The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara State, Dr. Ibrahim Bello, on Friday passed on at the age of 71 after a protracted illness in Abuja. The 16th Emir succeeded his father who died on March 16, 2015. Bello, a civil servant who rose to the highest position of Permanent Secretary during his service in old…
The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone Ltd., Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, says the company tackled over 27 million cyber attacks on its facilities during the 2023 General Elections. Adeyanju made this known, when the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Malam Jibrin Baba-Ndace, paid him a courtesy visit on Friday in Abuja. Adeyanju said that the organisation…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has explained why it may be difficult for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, to work together ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television on Friday, ADC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi acknowledged that the lack of collaboration between…
The Imo State Police Command has arrested Opara Evans (M) 35yrs, and Chinedu Stanley (M) 29yrs, for the unlawful possession and distribution of banned fireworks and explosives. According to the police, their arrest followed an intelligent surveillance operation carried out along Alaba Market and Relief Markets Owerri, where large quantities of the prohibited items were…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Oyo state chapter, has suspended the usage of the association number plate in Oyo state. In a press release dated May 7, 2025, the association led by Comrade Tiamiyu Taiwo Ademola said some individuals using the number plates for impersonation, gross misconduct and abuse are on the rise….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, (UNIZIK) and the removal of the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, along with the Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Ifeoma Nwokike. A statement issued by the special adviser to be the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) on Saturday decried rape and disowned one Mr Kolawole Muyiwa, who was convicted of rape, as a staff member of the institution. The LASUED Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, who described rape as debasing to humanity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the…
The FBI has arrested Nigerian Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi for conspiring with Osun monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to defraud the U.S. government of $4.2 million COVID-19 relief funds. Like the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Mr Oluwasanmi also submitted forged documents to apply for the COVID-19 loans meant to lessen the financial burden of struggling businesses during…
A former police spokesperson in Lagos State, ACP Chike Oti, who is battling with kidney disease, has appealed to Nigerians for financial assistance of N25 million to undergo a kidney transplant. Mr Oti, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said he was recently diagnosed with fifth stage renal failure. He said, “My dear brothers…
The abductors of a former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), General Maharazu Tsiga (retired) have demanded that a ransom of N250 million be paid for his release. A close family source said the gunmen who abducted the retired General had made contact with relatives. According to the source who pleaded anonymity,…