…as Okowa sues for calm, urges Security agencies to restore peace …says Govt’ll not watch Deltans being killed by visitors By Festus Ahon, ASABA UWHERU Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have again came under herdsmen attack, leading to death of over eight persons with several others sustaining serious injuries and […]

The controversies and/or mixed reactions that greeted the emergence of Senator  Hope Uzodinma as the Governor of Imo State recently were expected after all. For me, it was a mixture of utter surprise and disbelief.

A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Olusegun Olulade, on Saturday urged the National Assembly to begin a gradual amendment of the Electoral Act to forestall a repeat of the Supreme Court judgment on Bayelsa. Olulade, who made the call in a statement in Lagos, described the Bayelsa development as “sad […]

The Presidency has cautioned a section of the political class against misleading the public and inciting protests against the heads of military institutions. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, gave the warning in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. The presidential aide said the warning became necessary in view […]

MINISTER of Transport, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi has told Governor Nyesom Wike that it would be difficult for him to obliterate his achievements in Rivers State.

*Says govt alone can’t provide jobs for teeming citizens *Frowns at instability in education calendars overstrikes, others By Joseph Erunke PRESIDENT Muhammad Buhari has tasked universities and other educational institutions in the country to begin to focus their curricula on the development of entrepreneurial skills of their students. Buhari, noting that his administration had in […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, denied the allegation that he beat Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba Dhikurulahi Olaniran. In a statement signed by the Oluwo, he stated that he was truly invited by the police to make peace on his stance to curtail excess land selling by monarchs under his […]

Delta Police Command has confirmed the seizure of three trucks, allegedly loaded with items suspected to be stolen or vandalized from the moribund Delta Steel Company (DSC), Aladja.

…Seven feared dead, ten injured By Bose Adelaja Seven people were feared dead while ten were injured Saturday, in Ogun State, during multiple accidents involving three vehicles on Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway, adjacent the old Tollgate, Ota. The incident which occurred at about 11.35 pm involved a cement-laden truck belonging to Dangote Group of Companies, […]

By Bose Adelaja A 22 years old man Daibo Toju Davies Saturday, jumped into the lagoon on the Third Mainland bridge inward Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos State at about 9.30am. The victim a resident of 17 Sosanya Street, Gbagada Soluyi, Lagos, was said to have engaged the services of Uber Taxi a Toyota Corolla with […]

 Senate President Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on the occasion of his 60th birthday on Feb 16.

Chief of Air Staff  (CAS), Air Marshal  Sadiq Abubakar has charged the 2,079 recruits of the Nigerian Air Force to be resilient, tough and courageous in discharging their constitutional duties.

The Presidency has cautioned a section of the political class against misleading the public and inciting protests against the heads of military institutions.

The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has on Saturday released another shocking video where he threatened to kill the minister of communication and digital economy, Isa Pantami. He also said that President Muhammadu Buhari was in a big problem.

The National Film Corporation (NFC) says it has introduced a Masters of Art programme in Film Culture and Archival Studies in Nigeria. The corporation said the programmes began since October 2019. The corporation’s Managing Director, Dr Chidia Madueke, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos. Maduekwe said that the […]