Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
2023: Obasanjo advises Ooni on Tinubu, others
“Don’t direct Yoruba people to support any aspirant, as we don’t all go to in the same direction, which is…
Obaseki gifts house, N1m to outstanding Edo teacher
Mrs. Benedicta Idele emerged as the first runner-up in the 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year Award,
Jonathan: Why my administration enacted FOI Act
Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director said the FOI Act, which was signed into law on May 28, 2011, was a vision…
‘Army lied on rescue of 20 police personnel from terrorists in Yobe’
Police said no police personnel was kidnapped or declared missing when suspected members of Boko-Haram/ISWAP insurgents attacked the Buni-Yadi police…
Insecurity: Northern group asks Buhari to resign
"It is embarrassing that President Buhari is idly watching the terrorist elements reigning supreme in our Country, imposing taxes on…
Ayu speaks on how new PDP NWC will operate
He called on all non-PDP members to join the party, saying “our umbrella can accommodate all of us.”
Group asks court to sack Buni as APC convention chair
PYM also urged the court to make an order setting aside the date announced by Buni for holding of the…
Gumi’s visit to Kogi West: Atte narrates encounter with DSS
The Director assured Okun People that Gumi's visit to Okunland was not a State sponsored/supported event at all
Group calls for review of Nigeria’s anti-corruption laws
Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta An anti-corruption group, Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) has called on government at all level to come…
Etsu Bassa Nge rejects change in identity of his people to Nupe
He said the name reversal was done to destabilize the peaceful co-existence of Bassa people as they were not in…
COVID-19: Kogi launches mass vaccination campaign
Kogi has so far received a total of 220, 278 doses of AZ vaccine, and a total of 50,302 doses…
Bada Akinwumi heads AEDC’s interim management team
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the power sector regulator, has approved the appointment of the interim management team.
Mimiko: Restructuring a means to more productive, prosperous Nigeria
On the new bridge, the former Ondo State governor said Governor Wike has proved himself worthy his sobriquet: "Mr. Project!".
KSJI names Onumajulu Nwodo, Azinge, others advisory board members
KSJI, a family apostolate charged with the defence of the Roman Catholic faith and came to Nigeria in 1976.
10 dead, 5 injured in Kogi early morning crash
The accident which occurred at about 3:40am on Ajegwu bridge involved a luxury bus with registration number Anambra XE536AWK and…
Kogi: Hunters nab 3 suspected kidnappers
The hunters raided the hideouts of criminals terrorizing Osara, Aku, Irepeni, Irapana communities along Okene-Lokoja highway.
2023: Group raises alarm on smear campaign against Osinbajo
The group warned that it may be forced to retaliate if attack on Osinbajo continues and even increased the pressure…
Man nabbed for defiling benefactor’s 4-year-old daughter in Rivers
The mother of the little girl regretted that the family related with the suspect as a brother because they attended…
Ezeife, we’re not kneeling down with you
Ezeife had told a gathering in Abuja that the South East, or the Igbo, were prepared to “kneel for any…
Army holds first of its kind ceremony for retiring Generals
A total of 52 officers, made up of 23 major-generals and 29 brigadier- generals who have retired and will be…
Fake military Colonel nabbed with ‘CIA’ ID card in Edo
He was said to have been intimidating and oppressing residents and traders in the Benin metropolis.
Police, youths raid criminal hideouts, arrest 2 suspects in Rivers
The raid was embarked upon following reports that suspected criminals are using the hideouts to launch attacks on individuals and…
NIMASA will support police to combat maritime crimes – Jamoh
NIMASA said the police are critical in helping to prosecute suspects arrested under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime…
GBV: Edo to prosecute advocates of out-of-court settlement
Most cases of gender based violence are perpetrated by close relatives, friends and spouses.
Sheikh Gumi: Kogi elder, David Atte delays visit to DSS office
Atte was scheduled for interrogation by operatives of DSS over his comments on the visit of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to…
Uzodinma: What I told Buhari on Anambra election
He dismissed assertion that the governing APC may not be voted back to power in 2023 due to the prevailing…
Sanwo-Olu: COVID vaccination card compulsory to attend social event in Lagos
For people not yet vaccinated, a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) within 72 hours will be an exemption.
Gunmen abduct Reverend Father Joseph Ajayi in Ondo
A family source, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the incident occurred on Monday while the clergyman was traveling in…
Dr. Osakwe arrested over rape of 15-year-old housemaid in Delta
A humam right activist, Mr Harrison Gwamnishu, who lodged the complaint before the police, told journalists in Asaba that Osakwe…
Buhari says AEDC an embarrassment, sacks management
a new interim governing board had been appointed to oversee the day-to-day operations of the distribution company.