The Executive Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Mr. Lanre Arogundade, has been elected Deputy Convenor of the 13-member Council of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) while…
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She Threw Herself On Her Husband To Stop Bullets: The Untold Story Of Hafsatu Bello And Nigeria’s 60-year Debt To Her
Adewumi Ademiju Historic On the night of January 15, 1966, gunshots tore through the Premier’s Lodge in Kaduna and changed Nigeria forever. As soldiers led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu…
Sextortion: EFCC Arrests Self-Styled Spiritualist Over Alleged $1,100
Eniola Yekini The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Odigie Moses, over his alleged involvement in a sextortion scheme that reportedly defrauded an Indian woman…
EKITI AGRO-MARSHALL ARRESTS 72 YEAR-OLD, THREE OTHER SUSPECTED VANDALS CAUGHT WITH ELECTRICITY CABLES IN AYETORO EKITI
It took the timely intervention and rigorous community efforts by concerned youths of Ayetoro-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government to burst a ring of suspected thieves caught in the…
Why Anti graft Froze Osun State Government Account – EFCC
Eniola Yekini The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has explained motive behind its decision in freezing the bank account of the Osun State government adding it has no prejudice…
Ikere Youths Call for Unity, Stable Power Supply as Ogoga Commends Contributions at 2026 Odun Oba Gala Night
The Supreme Council of Ikere Youths (SCIY), the umbrella body of all youth associations in Ikere Kingdom, has called on political leaders, stakeholders, and residents to put the collective interest…
FG moves to end electricity subsidy from 2027 without increase on Tariffs
Adewumi Ademiju The Federal Government has announced plans to gradually end power subsidy payments from 2027. The government stated that the decision was part of efforts to surmount debts in…
EKSU VC, ILLUSTRIOUS SON OF IKERE-EKITI, CONGRATULATES OGOGA ON 2026 ODUN OBA FESTIVAL
The Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, has congratulated the Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Adejimi Adu, and the entire sons…
I was fed a lot of wrong information in the early years- Morayo’s Husband Speaks On Marriage
The husband of media personality and Television host Morayo Afolabi Brown, Afolabi Brown, on Thursday spoke about his early marriage to the renowned broadcaster. Speaking on his wife’s TV show,…
Tinubu orders Dissolution of PIC on Alienation of FG Properties, Directs AGF to take over
Adewumi Ademiju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. A press release by Special…