Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Ekiti man, Jayeoba Oluwafemi, docked for raping step daughter
By Bolanle Lawal An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 51, be remanded at…
Gunmen kidnap 11 teachers
Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, the head of the Presbyterian Church said.…
Nigerian troops kill 75 terrorists, lose 3 soldiers in North-East
By Sumaila Ogbaje/Ahmed Abba The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Fire Ball have eliminated 75 Boko Haram/Islamic State…
#EndSARS: Edo govt reviews curfew
By Jethro Ibileke The Edo Government has announced a review of the curfew imposed on the state following the violence…
Rexlawson Johnson arrested for killing girlfriend in hotel room in Ogun
Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta A 31-year-old man, Rexlawson Jonson has been arrested by men of Ogun State police command over alleged…
Four suspects nabbed over looting of police station in Rivers
By Okafor Ifiebor/Port Harcourt * 21 inch television, sound speakers, uniform of DPO of Afam police station recovered The Police…
Gunmen invade university, kill 19 ahead of book fair
By Nehru Odeh In what looked like an attack against literacy and free speech, gunmen stormed Kabul University ahead of…
#EndSARS protest: Minister visits medical student hit by bullet in Abakaliki
By Douglas Okoro Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology on Sunday paid a sympathy visit to Miss…
Sanwo-Olu: APC furious over PDP’s resignation call
By Yemi Adeleye The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State says Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu remains undaunted and could…
COVID-19: Wike threatens to reintroduce restrictions on church services
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Rivers Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Sunday lamented what he described as a flagrant disobedience of…
9 Nigerians contesting in Tuesday’s U.S. elections
Nine Nigerian Americans are bidding for different offices in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States
Towards a more Perfect Union in Nigeria: Kayode Fayemi
In a speech in Kaduna, Governor Kayode Fayemi disagrees with the notion that the amalgamation of southern and northern Nigeria…
Explaining the peculiarities of 2020 U.S. presidential election
By Prudence Arobani, News Agency of Nigeria On Tuesday, the United States will go to the polls to choose for…
Road crash claims 2 Civil Defence personnel in Ondo
By Muftau Ogunyemi Two personnel from the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) died…
Why we can’t threaten officers with dismissal over duty posts- Police Commission
The Police Service Commission, PSC has denied reports that it threatened to sack police officers who refused to return to…
IPOB members invading Rivers from Abia State, says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, alleged to be behind the mayhem in Oyigbo, a…
Rivers: Residents groan as military continues operation against IPOB in Oyigbo
*Residents beg Governor Wike to relax curfew *Soldiers recovering looted items By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Reports coming out from the…
#EndSARS: 16 stunning facts about Desmond Elliot
By Nehru Odeh Desmond Elliot, Nollywood actor and politician, stirred the hornets’ nest in the wake of the #EndSARS protests…
Looters of NYSC camp will be apprehended, prosecuted – IG
By Franca Ofili The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has assured that hoodlums who carted away items meant for corps…
Supreme Court didn’t cede disputed oil wells to Rivers – Bayelsa Govt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State has said last Tuesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on the disputed oil wells with…
#EndSARS: I want to be IGP in future, says boy arrested in police uniform
By Jethro Ibileke Gift Osayuhi, a boy who was arrested during the #EndSARS protest in Benin, Edo state, says he…
Army: IPOB members killed 6 soldiers, stole their weapons in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has revealed that six of its personnel were killed and…
Family of murdered musician seeks N1bn compensation from police
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt The family of Daniel Chibuike Ikeaguchi, the musician popularly known as Sleek who was shot dead…
Police Commissioner asks IPOB members to leave Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt. Rivers Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, has warned members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,…
#EndSARS protest: I was beaten, threatened, says Amara the Lesbian
YouTuber and outspoken queer activist, Amara the Lesbian, has spoken about her motivation in shining light to the peculiar plight…
Traditional ruler raises alarm over Amnesty International’s tracking of Nigerian troops
By Suleiman Shehu The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Adekunle Oyelude has faulted claims by the Amnesty International that…
Lagos elders seek unemployment benefits for youths
By Esenvosa Izah The Lagos State Council of Elders has called on the government to consider payment of benefits to…
Many officers of Immigration Service to wear new rank – CG
By Aderogba George The Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede has said many officers, especially…
Power sector records all-time peak of 5, 4590 MW — TCN
By Constance Imasuen The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the nation’s power industry has attained another all-time national peak…
Troops kill 22 terrorists, destroy 2 gun trucks, recover arms in Borno
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Fire Ball have eliminated 22 Boko Haram/Islamic State of…