A frontline traditional ruler in Kwara State, the Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba AbdulRaheem Adeoti, has dissociated his Council and the town from an audio message in circulation, asking candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to come to the Omu-Aran to canvass for votes. The monarch, in a statement …
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Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service of the Bayelsa State command yesterday apprehended scores of illegal immigrants who are without proper travel documents, residence cards and permits. The raid, which is tagged “Operation Flush” was jointly carried out with the state-owned police security outfit known as Door Akpor under the …
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Ebonyi State police command has debunked a viral video circulating on social media, purported to be of two police officers who were murdered by unknown gunmen along Ezzamgbo junction axis of Enugu-Abakaliki Road. Police public relations officer, SP Chris Anyanwu who described the viral video as fake and handiwork of …
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Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma has advised churches to be wary of partisan politics, just as he admonished the clergy to resist the temptation of converting God’s houses and pulpits as soap boxes for political campaigns. The governor spoke at the Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral, Orlu in Imo State …
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The Magistrate Court 2 in Warri, Delta State has ordered the case file of the missing crown of Warri Kingdom to be returned to the administrative Magistrate for reassignment to another Magistrate. The court headed by headed by MrsEjiro H. Diejomaoh said the reason was “due to recurrent personal issues …
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Two chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Babachir David Lawal, have continued to show their dissatisfaction for the party’s presidential Muslim-Muslim ticket, saying their fight for justice continues. Dogara, who is the immediate-past Speaker of the House of Representatives, disclosed this after a meeting …
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The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to reverse the no-work-no-pay policy on the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja by the coordinator of NANS South-West, Emmanuel Olatunji, the association made …
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Crises have broken out in Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, following a violence erupting over who becomes the next monarch of Agosasa town. The throne had become vacant following the death of the first Oja of Agosasa, Oba James Elegbede, in February 2022. Our correspondent further gathered …
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Nigeria-born American professor, Uju Anya, has expressed her gratitude to Nigerians following the controversy generated by her comments on late Queen Elizabeth II of England. As the Queen’s health was reported to be critical last Thursday, Professor Anya took to her Twitter page to tweet, “I heard the chief monarch …
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Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Tems, bagged nominations in the 17th BET Hip-Hop Awards scheduled to hold on Friday, September 30, 2022 in Atlanta, United States. The nomination list, released on Monday, honoured the past year in hip hop music across 17 categories and was compiled by a voting …
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