The singer, who was declared wanted by the Ogun state police command on Monday, February 17, turned himself in this morning, February 19, at the SCID in Panti, Yaba. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to on Wednesday. “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has unveiled the rebased Consumer Price Index (CPI), showing a decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate to 24.48% year-on-year.Announcing the rebased CPI results at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the NBS, Prince
Pan Niger Delta Forum leader, Edwin Clark, is dead.Aged 97, the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader’s death was confirmed in a statement by a representative of the family, Prof. C. C. Clark, on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes
The reinstated Chairman of Irewole Local Government in Osun State, Mr Remi Abass has been killed by armed hoodlums suspected to be working for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abass was shot on Monday during his attempt to resume his position as the Chairman of the local government following
Six students of Federal University Lokoja’s have been found dead following a collision with their shuttle bus on Monday.One witness stated that the event happened on Monday at around 2:30 p.m.According to report, the tragedy claimed the lives of six students, including the FUL shuttle bus driver. The articulated lorry
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has been elected Chairperson of the African Union, AU, Commission after five rounds of voting, defeating Odinga Odinga of Kenya in the 4th round.Youssouf takes over from Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who spent two terms of 4 years each.Youssouf’s emergence stunned Odinga, who observers
Prominent Yoruba politician and factional Leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, is dead. Pa Adebanjo died in the morning of Friday,February 14, 2025 in his Lekki, Lagos residence at the age of 96 years. The family confirmed his death in a statement on Friday. The statement
Security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, 12th February 2025, arrested three unruly passengers aboard an Air Peace flight from London after they engaged in disruptive behaviour that endangered the safety of the flight and its passengers and crew.The incident occurred during a flight when two
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is collaborating with the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, to enhance ongoing environmental restoration efforts in Ogoni landSpeaking during an inspection visit to HYPREP’s remediation site in K-Dere and the Mangroves Restoration Project in Bomu, both in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers
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Adebanjo, A Steadfast Advocate For A United Nigeria, Says Peter Obi
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has hailed the late Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, as a steadfast advocate for a united Nigeria.Obi shared this tribute in a condolence message on his X handle on Friday, mourning the passing of the Afenifere leader at the age of 96.“We