Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
$418m Paris Club debt: Court to hear all applications in governors’ suit Dec. 21
The court had, on Nov. 5, restrained the Federal Government from deducting the monies from federation account to settle the…
Former minister bags 60 days’ prison term
The conservative politician was accused of having unlawfully ordered the separation of a couple from Syria because the woman was…
IGP Baba: 2022 will be a very challenging year for police
Baba said the force, in the outgoing year, undertook several high-profile special operations leading to the prevention of several crimes…
How Bollywood star Harnaaz Sandhu won Miss Universe in spite of politics
The beauty pageant was almost stalled by a grassroots led boycott urging contestants to skip the event to protest Israel's…
Zamfara APC crisis: Yari camp vows to appeal court judgement
The court had in a judgement delivered last week dismissed Yari camp’s suit challenging the dissolution of its executive by…
Police dock 100 Lagos Okada riders for attempted murder
The Lagos state taskforce in conjunction with the police was on a raid on illegal motorcycle riders in Festac and…
Niger: COAS Yahaya satisfied with troops’ efforts to tackle insecurity
Yahaya assured that he placed high premium on the welfare of officers, soldiers and their families and would not backtrack…
Gunmen invade Ekiti community, popular trader, Alhaja Saliu abducted
The invasion, which was heralded by sporadic gunshots, also witnessed attack on an unidentified farmer who was left with severe…
Rivers: Correspondents’ Chapel ends press week with thanksgiving
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The week long activities of Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council…
NIMASA urges media to liberate Nigerians from sea blindness
Essien stated further that because of the futuristic realization that the waters will replace oil and gas,even land-locked countries areas…
Prince Rwang Pam: Over 100 Plateau communities taken over by herdsmen
He said though the attacks started in 2001, it has degenerated under the present government
Dignitaries, clerics honour Late Justice Babalakin at Fidau prayers
Shaykh Abdrahman Olanrewaju, National Missioner, Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, who gave the sermon, said that the late Babalakin left good…
2023 presidency: Yahaya Bello says he will not disappoint Nigerians
“By the special grace of God Almighty, I will not disappoint you. It is often said and I believe that…
Army speaks on alleged abduction of travellers in Borno
“The fact is that members of the terrorists group emerged through the Dole/Bari villages in some vehicles with the intent…
Bandits strike again in Kaduna, abduct woman, 4 children
Police said effort is ongoing to facilitate safe rescue the abducted victims.
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…