The Akeredolu family has decided to re-possess Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, widow of former governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu. The Emeabiam Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State has decided to hand over their daughter, who is late Aketi’s widow to his younger brother, Wole Akeredolu. It will be recalled that Aketi,…
Former Nigerian footballer Dr. Segun Patrick Odegbami has recently lost his son. Odegbami shared the sad news via his social media pages on Tuesday saying his son left exactly five minutes after the birth of Good Friday. In a tribute written by Odegbami, the former soccer star said he was out of the country when…
A few days before the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, the elders of the party, also known as Ondo APC Aborigines, have agreed to support the state governor, Mr Lucky Aiywdatiwa, to be the candidate of the party. The elders, who decided at their meeting held in Akure the state…
President Bola Tinubu and other African leaders witnessed the swearing-in of Bassirou Faye as Senegal’s fifth president. Faye was sworn in on Tuesday at an exhibition centre in Diamniadio near Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The inauguration ceremony was attended by many African leaders, including Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana and Sierra Leone’s President, Julius…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has fixed the minimum volume of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, that can be purchased by oil marketers, at one million litres. Speaking on Tuesday, Abubakar Maigandi, national president, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), said the refinery started selling the product to marketers on March 2….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Kemi Olunloyo as the Special Adviser to the President on Drug Abuse Education. This was made known by via her official X platform. According to her, she and Mr President will commission the Office of Drug Abuse Education which will work side by side with the NDLEA once she…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said that he would not pay the 273 lawyers appointed as aides by his Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo. Ajulo had emphasized that the appointment of these lawyers aimed to bolster the provision of top-notch legal services to the State and safeguard the rights of its citizens….
A group, Arewa Think Tank, says the north should be more interested in the infrastructural and educational development of the area rather than work to take power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027. According to the group Nigerians ought to be praying for or their leaders rather than curse them. The group’s Convener, Muhammad Alhaji…
Operatives of the Department of Security Service, Sokoto Command, have arrested a serving Police corporal for allegedly hiding and hospitalising a wanted bandit kingpin identified as Dogo Gide, said a police source. The policeman was picked up for transporting and treating Dogo Gide. According to available information, Dogo Gide was at the head of the…
A Deputy Commissioner of Police, Gbolahan Olugbemi, has reportedly taken his life in Lagos. His body was discovered in the house on Monday afternoon; however, it is still unknown who found the body. Olugbemi, who was in charge of special investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, lived alone on Petros Academy Street…
