Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Elections: AIG Abutu Yaro, 4 CPs deployed to Rivers
Also, Rivers Police Commissioner, Okon O. Effiong, has been redeployed to Enugu State for election duty.
Kogi REC denies attack on INEC office in Okehi LGA
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Kogi Dr Hale Longpet, made the denial during a news conference on preparedness of INEC…
3 UN peacekeepers killed in central Mali
In January, MINUSMA reported that it had lost four peacekeepers due to 18 attacks since Oct. 3, 2022, in the…
Kogi govt reacts to explosion in Okehi town
An explosive device, suspected to be a bomb was detonated in Okehi on Monday night. The blast caused jitters among…
Outrage as American pastor labels Beyonce a ‘witch’
According to the Daily Mail, the American pastor and founder of The Covered By God ministry, attacked Beyonce in a…
Kebbi man Adamu arrested for serial rape of 5-year-old girl
A 25-year-old man, Yunusa Adamu, has been arrested for allegedly giving N20 to N50 to sexually molest a 5-year-old girl…
Yobe: Police orders Boys Scout, hunters, others to keep off election process
Spokesperson for the Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Damaturu, the…
Putin: West tried to destabilise Russia, but failed
Sanctions against Russia are only a means, and the goal, as the Western leaders themselves declare … is to make…
Property worth N23bn, 28 lives lost to fire in 3 months – FFS
The FFS added that 29 lives were saved with 40 people rescued and N145.4 billion estimated property saved within the…
At least 5 dead in Syria after latest quakes hit region
The epicentre was in the district of Samandağ in Turkey’s Hatay province.
Lulu, Uchegbulam file N1.5bn suit against Sports Ministry, NFF, others
Lulu and Uchegbulam further sought an order awarding N500 billion punitive and exemplary damages against the NFF for the unlawful…
Ganduje: Kano people suffering from ‘COVID-23’
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has said the effect of the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and…
CSOs challenges FG, CBN on hoarders of Naira notes
The CSOs said this in reaction to claim by the Federal Government that some people were keeping billions of old…
AIG Towuru takes over at Police Zone 6 headquarters
Kamaldeen retired from service after attaining 60 years of age.
Elections: INEC promises not let Nigeria, international community down
The INEC Chairman told the Election Observer Mission led by former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki, that the Commission also…
How rogue medical doctor Adeyemi killed 4 people in Kwara
Adeyemi's evil deeds were busted when the remains of one Olanipekun Ifeoluwa, who was reported missing at a bush at…
Kogi ADC Rep boosts Tinubu’s campaign
Abejide, a member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, also promised to mobilize at least 200,000 votes for Tinubu, while…
Sylva, Adeyemi join Bayelsa, Kogi governorship contests
The Bayelsa and Kogi governorship election had been slated for Nov. 11, 2023, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
2023 Elections, Headlines, Politics
Wike reveals presidential candidate he will vote for next Saturday
Wike the revelation at the 114th quarterly general meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt,…
Senatorial election: Tambuwal’s politics of calming candour
With the obvious challenges ahead, the Nigerian Senate could do with a generous dose of Tambuwal's sublime leadership skills and…
Simon Ekpa: Terrorism from Finland
On the part of Nigeria, the government should expedite action on the diplomatic front for the extradition of Simon Ekpa…
Health workers, patients groan as naira scarcity worsens in Lagos
many hospital owners had been challenged with operating with few staff, increasing overhead cost worsened by prolonged fuel scarcity and…
80-year-old woman suffocated in Kwara fire disaster
He said the delay in making a distress call to the fire service enabled the fire to cause severe damage…
7 dead in gun duel between security forces, IPOB/ESN gunmen in Anambra
By Monday Ajogun A total of seven lives were lost in a gun duel between suspected members of IPOB/ESN, police…
‘Buhari expanding Nigeria’s revenue base with new oil discoveries’
BMO, in a statement noted that President Buhari will go down in history as the Nigerian leader who successfully expanded…
Biden pledges $500m in military aid during Kyiv visit
The United States has been by far the largest supplier of military assistance to help Ukraine repel better-equipped Russian invaders.
Rivers: Two fraudsters impersonating CP Effiong on Facebook busted
According to the police, the two suspects impersonated the CP and used the fake Facebook account to obtain money from…
JUST IN: Court stops INEC from engaging MC Oluomo for elections
The order issued by the presiding Judge Chukwujekwu ANEKE was as a result of suit filed before the court by…
US President Joe Biden in surprise visit to Ukraine
The US president itinerary indicated that he would be visiting Poland, therefore, his visit to Ukraine’s capital has come as…
Presidential poll: Wamakko predicts landslide victory for Tinubu
Wamakko also affirmed that he will also be re-elected while APC will also win other elections in the state.