Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Wrongful dismissal suit: Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia floors NJC in court
By Wandoo Sombo The Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed an objection raised by the National Judicial Council (NJC) against…
Biden’s immigration bill gives hope to illegal immigrants
Immediately after taking office on Wednesday, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will send an immigration reform bill to Congress that include…
Kano housewife, Suwaiba Shuaibu, stabs husband’s fiancée to death
By Ramatu Garba The Police Command in Kano State has arrested a 20-year-old housewife, Suwaiba Shuaibu, in Doguwa Local Government…
3 burnt to death in Abeokuta fuel tanker explosion
Adejoke Adeleye/ Abeokuta Three persons have been reportedly burnt to death while several others sustained various degrees of injuries in…
Kano LG chairman, Ali Namadi, dies 3 days after election
Alhaji Ali Namadi, one of the 44 candidates of All Progressives Congress, APC declared winner of Kano local government election…
Kaduna varsity, ABU, others announce plans for resumption
By Philip Yatai The Kaduna State University (KASU) is to reopen on Jan. 25 for the 2019/2020 second semester academic…
Truck runs over sleeping workers, crushes 15 to death
At least 15 labourers were crushed to death by a truck in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping by…
WAFU ‘B’ U-17 Tournament: Cote d’Ivoire defeat Nigeria to lift trophy
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire on Monday defeated Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team 3-2 to…
FG urges Nigerians to take COVID-19 vaccine, dismisses conspiracy theories
By Abujah Racheal Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has dismissed speculations that…
One shot, car, bicycles set ablaze as protest over epileptic power supply turns violent in Kafanchan
A peaceful protest against epileptic power supply in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Monday, turned violent as one person was…
NCDC to conduct 450 COVID-19 tests per LGA
By Abujah Racheal The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) will carry…
COVID-19: Gov. Uzodinma cries to Buhari over increase in cases, deaths in Imo
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has raised alarm over what he described as devastating effects of the second wave of…
Controversies trail alleged oil spill at Chevron’s Funiwa oilfield in Bayelsa
By Nathan Nwakamma Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has held divergent views with members of its host communities in Bayelsa on…
FG approves payment of all outstanding salaries of New Nigerian Newspaper workers – Gov. Lalong
By Martha Agas The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said the Federal Government had…
Defection: Court fixes date for PDP’s suit seeking sack of Dogara
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Feb. 4, hear a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic…
Obiano constitutes committee to resolve Aguleri-Umuleri crisis
By Peter Okolie Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has constituted a 15-member committee to look into the boundary dispute between…
Gunmen rain bullets on police team, kill Inspector, steal weapons in Rivers
Gunmen killed Police Inspector, injured others in an attack on Sunday in the Borokiri axis of Port Harcourt, the capital…
Screening for Wike’s Real Madrid Academy marred by lies – Commissioner
Rivers’ Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, has lamented the fact that some children have been lying about their age…
Uganda switches on internet but social media still blocked
Uganda on Monday switched on the internet after it had shut it down on Jan. 13, fearing that it would…
Ekiti Govt disowns online training advert, says it is fake
The Ekiti State Government has disowned an online advert on training, claiming to be a collaboration with the state Ministry…
Ekiti Govt relaxes curfew, restrictions, orders schools to reopen
By Idowu Ariwodola Ekiti State Government on Sunday night announced that the curfew it imposed on the state from 8pm…
Police Sergeant arrested for robbery in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt A serving police sergeant, Ibrahim Odege and one Sampson Odege have been arrested while carrying out…
Kano LG poll: APC wins all chairmanship, councillorship seats
By Rabiu Sani-Ali The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship seats at the…
Police nab 3 armed robbery suspects in Ogun
By Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Officers of Ogun Police Command have arrested three suspects alleged to be armed robbers who came from…
Match Day 5 results in 2020/2021 NPFL
Following are the results of Match Day 5 fixtures in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday:…
Insecurity: Fayemi to spend N1.44bn on Amotekun in 2021
By Ariwodola Idowu The Ekiti Government, on Sunday said it was not taking anything to chance in 2021 addressing the…
Fayemi appoints Perm Sec as Judge of Ekiti High Court
Ariwodola Idowu Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Sunday appointed Mr Adeniyi Familoni, a Lawyer and current Permanent Secretary, Bureau…
Japan: No plan to cancel Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s government on Sunday dismissed suggestions that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer could be cancelled owing to…
Lady shot for resisting rape attempt in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt She escaped death in hands of robbers who also wanted to rape her. But Miss Jeremiah…
Military destroys Boko Haram training camp, ammunition depot in Borno
By Sumaila Ogbaje Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists’ training camp with a…