Tambuwal adviser’s son detained over rape video circulation

The son of the Special Adviser to the Sokoto State Governor on Social Investment, Alhaji Hayatu Tafida, has been detained by the police. Baffa Tafida is being detained over the…

Man jailed seven years for N30m fraud in Lagos

Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, on Monday sentenced a fraudster, Tunde Martins, to seven years’ imprisonment for N30m fraud. The convict had obtained the said…

Couple, two others nabbed with human skull in Ogun

Acouple and two others have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for being in possession of a suspected human skull. The couple, Niyi and Remilekun Folorunso,…

Dad made me shave my hair before Costa fight – Adesanya

UFC middleweight champion Isreal Adesanya says he followed his father’s instruction by shaving his head before his win over Paulo Costa on Sunday. A day before the UFC 253, Adesanya…

Oyo workers, students protest, accuse labour leaders of betrayal

Scores of workers, students, traders and concerned residents trooped out in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday to stage a protest against the hike in the pump price of…

APC govt planning bridge linking Ondo with Lagos, says Sanwo-Olu

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress National Campaign Council for the Ondo State Governorship Election, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the APC government is planning to link Lagos to…

Edo people’s movement, impunity responsible for APC’s defeat –Odigie-Oyegun

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Monday attributed the loss by the party during the September 19 governorship election in Edo State to…

N2.67bn school feeding funds found in private accounts –ICPC

The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, says the agency has discovered N2.67bn meant for the school feeding programme in private accounts. The agency,…

Controversy trails death of Lagos artiste on BRT lane

Controversy has trailed the death of a singer, Richard Dayom, who was allegedly crushed to death by a police patrol van in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was…

We’ve not been informed of tariff hike suspension – Discos

Power distribution companies said on Monday that they had not received any directive from the Nigerian Electricity  Regulatory Commission on tariff suspension. The Discos are confused about the decision of…