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An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, was on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano State for alleged blasphemy.

Kano cleric Sheikh Kabara sentenced to death for blasphemy

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Kabara was arraigned on July 16, 2021 by Kano State Government on four counts charge bordering on blasphemous comments against…
Demola Seriki, a chieftain of Lagos chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC and Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain, is dead.

Just In: Tinubu’s ally Demola Seriki is dead

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The notice said that Demola Seriki died in Madrid, Spain in the early hours of Thursday surrounded by his family…
A cross section of the vehicles donated

Tinubu inaugurates 100 vehicles, ICT Office for presidential campaign 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The vehicles were donated by the Sen. Sani Musa, APC Niger East to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), …
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (middle), his wife, Hon. Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike (4th right); Rivers State PDP governorship candidate, Sir Siminalaye Fubara (4th left); Chairman, Rivers Elders Council, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba (3rd right); Chief Emma Anyanwu (2nd right), Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani (1st right); PDP chairman, Rivers State, Amb. Desmond Akawor (1st left) ; Chief Sergeant Awuse (2nd left) and former Dep. Speaker House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chibudum Nwuche (3rd left) during Governor Wike’s birthday celebration on Tuesday.

Ayu: Wike adamant, says no deal with Atiku

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The Chairman, Rivers Elders Council, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, commended governor Wike for contesting the PDP presidential primaries and mounting an…
Court sentences three suspects to death for murder and rape of one Olajide Blessing Omowumi, a 300 level student of the University of Ilorin.

Three to die by hanging for rape, murder of Unilorin student

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The trial judge, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf who handed down the judgment convicted Ismail, Oluwatimileyin and Omogbolahan who were the 1st,…
Buhari

Stamp Duty: Facts Nigerians need to have

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Having lost a potentially “lucrative” line of “business,” the sacked characters returned to the drawing board to formulate one form…
Lauretta Onochie

NDDC board: Senate fixes date to decide Buhari’s right hand woman Onochie’s fate

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Gobir in the presentation said that President Muhammadu Buhari had written the Senate in November seeking the confirmation of the…
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa and India , Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB, Director General, Mr. Satya Narayan Pradhan at the bilateral meeting held in New Delhi.

Nigeria, India to share intelligence on drug trafficking syndicates

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Another key objective of the India meeting was the collaboration between NDLEA and NCB on how to control the importation…

ThisDay staff groan as Nduka Obaigbena owes five months salaries

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The workers are currently groaning over non-payment of salaries and have been lamenting that despite working so hard for the…
Bola Tinubu

I will eliminate terrorists in Nigeria – Tinubu

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to wipe out terrorists in Kaduna…
Sanwo-Olu

Why we are rebuilding Nigeria’s oldest courthouse – Sanwo-Olu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The Igbosere Court, one of the torched assets, dates back to the period when Lagos became the British Protectorate. It…
Pastor Oritsejafor and Helen

Pastor Oritsejafor’s wife breaks silence: ‘I haven’t divorced my husband’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Mama Otisejafor took to her Facebook page on Tuesday to announce that she was not divorced and that she is…
Lagos Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa

Breaking: Lagos Assembly passes 2023 budget, jacks it up by N78bn

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

A breakdown of the approved budget size shows the sum of N748,096,508,571 as Recurrent expenditure and N1,019,917,646,713 as Capital expenditure…
JAMB re-arrests notorious examination fraud suspect, Emmanuel Akataka, reiterating that no individual or group can influence UTME results.

JAMB releases important information for UTME candidates 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to JAMB, the development is part of measures to ensure a seamless 2023 UTME registration through the elimination of…
Majidreza Rahnavard: Iran publicly hangs second protester

Majidreza Rahnavard: Iran publicly hangs second protester

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Iranian authorities have executed a second demonstrator for joining anti-government protests, the country’s judicial authority confirmed.
INEC sets aside eight days for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election.

5 things you should know as INEC begins PVC distribution

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

INEC has fixed Monday 12 December 2022 to Sunday 22 January 2023 as the dates for the collection of PVCs…
Musa Haro, head Dumurkol, President Buhari’s village says the people of Katsina State will vote massively for APC Bola Tinubu in 2023

Buhari’s village head: Katsina people will vote massively for Tinubu

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Haro who is also Buhari’s nephew, spoke at a meeting with presidential media aide, Malam Garba Shehu and other members…
President Buhari departing Nigeria from Katsina State for Washington DC ahead of the US-Africa Leader's Summit on 11th Dec 2022

Buhari arrives Washington for U.S.-Africa leaders Summit

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

President Buhari will join other African leaders at the High Level Meeting holding between Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Thursday, Dec.…
Buhari

Vessel acquisition: Buhari approves disbursement of Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, announced that the funds available…
Buhari

Buhari will continue to serve Nigerians until last day in office – Femi Adesina

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Femi Adesina, Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, said President Muhammadu Buhari would continue with the mandates…
Presidential candidate of PDP Atiku Abubakar vows to tackle the challenges of out-of-school children, strike of lecturers if elected in 2023.

Atiku: I will make sure universities are open forever and ever

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Abubakar who was speaking at the PDP campaign rally in Abuja on Saturday, also pledged to improve security of the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, with the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Dr. Rajiv Shah, at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City, USA. 9th Dec, 2022. Photos: Tolani Alli

John Kerry praises Osinbajo’s leadership on energy transition

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

Participating in the carbon market would not only offer Nigeria and Africa the opportunity for growth, industrialization and job creation…
The three governors

Sanwo-Olu, Wike, Makinde bag Doctorate degrees

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Governor Sanwo-Olu was honoured with Doctor of Public Administration (Honoris Causa) while Governors Wike and Makinde were conferred Doctor of…
Omokri

Nobody on earth has politicised church attendance like Peter Obi – Reno Omokri

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Omokri decried that these churches now surrendering their altars to Obi to desecrate should investigate how Obi set the Anglican…
Plateau governor, Caleb Mutfwang hails former Minister of Defence, retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma in 87th birthday congratulatory message

Danjuma, now 84, not anti-Igbo, says Moghalu

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

Professor Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the President of the Institute for…
2nd Niger Bridge

How opening of 2nd Niger Bridge for Christmas will be structured – Fashola

Ademola Adegbamigbe

3 years ago

On the opening of the Second Niger Bridge, Fashola explained that the Bridge would be opened to traffic from December…

N-power funds: D’banj innocent, should be released now- Lawyer

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Olajengbesi claims that D’Banj’s arrest was uncalled for, as he is innocent of the allegations of fund diversion levelled against…
Veronique Tadjo

What keeps me going as a writer: Award-winning author Veronique Tadjo

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Veronique Tadjowho won the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction was in Lagos, Nigeria recently, where she headlined…
President Buhari showers praises, prayers on Tony Elumelu

Tony Elumelu: Buhari’s testimony

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

What a delightful week it has been for Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Heirs Holdings,…
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, says the apex bank will not dump its new cash withdrawal limit policy despite the demand to do so by lawmakers

CBN Governor to Reps: Buhari very happy with new cash withdrawal policy

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The House of Representatives had asked Emefiele to suspend the restrictions on cash withdrawals at its plenary on Thursday.
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