Category: LOCAL NEWS

Alleged fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Fayose’s trial

          The money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, stalled before a Federal High Court Lagos...

ASUU strike: APC youth leader meets Ngige, consults ASUU President

        The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Youth leader, Dayo Israel has revealed his efforts towards putting an end to the ongoing strike...

We don’t have weapons to fight bandits – Oyo vigilante

    THE Vigilant Group of Nigeria, VGN, in Oyo State, yesterday, raised fresh alarm over the influx of bandits into the forests in the South-West region,...

Osun poll: Vote for Oyetola, Oluwo charges subjects

    Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi, on Sunday told his subjects to give block votes to Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, in the forthcoming...

Police arrest bank officials planning robbery, hackers trying to steal N3.4bn

      The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has restated that his administration will not relent in fighting crimes and criminality in Nigeria. In a...

2023 elections: INEC clears air on voters registration in Niger Republic

          The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu has refuted reports that the commission is...

Islamic group calls on NECO to move exams from Sallah Day

    The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has told the National Examinations Council (NECO) to move its exam scheduled for Saturday, July 9, as it clashed with the...

ASUU strike enters 140th day, SERAP, others lampoon FG

    The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project and other education rights groups, such as the Reform Education Nigeria and Education Rights Campaign,...

PDP crisis: Atiku forecloses discussion on office sharing

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday took a step forward in finding solution to the post-primary crisis, caused mainly by the choice of Delta State...

2023: Kwankwaso reveals his options for running mate

        The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he could pick a Southerner from the party to...

Mob set ablaze 3 POS robbers

    An angry mob has set ablaze 3 robbery suspects terrorizing Point of Sale operators at Abayi, along Aba – Owerri road, Aba,Abia State. The robbers...

Video of filthy condition my children live in broke my heart – Yoruba actor, Itele

    A popular actor and filmmaker, Ibrahim Yekini, aka Itele D Icon, has said he was heartbroken when he saw videos of the filthy condition some of his...

Defection: PDP Rep leads party members in Oyo to APC

    A member of House of Representatives representing the Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North Federal Constituency, Muraina Ajibola, has led thousands of his...

Osun arrest: PDP spinning ridiculous theories, says gov’s aide

    The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Ismail Omipidan, on Sunday, described as spurious and unfounded claims by the...

Ogun man burns wife to death

    A man identified as Ponle Adebanjo has allegedly burnt his estranged wife to death after she left him over domestic violence. The victim identified as...

Osun poll: INEC chairman arrives as commission holds mock accreditation

      Ahead of 2022 Osun State governorship election slated for July 16th, Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) will commence conduct of mock...

BREAKING: Police brutality: IGP transfers Osun CP

        Barring any last-minute change, there is a strong indication that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the...

2023: We’ll make Atiku lose his state – Adamawa APC LG chairmen vow

        Adamawa local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have vowed to ensure the failure of the Peoples Democratic Party...

Three arrested for alleged rape, initiating teenage girl into cultism

            Three young men have been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly gang-raping a minor. The suspects, Daniel Njoku, Damilare...

Five suspected armed robbers die after gun duel with police

            Five suspected armed robbers were gunned down in a duel with operatives attached to the “B” Division in Warri, a...