By Dapo Akinrefon The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Thursday, condemned in strong terms the attack on Chief Sunday Adeyemo’s house, saying the attack was a plot to silent him from expressing his views on the state of the nation. Aare Adams, however, charged the Federal Government to investigate the circumstances surrounding […]

Hon. Chukwum Michael Umeoji, a sitting member of the House of Representatives, representing Aguata Federal Constituency has been declared winner of the All Progressives Grand Alliance Primaries conducted today, the 1st of July 2021 and held in Awka the Anambra State Capital. He defeated Nweke Chinyere Elizabeth to secure the victory.At the end of the […]

By Dapo Akinrefon The United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy, UNDEDSS, on Thursday, urged the  the Federal Government to heed the second ultimatum issued by the Niger-Delta Avengers, NDA, with all seriousness. President Muhammadu Buhari, had Monday declared as unnecessary the threat by the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) despite his response to […]

By Femi Bolaji The Federal Government has engaged 51 persons as monitors for the National Social Investment Programme, N-SIP, initiative of President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, while presenting letters of engagement and gadgets to the monitors in Jalingo the state capital, tasked them […]

A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Thursday, sentenced a cattle rearer, Suleiman Bello, to three months community service for stealing generator set worth N150,000. Bello, who lives in compensation layout Gwagwalada, FCT pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal conspiracy, trespass and theft. Magistrate Yusuf Ibrahim sentenced Bello, who had been on remand since […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja A Bill sponsored by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila to compel the President and state governors, to appoint disabled people to the offices of Minister and state commissioners, has been passed in the Green Chamber. The helmsman of the Green Chamber, seeks the enforcement of those […]

The number of registered prostitutes of all sexes fell by more than one-third in 2020 due to COVID, when brothels and similar services were closed in Germany. At the end of 2020, around 24,900 prostitutes were officially registered, down by 38 per cent, the official statistics office, Destatis, reported on Thursday. Most of the prostitutes […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and cloudiness from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy to cloudy skies to prevail over the North on Thursday with chances of thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States during the morning hours. According […]

Gunmen have kidnapped six workers of a ceramic company located at Itobe, Kogi. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the State, DSP William Aya, told newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday that the workers were kidnapped on June 29. Aya said that the workers were working at one of the mining sites of […]

By Adeola Badru The leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), Professor Emeritus Banji Akintoye, has called on Yoruba people home and in the diaspora to begin mass protests. The renowned historian stated this in his reaction to the reported invasion of the Oyo State Residence of Yoruba Nation […]