The Lagos State Government has announced the restriction of movement as it goes to polls for the local government elections bill for this  weekend . The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotsho stated this in a statement issued on Thursday, noting that the movement restriction will be on Saturday, July 24th between 08:00 and […]

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the National Assembly to reject attempts by the promoters of the stepped-down version of the National Water Bill to re-present it with the same contentious provisions in the hallowed chamber. […]

Gunmen have  killed two police officers at a check-point  in Obeagu-Amechi area in  Enugu Obeagu-Amechi in NAN reports that two police checkpoints in Enugu south LGA and Amagunze in Nkanu east LGA were attacked on Wednesday evening. A vehicle and a motorcycle were reportedly burnt during the attack. Daniel Ndukwe, spokesman of the Enugu police […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the country recorded two deaths and 238 new cases of coronavirus . The agency released the figures in its daily   update on Wednesday According to the agency, Lagos which still remains the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria, recorded 181 new cases , while Akwa […]

Gunmen have kidnapped Betinah Benson, mother of Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Kombowei Benson. The victim, 80, was kidnapped on Tuesday morning and took to an unknown destination. The Bayelsa State Police Command spokesperson, Asinim Butswat confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that some of the suspects have been arrested “The Bayelsa State […]

Says “Leading Lawyers in Benin Republic Are Now Incharge” A Renowned Historian and Leader of the Umbrella Body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye, has confirmed the arrest of Yoruba Freedom Fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho in Benin Republic. Akintoye, however, said he, alongside other Yoruba Patriots who are immediately […]

The sociology of death and funerals is an important aspect of the African cosmogony. Parents pray that their children should outlive them in order to give them a befitting burial. They liken this to the same manner when fire dies out in the hearth, it is replaced by ashes, and when a banana tree withers, […]

The South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA), of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ekiti State has said the consensus arrangements being proposed by the National Caretaker Committee of the party, will not work in the state. The group said consensus in Ekiti will not work as a result of some unilateral decisions already […]

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou by Benin Republic security operatives as he was trying to escape to Germany. Igboho was reported to have been arrested on Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria’s secret police According to reports, a source privy to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Wushishi as the new registrar and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Examination Council (NECO). The council heald of information and public relations, Azeez Sanni disclosed this in a statement on Monday According to the statement , Wushishi’s appointment was contained in a letter dated July 16, 2021 […]