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Family Announces Burial Date For Late Yinka Odumakin

  Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, says the body of her husband, late Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 24.   Okei-Odumakin, a...

Residents warn lawmakers over impeachment

  Some residents of Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos have warned the council legislators to stop the propose impeachment of the Chairman, Tajudeen Ajide....

South-West PDP Congress: Why accreditation was delayed for two hours – Makinde

  Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, had explained that accreditation of delegates started two hours behind schedule to ensure a thorough process. Makinde, who...

Why NYSC scheme should be sustained, by D-G

  Without the presence of corps members, the health and education sectors would have collapsed, Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),...

South-West PDP Congress: Tight security as election materials arrive

  Materials for the South-West Zonal Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party have arrived at the venue of the election. The materials and the Congress committee...

‘Sanwo-Olu’s action over LASU VC commendable’

  The Lagos Integrity Group, an association of indigenes in the state, has hailed Lagos State Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu for re-constituting a panel for the...

Two arrested as man slumps, dies during argument in Lagos pub

  Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects for the alleged killing of one Osita Anwuanwu, 64, in the Arida area of Ikotun. The state...

Two bullets extracted from body of Ekiti monarch shot by masked gunmen

  A commissioner in Ekiti State House of Assembly Commission and an indigene of Ewu Ekiti in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the state, Segun Erinle, said on...

Mother of three slumps as POWA demolishes shops

  A mother of three, identified simply as Mama Esther, has been hospitalised after she slumped when her shop was demolished by officials of the Police Officers’...

774,000 public jobs workers protest unpaid N20,000 wage

  Participants in the Federal Government’s Special Public Works (SPW) programme are protesting the delay in paying their stipend more than three months after kick...

GTBank’s shareholders endorse N3 dividend

  Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc have endorsed the payment of a total dividend of N3 per share to shareholders for the financial year ended December 31,...

Community Policing: 704 Constabularies complete training

  A total of 704 people from the 34 local government areas of Kano State selected to serve under the community policing initiative, have completed their training....

PDP names working committee members for Ebonyi

  Following the resignation of the Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi-led State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State, the party’s National...

Kwara Islamic cleric arrested for beating pupil to coma

  A human right lawyer, Aishat Temin, has condemned the act of a cleric who allegedly beat a student to coma for stealing money from a local safe (piggy bank). The...

2023 Election: Why I want to be president, by Nwank

  United States-based mechanical engineer, Godswill Nwankwo, has declared his intention to contest for President in the 2023 election. He spoke with the News Agency...

Hijab: 10 affected Kwara schools resume today

  Kwara state government has announced resumption of the ten mission schools affected in the hijab controversy for Monday. Permanent Secretary Kwara Ministry of...

Fasehun’s OPC gets new president, vows to tackle insecurity

  The Oodua People’s Congress founded by the Dr Frederick Fasehun has vowed to tackle the insecurity problems in the country by working with the state and...

Police arrest 2 women over 64-year-old man’s death in Lagos

  The Police have arrested two women suspected to have hands in the death of a 64-year-old Osita Anwuanwu at Arida area of Ikotun in Lagos State.   The Police...

15 points from South-east governors meeting

  After exhaustive discussions on the current security challenges in the South East and with valuable contributions from participants at the first South East...

S’West PDP Congress: Gov Makinde’s Thugs Already Taken Over Venue, He’s Afraid Of Defeat – State Chairmen

  Four State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West zone have said the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde should be blamed if the Congress...