Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
Concession of King’s College: Parents mobilise for protest
The controversy over the concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association, KCOBA, by the Federal Government may be far from over, as parents and other stakeholders are mobilising for a mass protest against the move.
Manufacturers groan as rising credit, production costs threaten recovery
“The exchange rate, the tax reform has given hope that we are now going to have a tax system that supports productivity and incentivizes it”
El-Rufai slams fresh N10bn suit against ICPC, alleges denial of access to family
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— The detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N10billion suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), alleging gross violation of his fundamental rights. In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026, which he lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the embattled former […]
2027: I’m not bothered about ‘spare tyre’ tag for vice-presidents – Kwankwaso
The former Kano State governor said his previous experience as a deputy speaker, minister and governor had prepared him for working within a leadership structure.
Afenifere to Adeleke: ‘This mandate is a covenant, not trophy’
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, saying the verdict of the people of Osun “must be respected without equivocation and their mandate regarded as sacrosanct.
