Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Youths and Students Affairs to the Ondo State Governor has extended warm congratulations to Hon. Ayodele Olawande on his appointment as the Honourable Minister for Youths Development. In the wake of the recent Federal Executive Council reshuffle by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Hon. Ayodele Olawande, formerly…
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has debunked the allegation that in his capacity as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, he labelled President Bola Tinubu, who was then governor of Lagos State, corrupt. Ribadu made the denial in reaction to the allegation by the leader of Northern Star,…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this…
Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Peter Obi should return to the party ahead of the 2027 presidential contest. Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, left the PDP in June 2022, citing inability to make “constructive contributions”. In an interview with the ‘Mic On podcast’…
Allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan are lobbying opposition figures, including former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to step down from the 2027 race in Jonathan’s favour. The move, according to sources, is part of a wider plan to build a formidable opposition front capable of unseating President Bola…
The Osun State Police Command announced on Wednesday that it has arrested seven suspects for selling human parts and water used to bathe corpses in the state. A statement signed by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun Command, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, noted that those arrested included two mortuary attendants: Johnson Daniel, aged 43, and…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of the Intelligence Response Team to ensure the safe rescue of the Afenifere Youth Leader, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, who was kidnapped on February 17, 2025, while travelling to Abuja. He also directed the team to prioritise Ojajuni’s safe rescue. In a statement released on…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has stirred conversation online after posting a TikTok video set to the tune of “Omo Ologo,” a popular track associated with President Bola Tinubu. On May 3, Dauda ‘Rarara’ Kahutu, a Kano-based musician, delighted Tinubu and other dignitaries with a performance of his newly released Yoruba-titled song “Omo Ologo”…
The Nigerian Army has announced a major update regarding the 89 Regular Recruit Intake (89RRI) recruitment exercise. In a newly released statement, authorities confirmed that the exercise has been rescheduled to take place from June 8 to June 21, 2025, as against the previously scheduled dates of June 2 to June 16, 2025. All shortlisted…
A mother has been charged with poisoning her one-year-old baby girl and posting video of the infant’s distress to get online GoFundMe donations. The 34-year-old woman allegedly went to “great lengths” to conceal that she was giving prescription and pharmacy drugs to the baby without medical approval. Queensland, Australia, detective inspector Paul Dalton revealed this…