Author: Olabanji Ayoola

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived at his official residence at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday at 09:00 pm. Our correspondent who was on the ground spotted a retinue of escorts conveying him into the premises from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Hours earlier, the President had been in Liberia where he was a Special […]

The police on Tuesday arrested 20 commercial motorcycles for violating the ban on motorcycle popularly known as ‘Okada’ in some parts of the the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The development led to protests by riders who obstructed the VIOs from moving out of their office and started attacking the officers. The police immediately dispersed […]

Photo: Twitter: Femi Gbajabiamila Some Nigerians on social media, Tuesday, expressed displeasure over the resumption of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila in a university in the United States of America amid the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Academic activities in public universities in Nigeria have been […]

Lagos State Government on Tuesday re-arraigned an on-air personality, Uche Igwe, popularly known as Darksam, before Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo of the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly sharing the sex video of a Chrisland School pupil. Earlier in May 2022, the Nigeria Police Force arraigned the 40-year-old staff of Lagos-based radio station, Metro […]

Protesting NLC members The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said that the workers’ union will embark on a three-day nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after the ongoing two-day warning protest organised by the NLC. Wabba, who spoke […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Monrovia, Liberia restates his administration’s commitment to ensuring free, fair, transparent and acceptable elections in 2023. He also called on leaders in West Africa to do all within their powers to ensure that elections are conducted in their countries in an atmosphere of trust, freedom and transparency. Delivering a […]

INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration hit 10.4 million at 7 a.m., on Monday, July 25. INEC in its weekly update on Tuesday also said that 11 million registrants have completed their registration. According to the update, 3.3 million of […]