Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Police arrest Emila Sunday for attempting to sell her baby in Anambra
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Officers of Ojoto Division of the Anambra Police Command have arrested a 21-year –old woman, Emila Sunday,…
Curfew imposed on Delta community as youths go on rampage over sudden deaths
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A dust to dawn curfew has been imposed on Ute-Okpu community in Ika North East local government…
Fashola: How APC can retain power in 2023
By Emmanuel Mogbede Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress,…
Gombe lawmakers sack Speaker, majority leader, deputy chief whip
The Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Abubakar Ibrahim from Yamaltu west constituency while Abubakar Luggerewo…
Why we impeached Deputy Speaker Ironu Ogundeji – Ondo Assembly
By Mufutau Ogunyemi Mr Ironu Ogundeji, the Deputy Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly was impeached over alleged gross…
Inspector who killed security guard Gbaraka undergoing orderly room trial – Rivers CP
Okafor Ofiebor / Port Harcourt The Rivers Police Command has promised that there will be justice for the family of…
Sex slavery, child prostitution on alarming increase in Rivers – Group
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Trafficking in children and the use of under aged girls for prostitution and sex slavery is increasing…
IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu, Uche Mefor are at war
By Nehru Odeh There seems to be a crack within the Indigenous People of Biafra, as the deputy leader, Uche…
Ogun housewife brutalises 12-year-old boy over missing N5000
A 40- year- old housewife, Iswat Taofeek, has been arrested by the police in Adatan area of Abeokuta, the capital…
Isa Pantami loses 13-year-old daughter
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Malam Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has lost his 13-year old daughter,…
Gunmen abduct medical doctor in Kogi, NMA cries out
By Friday Idachaba The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi chapter, has appealed to security agencies and the state government to…
Troops kill many bandits, arrest illegal miners in Zamfara, Katsina – DHQ
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Accord have arrested 11 illegal miners and eliminated scores of…
Court sends Sen. Ali Ndume to Kuje prison
Taiye Agbaje Borno Senator, Ali Ndume, was ordered to be remanded in Kuje Prison on Monday following his failure to…
Gov. Akeredolu sacks Commissioner for Justice
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday sacked Adekola Olawoye as his Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. The Governor…
Police Inspector kills security guard Gbaraka in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Homicide detectives in Rivers are investigating the circumstances that led to the killing of Gospel Gbaraka, a…
Magu: Why I did not honour Code of Conduct Bureau’s invitation
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has explained why he did…
Wike imposes 24-hour curfew on parts of Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday imposed a 24 –hour curfew on parts of Port Harcourt, the…
No Boko Haram attack on Zulum’s convoy – Borno Govt
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Borno State Government has denied reports that Boko Haram insurgents attacked the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum…
How bandits kidnapped Imam, 17 others from Jumat Mosque in Zamfara – Police
Police confirm abduction of Imam, 17 worshippers by bandits during Jumat prayers at a mosque in a community in Maru…
Nigeria now equipped to tackle all maritime crimes – Minister
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has declared that Nigeria is now well equipped to…
Police DSP arrested for receiving N100,000 bribe in Lagos
By Oladapo Udom A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Popoola Kayode who is also a leader of Taskforce team operating around…
Kidnapped Nasarawa APC chairman, Philip Shekwo, found dead
The Nasarawa State chairman of APC, Philip Shekwo, who was kidnapped in Lafia, the state capital on Saturday, has been…
Umahi dissolves boards, commissions in Ebonyi
Gov. David Umahi has dissolved all Boards and Commissions nontenured by law in Ebonyi State. Umahi gave the directive for…
Our meeting with FG yielding fruits – COEASU President
President of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Comrade Nuhu Ogirima, has disclosed that the Federal Government (FG) eventually…
Controversy trails murder of Ebenezer Amah, ex- Rivers’ NUPENG chair
Victim abducted in his car murdered and dumped by the roadside the next day without demand for ransom. Okafor Ofiebor/Port…
COVID-19: What to do if someone coughs or sneezes on you – Doctors
By Nehru Odeh We are in a season of fear, and coronavirus is on the prowl looking for whom to…
Kindred spirits: Rawlings, Balarabe and Erekat
By Owei Lakemfa WHEN the old or those who play the role of elders die in Africa, we do not…
Rivers Govt. approves contract to build 6th flyover in Port Harcourt
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has approved a contract for the construction of a sixth flyover bridge to…
IPOB: Chiefs beg soldiers not to withdraw from Oyigbo
“Now, IPOB members have killed some soldiers, all of them have ran away. The Army is investigating and fishing them…
Umahi’s defection: Rivers APC sends message to Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has alerted Governor Nyesom Wike to be…