May 2024

By Tunde Olusunle When he flung Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, (SLS) out of the window of the Emir's palace in Kano four years ago, Abdullahi Ganduje would have least imagined what is playing out today. Ganduje was the "Lord of the Manor" in Kano…
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By Ebinum Samuel The government of Thailand has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA for mounting a vigorous fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria, a development that has impacted…
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By Tunde Olusunle We had cultivated new relationships during our one-year service to fatherland as participants in the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC). Beyond encountering fellow alumni of our alma mater, we had made new friends…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, has approved the posting of two senior police officers to strategic positions within the Nigeria Police Force as part of ongoing efforts to…
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By Tunde Olusunle A video clip which is just about two and half minutes in duration has been trending on the social media in the last few days. It captures the moment top officials of the Abia State government, arrive for a meeting…
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By Ebinum Samuel In his determination to reposition the practice of Private Security Guard Companies and enhance their contribution to the security architecture in Nigeria, the Minister of Interior, Honourable Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has…
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An Abuja Federal High Court has granted former Commander of Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari a two-week bail.The court said the two-week bail was to allow Kyari return home to conclude…
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A sixty three Year-old woman, has been arrested  for operating a baby factory in abia state, The woman, identified as Chinyere Nkwocha, until her arrest was operating in the Umuafai Ndume Ibeku area of Umuahia North Local Government…
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Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, expressed reluctance to dismiss any possibility, including involvement by MOSSAD, in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, given the unusual circumstances of the crash. “Whichever…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogwuwusi, has taken to social media to plead with his daughter, Princess Adeola, to get a husband as she celebrates her 30th birthday. The monarch, in a lengthy post shared on his Instagram page,…
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Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, yesterday, evoked memories of old as he danced to the songs of his forebears when he received two artefacts from Germany through the National Commission for Museum and Monument, NCMM. Alongside others, the…
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A popular Ijebu business man, Chief Shakiru Olanrewaju Kassim is dead. The late business man who goes by the nicknames of Shokas and Alhaji Lovely died early Friday, 17 May, 2024. He was buried in his hometown, Ijebu Igbo, same day,…
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By Ebinum Samuel A couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke), who runs a cocaine cartel from India has been declared wanted by the National…
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LAGOS—THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, disclosed that 1,115 applications were received for adoption of children in the last one year from prospective adoptors. During the period under review, it also issued approvals for…
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(Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a sign of the challenges that Africa’s largest producer faces in lifting…
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The savagery of the senior Nazis is infamous. So what possessed any woman to wed such men and bear their children? In this series from James Wyllie's chilling book, we reveal the women behind Hitler’s henchmen — and, in the first…
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From Lateef Dada , Osogbo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and Seyi Makinde of Oyo states, yesterday, stormed Ede, Osun State, for the chieftaincy installation of Governor…
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Ede, Osun State, is currently hosting a star-studded event on Monday as Governor Ademola Adeleke is set to be installed as the Asiwaju of Ede Land. According to the Chairman of the Central Planning Committee, Senator Olalere Oyewumi,…
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday threw his weight behind the planned picketing of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission headquarters and offices of the Electricity Distribution Companies across the country on Monday…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, challenged Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to dance at the Government House in Osogbo, the state capital. Speaking… Speaking during the commissioning of Government House VIP…
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Asreported yesterday, on the same day thatarrived in the U.K. earlier this week, his father,, made Harry’s brother,, the leader of the regiment that Harry once served in—and new information is being reported that the move landed Harry in…
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The Naira has started the new week strong in the official market also known as the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). FMDQ securities reports that Nigerian currency closed against the US dollar in the NAFEM window at…
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The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, fixed June 26, 2024, for the arraignment of a Lagos monarch, Monsuru Abimbola Oladega, and six others over alleged N29.3m fraud. Other defendants in the charge marked FHC/L/80c/2024 are…
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According to a market survey carried out by Legit, dealers have crashed the product’s price to ₦900 per kilogramme from the ₦1,300 it sold weeks ago. LPG dealers have reported improvement in supplies from various depots, saying that the…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Police Special Squad that have in the past 4 months helped the Lagos state police commissioner, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, to check crime and criminality has began manhunt for a notorious 'yahoo - Yahoo' Kingpin .…
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CNN — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to kill more than a dozen more at nursing facilities across Pennsylvania has been sentenced to life in prison, the state’s attorney general said.But the family of one of…
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BY BOLAJI AFOLABI For democracy to thrive, it is imperative that various elements including opposition political parties, civil societies, faith and community-based organisations, the media, and citizens play their respective roles as…
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By Tunde Olusunle The lobbies and lounges of the *Nicon Hilton Hotel* (now *Transcorp Hilton)* and *Sheraton Hotels and Towers,* (now *Abuja Continental Hotel)* were very boisterous in the early days of the Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku…
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The Billionaire Police Commissioner Back Mr Aderemi Adeoye retired yesterday as the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra State. By his own admission, his net worth is now N20 billion! And he has set his eyes on displacing Alhaji Aliko…
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The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday disclosed that he is the first executive Governor of Osun State to practice both Islam and Christianity. Adeleke made this known while answering questions at the public…
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