Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
‘He’s an embarrassment to Rivers’ – Wike hits Buhari’s new minister Odum
Udi Odum is a champion of community organizing. Hungry for self-improvement, he continued his studies. In 2012, he earned a…
Wike: I will handover properly to my successor
Wike said his administration was in its last lap and there was need for the different ministries to begin compiling…
Fast rising star, Jiggybang, debuts with “Lovely”
In 2018, Jiggybang released two tracks titled “Fantas” and “Tinini Tanana”, which turned out to be local hits and has…
2023: After insulting Peter Obi, Kwankwaso woos Ndigbo
The leadership of the party is impressed by the overwhelming number of members and supporters of NNPP in the South…
Senatorial tickets: INEC insists on rejection of Akpabio, Lawan
The All Progressives Congress, APC had submitted the name of Akpabio and Lawan to INEC as its candidates for the…
CEAN: Why Nigeria’s box office revenue fell by 44% in June
“20 Nollywood films shown in June accounted for 28 per cent of total ticket sales, while 14 films, Hollywood films…
Aregbesola: Why terrorists successfully attacked ‘most fortified’ Kuje prison
Terror group, Islamic State of West Africa, ISWAP, had on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison which…
Wike to swear – in 5 commissioners-designate today
The Commissioner-designates were screened and approved for appointment by Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday.
4 ‘illustrious’ sons of Kebbi die in road crash, Bagudu mourns
The deceased died on Thursday night in a motor accident along Yauri-Birnin Kebbi road on their way from Abuja.
Kidnappers free 4 victims after receiving N1m ransom in Ekiti
Residents of the town said the negotiation went between N15 million and N8 million before it settled at N1 million.
ASUU disagrees with VC over plan to reopen Kaduna varsity
Chairman of ASUU in the university, Dr Peter Adamu, said he was not aware of the plan to reopen the…
Diri pledges implementation of SDGs, seeks Niger Delta clean up
Diri gave the assurance when he visited the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed at the UN headquarters in New…
Three Abuja labourers in trouble for threatening to kill Ayuba Hamza
Tanko said that the defendants in company of one Mohammed, now at large, conspired and threatened to kill the complainant…
APC to set up Situation Room to monitor voters’ registration in Northwest
By Moses Kolo The Northwest Zonal office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded arrangements to establish a situation…
Rivers: FG flags off training for stream 2 Monitors of NSIPs
The NSIP Independent Monitors are responsible for monitoring the NSIP Programmes in their communities, schools, households and market clusters with…
Amaechi’s strong man Dawari George quits APC in Rivers
Dawari George, until his shocking resignation, was the Chairman Peace and Reconciliation Committee of Rivers APC and a diehard ally…
Nigerian artiste TerryTheVoice joins Grammy Award Voting Class 2022
By Nehru Odeh Terrence Ugochukwu Odenigbo, Nigerian voice- over artiste and musician better known as TerryTheVoice, has been invited to…
Ebonyi PDP battle: Okorie demands N2B as damages for libel from Onu
Okorie is also asking Onu to retract the alleged defamatory statement he published on 4, July which was subsequently shared…
30 suspects arrested over Edo cult clashes
By Jethro Ibileke Thirty suspects, including seven females, were on Thursday paraded by the Edo state police command, over alleged…
Kuje prison attack: DSS speaks on ‘escape’ of its operative
DSS, in a statement on Thursday evening, said no operative of the Service was an inmate at Kuje prison or…
Abia Central Senatorial District: Onuigbo drags APC, INEC to court
Onuigbo sought court order mandating the APC and INEC to immediately include his name as candidate of the party, having…
7 journalists killed in Ukraine – UN report
After condemning Russia’s alleged use of “propaganda for war” against Ukraine, the rights experts maintained that disinformation is also being…
Ex-Rep Akinwande appointed Oyo Water Corporation Chairman
Governor Seyi Makinde, has appointed a former Member representing Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West/Afijio Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Moroof…
Anambra workers on levels 8, 9 earning below 40k monthly – Lawmaker
Responding, Mrs Theodora Igwegbe, Head of Service of the state, said Gov. Charles Soludo had set up a committee on…
Nigeria loses $10m daily to crude oil theft – TotalEnergies MD
Sangster said TotalEnergies had declared a force majeure on its OML 58 and had stopped production since Feb. 24 due…
COAS Yahaya: Troops undergoing rigorous training for 2023 election
By Victor Nwachukwu The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya has said that troops are already undergoing…
Osun election: Yiaga Africa exposes ‘antics’ of political parties
Yiaga Africa also raised concern over he escalation activities of political thugs and cultists in Osunn State, noting that it…
Kaduna man Hamisu Umar bags 10 years over failure to pay for recharge cards
According to the charge filed by EFCC, Umar had obtained the recharge cards on credit in 2019 from Abba.
2023: Outgoing Rivers REC leaves warnings for politicians, INEC staff
Effanga resumed as Rivers REC on the 24th of April 2018 when he took over from Gesila Khan.
Rivers APC chieftain AkpoBari quits party, politics
Akpbari said his hunger to further his studies in pursue his chosen field suffered intolerable hiccups that he could no…