Suspected thieves have carted away two cows from the premises of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Testimony Parish in the Egbeda area of Oyo state. In a post published on its Facebook page, the church said the stolen cows, bought at N1.9 million, were meant for its annual adult harvest thanksgiving celebration. […]
The Borno State Police Command said it has successfully recovered eight unexploded ordnance (UXOs) in Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri. The Command in a statement issued on Saturday by the Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Grace Michael, said that the recoveries were made on November 22, 2024, after reports of suspicious objects in the […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, described corruption as a great monster that Nigeria has to conquer before any meaningful achievements could be achieved. He made this known at the celebration of the life of a former Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Justice Olayinka Ayoola (retd.), held […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC Joe Igbokwe has said that President Bola Tinubu’s son Seyi Tinubu does not possess the required capacity to be the governor of Lagos State. This comes amid reports urging the president’s son to run for governor in 2027. Reacting to this development, Igbokwe in a Facebook post […]
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says the organisation is strongly in support of the economic reforms introduced in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on X on Thursday, Georgieva lauded economic reforms implemented under the current government. Her statement followed a meeting with the president on the […]
Kano Pillars forward, Ahmed Musa has urged his teammates to maintain their impressive run of form in the league. The Sai Masu Gida are unbeaten in their last three fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The Usman Abdallah side are sixth in the NPFL table with 18 points. “Let’s keep the momentum going […]
The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Kole Omololu, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a narcissist seeking attention. Omololu was reacting to Obasanjo’s latest remark which described President Bola Tinubu as baba-go slow. Obasanjo made the remark while delivering a keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, New Haven […]
President Bola Tinubu has re-designated the positions of two recently appointed officials in the State House media and communications team to “enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery”. In a statement on Monday night, Bayo Onanuga said Sunday Dare, the special adviser on public communication and national orientation, is now the special adviser on […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will officially present certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy on Wednesday. The certificates will be issued at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday. He said, “The certificates of return […]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described the governorship election in Ondo State as an “Ondo auction,” that was not close to a free and fair election that the people all yearned for. He contended that the election was less about genuine democracy and more about transactional […]