Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
‘Nothing Islamic about Almajiri practice, ban it totally’
The bill to establish the commission to tackle Almajiri and other out-of-school children scaled second reading in Nigeria's House of…
Enugu man Sunday Chukwu caught with gun, ammunition
The suspect and his cohorts at large, were suspected to be perfecting plans to use the recovered items to perpetrate…
‘I’m being harassed’ – Buhari explains why he will not miss Aso Rock
President Buhari also responded to other issues in the documentary, including the claims that he has died and the person…
‘You’ll be arrested, prosecuted for treason’ – Akeredolu warns Oodua nation agitators
Akeredolu said many lives have been laid down for the unity of the country, vowing that states in the Southwest…
NAICOM jacks up insurance rates for vehicles, tricycles, others – See all the new rates
The commission also stated that the Third Party Property Damage (TPPD) which is the limit of claims an insured can…
NPA, NIWA assure MWUN of massive recruitment of junior workers
MWUN said while there is an extinction of junior workforce at NPA even, the senior ones are also retiring, but…
Adire not mere fabric, it means so much to us – Prof. Peju Layiwola
In 2019, Prof. Peju Layiwola organized a groundbreaking solo exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria, which lifted adire, a popular local fabric…
Kogi: Hunters nab notorious kidnappers
Three of the suspected kidnappers were arrested inside a forest in Ikede community of Bassa local government of Kogi State
‘Emefiele must go’ protest rocks CBN
The groups which protested at the headquarters of CBN in Abuja on Friday, however, asked President Buhari to sack Emefiele…
Wike seals Atiku/Okowa campaign office in Port Harcourt
Wike had earlier on Friday blasted the Senator Lee Maeba, the Chairman of Atiku Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State…
CP Abubakar assumes duty in FCT, warns criminals
By Monday Ijeh Mr Sadiq Abubakar has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the…
Yuletide: CP orders 24 – hour patrols in Kaduna
The Police Commissioner said command has made adequate and massive deployment of personnel and materials to ensure peaceful and hitch…
Controversy trails death of man in Badagry boat mishap
The accident, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and…
Just In: Bashir Mangal CEO Max Air is dead
Bashir Mangal died in the early hours of Friday, according to a statement issued by the the media consultant to…
PDP loses stalwart, Yusha’u Kebbe to APC in Sokoto
Kebbe announced his defection from PDP to APC at a press briefing in Sokoto
Ogun PDP to begin massive campaign after INEC’s recognition of Adebutu
INEC had in an updated list of candidates published on its website on Thursday also recognised 40 other candidates that…
Shell to pay €15m to farmers in Nigeria’s oil producing Ogoni communities
The company said on Friday that based on the court ruling, it has reached an agreement Milieudefensie to pay 15…
UniAbuja researchers got N1b grants in 2022 – VC
University of Abuja’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, disclosed this during the university’s Authors and Researchers’ Recognition and Award ceremony, organised…
2023: Ogun PDP Rep candidate urges voters to reject Greek gifts
Amuzu, is contesting for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency seat at the lower Chambers of the National Assembly
NABDA’s breakthrough in yoghurt starter culture production
Starter cultures are a vital component of industrial food fermentation.
Electoral violence: Police prosecute APC, PDP members in Borno
Borno Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar told journalists that the party members were being prosecuted for offences bordering on threat…
Why Senate delayed passage of 2023 budget: Lawan
Lawan said this at the commencement of plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill…
‘It’s not about politics’- Osinbajo spokesperson opens up on VP’s visit to Tinubu
Osinbajo had visited Tinubu in his Abuja home on Wednesday.
Kidnappers of Ex-UI DVC, Ogbomoso hotelier, LAUTECH student arrested
Items recovered from the suspects included four AK-47 Rifles,75 K-47 live Aammunition, two pairs of military camouflage and N7.5 million…
7 police officers sacked for extortion, brutality in Imo
The police officers were arrested following complaints from members of the public about their activities including harassment, extortion illegal checking…
PDP suspends spokesperson in Gombe
By Peter Uwumarogie The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its Gombe State spokesperson, Mr Murtala Usman, over alleged anti-party…
2023 presidential poll: Bid to oust Kola Abiola as PRP candidate fails
Key had sought a consequential order setting aside the submission of Abiola’s name by PRP to INEC on June 15…
Troops destroy 57 illegal refineries, arrest 21 oil thieves
The troops also destroyed 953 cooking ovens, 68 wooden boats, 172 storage tanks and 149 dugout pits within the period
Why Atiku can’t harvest Buhari’s North Vote-Bank: APC chieftain
By Emmanuel Mogbede A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC has explained why Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples…