Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
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…
IWD: Orelope Adefulire calls for concerted effort to tackle poverty among women
She added that while COVID-19 has made many women poorer, it has been established that SDGs cannot be achieved without…
Why we arrested OPC members over Iskilu Wakili – Police
Police says the OPC members were arrested and detained for their involvement in arson and murder during the arrest of…
Police bust Oweniwe Okpara led family kidnap gang in Ogun
According to the Police, the suspects were all arrested in Ajaka area of Sagamu for their roles in the kidnap…
S/Court judgment: Aguma quits APC, other Sen. Abe’s loyalists may follow
Speculations are rife in Rivers that other key members of Senator Abe’s faction may follow Aguma’s example.
Rivers APC: Amaechi loyalists celebrate S/Court victory, mock Abe, supporters
With the judgment, the Supreme Court has ended controversies about the authentic leadership of All Progressives Congress in Rivers State.
The last Wailing Wailer dies
By Femi Adesina It was the end of an era Tuesday when Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailing…
Anambra man, Kingsley Igwe, stabs wife to death with kitchen knife
The suspect allegedly ran amok and attacked his wife, one Oyinye Obi, 31, with a kitchen knife and inflicted multiple…
Seven impersonators of Rivers Task force members arrested
The suspects were caught while trying to extort N20,000 from a victim in the guise of being members of the…
Salary disparity: Lawyers working Rivers LGs drag state govt to court
The lawyers want to the court to compel Rivers to pay them the same salary with their colleagues on the…
Fears of epidemic in Ogun secretariat over collapse of sewage system
The sewage system started collapsing about two years ago without any attention from the Ministry of Environment.
Boko Haram: Troops move 26 humanitarian workers rescued from Dikwa to Maiduguri
The insurgents storms Dikwa, riding on many gun trucks in their determination to takeover the town and declare it one…
Police bust counterfeit currency gang, recover fake N5.7m notes in Abuja
The four men were among 11 suspects arrested for crimes ranging from 'one chance robbery', fraud and armed robbery along…
Gov. Obaseki directs Council Chairpersons to handover to administrators
The council officials were inaugurated on March 5, 2018, following their victory in the local government elections of March 3,…
Why I’m neither a Christian nor a Muslim – Ajai Lycett
“Everybody else is going to mars and the moon and everything, we are crying ‘Jesus Jesus.’ It’s bankrupt. Rubbish. That’s…