Bodija explosion: Makinde’s words as a healing balm ||By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
The people who cluttered around the place were in a state of flux; their moods switched nearly every minute from apprehension to bewilderment, despondency, anxiety, helplessness, resentment and back to…
Exco Briefing : Oyo Govt approves contracts for 84.7km Ibadan inner roads
ByRahmanTaofeeq …To release N1.3bn counterpart fund for 2023 UBEC projects Barely two weeks after Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, promised the kick-start of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of internal roads…
OYOSUBEB: NUT, Head-Teachers, Stakeholders Hail Gov. Makinde Over Adeniran’s Reappointment
ByRahmanTaofeeq Professional bodies including the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria, AOPSHON, and the Forum of Education Secretaries have hailed the Oyo State…
PFIPC: Court rejects Adeyemi’s bail application
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, declined to grant an application for bail filed by the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi…
How I made N10m monthly from akara business — Akwa Ibom gov
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has revealed that he once made not less than N10m monthly from his akara and bread business before venturing into politics. Eno made the…
Federal Workers demand N300,000 minimum wage
The Federal Workers Forum has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants and an increase in the…
Uber Exits Nigeria After 12 years Of Operation
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has shut down its operations in Nigeria. In a statement, the company, which came into Nigeria in 2014, said its exit is effective from September 2, 2026.…
68-year-old Briton accuses Nigerian husband of marrying her for UK visa, seeks divorce
A 68-year-old British woman, Dawn Ottewell, has said she is struggling to locate her Nigerian husband, Bright Emokpae, 31, whom she married in 2022. Ottewell, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, told…
2027: I’ll be Atiku, Obi’s first casualty if Tinubu loses — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he would be the first politician to suffer the consequences should former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the…
22-year-old sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping his mother
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for r@ping his biological mother while she was asleep at her home in Carnarvon, Northern Cape. The Carnarvon Regional…
Diphtheria outbreak claims 23 lives, infects 143 in Plateau
OUTBREAK of Diphtheria has claimed the lives of 23 people and 143 others suspected to have contacted the disease in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The development…
Ebonyi gov threatens to sack council chairmen who lose LGs in 2027
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has threatened to sack any council chairman that failed to win his area for the ruling-All Progressives Congress in 2027. Nwifuru issued the threat on…
Ibadan Bus Driver collapses, dies while conveying passengers
A commercial bus driver identified as Ibrahim, in his mid-fifties, reportedly slumped and died near Apete Garage in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday evening. The…