Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
How ‘Obidients’ chased out Oshiomhole, others from campaign ground in Benin
Oshiomhole who is the Edo North senatorial candidate in the 25 February general election, was in company of other chieftains…
Currency swap: Obaseki tackles El-Rufai
By Jethro Ibileke Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has distanced himself from the comments and moves by the Governor of…
How I once broke my family’s heart – Tems
By Nehru Odeh She was born Temilade Openiyi. But now virtually everyone knows her simply as Tems – the stylistically…
Nigerian troops kill 77 terrorists
In the Northcentral Zone, Danmadami said the troops of Operations Safe Haven and Whirl Stroke neutralised five terrorists, arrested 10…
Nigerian govt orders closure of universities for elections
By Okafor Ofiebor/Rivers Nigerian government has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in…
Rivers: Wike approves stadium for Tinubu campaign rally, waives fees
Coordinator of Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation in Rivers, Tony Okocha, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
Why Tinubu, Atiku, Obi should quit presidential race – Imumolen
Imumolen said he had impacted in the lives of Nigerians with his private funds and was ready and willing to…
Naira scarcity a plot to foist interim or military govt on Nigerians -MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has alleged that the naira swap and the attendant artificial scarcity are booby traps aimed…
Why I won the Grammy – Tems
Tems, who was born on 11 June 1995 in Lagos, Nigeria to a Nigerian mother and a British-Nigerian father, shot…
Court bars Wike, security operatives from arresting members of Atiku Campaign council
Justice A.T Ibrahim issued the order against the Police, and the Department State Security, DSS, following a motion exparte filed…
EFCC asks Appeal Court to stop arrest, committal of Bawa to prison
Justice R.O. Ayoola of the Kogi State High Court had last Monday asked the Inspector General of Police to arrest…
Kwara APC boosted by hundreds of new members
By Olayinka Owolewa The camp of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara has been boosted ahead of the forthcoming elections…
Investments in energy, agriculture crucial to sustainable economic growth – Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun called for more public private partnership, stressing that Ogun state was extremely committed to partnering with the…
Ogun: ADC’s Otegbeye promises to reinstate 75 sacked coronet Obas
Otegbeye said if elected Governor of Ogun State on March 11, his administration will obey the rule of law at…
I will bring jobs back to Rivers – Tonye Cole
Tonye Cole spoke on Wednesday while addressing his supporters at the Ahoada West Local Government Area, Rivers State campaign rally…
Naira swap: Wike disowns Atiku, PDP, hails Supreme Court
PDP and Atiku had despite the hardship inflicted on Nigerians by scarcity of the new naira notes had encouraged the…
Naira scarcity: Gov. Abiodun visits victim of Abeokuta protest
Speaking to newsmen after checking up on the victim, the governor noted that violence was not the best way to…
Atiku Campaign reacts to Wike’s reapproval of stadium for campaign
Wike had on Tuesday announced that he has reconsidered his stand not to allow the PDP presidential campaign council to…
NIS seizes 6,216 PVCs, National ID cards from migrants
NIS said the cards were seized in ongoing operations to ensure that migrants from neighbouring countries did not participate in…
N3bn fraud: Gov. Yahaya Bello’s nephew, 4 others remanded in prison
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remanded one Ali Bello, a nephew of Kogi State Governor,…
Tinubu campaigns in Kogi, promises to end ‘hardship’ if elected
The APC candidate promised to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company, complete the dredging of the River Niger and develop the…
We’ve delivered on our electoral promises – Gov. Abdullahi Sule
Based on the promises delivered, Sule declared himself better positioned to be entrusted with the mandate of leading Nasarawa for…
Wabba: Nigerians pushed to the wall, anything can happen
Wabba spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the congress’s 13th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference lamented that people are queuing to…
Woman pulled out of rubbles alive after 52 hours in Turkey
Pictures from broadcaster NTV on Wednesday showed emergency services in the province of Kahramanmaraş, near the border with Syria, carrying…
Breaking: Supreme Court stops FG, CBN from withdrawing old Naira Notes
The apex court delivered the ruling in a suit filed by Governors Nasir El-Rufai Yahaya Bello and Bello Matawalle of…
Breaking: IMF advises CBN to extend date for currency swap
The IMF has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to extend the deadline for the swap of the old…
Nollywood practitioners pay tributes to late Anyiam-Osigwe in Enugu
Speaking at the event, Ozokwor said the candle night was their own little way of appreciating and honouring late Anyiam-Osigwe…
Why I can’t continue as member of APC: Ex-Ondo Commissioner
Former commissioner Olusegun Aiyerin announced his decision to dump the APC in a letter addressed to the chairman of APC…
ICPC arrests bank managers for hiding N258m new naira notes
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said its operatives have arrested Regional and Service managers of…
Sen. Sani adopts abandoned 2- week-old baby.
Jordan Shehu By Cecilia Ijuo Activist and former senator of Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Tuesday, visited the Restored Destiny…