The Kogi State Government has deposed four traditional rulers, including a first-class traditional ruler, the Ohimege Igu, Konto-Nkarfe, and Alhaji Abdulrazaq Koto.   Koto was subsequently banished to Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State.   The state governor, Alhaji Yayaha Bello, also appointed Alhaji Salihu Seidu, popularly known asContinue Reading

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Chief Executive Officers of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera and Director-General/CEO, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alexander Ayoola Okoh.   statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Monday, noted that theContinue Reading

Indications emerged on Monday that the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu was not allowed to see President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This is as a Civil Society Organisation, Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative in Nigeria (CSCHEI) has commended.resident TinubuContinue Reading

The Minister of Interior, Hon. (Dr) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo alongside the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, on Saturday held a demo session with key stakeholders and development partners.   The session was put together to present the automated passport application process set to launch onContinue Reading

The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested a 43-year-old pastor, Clinton John, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) at Agbado area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota on Saturday. Odutola explained that a familyContinue Reading

Palpable tension has gripped residents of Bwari, Ushafa and other villages in Bwari Area Council, Abuja over the activities of the daredevil bandits, causing havoc in the territory.   reports that the assailants have been on a rampage in the last few days, killing and kidnapping residents across communities inContinue Reading

Two groups, the Conscience of Progressive Change (CPC) and Ondo Elites Assembly (OEA), have slammed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State for not joining the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s family to receive his body after arriving at the country on Friday.   They condemned the governor’s absence at the airportContinue Reading