President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons, VIPs in the country. A statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. According to the statement, the presidential directive was issued at the security meeting…
The family of jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has disagreed with the recent judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. In a statement issued today and signed by Emmanuel Kanu on behalf of the Okwu Kanu family, the family said it was speaking “with heavy…
The United States has condemned the abduction of students and teachers in Niger State, as well as the earlier kidnapping of schoolgirls in Kebbi State. In a statement issued today on it social media handle, the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs described the attacks as acts that must not go unpunished and urged the…
A gas explosion on Friday night claimed the lives of three people and destroyed property worth millions of Naira in the Idi-Iroko area of Amuloko, within the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State. Residents and passers-by were reported to have fled in panic as the blast erupted. One of the victims was identified as…
By Babatude Tiamiyu The commendation and burial mass for the late Mrs. Agnes Omokhule Emokhare-Gold, who passed away at 60 after a prolonged illness, were held at St. Cyprian’s Catholic Church, Oke Ofa Babaasale, Oluyoro, Ibadan, Oyo State. The ceremony, attended by family members, colleagues, friends, relatives, and neighbours, reflected the impactful life she lived…
The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy has announced the postponement of the 2025 edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the festival, which was to be hosted by Enugu State, was scheduled to begin today However, the postponement was announced today in…
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has ordered all private and public secondary schools in the state to immediately deboard their students in response to rising insecurity across the country. The directive was announced in a statement on Friday, signed by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin. According to the statement, the escalating security challenges…
Celebrity nightlife promoter Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has appealed to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to use his office to rally South-East leaders and push for the release of detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a post shared on his social media handle today, he…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has lashed out at the cancellation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s planned trips to South Africa and Angola over the recent wave of insecurity in the country.This was contained in a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong on Thursday, describing the move as a superficial gesture that…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja has implored chiefs to see the honour bestowed on them as a call for sacrifice, rather than an avenue to display glamour. The first class monarch made this declaration today in Ibadan, Oyo State, at the promotion exercise of seven senior chiefs in the Otun…