Omosuyi Scholarship Foundation unveils in Ilaje

By Sola Lebile Succour has come the way of indigent students from the oil-rich Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State as a community-based charitable organisation, the Simeon Oladero Memorial Foundation, SOMF, is set to unveil this week Wednesday Established in 2020, by Mr. Wole Omosuyi in honour of his late father, Mr Simeon Oladero […]

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Police ban protest in Lagos ahead #EndSARS II

Lagos Police Command on Sunday banned all forms of protests and gatherings in the state. This is coming on the heels of the planned second phase of #EndSARS protests billed to commence Monday in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other cities. Organisers of the protests who have raised awareness on the social media said the […]

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Six policemen on Bayelsa election duty die in boat accident

Police Inspector General, Mr Mohammed Adamu The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the death of six officers on bye-election duty in the state. Commissioner of Police, Mike Okoli, said this in an interview with journalists at the command headquarters in Yenagoa while giving an update on the incident. One of the speedboats conveying policemen […]

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Ex NUJ chairman, Fadahunsi for burial December 11 in Owo

By Banji Ayoola The earthly cloak of a former chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ondo State, Mr Dayo Fadahunsi, would be buried in his Owo country home on Friday, December 11, 2020. The interment would take place between 1 and 2 pm at Idashen Quarters, Ola Oluwa Street; after a church […]

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We didn’t endorse Tinubu’s presidential ambition – Kano Islamic leaders

The Council of Ulamas in Kano state has denied endorsing the National leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition. The State Council Chairman, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, made the clarification while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Sunday. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Kano on Friday where he attended a wedding Fatiha […]

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Ijaw youth leader killed, congress kicks

Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, has called on security agencies and the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, to fish out the killers of an Ijaw youth leader, Enebraye Zuokemefa Peter. Zuokemefa, who hails from Sagbama and lectures at the Bayelsa College of Education was gruesomely murdered in cold blood in Yenagoa at the weekend […]

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Ex-presidential aspirant, Harry Akande, dies at 77

Ibadan-born billionaire and former presidential aspirant, Harry Akande, died on Saturday aged 77. The Agba Oye of Ibadanland, died after a brief illness, his family said in a statement in Ibadan. Spokesman for the family, Olumide Akande, described the death of the business mogul as a huge shock to the family, friends and associates. The […]

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Buhari at green chamber: What Nigerians want lawmakers to tell Mr. President

Curbing Security Challenges May Take A Long Time – FG Retaining Service Chiefs Unhelpful To President, Military – Na’Abba FG Must Fish Out Fifth Columnists In Military, Govt, Audit Spending On Insurgency War – Junaid Muhammed Don’t Expect Solution To Insecurity From Buhari/Reps Parley – Yakassai Buhari Lacks Courage To Sack Service Chiefs, Who Don’t […]

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APC wins Imo North senatorial by-election without candidate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the December 5, Okigwe senatorial by-election. Announcing the result, the returning officer, Mr Hakeem Adikum, said that the APC polled a total of 36, 811 votes, while PDP came second with 31,903 votes. However, the commission did not return a […]

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