The monarch said the event should not be viewed as an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally, despite repeated references to the ruling party during the ceremony.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — A coalition of more than 28 civil society organisations across the Niger Delta has backed the Senate’s call for an investigation into the controversial rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery undertaken during the tenure of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam […]

…Says almost half of minors procure drinks in prohibited packs By Chioma Obinna LAGOS — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Monday commenced a nationwide street-level crackdown on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and bottles below 200ml, following findings that almost half of minors who procure alcohol do so […]

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has vowed that the Nigeria Police Force will not relent in its fight against banditry and other violent crimes following the killing of 10 officers of the Special Intervention Squad in an encounter with suspected bandits in Kebbi State. Disu made the […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ILARO — Tears and grief enveloped Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as family members, friends, colleagues and fans gathered to bid a final farewell to veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. The 66-year-old Yoruba film icon was buried in his hometown in accordance with Islamic rites, a day […]