Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
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
Police give slap on the wrist treatment to DPO accused of conniving with bandits
Police redeploy Divisional Police Officer of Kaura-Namoda LGA of Zamfara State over allegation of connivance with armed bandits to terrorise…
Rivers: Ogoni, Kalabari leaders align for ‘power shift’ ahead of 2023
Some leaders of Ogoni and Kalabari, ethnic groups in Rivers agree to work together to ensure 'power shift' from the…
Gov. Akeredolu assigns portfolios to new commissioners
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State assigns portfolios to the four new commissioners sworn into office on Monday
‘It’s becoming funny,’ Wike reacts to abduction of schoolchildren
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the spate of abduction and release of schoolchildren by alleged kidnappers in Northern Nigeria…
Ex-Super Eagles defender, Mobi Oparaku, calls for sack of Gernot Rohr
Former Super Eagles of Nigeria defender, Mobi Oparaku, calls for sack of Gernot Rohr, the coach of the national football…
Centre reveals nine COVID- 19 hotspots countries in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reveals nine countries with more than 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the…
Elephant tramples Abner Petrus dead in his farm
Elephant tramples Abner Petrus, a 46-year-old farmer to death in his crop farm in northern Namibia, police confirmed Monday.
Fani-Kayode hits critics of his stand on killing of Fulani family in Osun
Former Minister, Chief Femi Fani Kayode, condemns critics of his stand on the killing of a Fulani family in Osun…
COAS Attahiru plots annihilation of Boko Haram in 7-day operational visit to Borno
COAS Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru will spend the next one week in Borno as part of his bid to raise…
Why I bathed my husband with hot water – Ogun housewife, Bisola Awodele
Police arrest Mrs. Bisola Awodele, a 43-year-old mother of five, for allegedly pouring hot water on her husband in Ogun
Police nab one suspect over killing of Eunice Aganya, retired DIG’s wife in Benue
The lifeless body of Mrs Eunice Aganya was found lying in a pool of blood with a deep cut on…
Two police officers die in Kwara auto crash
Two policemen on escort duty die when their vehicle rammed into a trailer after experiencing burst tyre on Ogbomoso-Ilorin road
Why probe of Air Peace’s burst tyre incident was ceded to NCAA – AIB official
A Boeing 737-300 aircraft operated by Air Peace Ltd experienced a burst tyre during taxing at Murtala Mohammed International Airport…
Makinde appoints aides on infrastructure, legal matters
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, appoints Special Adviser on Works/Infrastructure and Special Assistant on Legal Matters.
AbdulRazaq unveils new Kwara Utd jerseys
Kwara United Football Club launches the replica jerseys to increase its revenue base and to officially open its new merchandise…
World Kidney Day: How to avoid kidney failure – Expert
By Stella Kabruk A medical practitioner, Dr Nuhu Sule, on Thursday, cautioned youths against cigarette smoking to avoid kidney failure.…
Kano housewife accuses husband of laziness despite 10 children in 9 years
Binta Bello tells court that while her husband stay in her house doing nothing, she has been responsible for providing…
My wife cannot make ‘simple eba’ – Divorce seeking man laments in court
Customary court in Ibadan dissolves Stephen Akinseloye's 15-month marriage to Opeyemi over poor cooking skill and 'immaturity'
Police declare LG staff, Sabina Izuora, wanted for child trafficking, theft
Police says Mrs Izuora, a staff of Social Welfare Department of Ihiala LGA is wanted over alleged cases of child…
Rape: Governors’ wives donate N500k to family of late Uwaila
The cash gift is from the Nigerian Governors' Wives Forum's Victims Support Fund, being financed by the Ford Foundation, to…
Int’l Women’s Day: Obaseki launches N1bn fund for women
The N1 billion fund will be used to widows and vulnerable women whose livelihoods have been grievously affected as a…
2023: ‘Atiku for Nigeria’ inaugurated in Enugu
"Atiku doesn't have to be president again but we are all begging him to offer himself again in the interest…