sit-at-home order forcing businesses out of South East – Kalu
According to him, the stay-at-home order has crippled businesses and investments in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo, the five…
Ali takes over MNJTF, vows to intensify battle against insurgents
Ali was decorated with the MJTF insignia as the incoming commander, in addition to presentation of Command Flag, inspection of…
Rivers: LG Chair slams N2m bounty on alleged crime kingpin
Bariere said he placed the bounty on Nwinyodee who is the Coordinator of an organisation known as Ken Saro-Wiwa surveillance…
Lagos bye-election: LP plots take over of seat vacated by Gbajabiamila
The Federal Constituency seat became vacant following resignation of Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, who occupied the seat until his recent appointment…
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…