Egbetokun pays condolence visit to family ‎The Nigeria Police Force has expressed sadness over the passage of its former boss, Mr Solomon Arase. This was in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by ‎DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, It said, “The Nigeria Police Force is deeply saddened to announce the passing of […]

Solomon Arase President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over Solomon Ehigiator Arase (CFR), the 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP), who died on Sunday at 69. A statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), said the president commiserated with the family, friends and […]

By John Dike Osogbo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned what it calls an alarming surge in politically motivated violence linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, warning that the ruling party is steering the state toward chaos ahead of the 2026 governorship election. In a strongly worded statement signed by […]

The All Progressives Congress has emerged victorious in a landslide victory in the Saturday Rivers State local government elections, securing 20 out of the 23 LGAs. Chairman, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr Michael Odey, announced the results at the commission’s Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday afternoon. According to Odey, the […]

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his supporters were conspicuously absent on Saturday during election into the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the state. Fubara was not seen in Opobo Local Government Area, where he hails from, though the election took place on a limited scale. Sources said that the governor was […]

Aviation and Aerospace Development minister, Festus Keyamo, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks serious setbacks in its 2027 presidential strategy if it opts for former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Anambra governor Peter Obi as its standard-bearer. In a long post on his X account on Sunday, Keyamo said the opposition party remains in […]

The All Progressives Congress has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections. The ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, on the other hand, won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. Governor Siminalayi Fubara also lost his Opobo-Nkoro […]

By John Dike, Osogbo It was a solemn yet dignified farewell as the remains of the departed Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Joseph Olutayo Dada, were laid to rest over the weekend at his residence along Ijebu-Jesa Road, Ilesa, Osun State. The burial followed a funeral service held in his honour at the Foursquare Gospel […]

A former Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has passed on. He was 69. His family in a statement on Sunday, confirmed his death after an undisclosed illness. The statement by his son, Solomon Arase Jnr., said the former police boss died on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Cedercrest Hospital, Abuja, after a brief […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Kwara residents have fiercely criticized the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for describing the ₦70,000 minimum wage being paid by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as “lifeless,” calling the opposition party’s comment hypocritical and insensitive. The backlash came in response to a recent PDP press statement urging the state’s labour […]