Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
Oyigbo: Rivers’ Panel dismisses petition seeking outlaw IPOB activities
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Attempt by some lawyers to use the Rivers Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Police brutality to…
Police intercept 29 victims of human trafficking in Katsina
By Zubairu Idris The Police Katsina State says it has rescued 29 Nigerians suspected to be victims of human trafficking…
No NIN, no driver’s license from Dec. 21, says FRSC
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will start enforcing the National Identification Number (NIN) directive…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N601bn for November
By Temitope Ponle The Federal Government, States and Local government Councils shared N601.110 bn for November, Mr Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent…
Industrialists welcome FG’s decision to reopen land borders
By Rukayat Moisemhe Industrialists on Wednesday lauded the federal government’s decision to reopen the nation’s land borders, which had been…
#EndSARS: Rivers LGA boss wants police to return her phone, wristwatch
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Chairman of Asari-Toru local government area, Mrs Alaso Johnbull Obi, has appealed to the Rivers…
Obaseki’s APC members formally join PDP
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki,…
China breaks world record in jailing journalists – report
China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists for the second year in a row, according to a report released…
Reps disagree on bill seeking age limit for political office holders
By EricJames Ochigbo A Bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution, to put an age limit on aspirants…
N182bn judgment debt: Ogoni communities ask court to commit CBN governor to prison
By Wandoo Sombo Ogoni communities in Rivers have instituted a contempt proceeding against the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBN),…
Ondo 2020: Court dismisses suit challenging Akeredolu’s candidacy
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court, Abuja, on has dismissed a suit challenging the validity of the All Progressives…
Police kill kidnapper, foil abduction of Chinese in Taraba
By Saidu Adamu The Police Command in Taraba said that it had foiled an attempt by some armed men to…
Four feared dead in scramble for Christmas palliatives in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Four persons were feared dead, while many others were injured during scramble for Christmas palliatives on Tuesday…
Rivers APC: Sen. Abe attacks Amaechi over caretaker committees
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Magnus Abe, the former Senator representing Rivers South-East have renewed their…
Police rescue kidnapped foreigner, Hassan Mills, in Ibadan
By Suleiman Shehu The Police in Oyo State say they have rescued a foreigner, Hassan Mills, who was kidnapped on…
I don’t know if Lamido Sanusi is still UNIBEN’s Chancellor – VC
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ten months after Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido was deposed as Emir of Kano, the Vice Chancellor of…
Voodoo controversies tear 23-year-old marriage apart
By Semiu Olawale-Akinremi Controversies over the use of voodoo led to the dissolution of 23-year –old marriage between Olawale Busari,…
Surety Richard Chukwuma in trouble over abscondment of suspects
A 40-year-old man, Richard Chukwuma, was on Monday arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for failing to produce…
Troops kill 20 terrorists, capture gun trucks, other weapons in Borno
By Sumaila Ogbaje At least 20 members of Boko Haram met their Waterloo during attempted attack on Askira Uba area…
Mother of 5, Ihuoma Amadi, stabs husband to death in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Operatives of Rivers Police Command have arrested a mother of five, Ihuoma Amadi, for allegedly Kinikanwo, her…
Port Harcourt killer cop faces dismissal, trial for murder
*IGP, Commissioner of Police condemn dastardly act, vow to ensure Justice Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Uneasy calm now reigns at…
Gunmen kill 16 Kano travellers; Ganduje reacts
It was a mixture of shock, emotion and anger on Thursday as the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, reacted to…
EFCC arraigns 2 lawyers for allegedly rigging NBA election
Akin Kuponiyi Two lawyers, Sarah Ajibola and John Demide, alleged to have rigged the August 2018 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…
China puts 2 Canadians on trial over alleged espionage
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday said the country has put two Canadians who had been detained for the past…
We thought police are no longer working, say Yahoo boys arrested for gang rape
By Adejoke Adeleye In a bizarre twist, three suspected internet fraudsters arrested for gang rape in Ijebu Ode are of…
Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba pays glowing tribute to late wife, Amaka (full text)
Angels are in heaven: Tribute to Amaka Lauretta Ndoma-Egba By Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba Where do I start this tribute? Certainly…
APC Chieftain alleges plan to destabilize APC using courts in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Chris Finebone, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, claims he has uncovered plans by a…
Ex-DPO Carol Afegbai dares Edo panel, challenges arrest warrant in court
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A retired Divisional Police Officer in Edo state, CSP Carol Afegbai, has dragged the Edo State Judicial Panel…
Nobody can drive Northerners away from Southern Nigeria, say Northern Elders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday asked Northerners living in Rivers State, and other parts of southern…
Police turned me to ATM, withdrew N.8m – Okundaye tells Edo Panel
By Jethro Ibileke A 61-year-old victim of police brutality, Mrs. Patience Okundaye, has narrated how two police officers turned her…