Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
ACOMIN demands increased budgetary allocation for health infrastructure
Akinpelu while highlighting on the effort which ACOMIN has made to end malaria in Ogun and in Nigeria, hinted that…
Kano: NDLEA nabs 1,064 suspects for illicit drug trafficking
He said the suspects arrested comprise 1,001 males and 63 females.
Ban on vehicle importation through Seme border not yet lifted – Customs
Seme border was among the four land borders reopened by Federal Government on Dec.16, 2020 by the then Minister of…
Oil theft: Ex-militants defend Asari Dokubo
The Niger Delta ex-militant leaders, in a press statement issued by Boniface Abiye, their spokesman, especially criticized one Eshanekpe Israel,…
Kogi 2023: More PDP members pledge to work for APC victory
All members of this group here are high ranking leaders of PDP in Ankpa LGA who are now willing to…
First Lady Remi Tinubu unveils pet project
Remi Tinubu said that the initiative would focus on five key areas – agriculture, education, economic empowerment, health and socio-investment.
Kogi to submit master plan for Kabba varsity to NUC on Monday
KSU Kabba is the second university Bello established, with the first being Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Okene.
Education: Gov. Yusuf distributes ATM cards to 45,850 girls
Yusuf said that the beneficiaries were drawn from 19 local government areas of Kano state that are educationally less developed.
Chimamanda wins Indie Book Award for non-fiction
By Nehru Odeh Bestselling writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has won this year’s Indie Book Award for non-fiction for Notes On…
I-G Egbetokun: How I will fight criminals
By Monday Ijeh The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G P), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has said his administration would embrace innovation…
PEPC: Atiku closes case with Obidient member, fails to call 73 witnesses
President Tinubu, Mr Wole Olanipekun, SAN, confronted the witness with a letter of the Chicago State University of June 27,…
Nuhu Ribadu: Tasking NSA on terrorism financing, other issues
Malam Nuhu Ribadu has over the years acquired all the requisite skills needed to anchor security matters in order to…
Fubara swears-in SSG, Chief of Staff
Dr. Danagogo was also the Secretary to Rivers the State Government during the administration of former Governor Nyesom Wike.
Edo lovers sell their one-month-old baby to fund drug addiction
Confessing to the crime, the mother of the baby, Joy Umukoro, blamed hardship and her addiction to drugs for the…
Gen Musa takes over as CDS, says military will safeguard safety of Nigerians
The new CDS spoke when he took over the command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria from his predecessor, Chief,…
Lagbaja takes over as COAS, promises to improve on legacies of predecessors
Lagbaja said that God had made it his turn to receive the mantle of leadership of the Nigerian army, an…
CDI Undiandeye takes over, says no excuse for failure under Tinubu
Undiandeye pledged that he would not let the country down in the discharge of his duty in line with the…
Atiku’s witness tenders Tinubu’s certificates, says election ‘smooth’ where he voted
The documents were tendered as part of efforts to prove PDP and Atiku allegations that the president was not qualified…
Relatives mourn Titanic sub deaths after ‘catastrophic implosion’
Debris from the Titan submersible, which had been missing since Sunday, was detected on Thursday by a robotic diving vehicle…
‘My wife connived with her concubine to beat me’
Basirat, the petitioner who earned her livelihood as a civil servant, told the court that her husband had never demonstrated…
DMO: Tinubu’s policies will help Nigeria reduce borrowing, boost revenue
The DMO recently released the Market Access Country-Debt Sustainability Analysis (MAC-DSA) for 2022.
U.S. Govt reiterates support for Tinubu’s administration
Mr David Greene, Charge d’Affaires ad interim for the U.S. Mission reiterated the support for Tinubu administration while speaking at…
Manufacturers warn against planned 40% hike in electricity tariff
According to MAN, a 40 per cent tariff increase at this time would engender higher costs of production, lower profit…
Enugu governor Peter Mbah prays court to commit NYSC DG to prison
Mba, in the suit alleged that the NYSC DG flouted the order of the court made on May 15, restraining…
SDP’s Ajaka says killed Kogi crime kingpin Owo Bala was APC ‘tough man’
The Police had alleged that the deceased was a criminal kingpin responsible for many killings in the state, including the…
Remains of abducted ex-Rivers official exhumed from shallow grave
Azunda was kidnapped while he was attending a meeting with his kinsmen in his Isiodu community. He was killed and…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N786bn for May
The communiqué stated that from the total distributable revenue of N786.161 billion; the Federal Government received N301.889 billion, State Governments,…
Alert: Fraudsters create social media accounts for top staff of FCTA
One of such accounts was created in the name of the Permanent Secretary, Mr Adesola Olusade.
NLC introduces ‘detention allowance’ for members
Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this on Thursday in Abuja during the picketing of Shaanxi Construction Company building site…
Fubara reappoints Danagogo as SSG, Amadi, Chief of Staff
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State has approved the re-appointment of Dr. Tammy Wenike Danagogo,…