The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, and described as the āmost wanted vicious and notorious hired killerā in Lagos in recent years. The 44-year-old man was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named āSilence, Speed and Surpriseā carried out by the Commandās Tactical Squad in his hideout…
Nigerians may soon pay more for petrol as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Friday increased its ex-depot price for Premium Motor Spirit to N880 per litre, raising fresh concerns over fuel affordability and price volatility in the downstream sector. Checks on petroleumprice.ng, a platform tracking daily product prices, and a Pro Forma Invoice seen by…
Goodluck Iheamnacho, the administrator of Ahoada east LGA in Rivers, resigned on Friday after serving a little over three months in office. In a resignation letter dated June 20 and addressed to Ibok-Ete Ibas, the stateās sole administrator, Iheamnacho said he was leaving the position to return to the private sector and thanked the people…
Despite dissenting voices at the recent North-East Zonal meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Maiduguri, Borno State, a pro-Igbo political group, Igbo Arise for Tinubu/Shettima 2027, has thrown its weight behind the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. At a press conference held in Enugu on Thursday,…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo, has reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, declaring that he remains deeply grateful for the role Bello played in his political journey. Ododo made this known on Friday while speaking with journalists after a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives…
The National Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the registration of a new political partyāthe All Democratic Alliance. The application, dated June 19, was acknowledged by INEC on Friday, signalling the coalitionās determination to float…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he was not seeking to be a mediator between Iran and Israel, and was only suggesting ideas for how the countries could resolve the escalating crisis. The Kremlin has spent much of the week positioning Moscow as a potential peacemaker after Israel launched strikes on Iran, which retaliated…
Ido-Ayegunle community in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has been deserted following a violent attack by gunmen on Thursday that left four people dead and several houses razed. The incident, believed to be linked to a lingering land dispute between Ido-Ayegunle and neighbouring Esa-Oke, occurred around 10 a.m., prompting residents to flee for…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday left many Nigerians amused after he publicly promised to increase the wages of his official music band during a project commissioning in Abuja. Wike made the announcement while commissioning the newly completed collector road from Mabushi to the Judgesā Quarters in Katampe, a project…
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the fellow who breached security protocol during the commissioning of projects at Murtala Mohammed Square by President Bola Tinubu was born with āpsychiatric disordersā. The Commandās Spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said the individual, Umar Mohammed, a native of Anguwan Muazu in Kaduna, The police…