Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
‘Why Ajaokuta steel coy should not be abandoned’
Asuquo said that coal and iron ore needed for iron making had been researched by NMDC, adding that only foreign…
Yahaya Bello sends names of 3 commissioner- designates to Kogi Assembly
The nominees include former Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo who had resigned his appointment to contest for APC…
Gov. Ikpeazu sacks LG Chair, swears in Deputy
She was sworn in against the backdrop of the defection of the former Chairman, Mr Ibe Nwoko, from PDP to…
Osun election: Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje join Oyetola’s campaign train
In his remarks, Gov. Ganduje said the leadership and members of the party were resolute to deliver Osun to APC.
2022 Hajj: Why 150 intending Oyo pilgrims were barred
629 out of 43,000 slots given to Nigeria was allocated to Oyo State to perform 2022 Hajj, despite that over…
Police kill 3 kidnappers, rescue Italian Rev. Fr. in Edo
The 68-year-old members of Somascan Father’s Community, was kidnapped by the hoodlums along Ogunwenyi through Usen community, in Ovia South…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
‘We can’t sleep again because of kidnappers, bandits’ – Plateau residents
Yusuf also said that their attackers recently killed five soldiers in the community.
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…