Mr Aliyu Audu has resigned from his position as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Bola Tinubu. Audu’s resignation letter was dated June 8, 2025 and was tendered through the office of the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. The letter reads partly: “I write to formally tender my resignation as Senior…
Former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has hit back at the Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, over his comment describing former governor Aregbesola’s eight-year tenure as ‘worst in the history’ of the state. In what appears as a ‘tit-for-tat’ response, the former minister described the attack as unfortunate just to curry favour…
The Police in Ogun, has arrested a 52-year-old man, identified as Harry Collins, for impersonating as a police officer, on the Long bridge, Warewa, in the state. A statement by the spokesperson of Ogun Police Command on Saturday in Abeokuta, Omolola.Odutola said the suspect was arrested fully dressed in police uniform with a sergeant rank….
Renowned Nigerian gospel singer Bolaji Olanrewaju, popularly known as Big Bolaji, was laid to rest in Ibadan, Oyo State, days after his death on April 19 following a brief illness. He was 50 years old. The final rites began on Wednesday with a funeral service and lying-in-state held at the Hall of Grace, Jogor Centre,…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said that people with criminal record, unverified and forged school certificates are in charge of the country. Obi stated this on Arise Television on Tuesday, insisting that there is no democracy in Nigeria, especially when there is no vibrant and independent judicial system….
About 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at the Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, made the disclosure in a statement in Abeokuta. Mrs Okpe said that the accident which…
Nenadi Usman, acting chairperson of a faction of the Labour Party (LP), says the party will approach the 2027 elections with a different strategy. Speaking in an interview with DW Africa while reflecting on the party’s performance in the 2023 general election, Usman said the Labour Party now has a structure in place that will…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has responded to a viral video circulating on social media, providing clarification on an incident involving a female motorist and a police constabulary officer. In a press release issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, the command stated that the incident occurred on February 1,…
An epidemic has struck Adamawa State, with at least 28 people identified as suffering from a rare disease that eats into human flesh and destroys bones. Dr. Suleiman Bashir, Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, confirmed the outbreak to journalists on Saturday. He said some patients were receiving treatment at the Modibbo…
Banks will commence implementing charges for alerts and other short messages (SMS) communications to their customers at the rate of N6 for every SMS transaction with effect from today. This is coming on the heels of the increase in telecommunications rates by telecommunication providers following a nod by the Federal Government. The SMS charges were…