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 […]
Video: Drama as Adeleke leaves Eid ground in anger over poor seating arrangement
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday morning left the Osogbo central Eid ground in anger as over poor seating arrangement which prevented the Governor from observing the two raka’at rite.
Jostling for principal offices divides senators
AHEAD of the resumption of the 10th Senate, next Tuesday, there are strong indications that the battle for Senate Majority leader has polarised Northern and Southern Senators, especially those from the South West.
Japa: Germany’s immigration law creates new job opportunities for Nigerians
The German parliament passed an immigration law on Friday designed to encourage more people from outside the European Union, including Nigeria, to come to Germany for work.
Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu, Buhari, Akpabio, Atiku, Obi, govs, CAN preach love, peace
President Bola Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, yesterday called for sober reflection as they felicitated with Muslims on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Ohanaeze meets British envoy over Ekweremadu, pleads leniency
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday, appealed to the British government for leniency for convicted former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
