Peter Obi condemns Ibom Air passenger’s life ban

Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the lifetime flight ban imposed by the Airline Operators of Nigeria and Ibom Air on passenger Comfort Emmanson for alleged misconduct. In his X post on Tuesday, he criticised Nigeria’s justice system, likening it to a “spider’s web” that ensnares the weak while allowing the powerful […]

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Traditional drummers resume at new Olubadan palace

Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja. Seven traditional drummers resumed operations at the Olubadan Palace in Oke-Aremo on Monday, following their farewell at the Alalubosa residence of the immediate past Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The development marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. The drumming team, acting on the […]

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Ex-Bayelsa MILAD Olubolade buried

Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade A former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade was buried at the weekend with military honours. His remains were interred at Ikoyi Gardens and Vaults, Lagos after a full military parade, coordinated by Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode, his former Aide-de-Camp during his tenure as Bayelsa MILAD. The ex-Minister […]

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Panic grips ADC as EFCC pursues chieftains

Panic has gripped the African Democratic Congress as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission allegedly targets key members of the 2027 coalition, who are working to unseat President Bola Tinubu at the 2027 election. This comes as the EFCC on Monday interrogated former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, a member of the coalition, over an […]

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Aiyedatiwa shares new cars to 14 permanent secretaries

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiw has distributed new vehicles to 14 Permanent Secretaries in the state public service. His spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan in a statement, said that during a brief handing over ceremony at the Governor’s Office in Alagbaka, Akure, he described the event as a “symbolic one”. He said the gesture, extended to all […]

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Ogun debunks reported sealing of ex-governor Daniel’s property

Ogun State Government has debunked the trending report that it had sealed the property belonging to former Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. It says it is unaware of the purported sealing It reacted to the report on Monday through the Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mr Tunji Odunlami, at a […]

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Court remands 5 over Owo terror attack, trial begins August 19

The departed Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN weeping during the service held for the 2022 Owo terror attack victims. He was flanked by his equally weeping wife, Betty. Three years after the terror attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State which killed over 40 worshippers including children, a federal high court […]

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Oyebanji dissolves cabinet

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved the State Executive Council. This was announced in a statement by Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, the Secretary to the State Government. Expectedly, the affected Commissioners and Special Advisers are to hand over to the Permanent Secretary or the most senior civil servant in their respective MDAs. However, the […]

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Three truck drivers arraigned for attacking FRSC patrol in Osogbo

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the arraignment of three members of the Allied Truck Transport Association of Nigeria (ATTAN) following a violent confrontation with a FRSC patrol team in Osogbo. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 9, 2025, along the Osogbo-Sekona route near […]

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