Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
ISWAP Commander, Abou Maryam, other fighters killed in Borno
"Abou Maryam coordinated attacks on military troops and soft-targets mostly around Damasak, Nganzai and Gajiram and sometimes on outskirts of…
Nigeria awards contracts to boost electricity transmission
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Nigerian government on Thursday approved approved 16 contracts aimed at boosting the capacity to transmit and distribute…
Police foil plan by Sani Mamuda to deliver AK-47 rifles, ammunition to bandits
By Abbas Bamalli A 45- year-old man, Sani Mamuda, was arrested on Wednesday while on his way to deliver two…
CP Odumosu orders massive raids on criminal hideouts, black spots in Lagos
By Mateen Badru Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP), Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered his officers to embark on special massive and…
Oyo anti-corruption agency nabs 5 LG officials
By Suleiman Shehu The Oyo State Anti-corruption Agency (OYACA) sets up by Governor Seyi Makinde said it has arrested five…
Buhari gives new assignment to Nigerian elites
The president noted that there was a need to be more careful in assessing the performance of the administration and…
Ekiti 2022: Why I’m confident APC primary will be transparent – Bamidele
The APC Federal lawmaker said he decided to join the gubernatorial race in order to better the lot of the…
Police bust 120 kidnappers, armed robbers, others in Enugu
The commissioner said that the command carried out a total of 14 successive rescues of kidnapped victims in the state…
Air Force Council approves promotion of 29 AVMs, 31 Air Commodores
The council also approved the concessional commission of an Air Warrant Officer (AWO) and five Master Warrant Officers (MWO) to…
Alfa Tunde Olayiwola arrested with fresh human head in Ondo
The cleric suspected to be involved in money rituals was arrested following a tip off received from a member of…
Babangida roots for Osinbajo to lead Nigeria in 2023
“Osinbajo has great passion for Nigeria, he is one that can communicate with the country and inspire people among other…
Wike turning himself into god of Rivers People – Dakuku Peterside
Peterside was piqued by Wike's assertion that he was solely in charge of the state and that nobody could achieve…
Kano teacher, Sukairaj Kabir remanded for rape of mentally-ill student
The Prosecutor, Miss Asma’u Ado, told the court that the defendant committed the offences between 2018 and 2021, at Tudun…
CCT responds to N434m audit query
CCT spokesman said that the tribunal paid out the sum of N434.5 million to contractors after the projects were satisfactorily…
JUST IN: Queen Naomi Silekunola divorces Ooni of Ife
Silekunola Naomi announced an end to the three year marriage in a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle on…
Katsina lawmaker recounts horrible tales of attacks by bandits in constituency
He also narrated how, last week, armed bandits blocked a traveler along Faskari-Gusau road at Kampanin Mailafiya village, hacked him…
Osinbajo presides over extraordinary FEC meeting (PHOTOS)
The meeting was held in a hybrid format at the State House Council Chambers.
Ogun: PDP chieftain accuses Gov Abiodun of non- performance
Adejoke Adeleye A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun Chief Olumide Aderinokun has called out on the Governor…
Iringe-Koko takes over as spokesperson of Rivers Police Command
Iringe-Koko was enlisted into the Police as a Recruit Constable in 2000 and later elevated to the rank of Assistant…
Cross River 2023: Ayade supports power shift to South
“The governorship slot started from the South, it moved to Central and then to the North; it’s fair that power…
FRSC official crushed to death in Ogun
A flat-body trailer hit the FRSC officer and brush him in between the truck and the patrol vehicle.
Umahi inaugurates Ebubeagu security outfit in Ebonyi (Photos)
Umahi said the inauguration was to further strengthen the legal backing for Ebubeagu security outfit
Four police officers arrested in Abuja for extortion after viral video
The order followed a viral extortion video media, where the officers on traffic duty intercepted and extorted money from a…
Obaseki signs Edo N222.6bn 2022 appropriation bill into law
The budget was increased by N8.4 billion from the N214.2 billion initially presented to the Assembly by Obaseki,
Rivers man Chiwendu Woko abandons wife, twins: See the strange reasons
“According to my husband, it is a taboo in their village, Igbo-Etche, for a woman to give birth through C-Section."
Police: Longe couple promoted CP same day
Richard Elesho Police couple, Yetunde and Kehinde Longe were among the officers promoted to the position of Commissioners of Police…
Nigeria aligns national statistical system with SDGs
Osinbajo said with the launch of the report government will be able to track the progress being made in the…
260,000 litres of codeine syrup destroyed in Lagos
NAFDAC said it found LASEPA Effluent Treatment Plant suitable for the proper destruction of the products.
Kwara man, Micheal Adebayo arrested over rape of friend’s daughter
He also confessed to have raped the girl on few occasions, before he was finally caught in the act
Nigerian govt inaugurates free e-learning website for schools
The ministry said it was working with the Galaxy Backbone to reserve a proportion of their cyber base dedicated for…