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The aides of the lawmaker representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen Sharafadeen Alli, has extend their heartfelt congratulations to him on the occasion of his 61st birthday anniversary. In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the senator's Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, the aides described their principal as an epitome of integrity, diligence,...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post on his official X account. “We have done it. “We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going. “We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of African...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp (ADC) to embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached Bello, and are being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Their arrests and detention followed an order by the Inspector...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has advised Senator Dino Melaye to find for himself a dignifying vocation. Ortom gave the advice in a statement issued on Friday night by his media aide, Terver Akase, following the verbal attack by Melaye on the former governor during the North Central Zonal caucus meeting of the PDP held...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Transcorp Power Plc (Transcorp Power), one of the electricity generating subsidiaries of Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), has demonstrated impressive financial performance in its released Q1 2024 unaudited financial statements, for the period ended March 31, 2024. The company recorded N67.86 billion in gross earnings, compared to N21.04 billion reported in Q1 2023, reflecting a...

Tracking many stories of remarkable progress currently taking place in Nigeria can be a challenging task. This is so because these important stories are lost to some who daily indulge in the cacophony of adverse reports. These negative news often dominates the headlines. With a 24-hour news cycle that tends to focus mainly on distasteful narratives, several Nigerians have been made...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The South African Police have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking officers during a drug raid. In a statement on Friday, the police said the suspects were arrested in the Northern Cape Province. The police said the suspects also damaged vehicles and other property. “At the time of the arrest, police were tracing information of one of the Nigerian nationals being in...

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo, has disclosed that over 20 million Nigerians are living with Hepatitis B and C, adding that 80% of those who have the disease do not know. Otegbayo made the disclosure while delivering the 548th inaugural lecture of University of Ibadan (UI), held at Trenchard...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The army has released the traditional ruler of Okuama community in Delta State, Clement Ikolo,who was arrested over the murder of 17 soldiers in the community. Ikolo was released on Friday during a press briefing by the Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, at the Army Headquarters, in Abuja, on Friday. Nwachukwu said although the army has...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Commissioner of Information in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, has denied that reports that Governor Usman Ododo helped his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, beat security operatives who wanted to arrest him. Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had laid a siege to Bello’s Abuja residence on Wednesday, where they wanted to arrest him. But Ododo arrived...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo As All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ondo State slated for Saturday, April 20, draws near, seven of the 16 aspirants have raised an alarm over alleged printing of fake party slips. The aspirants also faulted the recent revalidation exercise of party members across the state, saying that most of their supporters were yet to get their party cards revalidated....

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the immediate past governor of Kog State, Yahaya Bello, on a watchlist.  Bello was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday after his absence stalled his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The anti-graft agency alleged that Bello, alongside his nephew, Alli Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam...

In every direction we look, in every aspect of public life and in relationships -business or private, there is considerable evidence that man has lost his sense of shame. We read most of the time about billions of Naira of public funds disappearing into thin air; they cannot be accounted for as they have been siphoned from the public till. When...

By Emmanuel Adeleke Osun State Governor, Sen Ademola Adeleke, has announced a design competition for the logo of the state, following the criticism that trailed the quality of the initial design. Recall that the governor had on Wednesday, assented to a bill adopting a new logo for the state. Subsequently, the logo was released by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, who...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has President Bola Tinubu to urgently convene a special national security council meeting to proffer a holistic solution and measures to curb the disturbing insecurity with its attendant negative consequences on Nigerians. Communique Issued at the end of the 98th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today,...