Mr Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Dokubo made the call after he visited President Tinubu in Aso Rock on Friday. Recall that Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, had called …

Barring any last-minute changes, President Bola Tinubu will meet with Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates and the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. Tinubu is scheduled to meet with Gates and Dangote on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dangote disclosed this after a closed-door meeting with Tinubu at the State …

Only Tinubu will decide new date for 2023 census ? NPCThe National Population Commission has said that only President Ahmed Bola Tinubu will decide the date for the 2023 National Population and Housing Census. Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Enugu State, Hon. Ejike Eze who spoke at …

A 42-year-old father of three, Chinedu Michael, has been remanded in the correctional centre by an Akure Magistrates’ Court for raping a 13-year-old girl. Men of the Amotekun Corps, Ondo State Command, arrested the defendant after the incident was reported by the victim’s parents. Michael was arraigned on Thursday, June …

A 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Salako Treasure was reported to have killed herself by consuming a substance suspected of sniper. The deceased said to be of the Department of Entrepreneur, was found dead inside an uncompleted building around the Lagere area of the town on …

The Nigerian Police, Zone XI Command, Osogbo, has declared one Orowole Adekunle Rotimi wanted. Also, the Command has placed a bounty of N200,000 reward on his head. Orowole was declared wanted by the Command for unlawful possession of firearms. This was made known by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, …

Following the suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. In a statement today by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission released a profile of the Acting …

Nigeria and India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to block illicit drug flow between both countries. The MoU was undertaken by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau of India. Signing the MoU on Wednesday, Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, said the move represents …

The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Thursday tendered 18,088 blurred polling unit result sheets among other documents in continuation of the presentation of their case before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Their lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), tendered the documents through the petitioners’ fourth witness …

I tried convincing Eberechi Eze to snub England for Nigeria ?Alex IwobiSuper Eagles star Alex Iwobi has revealed he tried to convince his Crystal Palace teammate, Eberechi Eze to feature for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. England Head-coach Gareth Southgate gave Eze a call-up ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifiers …