Police arrest 22-year-old for alleged rape in Ibadan
By NAN The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested a 22-year-old suspect for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl after intoxicating her with a substance. The Command’s Public…
90-year-old ex-soldier petitions army chief over detention, dismissal without court marshal
Thirty years after an alleged unjust dismissal from active service, a 90-year-old corporal of the Nigerian Army, Danladi Yelwa, who fought during the Nigerian Civil War, has sought the intervention…
Okanlomo titles: Celebrating prestige, why Yoruba land must be protected
By Aderonke Adegbite SIR: Among the Yoruba, traditional titles have long served two purposes: to celebrate prestige and contribution, and to protect and govern communities. Historically, kingship was structured and…
Farouk Ahmed: Dangote misses ICPC Meeting, requests January date to adopt petition
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, failed to appear on Monday before a special investigative team set up by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to formally…
OSOPADEC begins shoreline protection, revive abandoned projects, awards bursary
The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), on Tuesday, disclosed that projects initiated by the commission which had, for a long while, been abandoned across the mandate areas…
Malami, wife, son to spend New Year in Abuja prison
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), will spend the New Year in custody after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his remand at…
Lagos: Govt arrests 45 street beggars
The Lagos State Government has arrested 45 persons for engaging in street begging in different parts of the state on Tuesday. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,…
Epe Ekiti monarch rescued from deposition, Ekiti govt mediates, begs angry subjects
The Ekiti State Government, on Monday, mediated in a case of deposition and banishment of Elepe of Epe, Oba Williams Adesoye from the throne by his subjects, appealing to the…
New tax laws kick-off Jan 1, Tinubu insists despite public debate
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to go ahead with the implementation of the newly signed tax laws, rejecting calls for the reform process to be suspended…
Amotekun vows watertight security across Southwest
The Western Nigerian Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, has assured that the South-West region of the country will be fully fortified against bandits and terrorists facing military…