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The camp of the Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, is worried over a suit filed by his rival in the Peoples Democratic Party’s primary, Prince Dotun Babayemi, at the Court of Appeal, Akure. Members of the group, had admitted that the suit constituted danger to the PDP’s victory at the Osun State governorship election on Saturday, adding that the party ...
July, 2022
November, 2021
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22 November
Again Zenith Bank displays impressive Social responsibility, decorates Ajose Adeogun
Zenith Bank has lit up Ajose Adeogun Street of the Victoria Island axis of Lagos State with its annual Christmas decoration as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility projects. The lender said this in a statement on Sunday, titled, ‘Zenith Bank activates the spirit of Christmas with Ajose Adeogun Street light-up’ The official lighting programme was performed on Saturday by ...
July, 2021
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19 July
Presidency attacks Kukah for castigating Nigeria, before U.S Congress
The Presidency has described as unfortunate and disappointing the way and manner Bishop Matthew Kukah castigated his country, Nigeria, before the United States Congress. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, advised Kukah to desist from sowing discord and strife among Nigerians. The presidential aide believed that the opinions expressed by Kukah before the ...
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9 July
Onochie denies APC, contradicts affidavit
Lauretta Onochie on Thursday disavowed the All Progressives Congress during her screening by the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Committee. Onochie, was among those being screened for confirmation as National Commissioners for INEC. The nominee who had prior to her nomination swore to an affidavit affirming her membership of the party, claimed she stopped being a member years ...
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3 July
SS1 student poses as bandits’ leader, demands N3m from principal
A Senior Secondary School 1 pupil of the Federal Government College, Anka, for allegedly parading himself as a bandit leader in order to swindle the principal of the college out of N3m. The Police command in Zamfara has effected hisarrest. The suspect, Tukur Bashir, reportedly called the principal on the phone, telling her that he was a bandits’ leader. He ...
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3 July
Nnamdi Kanu complains of heart problem,.. how he spent 8 days in Kenya detention
The lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said that Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the Kenyan Government before he was handed over to the Department of State Services. He also said.. “The Kenya government was deeply involved in the abduction, detention and ill-treatment of my client before the illegal handover to their Nigerian counterpart.” Ejiofor ...
June, 2021
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29 June
Police kill 2, injure scores of students @ protest
A student of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been shot dead. The deceased had joined his colleagues, who were protesting over hike in school fees, when security operatives made attempt to disperse them forcefully. One of the protesters, who preferred anonymity, said they came out to protest over the ...
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29 June
(Opinion): Fashola at 58: My observation from close quarters
Olatunji Oke It seems just like yesterday when a fresh-faced 43-year-old lawyer and then Chief of Staff to former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu sauntered into our collective consciousness, aspiring to succeed his boss as governor of Nigeria’s most important state. Relatively unknown in the political calculus of the state, Fashola was a breath of fresh air – youthful, measured, mild-mannered ...
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27 June
Buhari responds to Niger Delta Avengers’ bombing of facilities threats
The media was Sunday awash with threats and demands by a group, Niger Delta Avengers, to embark on economic sabotage through bombing of critical oil and gas installations unless certain demands, including development of the Niger Delta, and restructuring of the Federation, were met. It is, however, curious that the threat was coming less than 48 hours after President Muhammadu ...
