Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Journalists urged to use technological innovations to counter fake news
Yakubu, in her welcome address, noted that opportunities now abound in technological innovations that could be used to verify and…
Rivers: Police bust teenage prostitution ring, arrest suspects.
Relative of one of the underage girls involved in the prostitution had asked officers of Rumulomeni (Iwofe) Police station in…
Rivers 2023: PANDEF chieftain Sara-Igbe slams Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Niger Delta elder statesman and security expert, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe has condemned threat by Rivers governor, Nyesom…
Army holds Inter-Brigade combat competition in Benin
The participating formations include 4 Brigade Benin; 22 Brigade, Ilorin; 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure; 2 Division Garrison, Ibadan; and 42…
Many children feared dead as measles ravages communities in Rivers
The measle outbreak, first reported in the Amurouttoru-Kugbo community, has now spread to the Emago-Kugbo and Akani-Kugbo communities, killing several…
Kebbi Rep Bello Yakubu rejoins APC 5 months after joining PDP
Bello Yakubu who was elected on APC platform in 2019 had on March 31, defected to PDP following a disagreement…
Edo sets date for operation show your driver’s license, vehicle particulars
Edo government gave on a one-week notice for drivers to renew their licence and vehicle particulars, before commencement of enforcement…
Police: How we uncovered location of 99 iPhones stolen at Lagos Airport
The iPhones worth N14. 85 million, were shipped to Lagos from the U.S. by Mr Bolaji Ogunsanya to be delivered…
Buhari gives nod to Seplat’s acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
ExxonMobil, the parent company had earlier entered into a landmark Sale and Purchase Agreement with Seplat Energy to acquire the…
Maj.-Gen. Lagbaja takes over as GOC, 1 Division Kaduna
Lagbaja succeeds Maj.-Gen. Kabir Mukhtar at the Division.
APC threatens Wike with ‘apocalypse of immense proportions’
APC said this in a statement it issued on Monday in reaction to claim by Wike on Sunday that some…
‘Makinde will not return mission schools to original owners’
Oyo Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Abdulrahman Abduraheem said this in a statement while dismissing insinuations that the…
2023: Labour Party in trouble in Anambra, says Okowa
APGA is the governing party in Anambra while the state is also home to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of…
2023: Wike alleges plot to cause mayhem in Rivers, warns hotel owners
Wike warned that the State government will pull down hotels and other entertainment places that are linked with such criminal…
NECA to Buhari: Reappraise your economic policy now
NECA noted that Nigeria had always lived dangerously on the precipice, with a major chunk of its revenue dependent on…
Delta community places curses on cultists, kidnappers, others
Traditional rulers in Delta had last week raised alarm over the breach of the peace in many parts of the…
Jaiz Bank profit increases by 27.6% in six months
Jaiz bank’s total income also increased by 17.8 per cent during the review period, from N8.86 billion to N10.44 billion.
Two notorious Lagos robbers Foreigner and Kiki shot dead
Guns and ammunition were also recovered during the encounter with the two robbers, spokesperson for Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin…
90-year-old Usman Adamu nabbed for supplying drugs to bandits
NDLEA operatives have also thwarted an attempts by some freight agents at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) export shed…
NIS arrests 2 Nigerians, Cameroonian for arms peddling in C/River
The two Nigerians and the irregular Cameroonian migrant were arrested on a motorcycle with arms and live ammunitions.
More than 50 youths take oath to renounce cultism in Rivers (+photos)
Executive Chairman of Khana LGA Dr.Thomas Bariere, witnessed the oath taking process in Luebe Community where on Saturday August 6
BBNaija: Terrible things Beauty said about Groovy last night
Trouble started when Beauty got angry after seeing Groovy danced with Chomzy, a Level 1 Housemate. Beauty was so furious
Kogi attack: One expatriate killed, 2 abducted, 2 police, 2 drivers also dead
Gunmen had last week killed three policemen and five vigilantes also in the Ajaokuta, while three children were also abducted…
4-year-old boy abducted in Ekiti after escape of father
The traditional ruler explained that the boy was returning from Ayede-Ekiti with his father, who managed to escape, after sustaining…
Kogi govt speaks on efforts to rescue 3 kidnapped children
The three children of one Mr Kadiri were abducted from his house on Wednesday at gunpoint in Ajaokuta area of…
Imo: NSCDC intercepts truck with stolen diesel, nabs 3 suspects
According to Imo State NSCDC Commandant, Matthew Ovye, the truck loaded with the product in Port Harcourt was en route…
SDP now fastest growing political party in Rivers – Abe
Abe made the assertion while addressing the SDP national leadership during his thank you visit to them in Abuja,
Sacked AMAC Chairman Maikalangu fumes at Tribunal, to appeal judgment
Maikalangu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner of Feb. 12 AMAC chairmanship election by the Independent National…
NIWA constitutes taskforce to tackle accidents on waterways
NIWA said the Task Force comprised National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos Sate Waterways Authority (LASWA), barge operators, Maritime…
Troops smash terrorists, notorious kidnappers in 3 states
The troops had on July 29, conducted clearance operation at Tse-Ibor, Tse-Igbakyor, Akwana and Ayinbe Villages in Logo Local Government…