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INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and his team monitoring the mock accreditation exercise using the BVAS at Salvation Grammar School Alekuwodo Osogbo ahead of the #OsunDecides2022 Election that will take place on 16th July 2022 on Monday

Politics

Osun election: INEC commences mock accreditation

INEC mock accreditation exercise will take place in six local government areas, two registration areas/wards across the three senatorial districts…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Metro

Osun herbalist Kehinde Ola remanded over 800k fraud

The defendant unlawfully and fraudulently obtained the sum of N800,000 from one Adesoji Omolewa under the pretext of taking care…
Ex- Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose

News

N6.9bn fraud: Judge stalls Fayose’s trial

Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for N6.9billion fraud and money laundering charges.
The quadruplets of Naja’atu Isiyaka during donation of food and baby care items to them by Hajiya Aisha Matawalle, wife of Zamfara governor

Metro

Zamfara quadruplets get gifts from governor’s wife

Presenting the items to the families at the Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Hajiya Aisha Matawalle expressed delight and rejoiced with…
Some of the suspects arrested in recent operations by the police. They include five members of of fraud syndicate who specialized in hacking into bank accounts of individuals and corporate bodies to steal monies arrested while attempting to hack into a company’s account to steal N3.4 billion.

News, Top Stories

Hackers attempting to steal N3.4bn from company’s account busted

Police equally arrested a notorious arms dealers and two kidnap suspects in Kaduna leading to the release of two kidnapped…
4th from right: Ex- Borno governor, Kashim Shettima, Chairman of the investiture ceremony of the Managing Editor Northern Operation of The Nation Newspaper and Rotarian Yusuf Alli 5th from right) as the 11th President of the Rotary Club of Abuja Maitama, in Abuja and other dignitaries at the event

News

Nigeria lacks selfless, charitable leaders – Sen. Shettima

Shettima said he is not surprised that Rotn. Yusuf Alli was chosen as the as the 11th President of the…
University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH

News

UPTH speaks on ‘death’ of 19 babies in its incubators

The 'anonymous source' also claimed relatives are lights from their phones to aid doctors and nurses who were taking care…
Court remands police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl at the Ogudu Lagos Area Command premises in Kirikiri prison

Metro

Enyi Friday arrested for impersonating police corporal in Ebonyi

Enyi Friday, who is not a police officer, was caught wearing the uniform of a Police Corporal, hence his arrest.
The heavy-duty truck that crushes four vehicles close to Karu Bridge on the ever busy Abuja- Nyanya- Keffi Express way on Sunday

News

Truck crushes 4 vehicles on Abuja expressway

Reacting to the accident, the Federal Capital Territory Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr Samuel Ochi, explained that the accident occurred around…
Fr. Mbaka and Peter Obi

Opinion

The politics of political correctness in Nigeria

The ambitious must therefore be careful, with the political correctness police on constant surveillance, a loose lip could sink your…
Face of two kidnap kingpins arrested in Ekiti State, Abashe Idris and Ibrahim Mumini Toyin

Metro

Kidnappers reveal how they invested ransoms in Ekiti

Idris and Toyin masterminded abduction of many high profile personalities in the area, including the kidnapping of one Adeeko Ademola…
The seven inmates of Port Harcourt Maximum Custodian Centre graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, after receiving their certificates

Education

NOUN: 7 Port Harcourt custodian centre graduates receive certificates

The Registrar of NOUN, Felix Edokan while presenting the certificates to the seven graduates said one of them graduated in…
Professor Wole Soyinka with Femi's wife, Dr Kofo Soyinka.

Metro

Laughter, fun at evening of tributes for Prof. Femi Soyinka

Salient features of the tributes to Prof. Femi Soyinka are the insistent roars of intermittent laughter that they elicited and…
Rep Jude Ise-Idehen

Metro

Obaseki mourns Rep Jude Ise-Idehen

Obaseki noted that Ise-Idehen was an illustrious Edo son who worked for the upliftment of his constituents in particular and…
Edo police command reacts to claim that CP Abutu Yaro, illegally released suspected oil thieves after collecting ₦7 million bribe.

Metro

Edo cult clashes: Court remands 7 suspects

No fewer than eight persons were killed between Wednesday and Thursday, in a resurgence of cult-related clashes in Benin, the…

Metro

Hezekiah Amonloja docked over theft of 500k plantain

Osanyintuyi said that the defendant stole plantain, valued at N500,000, property of one Oba Ademola Ademiluyi.
Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu, CMD, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta

News

We spend N44m monthly on diesel, says FMC Abeokuta MD

Musa-Olomu called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state-of-emergency on the energy sector.
Naira scarcity: Violence spreads to Agege, other areas in Lagos

Metro

Cult killings: Teenager, 3 others arrested in Edo

No fewer than eight suspected members of two rival cult groups were killed between Wednesday and Thursday, at various points…
Site of Duport Midstream Company Ltd. Energy Park, a 10,000 barrels per day modular refinery: ready for take off in Edo State

Business

Duport’s 10,000bpd refinery ready for production in Edo

Dr Akintoye Akindele, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the company said that Duport was conceptualised to be a modern…
Hon. Adekunle Omoaje, the National Chairman, Action Alliance (AA)

Politics, Top Stories

Not Our Party: Action Alliance disowns lawsuit against Tinubu

Mr Adekunle Omoaje, National Chairman of AA, said in a statement that the APC presidential standard bearer, had not committed…
SERAP

Politics

INEC issues reminder to parties on state elections

INEC said all the Resident Electoral Commissioners and Electoral Officers had been directed to continue with the voter registration exercise…
Nigeria records more COVID-19 cases

News

COVID-19: Lagos leads as Nigeria records 332 new cases

The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday, saying that out of the 332 new infections recorded,…
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau State

News

‘We can’t sleep again because of kidnappers, bandits’ – Plateau residents

Yusuf also said that their attackers recently killed five soldiers in the community.
OPM General Overseer, Apostle-Chibuzor Chinyere receives Global Gold Medal Award from International Human Rights Commission for his assistance to the family of late Deborah Yakubu

Metro

Global Media Award: OPM’s Pastor Chinyere makes history

Apostle Chinyere thus become not only the first black man, but single individual to be honoured with this Global Media…

Business

Onitsha port will generate over N23bn in 30 years – Saraki

The redevelopment of Onitsha River Port is seen as a boost to commercial activities in the South East.
Police rescue four of the passengers abducted from commercial bus hijacked in the Omerelu axis of Port Harcourt-Owerri road, Rivers State

Metro

Police in massive hunt for killers of ASP Josiah in Rivers

ASP attached to Afam Divisional Police Headquarters was killed while returning home after work in the evening of Tuesday, 28th…
Walter Onnoghen and Tanko Mohammed: two former CJNs whose exit from Supreme Court were preceded by controversies

Opinion

Poetic justice for Justice Tanko: Re Justice Onnoghen

The third and final Chief Justice not to receive a valedictory session in their honor is Justice Tanko Muhammad. Therefore,…
Fani Kayode ex-wife, Precious Chikwendu

Metro

Police stall arraignment of Fani-Kayode’s ex-wife

Chikwendu was alleged to have carried two kitchen knives threatening to kill Fani-Kayode, the children and other occupants of the…
Bauchi Command of FRSC attributed the crash which occurred at about 6.20a.m.to speed limit violation, fatigue and loss of control.

News

5 burnt to death as bus caught fire on motion in Ogun

FRSC said the lone accident was as a result of mechanical deficiency which resulted to fire outbreak while the vehicle…
Heavy security

Metro

Invasion of privacy: Court orders police to pay N6m to 2 men

The applicants had alleged that the police, without any prior invitation, invaded their homes at 3:00 a.m. on Nov. 16,…
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