Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
FCT poll: Vote buying was very rampant, says CDD
CDD said its observers reported cases of vote-buying in Gwagwalada, Abaji, AMAC, Kwali, Bwari and Kuje Area Councils of the…
FRSC to sack officials caught chasing erring motorists
FRSC says it has all what it takes to apprehend a vehicle and it is just a matter of identifying…
DSS operatives invade Lagos SWAN secretariat
Lagos SWAN said the DSS operatives claimed they were following the instructions of Honor Sirawoo, the factional President of SWAN,…
Ortom: I was barred from receiving Osinbajo at Markurdi NAF base
Ortom said he has never insulted the President, the Vice President, or the Federal Government but there are certain things…
FCT Poll: Voters want INEC to extend voting time in Gwagwalada
By Diana Omueza Some voters in Dobi Ward of Gwagwalada Area Council, have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission…
TOOAN boss blames MC Oluomo for Lagos transport union clashes
Abiola, however, alleged that MC Oluomo led Lagos State Chapter of NURTW failed to honour the resolution made in Abuja…
World cup ticket: NBBF president hails D’Tigress
D’Tigress on Friday qualified for the 2022 FIBA Women World Cup to be hosted in Australia later in the year…
Ekiti 2022: Oyebanji hails Bamidele, Bamisile
Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and Rep. Femi Bamisile had announced that they will no longer be part of the suit being…
FCT council poll: Large turnout of voters in Kuje
The voters came out as early as 7.a.m., with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ready for the election at the…
Navy destroys 6 camps of notorious kidnappers in Cross River
Navy warns every criminal operating in Cross River, on land and waterways to leave now or face a ruthless force…
FCT council poll: Police relax movement restriction
By Monday Ijeh The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has relaxed its earlier announced movement restriction during…
Why I’m determined to end illegal oil refining, bunkering in Rivers – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said the war against illegal refining and bunkering is not about…
Passenger bus bursts into flames in Lokoja
The bus which is believed to be heading to the Northern part of the country suddenly burst into flames around…
Nigeria to earn $200bn in FX repatriation from non-oil exports – CBN
Emefiele said that the programme was a first step meant to ensure that the CBN was better able to carry…
Kaduna Rep Gabriel Zock remanded for N185m land fraud
The EFCC, charged Zock, representing Kachia/Kagarko federal constituency of Kaduna state with two counts bordering on fraud.
D’Tigress lose to China in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
D’Tigress will face France on Feb. 11 before meeting Mali on Feb. 13 to see if they could be among…
NESREA seizes lion cub, arrests 2 illegal wildlife traders in Abuja
Lion is one of the endangered species prohibited from trading both locally and internationally, as stated in the Endangered Species…
18 Zamfara lawmakers vote to impeach Deputy Governor Aliyu-Gusau
Zamfara House of Assembly consequently passed a resolution requesting the state Chief Judge to immediately constitute a panel to investigate…
Why Buhari has not assented to Electoral Bill – Presidential aide
The National Assembly had on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 transmitted the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill to the President for…
MTN Nigeria denies strike notice by workers
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) had on Feb. 8 threatened to disrupt MTN Nigeria…
Ojukwu Varsity lecturers at war over ASUU strike
By Chimezie Anaso The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Branch, is divided over the…
Kano gold souk will be world – class when completed – Minister
The establishment of Kano gold souk is part of the current efforts to establish strategic Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining Clusters…
How we uncovered human parts in uncompleted building – Ilora residents
Another resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity said human bones and school uniform of a child were also found…
ISIL terrorists expanding in Nigeria – UN
The UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday that the epicentre of ISIL terrorist group – officially known…
Lagos-Badagry Expressway: LASG announces traffic diversion
Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion was necessary to continue the ongoing construction of Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Umahi sacks management of Ebonyi College of Education
Some members of management of Ebonyi College of Education, Ikwo had before Wednesday been on suspension over alleged illegal employment…
OAU student Ayomikun Ajibola falls into soakaway, dies
“Accordingly, Ayomikun Ajibola was immediately taken to the OAU Teaching Hospital, where she was certified dead.”
UN projects 1.1bn dollars to assist over 8.4m Nigerians in northeast
By Bukola Adewumi The United Nations has said 1.1 billion dollars will be needed to provide humanitarian assistance to 8.4…
Ganduje cheers as Kano Hisbah Board destroys 3.8m bottles of beer
“Hisbah personnel should maintain the tempo as miscreants had devised new tactics of smuggling beer and hard drugs into the…
N5.2bn fraud trial: Personal lawyer testifies against ex-JAMB registrar
By Taiye Agbaje A legal practitioner, Peter Oyewole, on Wednesday, testified against the former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…