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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar urges Muslims to offer fervent prayers for divine solutions to challenges facing Nigeria on Arafat Day.

Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan urges Muslims to look for Shawwal crescent from Saturday

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

According to Junaidu, the directive aligns with Islamic tradition, which relies on moon sighting to determine the start of a…
Tinubu

Minister organizes prayer for Tinubu’s 73 birthday in Kano

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

ta joined other Muslim faithful in offering prayers for President Tinubu as he marked his 73rd birthday anniversary. The prayer…
Police ban durbar activities, processions during Eid- El -Fitr celebrations in Kano, over growing tension over Emirship tussle in the state.

Eid-El -Fitr: Police ban durbar procession in Kano

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Our Correspondent reports that tension has continued to build in Kano as a result of battle for the throne of…
Kano housewife, Fadila Adamu to die by hanging for kidnapping and throwing an eight-year-old girl into a well, causing her death.

Kano housewife sentenced to death for killing 8-year-old girl

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

“On July 17, 2019, at about 6:30 p.m., the defendant caused the death of the minor when she threw her…
Achimugu

Money laundering: EFCC declares socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

In the notice, EFCC asked anyone with useful information as to whereabouts of Aisha Achimugu to contact its office in…
Nigerian govt assures UNESCO of sustainability, autonomy of the Category 2 Media Information Literacy (MIL) Institute to be sited within NOUN

Nigeria assures UNESCO of Media Information Literacy Institute’s autonomy, sustainability

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The Minister stated that while UNESCO’s guidelines require the Institute to be affiliated with a university, it will remain autonomous…
Borno governor, Babagana Zulum, hails donation of 40,000 bags of 10kg rice to the people of the state by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF)

Zulum excited by Dangote’s 40,000 bags of rice donation to Borno

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The Aliko Dangote Foundation penultimate week commenced the distribution of one million bags rice worth N16 billion across the 774…
APC plotting to seize power through the back door in Osun - Adeleke

Violent communal clashes: Adeleke relaxes curfew on 3 Osun towns

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The 24-hour curfew was imposed on the three town over violent communal clashes that have claimed many lives . With…

Segilola Resources strengthens ties with host communities through major infrastructure projects

Michael Adesina

1 year ago

Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) is making significant strides in infrastructure and local development for its host communities with two…
Lere Olayinka, aide to FCT Minister faults alarm raised by Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa over alleged protest in support of Nyesom Wike

Wike’s mega rally: Diri’s security alarm baseless – Aide

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Diri had on Thursday raised an alarm over an alleged plan by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s supporters in Bayelsa to…

Death of Ajimobi’s daughter is irreparable loss – Sanwo-Olu

Paul Dada

1 year ago

Sanwo-Olu, who also sympathised with the husband of the deceased, Mr Idris Kola-Daisi, and his family, urged the entire family,…

Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 2, 250 personnel to Lagos

Paul Dada

1 year ago

The commandant warned vandals and other criminals to repent or face the wrath of the law

Police bust criminal gang, hand over N4.8m to rescued kidnap victim

Paul Dada

1 year ago

He urged the public to continue providing valuable information to aid in the fight against crime.
Dabiri-Erewa

 Stop criminalising japa, Dabiri-Erewa tells media

Paul Dada

1 year ago

She also called on academics, policymakers, media practitioners and diaspora engagement influencers to work collaboratively to ensure that migration contributes…
Bandits

Zamfara police repel bandits’ attack, neutralise notorious kingpin 

Paul Dada

1 year ago

The police reassured the people of the state of its total commitment to restoring peace and urged citizens to report…
Lagos

“Lagosians’ attitude to waste disposal must change”

Paul Dada

1 year ago

Wahab said the state is in the process of decommissioning the dumpsites at Olusosun and Soulous III,

EFCC wants enhanced involvement of lawyers, CSOs in anti-corruption fight

Paul Dada

1 year ago

Leaders of the delegations described their collaboration with the EFCC in the anti-corruption fight as a necessary step for the…
Bisola

Adelabu mourns Bisola Kola-Daisi

Paul Dada

1 year ago

In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations to…
Drivers of LagRide, threaten boycott of services over threats by the platform’s operators to arrest them over alleged misconduct.

LagRide drivers to boycott services, plan protest over threat of arrest

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

LagRide management accused drivers of discouraging riders from using the LagRide app and promoting alternative ride-hailing services such as InDrive…
Sanwo-Olu

Lagos governor, others extol Okupe’s virtues

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his by Mr Gboyega Akosile, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, described Okupe as a…
EFCC docks Mamman Nasir Ali, the son of former PDP chairman, one other over alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud

EFCC re-arraigns son of ex-PDP chairman for alleged N2.2bn oil subsidy fraud

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

In the amended charge, the defendants, as well as Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Olabisi Abdul Afeez, who are both at large,…
Ekpoma

Okpebholo’s interest gives fresh breadth to AAU – Management

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

It would be recalled that the immediate past government of Mr Godwin Obaseki reduced the monthly allocation to the University…
Nigeria joins Ghana in urging reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’

ECOWAS must maintain conversation with Sahelian countries – Mahama

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

By Salif Atojoko Ghanaian President, John Mahama, on Thursday said ECOWAS must continue to dialogue between ECOWAS, Burkina Faso, Mali,…
Senate

Senate: Bill to amend Electoral Act passes second reading

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by…
Court orders final forfeiture of ₦3.4bn, properties linked to alleged NNPC fraud

NNPC Ltd ready for Initial Public Offer

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

He said NNPC Ltd was currently engaging with prospective partners in an exercise tagged, “NNPC Ltd. IPO Beauty Parade” in…
Rivers APC Chairman, Tony Okocha, says declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu saved the state from situations of anarchy.

Tinubu’s emergency rule stopped Rivers from descending into anarchy – APC chieftain

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Okocha said that the situation in Rivers was moving towards a state of lawlessness with non-state actors brandishing sophisticated weapons…
FRSC

Tanker crashes claim 555 lives across Nigeria in 5 years – FRSC

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Mrs Joyce Alexander, Sector Commander, FRSC, Anambra Command, made the data known, in Awka on Thursday, during a town hall…
The police in Benin, Edo State arrests Iyayi Omokaro, for allegedly hacking his 38-year-old brother Friday Omokaro, to death with a cutlass.

Edo man hacks older brother to death with cutlass

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

A statement by the Command’s spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, the two brothers had a misunderstanding that resulted into a fight,…
Two Kano men, Aliyu Hussaini, and Amir Zakariyya, bag death sentence for stabbing a newly wedded groom, Yazid Haruna, to death

Two Ekiti notorious armed robbers to die by hanging

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

Folorunso and Dele were arraigned before Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi on a three-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. During the…
Police assure adequate security for Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Ekiti

‘How Ekiti man hacked mother, sister to death inside farm’

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 year ago

The Ekiti Police Command spokesperson, Mr Sunday Abutu, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti said…
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