Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele, a former lecturer in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife dragged to court for demanding sex to pass one of his students, Monica Osagie, on Monday changed his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty.’ PUNCH reports that the prosecutor, Mr. Shogunle Adenekan said all parties in the matter have reach plea bargain […]

The Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, has advised the immediate past governor of the State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose to face his nemesis alone instead of dragging people along and blaming them for his woes. Dipe was reacting to the allegation of the Media to Mr. Fayose, Lere Olayinka […]

Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwatotimi Akeredolu, SAN, joins millions of Nigerians to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari on his 76th birthday. Akeredolu also congratulates Nigerians for having Buhari as their President at this difficult time. He is confident that indefatigable Buhari is celebrating his 76th birthday with calmness and an unquenchable fire of love for robust […]

Air passengers flying Air Peace suffered mid-air discomfort weekend as what should have been a smooth, less than an hour flight turned to an endless, agonising flight as the cooling system of the aircraft deployed on their Lagos- Enugu route packed up, leaving the teeming passengers in agony. Passengers had boarded the flight refreshed and […]

The vice-presidential candidates debate for the 2019 general elections kicked off at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Friday, with five candidates’ participation. Featuring were Ganiyu Galadima of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN); Khadija Abdullahi-Iya of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), and incumbent Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo of the All Progressives Congress […]

The Nigerian military has made a dramatic u-turn by reversing its earlier suspension of UNICEF activities in Boko Haram ravaged North eastern part of Nigeria hours afterwards. A statement by Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu , said the reversal of the suspension came on the heels if “interventions […]

The Supreme Court on Friday ended the 19-year legal dispute over the right location of the headquarters of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Resting the case in its judgment, a five-man bench of the apex court unanimously ordered the Ekiti State Government to immediately restore the headquarters of the local government to Eda-Oniyo […]

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Human Trafficking, Ms Chioma Ajunwa on Friday gave a shocking statistics of 3.4 million Africans that have been trafficked across the world for forced Labour. Ajunwa, a retired Nigerian sprinter made the disclosure on Friday at the official unveiling of the logo of Kick Against Human Trafficking and […]

Retirees, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS), have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, applauding his administration as the best they have seen in 14 years of the pension scheme.’ This was revealed in a release issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose slightly in November over that of 2017, with price increases across a broad range of products. Announcing this on Friday, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said November’s consumer inflation was up 11.28 percent from a year ago, versus 11.26 percent in October. Food inflation was at 13.30 percent over the […]