Devil has entered PDP – Bode George
Adebayo Adenrele says Wike, Atiku should cool down A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has lamented over the rift between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
Lagos policemen accused of phone search, extortion
Hope James The police in Lagos State have been accused of searching mobile phones of residents and extorting money from them. A police corporal, Opeyemi Kadiri, was recently dismissed after…
Relief as Electricity Workers suspend strike by 2 weeks
Adebayo Adenrele The Nigerian electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees(NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have agreed to suspend the…
Osinbajo launches Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
…as Nigeria records increase in breastfeeding, birth registration Precious Oham Nigeria Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has launched Nigeria’s 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICS, and National Immunization Coverage Survey, NICS report.…
Prophet lands in trouble for defiling minor in Ekiti
Adebayo Adenrele Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, 45 has been sued by his Woman-friend for allegedly defiling her thirteen years old girl at Ajowa Area of Ado Ekiti on 25th July, 2022.…
Owo Massacre: Catholic church urges FG to prosecute perpetrators
Gloria Ogbu The Catholic Diocese Of Ondo has demanded for speedy prosecution of suspects involved in the dastardly act that claimed lives of worshippers in Owo Catholic Church. In a…
Policeman declared missing, found dead in Enugu
Gloria Ogbu A missing policeman identified as Mr Okpanachi Johnson has been found dead and his corpse exhumed by operatives of the Enugu State division of the Nigeria Police Force.…
Senate queries NSITF over N17.1 billion vouchers eaten by termites
Gloria Ogbu The Senate Committee on Public Accounts have queried the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) over missing N17.1 billion naira whose vouchers were supposedly eaten…
Focus less on huge budget to run projects, CDD-West Africa tells CSOs
Adebayo Adenrele The Senior Program Officer, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa), Austin Aigbe, has enjoined the Civil Society Organisations in Ekiti State to focus less huge budget to…
Babangida’s Spokesman dies at 83
Stephen Dunmoye The former Chief Press Secretary to ex-Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, Duro Onabule, has died at 83. Ex-IBB spokesman, who is also journalist was born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state,…
Ekiti, 18 others to experience Above-normal Rainfall Conditions, says NiMet DG
Stephen Dunmoye The Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Mansur Matazu has revealed that there will be above-normal rainfall in Ekiti and 18 other states between August and October 2022,…
Tragedy as four teenagers drown in Elegushi beach
Stephen Dunmoye Sadness eroded Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday after four teenagers drowned while swimming at the Elegushi Beach. According to report, 10 students of the Kuramo Senior…
Kidnappers demand N100m ransom to release Nasarawa Commissioner
Gloria Ogbu Family members of kidnapped Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mohammed Yakubu Lawal, have said that the kidnappers are demanding N100 million ransom for his release.…
Retired Teachers groan over unpaid entitlements
Hope James Widows and relatives of retired primary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State again, on Tuesday, took to the streets of Uyo, the state capital, to protest unpaid entitlements…
2023: Obi will lead the revolution for the rebirth of our country – Support group
Hope James The Peter Obi Support Network, has said that with the closed-door meeting of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, and some leaders of the Peoples…
Social media influencer apprehended for N110m fraud
Hope James A social media influencer, Portia Emilia, has been remanded in prison, by the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, over an alleged fraud of N110m. Emilia was arraigned by…
Man attacks wife with cutlass over girlfriend in Rivers
Hope James A man, identified as Chima, and his female lover, have allegedly attacked and inflicted injuries on his wife at Omerelu community, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of…
Erelu condemns spike in teenage pregnancy in Ekiti
Adebayo Adenrele Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has condemned the spike in the rate of teenage pregnancy and other forms abuse against girl child in the state.…
203 schools to benefit from $25m World Bank SIG Fund in Ekiti
Hope James About 203 public schools in Ekiti State have been mapped out to benefit from the $25 million School Improvement Grant(SIG) released by the World Bank to uplift the…
We Conducted A Credible Election – FESSU Electoral Chairman Ayeni Michael
…as electoral secretary makes a U-turn says he didn’t say election was cancelled Idowu Adebomi The Electoral chairman of the just concluded Federation of Ekiti State Students Union election Comrade…
All Nation needs Treasury mgt, says Minister
Stephen Dunmoye The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, said that the treasury management is a ‘MUST BE’ for any nation that targets sustainable development because it is a…
Come home, invest in Rivers politically – Wike charges politicians
Idowu Adebomi The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called on politicians to stop the campaign of calumny and rather invest into the state by coming home to contest…
Ekiti pastor tears sister’s lip over money
Hope James A pastor at a pentecostal church in Ekiti State, identified as Adunbarin Kehinde, has been accused of assaulting his younger sister, Emily, over an undisclosed sum of money.…
Fmr. EFCC boss Magu abandoned N118bn fraud cases, sells off seized properties
Priscilla Maakuna According to a report by the presidential panel which investigated Ibrahim Magu, the former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), abandoned about 14 fraud…
Nigerian inflation rate on the increase, Statistician – General raises alarm
Stephen Dunmonye Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped to 19.64 per cent from 18.60 percent signaling a looming cost of living crisis in Africa’s most populous nation. According to the National Bureau…
Blackout imminent as electricity workers begin strike tomorrow
Hope James In response to pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Nigerian electricity workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Electricity Employees have resolved…
Man apprehended for raping 18-month-old baby
Hope James Alhamdu Yusuf, a 59-year-old man, has been arrested by police operatives in Bauchi State for allegedly raping his neighbour’s 18-month-old daughter, in Yelwan Kagadama area of the state.…
Sex worker strangled, stabbed to death in Delta hotel
Gloria Ogbu A sex worker, identified simply as Ms. Confidence, has been found dead inside her room in a popular brothel in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta…
Gunmen attack Eggon LG, abduct commissioner
Stephen Dunmoye The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Hon.Yakubu Lawal was forcefully abducted in his residence by an unknown gunmen at Eggon Local Government in Nasarawa State.…
Lagos mob attacks suspected terrorist, police warn against jungle justice
Hope James The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected terrorist, Sanni Gafar, in the Ijora Badia area of the state. The state Police Public Relations…
Tenant drags landlord to court over poor facility, demands refund
Hope James A tenant, Raheem Olabanji, has filed a letter of demand against his landlord, Johnny Rowuru, before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court over his refusal to refund his rent and…
Electoral Committee dismisses outcome of Ekiti Students’ election
Precious Oham The Electoral Committee has dismissed the outcome of the recently conducted election by the Federation of Ekiti State Students Union, FESSU to elect its new executives was conducted…
Ganduje nominates eight commissioners
Stephen Dunmoye Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has forwarded a list of eight nominees for the positions of commissioners to the state House of Assembly for confirmation. The Speaker…
Ex-convict steals goods worth N34m in Osun
Stephen Dunmoye Osun State Police Command has arrested an ex-convict, Akintunde Olaniyi, who had allegedly broken into 9 shops stealing electrical materials, mobile phones and other items worth over N34million.…
Terrorists attack Catholic church, abduct catechist
Hope James Terrorists on Sunday night attacked St. Agnes Catholic Church in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State and abducted a catechist. The Parish Priest of St. Agnes…
Drug Trafficking: NDLEA nabs 611 traffickers in Kaduna
Hope James The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, said it has arrested 611 suspected drug traffickers from January to July in the State. The agency’s Commander…
BBNaija: I am in a serious relationship with Daniella – Khalid tells Ebuka
Hope James Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Khalid who was evicted from the show on Sunday has cleared the air on his relationship status with fellow housemate, Daniella. Khalid…
Lagos to re-open Third Mainland Bridge today
Stephen Dunmoye Lagos State government will today, reopen the Third Mainland Bridge, after it was closed for rehabilitation works on some sections of the ever-busy bridge. Before the intervention of…
Abductors kidnap Priest, Seminarian, demand 50M ransom
Hope James Deputy Registrar of Spiritan University, Nneochi, Fr Chinedu Nwadike, alongside a seminarian, Emmanual Nwafor, have been abducted. Nwadike, a Catholic priest, was kidnapped on Friday along Enugu-Okigwe Road.…
INEC must learn from Kenya Presidential Poll, says Ex-minister
Stephen Dunmoye Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has highlighted what he described as “urgent lessons” that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) must learn from the Kenya Presidential Election. Chidoka…