Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Biafra: Dokubo a joker, can’t speak for Kalabari people- Group
A Rivers State based group, Kalabari Unity Forum, KUF disowns Asari Dokubo and his 'De Facto Customary Government of Biafra'
Biafra: Ijaw communities demand apology from Asari Dokubo
Ex-militant, Asari Dokubo, is under fire from Ijaw people over inclusion of their communities as part of his Biafra Government's…
National Sports Festival: Obaseki, Sports Minister agree on April 2 as new date
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The much belated National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Edo 2020’, has been scheduled to hold between April…
Gunmen rain bullets on Correctional Service bus, kill 2, free inmate in Anambra
Gunmen attack Nigerian Correctional Service vehicle, kill armed guard, one other person in Ekwulobia area of Anambra State.
Sunshine Stars’ welfare officer, Abdulsalam, suspended
Mr. Abdulrahman Abdulsalam, Welfare Officer, Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure has been suspended over assault of referee
IS-linked terrorist group kills 200 people in Congo – UN
The ADF is one of more than 100 rebel groups active in Congo’s east, with many of them fighting over…
Aregbesola inaugurates aerial fire-fighting truck in Lagos [Photos]
Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior inaugurates Aerial Fire-fighting vehicle, says FG planning to use aircraft for firefighting
NSA Monguno: Security agencies not working closely together as expected
NSA Babagana Monguno says Nigeria's security agencies are not working together to tackle the security challenges facing the country.
Police kill 2 bandits in Kaduna, recover 5 AK-47 rifles
By Mohammed Tijjani Police killed two suspected bandits on Wednesday in Saminaka town, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State…
Alleged $2.5bn arms scandal: Stop peddling fictional tales, APC tells PDP
The APC urges PDP to provide viable opposition which Nigeria’s democracy needs, instead of peddling in road side fictional tales.
Adamawa communities protest alleged sale of their farmlands by Council Chairman
About 30 Communities in Gerei LGA of Adamawa state protest against alleged sale of their farmlands by Mr Joda Amisa,…
Police hunt for killers of Port Harcourt man, Onyekachi Onuorah
Police are searching for killers of one Onyekachi Onuorah whose remains was found tied to a telecom mast in Port…
Kogi has no facility to receive COVID-19 Vaccines – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says COVID-19 Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines have been supplied to all states except Kogi.
Atiku: Buhari’s decision to spend $1.5bn on refinery unwise, suspicious
Former VP Atiku Abubakar says FG's decision to use $1.5bn to rehabilitate Port Harcourt refinery is suspicious and unwise use…
Illegal arrest: Odioakosa-Mmakwe defeats police, awarded N20m as damages
Court orders the police to pay N20m to Chinelo Odioakosa-Mmakwe, the proprietor of Tender Life Initiative Foundation for wrongful parade
Three members of ISPAC vigilance group charged with murder in Port Harcourt
Police accuse members of ISPAC vigilance group of killing two persons, secretly burying them and theft of AK-47 in Rivers
Police identify man caught masturbating in viral video, declare him wanted
Police identify man caught in a viral video masturbating in a commercial vehicle in Lagos as Mr Matthew, declare him…
Rangers climb to top of NPFL ladder without pitch action
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu climb to the top of the 2020/2021 NPFL table on Wednesday, even without playing…
Rivers: Kidnappers demand N5bn ransom for King Ikuru
Kidnappers of HRM Aaron Ikuru, the paramount ruler of Ikuru community in Andoni LGA of Rivers are demanding for N5billion…
Troops rescue 10 persons abducted from Kaduna Airport Staff Quarters
Nigerian troops rescue 10 persons kidnapped from the Kaduna Airport Staff Quarters, Ifira, Igabi LGA in the early hours of…
Akeredolu appoints Catherine Odu as Ondo first female SSG
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu appoints Princess Catherine Oludunni Odu as first female Secretary to Ondo State Govt and special advisers
Enugu man, Gabriel Arum, 2 sons arrested over theft of iron gate
Police arraign Gabriel Arum, his son, Kenechukwu and Ifeanyi Obasi for allegedly stealing security gate valued at N100,000 in Enugu
Wakili: 3 OPC members charged with arson, murder, remanded
Police arraign three OPC members involved in the arrest of alleged Ibarapa warlord, Abdullahi Wakili on charges of conspiracy, murder…
‘We will not engage with bandits or kidnappers’ — El-Rufai
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna says his duty is to enforce the law against bandits troubling the state, not to…
PDP disowns ‘Generation Next in PDP’ town hall meeting
The Peoples Democratic Party says it nether approved nor has anything to do with a town hall meeting tagged, ‘Generation…
Niger Assembly probes non-release of NECO results of 30,000 students
Niger House of Assembly probes non-release of 2019/2020 National Examinations Council results of more than 30,000 students in the state.
Gunmen abduct 16 fishermen with their engine boats
Gunmen kidnap 16 Ugandan fishermen on Lake Albert shared with the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Police said…
Three dead, 284 infections confirmed as strange disease hits Kano
Kano Government announces outbreak of a yet-to-be-identified disease in 13 local government areas of the state.
Notorious Ibarapa warlord Wakili, 2 sons arraigned on charges of murder, kidnapping
Police arraign notorious warlord, Abdullahi Iskilu Wakili, two sons and one Aliyu Manu on charges of murder, kidnapping and armed…
Kidnapped UNIPORT lecturer, Dr Ayuwo, freed after 23 days
Dr Jones Gilbert Ayuwo, University of Port Harcourt lecturer, regains freedom after over three weeks in captivity of kidnappers