The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended a 16-year-old, Nuhu Haruna, hailing from Dutsinma Local Government Area, on allegations of killing his stepmother. Haruna was arranged along with other individuals involved in serious crimes across the state, including kidnapping and homicide. Spokesperson for the State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, paraded the suspects at the…
Veteran Yoruba actor, Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, popularly known as Agbako passed away early Thursday morning at the age of 101. Known for his bold characters and contributions to Yoruba cinema, Agbako was one of the oldest actors in Nigerian film history. According to the President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Association of…
A building collapse claimed 10 lives and injured seven others in the Jegede Oluloyo area of Ibadan, Oyo State in the early hours of Thursday. The tragic incident occurred at 2 am in Ona Ara Local Government Area. The Oyo State Fire Services Agency released a statement confirming the casualties. “The Oyo State Fire Services…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will assume the role temporarily, pending the recovery of the substantive COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga….
The Senate has confirmed a former beauty queen, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, and six others as new ministers to serve in the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. This came after the seven ministerial nominees had been screened by the senators. Apart from Bianca, other nominees confirmed are Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Hon….
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said it has successfully restored bulk power supply to several northern states after completing repairs on a vandalised section of the 330KV Ugwuaji-APIR transmission line. The restoration, completed at 4:56 pm on October 30, 2024, brings electricity back to Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe…
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has sacked the Board and Management of African Alliance Insurance Plc, one of Nigeria’s oldest life assurance companies, following years of insolvency and failure to meet the obligations of annuitants and policyholders. The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Segun Omosehin, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference in its Lagos…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the judiciary against setting Rivers State on fire in the wake of the Wednesday judgment wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to halt all payments to the state. In a statement Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the…
A prominent elder statesman and activist from the Niger Delta, Sokari Soberekon, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to remain vigilant against deceitful counsel masked as half-truths. In a recent interview in Port Harcourt, Soberekon highlighted concerns regarding the recent hike in fuel prices, attributing it not directly to the…
Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, an eye specialist at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, has been freed after 10 months in captivity. Dr. Popoola was kidnapped on December 27, 2023, alongside her husband, Squadron Leader Nurudeen Popoola, and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy. Though her husband was released earlier in March, Dr. Popoola and her nephew remained…
