•Attacks that informed Akeredolu’s action Edozie Udeojo, Amusan Aina The peace and tranquility hitherto experienced in Ondo State, is gradually being replaced by fear and uncertainty, as the state grapples with a new wave of criminality – kidnapping! Many indigenes…
BREAKING: Sunday Igboho, supporters hit Igangan over quit notice
Edozie Udeojo Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was received with much excitement on Friday in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Hundreds of youths received him with singing and dancing before storming…
Troops kill 5 Boko Haram terrorists
Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango have killed five Boko Haram terrorists in their attempt to overrun Abbagajiri and Dusula towns in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno. Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this in a statement…
Four police inspectors arrested for alleged extortion
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four police officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student on Wednesday at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos State. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr…
Niger: Governor Sani seeks NEPC support to boost farmer’s productivity
Goodwill Sani Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has sought for the support of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) towards increasing farmers productivity in Niger State. The Governor, who was received by the Executive Director (ED) of the Organization, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo…
Why North won’t be silent over Buhari’s poor handling of insecurity – Bafarawa
Attahiru Bafarawa, former Sokoto State Governor, has declared that Northern elders are angry with President Muhammadu Buhari over his poor handling of insecurity in the country. Speaking in Abuja yesterday, the former governor said thousands of people were displaced in…
Miyetti Allah Dares Gov Akeredolu Over Vacation Order
Edozie Udeojo The Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has warned Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu over statement ordering herders to vacate the forest reserves in the state. The governor in a series of Twitter posts yesterday, said the…
APC disowns Dogara in court
Edozie Udeojo Party seeks dismissal of PDP’s suit against ex-Speaker over defection Court fixes February 4 for hearing The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that former House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara…
Arrest Those Threatening Kukah, Soyinka Tells FG
Edozie Udeojo Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka and the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) have urged the federal government to arrest those threatening the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto. According to Soyinka, no…
CBN To Crash Price Of Maize With 300,000 Metric Tonnes Intervention
Edozie Udeojo In a bid to crash the price of maize currently pegged at N155,000 per metric tonne, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to release about 300,000 metric tonnes of maize into the market from strategic anchors…
