Norwegian writer Fosse wins Nobel Prize in literature
A Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been named the 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Literature, described Fosse as one of the most recognised and widely performed playwrights […]
Phone theft: Police arrest two-term ex-convict
Operatives of the Police’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) re-arrested a 20-year-old ex-convict, Abdul-Lateef Mutiu, for allegedly stealing a phone. This is contained in a statement posted on Thursday to its official Twitter handle @rrslagos767. It stated that the eagle–eyed operatives of RRS arrested the suspect on Wednesday in Ketu area of the state. […]
Gunmen abduct embattled UNICAL law professor
Gunmen on Thursday abducted the embattled Dean of Law Faculty, University of Calabar, Prof Cyril Ndifon. Ndifon, who is on suspension over allegations bordering on sexual harassment among others, was abducted by gunmen at his Akpabuyo residence in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. His son, David, confirmed his abduction saying […]
Supreme Court to deliver judgment in treasonable charge against Kanu
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed Dec. 15 to deliver judgment in the appeal filed by the Federal Government against the Court of Appeal judgment that quashed the criminal charges against Nnamdi Kanu and ordered his release. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun fixed the date after taking arguments from Kanu’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN and Tijani Gazali, […]
Police drop defamation charge against Bayelsa-based journalist
The police command in Bayelsa State has dropped a defamation charge it filed against a Bayelsa-based journalist, Mr Nengi Owei-Ilagha. The journalist was charged before a Federal High Court in Yenagoa. He was alleged to have made defamatory posts against Mr Emmanuel Chiefson on Facebook. Chiefson is a member of the Police Community […]
NAF airstrikes neutralise several terrorists in Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it neutralised several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday […]
Another boat capsizes with 22 passengers in Niger, says NSEMA
A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger State to Yauri in Kebbi State has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday. He […]
NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: A DEMOCRACY IN THE HANDS OF A JUDICIARY
By Toyin Falola To run for an election in Nigeria, as you raise the money you need, now in billions of naira, remember one thing: divide the money into two—one for the elections and the other for legal matters. If you win, the loser will take you to court. If you lose, take the […]
Ooni pleads support for Tinubu
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pleaded with Nigerians to persevere with President Bola Tinubu’s administration in view of the current economic situation. The royal father made the appeal during the visitation to his family compound as grand-finale of Olojo Annual Festival at Oketase area, Ile-Ife on Monday. He […]
23 feared dead as boat capsizes in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Government has condoled with members of immediate families, Yauri Emirate Council, and the Local Government over a boat which capsized involving 30 traders. In the ugly accident, 23 people were feared dead. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor disclosed this in a statement to the News Agency of […]
