Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Angry youths burn palace of traditional ruler in Osun
The palace was said to have been burnt by youths who were not pleased about the arrest of the Aogun…
Oyetola left N76bn salary, pension debts- Official
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has said his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola left salary and pension-related debts, amounting to…
YemiThePlug: UPTH management orders autopsy
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The management of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, has ordered an autopsy on the…
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Why we expelled Okupe, 10 others – Labour Party
Ashade said Okupe and the other expelled members had breached the Labour Party constitution.
Nigerian troops kill over 44 terrorists, arrest 47 in North East
A notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP logistic supplier was arrested by the troops on Nov. 20 at a checkpoint in Bama Local…
Troops destroy 81 illegal refineries, arrest 81 oil thieves in N/Delta
They also destroyed 254 storage tanks, 173 cooking ovens, 118 dugout pits, and 36 wooden boats found at the sites.
Court fixes date for N1bn libel suit against Ned Nwoko
In the suit, Ogbechie is claiming, among others, a retraction of the defamatory publication allegedly made by Nwoko, a written…
Ex-Vice Chancellor Prof. Magaji Garba jailed for 35 years
Prof Magaji Garba was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 12, 2021, for the alleged…
Tinubu: I will end misery of Bayelsa people
The APC presidential candidate noted that Bayelsa holds an important position in Nigeria, being one of the major suppliers of…
Troops smash 5 bandits’ collaborators with N19.5m in Katsina
The troops also neutralised three bandits at Yambuki village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara on Nov. 20 while…
Battle for Benue APC governorship ticket: Fr. Alia floors Aondoakaa
Aondoakaa had argued that the Benue APC primary election was not conducted in compliance with the law.
Argentina outclass Poland to advance, in spite of Messi’s penalty kick miss
Lionel Messi missed a first half penalty kick but Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored in a 2-0…
Breaking: Football legend Pele rushed to hospital
Pele, currently undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer, went into the Albert Einstein hospital on Tuesday in what was an unscheduled…
‘Yahoo boy’ Obeta John: Why I beat my girlfriend to death
He added that neighbours had raised alarm that John was hitting her girlfriend's head against the wall as he was…
WHO report: Number of undiagnosed HIV cases on the rise in Europe
According to new data, since 2018 to 2021, more people became infected with HIV in the European Region than had…
Petrol scarcity: NNPCL blames road construction in Lagos
According to the NNPCL, the movement of trucks being used to load petrol from the depot to different parts of…
Alleged defilement: Lagos doctor Femi Olaleye remanded
Oleleye is charged with a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration.
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Jiang was the core of the CPC’s third generation of central collective leadership and the principal founder of the Theory…
COVID-19 protests escalate as China lockdown anger boils
China Dissent Monitor, run by U.S. government-funded Freedom House, estimated at least 27 demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions took place across…
Osun: Adeleke inaugurates panels for recovery of looted assets, others
After inaugurating the four panels in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke also urged them to review all appointments made after July 17…
Notorious Lagos ‘one chance’ robbers busted
Oreagba said that the two suspected abductors were arrested by LASTMA team personnel on Tuesday while monitoring traffic around the…
LCBC: Chadian leader Mahamat Itno takes over from Buhari
By Ismaila Chafe Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President of the Transition Military Council of Chad, has emerged Chairman of…
Russia -Ukraine war: Buhari raises alarm on influx of weapons into Lake Chad region
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has again called for tighter border security in the Lake Chad region to consolidate…
Police fault judgment committing I-G Baba to 3-month imprisonment
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, committed Usman Baba, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to…
Kogi, Chinese firm sign MoU on provision of new security architecture
Bello, while declaring the workshop open, said he was confident that the project, which would be driven by 5G network…
Attacks on our offices will not stop 2023 election – INEC Chairman
Adejoke Adeleye,Abeokuta The National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Yakubu Mahmood has assured the people of Ogun…
X-raying handling of surrendered terrorists, rescued women, children in Borno
So far, available records show that over 82,237 fighters and their families have surrendered since July 2021, out of which…
Adeleke to APC dominated Osun Assembly: I’m ready to work with you
By Olajide Idowu Gov. Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday promised that he is ready to work with members of mostly opposition…
‘He was a colossus in public life’- Buhari mourns ex-minister Paul Unongo
A former Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum and former Minister of Steel Development in the Second Republic, Unongo held…
Supplier of bulletproof charms to bandits arrested in Katsina
He said the police recovered four bulletproof charms enveloped in jackets and a talisman from the suspect.