The Police Command in Osun, said Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was not attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state on Tuesday. The command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday, said the report being circulated on social media was untrue as […]

By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo Following the inauguration of the End Malaria Council by the Federal Government, the Catholic Relief Service, CRS, Monday commenced a campaign to reduce the prevalence of Malaria in Taraba state. The humanitarian body at a media parley in Jalingo, the state capital said about two million insecticide treated nets would be […]

By Udeme Akpan, Kingsley Omonobi & Olayinka Ajayi The Nigerian Navy has said it was impossible to have up to 200,000 barrels of crude oil stolen and ferried through Nigeria’s waters. This is contrary to the position of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and other agencies under it which gave the figure at between 200,000 – […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A political support group, ‘Grassroots Movement for Asiwaju Tinubu and Shettima’ (G-MATS) has assured that the combination of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sen Kashim Shettima will redefine governance and place the country on a higher pedestal come 2023. The group stated that the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, […]

Priority lane returns, attracts N20,000 per truck By Godwin Oritse DESPITE the outcry against the incessant extortion by state and non-state actors along the Lagos port corridors, the menace has taken a new dimension as the Creek Road, Apapa, has now been designated a priority lane, thus attracting N20,000 per truck. Confirming the development, President of […]