Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
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…
How I was arrested, detained for over 8 hours by soldiers – Guardian newspaper’s driver
By Omuboye Sukubo A driver with Guardian newspaper, Saifu Ahmadu, has narrated how he was arrested by soldiers at 6:00…
Desmond Elliot: I support #EndSARS but….
The lawmaker representing Surulere 1 Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, on Thursday declared his support…
States to get $2m each to accomplish GIS — NGF
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigerian states able to capture at least 50 per cent of their property that have electricity connections in…
Wike approves employment of 5000 youths
Rivers State Executive Council has approved the employment of 5000 youths into the State Civil Service. The approval was given…
#EndSARS: Civil Defence officer sacked for participating in looting
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Illya Ibrahim, a Corps Assistant with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has lost his job for…
#EndSARS: Lagos Govt invited troops, no protester was shot -Army
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday evening that the Lagos Government invited the military to be involved in…
IYC to IPOB: We’ll not allow you to cause chaos in Niger Delta
By Okafor Ofiebor The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC) has warned that it will not allow any secessionist group such…
Police brutalize newspapers’ circulation officers in Rivers
Okafor Ifiebor/Port Harcourt In what seemed like a case of transferred aggression, officers of Rivers State Police Command have become…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie releases new book (Read excerpt)
By Nehru Odeh Multiple award-winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has just released her first book in over seven years today…
Troops repel attack in Borno, kill 38 Boko Haram fighters, lose 5 soldiers
Troops of the Nigerian military successfully prevented attempts by members of Boko Haram insurgency group to attack their base in…
NFF appoints media officers for Super Eagles, Falcons
By Victor Okoye The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of media officers for the nation’s men’s and…
Sokoto Assembly confirms 31-year-old Bashir Gorau as commissioner
By Muhammad Bello The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of 31-year-old Bashir Gorau as member…
#EndSARS: Hoodlums stole 110 tractors, others in Adamawa
By Hawa Lawal Alhaji Sadiq Umar-Daware, the Chairman, North East Commodity Association (NECAS) says hoodlums who took advantage of the…
Troops kill 38 bandits, rescue 108 victims in N/West
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have eliminated 38 bandits, arrested 198 others and their collaborators as…
NLC asks FG to probe states over hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC on Monday asked the Federal Government to investigate state governments over hoarding of palliative provisions…
Wike rallies council chiefs, others against IPOB members in Rivers
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, is furious about activities of Biafra secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB…
#EndSARS: Three die in Kogi COVID-19 warehouse loot stampede
Richard Elesho/Lokoja Kogi got its own bite of looting going on across the country on Sunday as some residents were…
Media support crucial for success of SDGs – Orelope-Adefulire
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope- Adefulire has solicited the support of…
#EndSARS: Lekki shooting has ‘complicated matters for me’ – Tinubu
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says last Tuesday’s alleged shooting of…
Tinubu: Why I did not use security operatives to stop arsonists at TVC, TheNation
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday speaks on attacks on Television Continental, TVC and The…
Tinubu: The lessons of #EndSARS protests
By Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the…
#EndSARS: Omotola and the search for truth in time of fake news
In war, truth is the first casualty – Aeschylus …Watch and listen to what Professor Bolaji Akinyemi said in video…