Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Lagos, AFA graduate 890 youths from film academy
The 890 youths were beneficiaries of the ‘Film in a Box’ programme by the AFA, in conjunction with the Lagos…
Anger trails Rivers varsity’s ‘no school fees, no exams policy’
The school authorities had given the students a grace of one week from 17th to 24th October, 2022 to clear…
Obaseki urges medical practitioners to accord value to human life
Commenting on the quality of the upgraded infrastructure in the school, Mrs. Obaseki expressed confidence that it will reflect on…
Cross River: Policemen abducted while investigating murder of 5 people freed
Some youths in the community had allegedly killed five people who they accused of being responsible for evil happenings in…
2023: Obaseki’s aide lambasts Keyamo, APC
Osagie was reacting to a statement by the minister of state of Labour and Employment/chief spokesperson of the APC's presidential…
Senate summons contractor over failure to complete Apo-Karshi road project
The Apo-Karshi road project was awarded to M/S Kakatar’ CE . Big. Limited in 2011, with the completion period of…
2023 elections: Army, police promise adequate security
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shuaib said closer collaboration between the military, police and…
Wike: “I’ll resign as governor if …”
Wike said it was not in his character to make a promise to help anyone and to renege on the…
Osinbajo opens up on relationship with Buhari
According to Osinbajo, President Buhari “genuinely believes in the role of the Vice President.
Buhari’s government irresponsible – Obaseki
Obaseki noted that there is no excuse for the project to be abandoned as funds have been made available for…
How Buhari sealed fate of APC, others in Rivers – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said recent conferment of Distinguished Award on Infrastructure Delivery on him…
INEC announces date for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship elections
Okoye said that INEC at its weekly meeting on Tuesday approved the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the states…
Lagos man arrested for killing 70-year-old father
Hundeyin said that the police division in Abule-Egba area of the state got a report of the alleged murder from…
UN Day: FG reiterates commitment to SDGs
Nigeria has also successfully presented its Second Voluntary National Review on the SDGs to the UN High-Level Political Forum in…
India imposes $113m fine on Google parent company
India's competition commission accused Google of abusing the dominant role of the Google Play Store by forcing app developers there…
Police bust 3 deadly kidnappers in Oyo
23 other suspects were also paraded for alleged kidnapping, defilement, armed robbery, job racketeering and forgery of land documents by…
Nigerian govt fumes over UK, US embassies’ security alerts
The United States and United Kingdom embassies in Nigeria had on Sunday issued advisories to their citizens with warning that…
Police arrest staff of Calabar hotel over death of female guest
Police arrest staff of a hotel where lifeless body of a middle aged llady was found in Calabar, the state…
Nnamdi Kanu: Appeal court speaks on transfer of 21 Justices
The appellate court insisted that only one out of the three justices who delivered the Oct. 13 judgment that ordered…
Ex-Rivers APC chieftain Chris Finebone among Wike’s new commissioners
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mr. Chris Finebone, the immediate past spokesman for All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State is among the…
Rivers varsity bars final year students from exams hall over fees
The University management had announced a ‘No school fees, no exams’ policy on October 14, and shifted the Examinations for…
Vigilante group nabs deadly robbery suspect in Rivers
Comrade Godstime Ihunwo, Assistant Secretary of Diobu Vigilante who is also the Chief Security Officer of Nkpolu-Oroworukwo confirmed the arrest…
MURIC accuses RCCG of practicing ‘apartheid’
Richard Elesho The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has accused the leadership of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG of practicing…
APC, threat to Nigeria’s existence – Obaseki
Obaseki added that no administration has done the kind of damage the APC government has done to this country
Gun-battle with smugglers: Customs officer killed, 3 injured
The smugglers laid ambush for the patrol team and rained gunshots on their vehicle as they were taking the impounded…
15 Civil Defence officers sacked, 7 suspended, 9 demoted
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sanctioned a total of 31 officers and men…
Police hunt for driver who mowed down Ibadan woman Abimbola Uthman
The man allegedly hit the woman’s car at the back and when she went out of the car to protest,…
Wike to Atiku: You can’t disrespect Rivers, yet expect our votes
The Rivers Governor said he was not consulted by the presidential candidate before he picked representatives of the state which…
Osun election: 4 suspects docked for buying votes for Gov. Oyetola
According to EFCC, the suspects were arrested at different polling Units following credible intelligence that they were inducing voters with…
Wike: Why I will not campaign for Atiku in Rivers
Wike was reacting controversies over the non inclusion of photographs of Atiku and the Chairman of PDP Iyorchia Ayu in…