Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Orlando Julius: Death robbed Nigeria of giant star, says FG
Alhaji Mohammed urged the family of the late music legend to take solace in the good and remarkable life of…
Atletico could face UEFA sanction after ugly scenes in City game
Action by UEFA would come just days after Atletico were hit with a partial stadium closure for the second leg…
Dolapo Lawal docked for murdering teenager
The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Philip Amusan told the court that Lawal committed the offence on April 11, at about 2.…
123 killed by storm in Philippines
Most of the fatalities were from Baybay City in Leyte province, 599 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines' capital, where 86…
Afolabi Olumide caught with pistol, ammunition at Lagos Airport
Olumide had earlier been accused by Nigeria Immigration Service of illegally being in possession of two International Passports
New ICPC board members resume office
Chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, during a reception meeting held in the Commission’s headquarters, Abuja, commended the President…
Rivers Assembly aspirants protest denial of forms by PDP
Also, Uche Nwauju, another aspirants also spoke about his inability to obtain the forms for the election after he had…
Six kidnappers shot dead in Edo
All the passengers who would have been victims were rescued unhurt by the police operatives.
Patient drowns in Edo hospital septic tank
The middle-aged man was awaiting registration for the ongoing free medical outreach organized by Edo State Government, in conjunction with…
Why I’ll have problems with political elites if voted president – Peter Obi
Peter Obi stated this on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State, while addressing PDP delegates at the party’s secretariat
Lagos man Joshua Torile docked for raping drunk woman
She said the survivor (names withheld) had came to the station with her brother on Oct. 19, 2019 and reported…
New York subway shooting suspect, Frank James, arrested
Breon Peace, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said James would be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court…
Buhari confirms Abdulaziz managing director of TCN
Until his confirmation, Abdulaziz was the Acting Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN since May 19, 2020.
How man fingered 10-year-old school girl inside bus – Medic
“The survivor presented herself to the Mirabel Medical Centre on Dec. 2, 2019 and gave a brief account that she…
Rivers: Kidnappers hold on to abducted passengers
But while confirming the abduction of the passengers, operatives of police in Rivers said the tactical units of the Command…
Arrow of God, others chosen for The Big Jubilee Read
The Big Jubilee Read spearheaded by BBC Arts and The Reading Agency celebrates great reads from across the Commonwealth, to…
Manuel Murillo jailed 7 years for threatening to kill Spanish PM
Murillo, 66, posted messages on social media with words threatening to kill Spanish PM Sanchez.
Death toll from landslides, floods in Philippines rises to 63
The strongest typhoon to ever hit the Philippines was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which killed 6,300 people and displaced more than…
Slandering Osinbajo with dubious parallelisms
is not Awolowo. Osinbajo is not Akintola. In both cases, the differences are extremely glaring. Conjuring such parallelisms serves neither…
Why I’m determined to return to House of Reps – Nnena Ukeje
Ukeje, who represented Bende Federal Constituency between 2015 and 2019, has already declared her interest to go for a second…
Atiku: I contested governorship election 4 times
Atiku, a presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP said his dream is to mentor the young generation and handover…
Customs hands over N102m Indian hemp to NDLEA in Ogun
NDLEA Director, Ishaku Yusuf Kwajafa, speaking moments after the confirmation of the illicit drugs using United Nation’s testing kits to…
‘Gov. Yahaya Bello doing wonders in Kogi’
Speaking on the 2023 presidential election, Fanwo said the country needs a leader like Gov. Bello who would bridge the…
Wike: It’s hard to believe Buhari is in charge of Nigeria
Wike said this when he met with PDP delegates at the party's secretariat in Owerri on Tuesday as part of…
Viral video: Police identify Indian hemp-smoking officer
Police in Lagos have identified one of its officers caught smoking what looked like an Indian hemp in a viral…
Why Ondo Commissioner for Information resigned
Ojogo tendered his resignation in a letter dated April 12, to Akeredolu, a copy which was made available to the…
I’ll grow Nigeria’s GDP to compete with U.S’, others in 4 years – Orji Kalu
"I can change the economy in four years, I can bring back the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to be competing…
Oladimeji Ahmed docked for threatening to kill landlady, 12 others
Police said that the defendant threatened to kill his landlady, Mrs Kudirat Oyebanjo over a misunderstanding in the compound over…
3 men remanded for kidnapping 72-year-old Fasilat Badmis
Police told the court that the suspects conspired to kidnap 72-year-old Fasilat Badmis from her residence with intent to collect…
Group wants AfDB’s Adesina dragged into presidential race
“Adesina has become a national and global influencer of our time whose global achievements, awards and recognitions had become a…