The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has disclosed how he convinced former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to forgive his ex-Deputy and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. The Catholic Bishop in a lengthy statement said Read more
The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has raised the alarm over the invasion of his residence by armed security agents suspected to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose raised the alarm in the early Read more
The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that he was going to the office of the Economic and Financial Crime, EFCC, today with his bedclothes, pillowcase, English and Yoruba bibles. Fayose’s tenure expired midnight on Monday. The Read more
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have re-arrested a robbery suspect five days after he was released from Ikoyi Prison. The suspect, Tunde Okunola, 26, was re-arrested in Marwa Roundabout, Lekki with an Read more
There was drama at the Ekiti State Government House on Sunday as outgoing Governor Ayo Fayose wept profusely while vacating the state’s number-one seat. Fayose shed tears shortly after attending a thanksgiving service to mark the end of his tenure Read more
The presidential candidates of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, and Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, on Friday morning attacked each other over plans for the national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Currently, Nigeria’s minimum wage is N18,000. The Read more
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) says it has recovered over N4 billion and 7 million dollars in cash as well as physical assets in its various operations. SPIP Chairman, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this Read more
A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Read more
The Abia command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of 19 persons, following Friday’s pipeline explosion in two villages in Osisioma Local Government Area of the state. The state Commander of the organisation, Read more
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received a total of 161 Nigerians stranded in Libya, who voluntarily returned to Nigeria. A total of 10,000 returnees have so far been evacuated from the North African country since April 2017. Read more