Rotimi Osuntola, Chief of Staff to the Alaafin-designate, Akeem Owoade, has dismissed claims that any obstacle stands in the way of Owoade’s coronation as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, scheduled for April 5, 2025. Naija News reports that the Oyo State Government has already set the coronation venue at Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, and … Read more
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, has tasked journalists to abide by the ethics of their profession to ensure the progress and development of the state. The Emir spoke when he hosted members of Correspondents’Chapel led by the Vice Chairman, Ahmed Tijjani Ibrahim at his palace in Daura yesterday. Faruk noted that, the … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly has rubbished reports that the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, is behind the recent leadership crisis rocking the Assembly. The Lagos Assembly, in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy, and Security, Ogundipe Stephen Olukayode, said all the lawmakers hold Mrs. … Read more
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly discovered a cache of pump-action rifles and live cartridges in the office of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Mudashiru Obasa, the ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, during a routine sweeping exercise. According to sources within the Assembly, the weapons were … Read more
Following the success of the inaugural edition of the Interswitch Discovery Series at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo in Ogun State in March 2024, the company, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has taken the initiative further with the 2nd edition of the “town-meetsgown” collaborative innovation and idea discovery program, which held from … Read more
The Anambra State Police Command has launched an operational plan to re-arrest two suspects involved in the murder of Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly. Naija News reports that in a statement issued on Tuesday in Onitsha, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that disciplinary action had been … Read more
As part of the Kosofe Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s efforts to promote economic growth and development in the region, the Founder & President of Kosofe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Joe Femi-Dagunro, visited Supreme Microfinance Bank (MFB) Ogudu. During the visit, Mr. Femi-Dagunro was accompanied by notable members of the chamber, including Dr. … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun yesterday said his administration inherited a 13 years backlog of unsettled insurance claims for families of deceased police officers. He said this in Abuja at the unveiling of the Police Insurance Claims Management Portal and presentation of cheques to next-of-kin and beneficiaries of deceased police officers. The event … Read more
On Tuesday, the residents of Ita-Eku, Igirigiri Road, Odo-Ado, Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, were thrown into mourning after a couple killed each other during a fight at their house. It was gathered that the lifeless bodies of the couple, a police officer and his wife, were full of marks and cuts. A source … Read more
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari has rubbished claims that there are sub-standard fuel in the country. He stated that the video review of Premium Motor Spirit which has gone viral on the internet, was done in an attempt to demarket the products sold by the NNPCL. Speaking during a chat … Read more