The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reportedly set to summon the leadership of the Ondo State House of Assembly to provide clarifications on the passage of the state’s 2025 budget. Particular attention is being drawn to the N11.5 billion allocated to the Ministry of Finance as a security vote. Vanguard reports that EFCC…
Six offices within the administrative block of the Sokoto State Police Command headquarters were gutted by flame as fire ravaged the facility on Saturday morning. The source of the fire remains unclear, but swift action by firefighters helped prevent further destruction. The fire, which broke out early in the day, left significant damage to the…
Bandits, on Tuesday, launched a deadly attack on some villages in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a pregnant woman and others. Residents said the attackers abducted eight people and left several others injured. They said the bandits, who arrived in large numbers on motorcycles, stormed Motokun and Egboro communities, shooting sporadically and…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared himself a hero of Nigeria’s democracy for frustrating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency in 2023. Wike dismissed claims that former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was the “hero” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in 2022, where Tambuwal stepped…
Nigerian street singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has turned to God for help as he battles legal challenges. Last week, the Ogun State government sealed his uncompleted building and hotel over alleged illegal development without an approval permit, detaining some of his customers and workers. In response, Portable shared a video of himself…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has refuted allegations that she was attempting to destroy the “Yoruba federal government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” This comes in response to claims by Sandra Duru, who alleged that the lawmaker told her she was working against Tinubu’s Yoruba-led administration. Speaking in an exclusive interview…
The Tinubu Media Force has hailed Hon. Adeyemo Abdulateef Alao, the Oyo state coordinator of the group as an inspiration leader on occasion of his birthday. In a press release by Ogundele Ebenezer O, the media director of TMF in Oyo, he said Hon. Alao has proven himself as a leader who’s transformative and instructional….
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun warned on Saturday against the unauthorised distribution of palliatives and funfairs across the country. Egbetokun raised serious concerns about the disorganised distribution of palliatives and relief items during this festive period. This trend, he said, is worrisome and calls for urgent action to save the lives of citizens,…
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has dismissed rumours about the death of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. The MPAC, which claimed the rumours were in circulation, described them as “unfounded”. According to Disu Kamor, MPAC’s executive chairman, the Sultan is alive and in good health, fully engaged in his responsibilities as a…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday afternoon, arrived the Mapo Hall venue of the coronation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland in Oyo State. His aircraft landed at 1;45pm and was received by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, top government functionaries, and notable politicians from the political divide. Tinubu and entourage,…
