Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Salary disparity: Lawyers working Rivers LGs drag state govt to court
The lawyers want to the court to compel Rivers to pay them the same salary with their colleagues on the…
Fears of epidemic in Ogun secretariat over collapse of sewage system
The sewage system started collapsing about two years ago without any attention from the Ministry of Environment.
Boko Haram: Troops move 26 humanitarian workers rescued from Dikwa to Maiduguri
The insurgents storms Dikwa, riding on many gun trucks in their determination to takeover the town and declare it one…
Police bust counterfeit currency gang, recover fake N5.7m notes in Abuja
The four men were among 11 suspects arrested for crimes ranging from 'one chance robbery', fraud and armed robbery along…
Gov. Obaseki directs Council Chairpersons to handover to administrators
The council officials were inaugurated on March 5, 2018, following their victory in the local government elections of March 3,…
Why I’m neither a Christian nor a Muslim – Ajai Lycett
“Everybody else is going to mars and the moon and everything, we are crying ‘Jesus Jesus.’ It’s bankrupt. Rubbish. That’s…
Electricity workers injured by Boko Haram landmine in Borno
Terrorists have disrupted power supply to Maiduguri and other parts of the Borno State in recent times with incessant attacks…
NDLEA seizes Tramadol capsules worth N50m in Adamawa
The NDLEA says it had also seized 82 blocks of compressed substance believed to be Indian hemp, in Lafiya-Lamurde in…
2023 presidency: TINA entices Tinubu with N10million
A youth group, Tinubulate Nigeria Agenda, says it has raised N10 million to entice former Gov. Bola Tinubu to join…
Wike: ‘One guy carrying Ak- 47’ blocked my convoy
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike alleges that a police officer in mufti who was armed with AK 47 blocked his convoy in…
Rivers: 11 abducted boat passengers still missing 3 days after
Eleven passengers abducted three days ago by sea pirates from a passenger boat on Bonny waterways still missing three days…
We’ll rescue kidnapped 317 schoolgirls unhurt, Zamfara CP assures
Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, assures that students abducted from Govt Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe will be rescued…
Police rescue 3 kidnapped children, arrest 2 suspects in Ebonyi
Ebonyi Police Command rescue two children kidnapped Ikwo LGA of the state, and one other in Enugu, arrest two suspects
Zamfara: Journalists attacked as angry residents protest abduction of schoolgirls
Angry residents of Jangebe, the Zamfara community where 317 schoolgirls were abducted early Friday attack journalists, others
Rivers Police Commissioner disbands notorious Eagle Crack Squad
Rivers Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, dissolves the controversial and dreaded Eagle Crack Squad of the state’s Command.
WHO certifies El Salvador malaria-free
Globally, a total of 38 countries and territories have been certified malaria free by the World Health Organisation.
Police in grief after gunmen killed 4 officers in Calabar
The Nigeria Police has begun a manhunt for assailants responsible for the killing of four of its men in Cross…
Policemen forget phone in student’s car after extorting him of N150K in Rivers
Policemen forget phone in the car of a student of UNIPORT they forcefully extorted of N150,000 in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
Oyo COVID-19 deaths now 110
Oyo records four COVID-19 related deaths, bringing to 110, the total number of deaths linked to the pandemic in the…
Indonesia starts mass vaccination for journalists
Indonesia begins mass COVID-19 vaccination for journalists on Thursday with President Joko Widodo observing the activity in Jakarta.
Imo Group threatens Okorocha with recall
A political group in Imo advises Sen. Rochas Okorocha to apologise to Imo Government over his action on government’s sealed…
Gunmen kill 2 policemen on patrol, steal rifles in Anambra
Gunmen shot dead 2 policemen on patrol, cart their rifles away in two separate incidents Anambra State on Wednesday
My detention taught me a great lesson – Metu, ex-PDP spokesman
Olisa Metu, former national publicity secretary of the PDP speaks on his experience in detention during a reception in Anambra…
Benin Stormwater Project: Situating Obaseki’s self-indicting verdict in the proper context
By Osaro Osayande (PhD) On Monday, February 22, 2021, Edo Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki decided to remind Nigerians that there…
IGP Adamu: 150 persons convicted of sexual abuse cases in 2 years
Police say 150 persons have been convicted of Sexual and Gender Based Violence and children abuse cases between 2019 and…
Gunshots as robbers kill policeman, 2 others, empty bullion van of cash in Delta
Robbers empty bullion van of cash content after killing policeman, two others at Ubulu -Okiti community on Asaba-Benin express road…
Rampaging bandits kill 18 persons in 2 LGAs in Kaduna in 48 hours
Kaduna Govt says 18 persons died in several attacks on soft targets by bandits across Igabi and Chikun local government…
Lagos announces another total shutdown of Third Mainland bridge
The closure was to allow for demobilisation of the superstructure of the bridge. having completed the replacement of the 12 expansion…
We saw the good, the bad, the best of police – SARS Panel Chairman
The 14-member panel received 17 petitions, 53 witnesses and 50 exhibits.
Group calls for release of traditional ruler, lecturer abducted in Rivers
Obolo Youth Coalition calls for release of King Aaron Ikuru and a University lecturer, Dr. Jones Ayuwo, abducted last Sunday…