Ogun State’s long-standing aspiration to become an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abubakar Abdullahi Mustapha, alongside senior…
Governor of Oyo State and one of the leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Seyi Makinde is currently at the presidential villa to meet with President Bola Tinubu. Governor Makinde arrived shortly after his colleague from Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives…
Bandits on Wednesday evening kidnapped 100-year-old Chief Samuel Fagbemi in the Ihale community and a vigilante officer in the Kabba-Bunu local government area of the state. The President of Ihale Development Association (IDA), Chief P. M. B. Omolewa, who confirmed the incident, has strongly condemned the gruesome attack on the Ihale community by armed bandits…
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 16 suspected Fulani herdsmen over alleged criminal activities in Oye Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, by operatives of the Oye Local Government Command of the Amotekun Corps at Gede Farm settlement in Isan-Ekiti,…
The Delta State Police command has arrested a 24-year-old lady, identified as Jessica Anthony, who attempted to rob her boyfriend of his gold jewelry. SP Bright Edafe, the spokesperson of the command revealed on his X handle that, that the suspect contacted armed robbers to rob her boyfriend. Jessica explained that she needed the money…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained why he declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Amadi…
Yeni Kuti, first daughter of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has weighed in on the escalating feud between her brother, Seun Kuti, and Grammy-winning singer Wizkid, saying the singer crossed a line by dragging her late father into the dispute. Speaking on TVC’s Your View on Thursday, Yeni said her reaction was not driven by animosity…
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs has condemned the the abduction of more than 160 worshippers in Kaduna churches, warning that Washington will not tolerate violence against Christians in Nigeria. Bandits had on Sunday attacked congregants during church services in the Kure area of Kajuru Local Government Area, abducting over 160 people. Although…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has implicated a new generation bank, six Fintechs and microfinance banks in major financial scams by allowing fraudsters to launder huge sums of money. Director of public Affairs of the Commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, made this known at a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on…
The legal battle over the suspension of the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has escalated as the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has again approached the Supreme Court. Court documents sighted on Thursday showed that Akpabio filed an application before the apex court to regularise and sustain his appeal challenging decisions of the lower courts…
