Artisan dies from Customs’ stray bullet in Ogun

A middle-aged man, Idowu Moses, who was hit by stray bullets fired by men of the Nigerian Customs Service in Oja-Odan in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun…

Ekiti AG asks Ojudu, others to retract allegations against Fayemi

The Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda, has advised a group of eight members of the All Progressives Congress led by Senator Tony Adeniyi, to withdraw…

32 states not remitting workers’ contributory pensions – PenCom

While five states are regularly funding the accrued rights and Retirement Savings Accounts of their workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme, all the states have backlog of arrears that make…

The agonies of Buhari and Oshiomhole

For the All Progressives Congress, it’s not raining, it’s pouring but the umbrella is with the hot-chasing rival, the Peoples Democratic Party. Each time the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…

We paid N5m each to secure our release –Nasarawa kidnap victims

Six officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps out of the 26 officers released recently by bandits in the Maraba-Udege area of the Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State…

Oluwo plans to replace us, Iwo kingmakers allege

Twelve kingmakers in Iwo have accused the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, of planning to remove and replace them as chiefs, after they demanded his removal in a petition…

Power generation hits 4,312MW, 16 plants record increase

Electricity generation in the country rose by 979.2 megawatts on Sunday to 4,312.1MW as 16 power plants saw an increase in their output. The number of idle plants dropped to…

God destined my re-election to serve Edo people –Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said God ordained his re-election to enable his administration to continue the development of the state. Obaseki said this at a thanksgiving service organised…

Present cracks may lead to Nigeria’s breakup, Osinbajo warns

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said Nigeria may break up if efforts are not made to address the cracks. He said efforts to mend the crack may be opposed,…

Yoruba, others have rights to demand independence –Prof Akintoye

The President-General of Yoruba World Congress, Prof Banji Akintoye, has maintained that Nigerians, including Yoruba people, have the constitutional rights to demand to cease to be part of the country.…