Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
4 vehicles, building burnt in fresh flare-up of Aguleri, Umueri crisis
By Peter Okolie The age-old war between between neighbouring communities of Aguleri and Umueri in Anambra East LGA flared up…
NIN enrolment: Pantami approves 20 new centres for Abuja (Full list)
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Ali Pantami has approved activation of 20 NIN enrolment centres for FCT…
Bandits kill livestock guard, shoot NSCDC officer in Benue
By Emmanuel Antswen The Benue Government said bandits attacked and killed a Livestock Guard and shot an official of the…
Why Buhari ordered establishment of 6 new prisons – Minister
By Rabiu Sani-Ali President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the construction of six new prisons as part of programmes to reform the…
Voter apathy mars Kano LG poll
By Rabiu Sani-Ali Saturday’s Kano State local government election, recorded low turnout of voters, as only a handful voters were…
Why I established school of politics – Ezekwesili
Former vice president of World Bank, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has explained that #FixPolitics’ School of Politics, Policy and Governance, SPPG,…
Wike spreading COVID -19 in Rivers, 10 commissioners positive: APC claims
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A faction of Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Transportation…
SARS officers collected N100,000 to release my brother, but gave us his corpse -Petitioner
Okafor Ofiebor/Rivers A middle-aged man, Chinasa Ukenna, has demanded for the sum of N30 million as compensation for the death…
Akwa Ibom man demands N100m for son tortured to death by SARS officers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A 68-year old man from Akwa Ibom State, Elder Sunday Joel, has asked for N100million as compensation…
Why Chimamanda is in ‘demand’ everywhere
By Nehru Odeh Her fans can’t get enough of her. Aside from her books selling like hot cakes across the…
Sen. Abaribe to Wike: You’re the shining light of PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as an…
Sen. Abe APC faction mobilises for Rivers LG poll, mocks Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A faction Rivers All Progressives Congress, APC loyal to former Senator Magnus Abe has asked its supporters…
Don’t pick passengers without face masks, Edo govt. warns transporters
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Alarmed by the increasing number of persons that have tested positive for the Coronavirus pandemic, the Edo…
Soldiers kill kidnapper, rescue abducted woman in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Soldiers on escort duty on Wednesday, in Benin, Edo state, shot and killed a yet-to-be-identified kidnap suspect.…
2023 presidency: Plateau Speaker challenges Yahaya Bello
By Peter Amine The Speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba has challenged Governor Yahaya Bello to grant…
Shocker: Ilorin Pastors brainwash church members to disown parents, burn certificates
By Afusat Agunbide -Oladipo Two pastors in Ilorin, Kwara State, Olumide Peter and Jasulayomi Adetola, are in trouble for allegedly…
Africa to get 900m doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 – Official
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) through COVAX facility and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa…
“No more Governor’s boy”- Wike shocks Rivers LGA chairs
…”Operation Show executed projects in your LGA. No more to ‘we are Governor’s Boys,”and very loyal to the party”. Okafor…
Attacks on waterways: Bonny youths take protest to Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Scores of youths from Bonny Local Government Area on Thursday congregate at the gate leading to Rivers…
#EndSARS: 233,000 candidates to write disrupted NECO exams in February
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Examination Council (NECO) says that 233,000 candidates who could not write the examinations as a…
Edo teachers commence indefinite strike on Monday
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin As schools across the country reopen for academic activities on Monday, January 18, public primary school students…
Wanted: Female fire fighters in Nasarawa
By Olukayode Babalola Nasarawa State Fire Service is looking for female fire fighters. Alhaji Dalhatu Dogara, its Chief Fire Officer…
ASUP fumes as gunmen kidnap polytechnic lecturer in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt A lecturer in Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State, James Finwe, has been kidnapped by…
Popular broadcaster Segun Owolabi escapes gunmen’s attack in P/Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Mr. Segun Owolabi, the Business Manager, South-South of Silverbird Radio and Television in Port Harcourt, the…
3 crushed to death as container falls on commercial bus in Ibadan
By Suleiman Shehu No fewer than three persons lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries on Tuesday, as a…
UNIJOS announces resumption date
By Polycarp Auta University of Jos has announced Jan. 22 as its resumption date for the 2019/2020 academic session, Mr.…
WAFU U-17: Golden Eaglets squeeze into semi-finals on goal difference
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, on Tuesday, whipped their Ghanaian counterparts 3-1 in the last group…
Taraba commissioner speaks on alleged diversion of N1.2bn COVID-19 funds
By Gabriel Yough Dr Innocent Vakkai, the Taraba commissioner for Health, on Tuesday, denied local media reports that he embezzled…
Varsity imposes ‘No nose mask, no entry’ on Jan. 18 resumption
The management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, says nobody will be allowed to enter the institution…
Ekiti 2022: Sen. Olujimi speaks on calls to contest governorship election
By Yinusa Ishola Sen. Biodun Olujimi, (PDP-Ekiti South) has assured that she will make her stand on the clamour by…