Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Police angry as mob burns 2 phone thieves to death in Lagos
The suspects were caught at early hours of Wednesday with 18 different mobile phones suspected to have been stolen.
Outrage trails arrest of 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen
Zen and four others — Canadian-Hong Kong pop star Denise Ho, academic Hui Po Keung, and former opposition lawmakers Margaret…
Ekiti AFAN Secretary Emmanuel Aremo dies
The 67-year-old son of the deceased, Adeshola Aremo, in a statement on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, said his father died following…
Marcos Jr. claims victory as Philippines’s next president
Marcos Jr.’s family was chased out of the country by a popular revolt 36 years ago amid widespread corruption and…
2023: APC ‘consensus’ arrangement for Rivers governorship falls apart
Rivers APC Spokesman, Chris Finebone, had early clarified that the consensus arrangement that resulted in choice of Tonye Cole was…
India’s imports from Russia rise 3 folds since Ukraine conflict
The surge in imports from Moscow is seen as New Delhi’s commitment to chart its own path despite mounting Western…
Adamu Garba: Why I dumped APC
According to Garba, the directive by the APC NWC that 10 statutory delegates must sign the forms of the aspirants…
Sports Minister Sunday Dare urged to resolve NBBF leadership crisis
The NBBF is currently embroiled in a leadership tussle, with Musa Kida and Igoche Mark laying claim to the Federation’s…
COEASU issues 21-day strike notice
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the…
El-Rufai to troops: Sustain battle against terrorists
El-Rufai commended the Army, whose professional response, according to him, helped to forestall further damages during the recent terrorist attack…
#EndSARS: Oyetola to pay compensation to victims of police brutality
Oyetola, in his message to Osun youths during the one-year anniversary of #EndSARS, promised to pay the compensation as recommended…
I will go on 29, May 2023, Buhari insists
Speaking on a television programme on Monday, Chief Robert Clarke had suggested that the President should extend his term by…
IYC declares Wike enemy of Ijaw nation
"We, therefore, call on our people as a whole to see Governor Wike as an enemy of the Ijaw Nation.…
INEC rejects request for extension of time for party primaries
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as reiterated that the June 3…
Rainstorm renders hundreds homeless in Edo community
Among buildings destroyed by the rainstorm were private residences and some religious centres, while valuables within were also badly damaged.
SDGs: UN Chief lauds Nigeria’s implementation strategy
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mattias Schmale has lauded the Office of the Senior Special Assistant…
Makinde: S/West will vote as a bloc at PDP presidential primary
Makinde stressed that the region will play a central role during the presidential primary and will also get a central…
Osun 2022: Court fixes date for judgment on tussle for PDP’s ticket
The PDP had on March 8, held parallel primaries which produced Ademola Adeleeke and Prince Dotun Babayemi as candidates for…
Fayemi’s aide Oluyemi Esan resigns, picks Reps form
Esan has obtained his nomination and expression of interest form for Ado/Irepodun/Ifelodun Central 1 federal constituency seat.
Uche Igwe docked for sharing Chrisland students’ sex video on Twitter
A video clip involving five students of Chrisland Schools, Lagos, engaging in sexual activities at a World Schools Games in…
Gov. Mohammed: I will abide by PDP’s decision on zoning
The Bauchi Governor said zoning is a formula brought to bring devolution of power between the federating entities and the…
Emefiele’s bid to get court backing for presidential ambition fails
An affidavit of urgency in support of the exparte application stated that the Plaintiff/Applicant is the current Governor of the…
Why we extended strike by 12 weeks – ASUU President
The extension of the ASUU strike by another 12 weeks will make it 20 weeks that students in public owned…
Just in: ASUU extends strike by 3 months
ASUU said the decision to extend the strike by three months was to give the government enough time to resolve…
Atiku: How I will tackle insecurity if elected president
Atiku also said he would support devolving more powers to states and local government so that they could deal with…
AEDC reacts to viral message on ‘high voltage’
Etim added that AEDC would continue to provide safe and stable electricity supply to customers in their homes and offices.
Sen. Adeola to be installed Aremo Oba of Yewaland
The installation will also include the conferment of title of Yeye Aremo on the Senator's wife, Temitope.
3 deadly robbers smashed after operation in Ogun
The robbers who gained access to Ruthfort Service Limited at about 2:45 am through the fence pointed gun to the…
Rivers 2023: APC’s Tonye Cole has $50m query to answer, says Wike
Wike described as a waste of time the 48 hours ultimatum issued by the Ijaw National Congress (INC) over the…
2023 presidency: Akinaka slams CBN Governor Emefiele
A coalition of rice farmers and other crop growers had moved to drag Emefiele into the 2023 presidential race by…