Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Troops kill 10 bandits, arrest 3 informants in Katsina – Official
By Zubairu Idris Troops belonging to Operation Sahel Sanity have neutralised 10 suspected bandits and arrested three suspected informants and…
82-year-old Delta farmer cries out over destruction of his crops by herders
Okafor Ofiebor An octogenarian in Akumazi Umuocha community in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Hitler…
Youths protest arrest of their leaders by naval officers in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Business and social activities were disrupted by protesters in Rumuolumeni and Iwofe axis of Obio-Akpor area, a…
Controversies trail death of lady in Pastor-lover’s car crash in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan has ordered full scale investigation into the alleged killing…
WHO, others ready to battle Ebola with vaccine
A major step towards tackling the deadly Ebola was taken on Tuesday with the establishment of a stockpile of vaccine…
Bonny residents protest against attacks, killings by pirates on waterways
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Residents of Bonny, the host community of multi-billion dollars Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, on Monday staged…
How Biola Adeyanju was killed by drunk police sergeant: Eyewitnesses
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Judicial Panel of Investigation set up to ascertain complaints of victims on Police Brutality, Human Rights violations…
Inside my battle with COVID-19 – Prof. Remi Raji
By Nehru Odeh Professor Remi Raii, poet, scholar and former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, has recovered…
Injured soldiers: We’ll not give up until Boko Haram is defeated
By Hamza Suleiman Some Nigeria soldiers wounded during various encounters with the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East have…
NASU, SSANU to embark on 3-day protest over IPPIS, others
By Joan Nwagwu The Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU)…
Gunmen kill 3 police officers, burn vehicles in Ebonyi
By Christian Ogbonna Some yet to be identified gunmen on Sunday invaded Onueke Police station in Ezza-South Local Government area…
Bauchi ritual killing suspects: We killed girl, removed her vagina for N500,000
Two suspects arrested in Bauchi over ritual killing of a little girl have been telling the police why they embarked…
5 drivers feared killed in clash with soldiers over N200 bribe in Kwara
By Usman Aliyu Five commercial drivers have been shot dead by soldiers at Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara…
Presidential Adviser, Femi Ojudu, narrates COVID-19 experience
By Babafemi Ojudu It took a lot of self persuasion to decide on a trip to Ado Ekiti on December…
“It is falsehood,” Moyo Thomas speaks on child paternity scandal (full text)
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja After about two weeks of playing hide and seek, Moyo Thomas, the former FCMB staff accused of having…
Governors to join Buhari, Osinbajo to take COVID-19 vaccine on live TV
By Ismaila Chafe The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to…
How bandits kidnapped 7 children in Zamfara village – Police
By Abubakar Ahmed The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the kidnap of six children of one Alhaji Sani Gyare…
Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu appeals judgement nullifying his deputy’s candidacy
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo…
Body of missing lady found in mortuary in Rivers
* Sister insists late Beauty Ngegbarane was pregnant for Pastor lover Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Miss Beauty Ngegbarane, a 20-year-old lady…
Police arrest 2 suspects for issuing fake COVID-19 results in Lagos
By Kemi Akintokun The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says two suspects are presently in police custody for issuing…
Pirates kill 2 members of APC in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers has identified the two passengers killed in attacks by pirates…
Security guard Mela Samaila arrested for stealing offering box in Ogun
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested one Mela Samaila, a former security guard at Grace Nations Church…
Rivers Taskforce sacks 11 over bribery allegations
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Eleven operatives of the newly formed Rivers Taskforce on Illegal Trading and Motor Parks were sacked…
Pirates attack boats, 2 die, many missing in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt Two passengers were killed in a pirate attack on two commercial boats around Dema Abbey Community…
Troops rescue 3 kidnapped persons, kill bandit in Nasarawa
By Johnson Eyiangho Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued three kidnapped persons at Mararaba Udege in Nasarawa Local Government…
Recruitment: NDLEA releases list of successful candidates
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has released the list of successful applicants in…
COVID-19: 4,033 people die in U.S within 24 hours
The United States (U.S.) reported more than 4,000 Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in one day for the first time on Thursday,…
Enugu gets six new Judges
By Nicholas Obisike Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sworn in six new Judges, saying the move is to…
Many Boko Haram leaders killed in Alagarno, Sambisa forest – DHQ
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram terrorists in their hideouts…
Armed robbers kill Police Inspector in Benin
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Suspected armed robbers have reportedly shot and killed a police officer, Inspector Mohammed Hameed, in Benin, Edo…