Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi has alleged that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed is the mastermind behind the hate speech bill. Senator Fadahunsi said the hate speech bill was aimed at crippling quality journalism. Fadahunsi who was speaking with Journalists at the weekend disclosed […]

Policemen attached to Itire Police  Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a robbery gang that specialised in hijacking trucks loaded with petroleum products, along the Apapa /Oshodi expressway.

Festus Ahon – Asaba A multi-million naira timber market in Asaba, Delta State, was razed by fire at the weekend. The market is located just behind the Chiedu Okoh Plaza, along the Onitsha/Asaba Expressway in Delta State. Our Correspondent gathered that the inferno started at about 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. An eyewitness, Chukwuma Opiah, said […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi has disclosed that his refusal to back the hate speech bill was because the bill was aimed at crippling quality journalism. He said the real brain behind the bill was Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, while Senator Sabi was just […]

By Etop Ekanem The Vice-Chancellor of Niger Delta University, NDU, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumoh, has said “his pride would be for the Ijaw nation to attain a time when nobody would tell us we didn’t go to school.” The university administrator was also persuaded that the Government of Bayelsa State, the […]

The Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Achida, says the loyalty of all the 16 members of the legislature elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains unshakeable. The speaker declared this on Saturday in Sokoto when he led his colleagues on a courtesy visit to the leadership of the […]

A student of Crown Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, has been arrested by the Ekiti Police Command over the alleged gang-rape of two fellow students of the private institution. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Amba Asuquo, said on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti that the suspect in company with an accomplice committed the crime on Dec. […]

By Lawal Sherifat Renowned actor and former commissioner for culture and tourism in Delta State, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD has taken to Instagram, raining praises and appreciation on his wife, Jumobi Adegbesan-Damijo as they celebrate 19 years of blissful marriage. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Richard Mofe-Damijo RMD (@mofedamijo) […]

Dayo Johnson –  Akure A  Pastor with the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide, Akure, Pastor Tunde Adanri- Omojuwa at the weekend lashed out at the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, over his comments on Christmas. Adanri-Omojuwa, in a statement, he personally signed in Akure, Ondo State […]

Urge gov to shun detractors Impressed by the ongoing reforms of key economic growth drivers by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration across the state, residents in Edo State have urged the governor to shun his detractors and remain focus on delivering long-term infrastructure assets. A cross-section of the residents, who spoke to journalists, maintained that […]