All set for Buhari’s visit to Maiduguri on Thursday
All is now set for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Maiduguri on Thursday. The visit is the third working visit by the president to Maiduguri in one year after that…
Kwara government to create road setbacks in Kara, other markets
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said there was no clash between the people of Ajase-Ipo and the Fulani or Bororo community, saying the Friday incident in Kara (Ajase-Ipo) involved…
TCN appeals to union to suspend planned strike
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has appealed to the electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike billed to begin on August 17. The Managing Director of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, made…
Pope: I’m not perfect, forgive my mistake Lalong begs Catholic Bishops
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has once again apologised to the Catholic Bishops over his recent comment on the Holy Father, Pope Francis. The governor gave the apology at…
Court remands Osun man for illegal possession of gun, bullets
BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered that a 36-year-old man, Yusuf Hammed be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly possessing…
Osun court remands two siblings, friend for stealing ATM cards, withdrawing N.4m
BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Two siblings, Adeniyi Adesoye, 27, Adesoye Sunday, 24, and their friend, Opelusi Dolapo, 27, have been remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre by an Osun State Chief…
Constitution Amendment: Osun Assembly okays financial independence of state Assemblies, Judiciary
Rejects bills seeking other engagements for public servants, independent candidacy at polls BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Following the ongoing Amendment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by…
Adamu laments negative publicity of APC by opposition
BY MAYOWA SAMUEL National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has decried what he described as negative publicity of achievements of the government of President Muhammadu…
Police arrest alleged ‘terrorist’ who disguised as a woman in Lagos
The police in Lagos have arrested a man whom residents accused of being a terrorist. The man was almost lynched by a mob but was rescued after the police arrived…
Buhari congratulates Ruto, President-elect of Kenya
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections on August 9, 2022. The President, in a statement by his Special…