A 49-year old civil servant in Ekiti State civil service, Mr. Abolarinwa Olaoye, on Wednesday night hung himself within the State Secretariat in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The body
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The Senator representing Gombe South, Joshua Lidani, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Lidani’s defection was disclosed by the Senate Majority Leader,
Popular social activist and co-convener of ‘our mumu don do’ crusade, Prince Deji Adeyanju, has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Adeyanju, had arrived the Force Headquarters,
The issue of monitoring campaign funding and spending has pitched the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against each other. While the electoral umpire
Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt attacked Minister of information, Lai Mohammed and the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, over
The Nigerian Army has said its troops on Tuesday repelled Boko Haram insurgents’ attack in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The army in a statement on its official
Nigeria’s immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how former Minister of Works, late Chief Tony Anenih, struggled on his sick bed to explain what happened to his brain
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari’s government over the economy of the nation. Fani-Kayode, lamenting about the exclusion of Nigeria from
If a blind man does not recognise his walking stick, what else will he then recognise? The above quote was made by the world acclaimed novelist chinua achebe. Now I
Four Kidnapped victims have been rescued by men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police command. The victims who are lecturers were said to be returning to Port
Federal Special Anti Robbery Squads (F-SARS) in Cross River State has rescued a kidnap victim, One Ikechukwu Obi, a business man in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The victim was
The Speaker of the five member faction of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Nse Ntuen, has alleged that the State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, personally invaded the
Senator representing Kano Central, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso says he was aware of the video which showed Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State allegedly receiving money from some contractors. He, however,
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has stated that he was leaving the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi “to his master, the devil”, since he has allegedly refused
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday appeared before the Joint Committee of Land Transport and Local and Foreign Debts sitting in Abuja. The Minister’s appearance was
The people of Owerre Umabor community, Eha-Alumonah, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have sought the intervention of the Senate over one year power outage in the area.
The people of Udi North Constituency in Udi Local Government Area on Tuesday paid a thank-you visit to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu and
The 11-year-old trial of a former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, for alleged N4.7bn fraud came to a close on Tuesday after the ex-governor testified in his own
Nigerian Presidency has reacted to the commotion witnessed in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. It accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of instigating the mismanagement of the recent defection of
Stephen Hillenburg, the man behind the popular cartoon character, SpongeBob Squarepants, has died at the age of 57. In 2017, Stephen disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral
