Abia Airport: Obey court order staying action on Nsulu land, Forum tells Otti
Nsulu Stakeholders Forum, NSF, has called on Governor Alex Otti of Abia State to obey an order of the state High Court sitting in Okpuala Ngwa, which ordered the state government to stay further action to seize over 1350 hectares of land belonging to some Nsulu communities in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state for the proposed Abia airport project.
PDP BoT recognizes Udeh-Okoye as Secretary, calls for unity ahead of NEC meeting
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held an emergency meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, where it deliberated on key issues affecting the party and made significant resolutions.
3 in Police net over possession of human skull in Imo
The Imo State Police Command on Wednesday said three persons were arrested in possession of a human skull along Okigwe-Umuahia Express road in the Oguii community.
l raped only three women others were consensual – Serial rapist declares
– Ondo Amotekun arrests Suspects By Dayo Johnson, Akure A 55-year old ex-convict and alleged serial rapist, Ayodele Ijilakinro, has been arrested by Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun. The suspect, has just completed a three year jail term for alleged rape at Olokuta Correctional Centre and was released early last year. Ijilakinro was paraded […]
17 Almajiri students killed, 16 others injured in Zamfara Islamic school fire
Fire outbreak at an Islamic school in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students.
Chimamanda joins Met Gala Host Committee
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has named Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a 2025 Met Gala Host Committee member, recognizing her influence on literature, culture, and global conversations on identity.
INEC, IPAC draw strategy to curb electoral violence, vote-buying
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and political parties under the aegis, Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, have agreed on the need to tackle electoral violence and vote merchandise in the nation’s electoral system. IPAC at a political stakeholders’ workshop held in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday tagged “Our Democracy: The Way Forward, which was […]
One dead, six injured in Abeokuta-Ibadan highway accident
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta One person has been confirmed dead, while six others were severely injured in an accident that occurred along the Abeokuta-Ibadan highway, near Ajobo village in Odeda local government area of Ogun State. The accident which involved a Lexus ES 350 and a Zafira 1.8 Space Wagon, happened at about 2:30 pm […]
Lagos Assembly Speakership: No confirmation of meeting with Tinubu — Presidency source
A presidency source has stated uncertainty about reports claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Please recruit teachers now, schools suffering – APC chieftain begs Adeleke
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, is pleased with Governor Ademola Adeleke for completing the teachers’ recruitment process to reduce the scarcity of teachers in public schools. He also charged both the Federal and State Governments across the country to make education attractive to reduce out-of-school children […]
Meet Nigeria’s Yemi Mobolade, first elected black mayor in US municipality
Blessing Yemi Mobolade was inaugurated as the 42nd Mayor of Colorado Springs on June 6, 2023, marking the beginning of his first four-year term.
