The Police Command in Delta  has arrested another suspect,  in connection with alleged murder of a pepper seller in Ugheli South area of the  state. The acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright,  disclosed  this in a statement on Saturday in Warri. Bright said the suspect,  identified as Akpoghene Idogo, […]

Ekiti State government has warned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against undue politicisation of matters bordering on security of lives and property in the state, saying that this will do no one any good. Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Kayode Fayemi on Inter-party Relations, Sam Oluwalana, gave the warning while speaking with journalists on the telephone in Ado-Ekiti […]

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter, on Saturday, threatened to resume its suspended strike over alleged poor implementation of the 2021 Memorandum of Action (MoA) it signed with the state government and the institution’s management. This was contained in a statement issued by the union’s Chairman, Dr Samuel Shikaa in Jalingo. The statement said […]

The family of Late Evangelist Robert Amos Okunbo of Orhua Town in Uhunmwode Local Government Area  of Edo State has announced the passing unto glory of its crowned jewel, son, brother, father, husband, grandfather, philanthropist and business magnate, Capt. (Dr) Idahosa Wells Okunbo, who passed on in the early hours of the 8th of August […]

A Christian association under the auspices of the Christian Youth Leadership Network, says Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello is the right choice to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The group made this known in Abuja on Saturday during the opening of its two-day National Retreat with the theme: “Kingdom Dimension: Effective Leadership and Governance”. Apostle […]

By Gabriel Olawale A socioeconomic group, The Pacers, has lauded the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for the creation of Irede Local Council Development Area with its Headquarters in Ikoro Ekiti as one of the newly created 19 Local Council Development Areas in the state. While appreciating the efforts of the governor in ensuring […]

The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has announced the death of its former General Overseer (G.O), Dr Wilson Badejo, aged 74. The National Secretary of the church, Rev. Yomi Oyinloye, said in a statement that Badejo, who was the church’s G.O between 1999 and 2009, died on Saturday after a brief illness. “He was a […]

By Fortune Eromosele, Abuja The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, Wednesday, promised to partner with Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in enlightening Nigerian youth on the ills of corruption and other forms of crimes. The Executive Chairman who was represented by the Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol stated […]

By Ojo Foluso Today is the future of yesterday, and for a people that must escape being trapped in the past, redemption can only be accomplished in a future well planned and rightly defined. We can see tomorrow on the horizon.  As young Nigerians, rather than wait and be caught unaware by tomorrow, we are standing […]

By Gabriel Olawale Historians, culture and traditional advocates have called on both the federal and state governments to leverage on culture and tradition for the country’s development. They said this at the colloquium in honour of Olori Francis Meshioye during his 60th birthday celebration in Lagos. Former Dean, Faculty of Art, University of Lagos and […]