Lola Omotayo-Okoye's father, Dipo Omotayo, was laid to rest today, Feb 25, and his family and close friends were present to pay their last respects.
Lola Omotayo-Okoye, her husband Peter Okoye, and their two children led the procession to the venue of the funeral.
Lola Omotayo's mother was also present.
Peter Okoye's...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday February 25, met the newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.
The President met Bawa at the state house in Abuja, barely a day after his nomination as head of the anti-graft agency, was confirmed by the senate.
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A bill seeking to regulate the breeding, rearing, grazing and marketing of livestock in Bayelsa has been passed by the state house of assembly.
Leader of the House, Hon. Monday Obolo who said the bill became neccessary due to the unpleasant security experiences in the state, added that it will necessitate the creation...
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has sacked the Chief of Anagada, Malam Alhassan Musa, in Gwagwalada Area Council for allegedly aiding and abetting kidnappers.
The Minister made this known on Tuesday, February 23, during an emergency meeting with traditional rulers and graded chiefs in the Federal Capital to...
President Buhari has said that his administration's plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident or something they just ''bumped into,” but is a deliberate one that will be pursued with remarkable grit and determination.
Speaking on Tuesday February 23 at a meeting with...
The federal government has said that Nigeria's exit from recession shows that this administration's Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) is working.
In a statement released by Laolu Akande, spokesperson for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Nigerians were told to expect more as the implementation of the plan is gathering greater momentum.
The Presidency said in the statement that...
A Nigerian professor, Edwin Okey Chikata Ijeoma, who previously renounced his Nigerian citizenship, has been expelled from South Africa over bigamous marriage.
Ijeoma, a professor of public sector economics at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in the Eastern Cape had his citizenship revoked by the Ministry of Home Affairs...
Former Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has narrated his ordeal after being arrested by the police yesterday February 21, for reopening a property sealed by the Imo state government.
While Imo police spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu said they invited Okorocha for questioning following his alleged involvement and forceful entry into...
Ghana has introduced school uniforms made with African prints.
The West African country made the move to celebrate and embrace the African heritage.
Photos of Ghanaian students rocking their Ankara prints school uniforms have been shared online with people from other African countries saying it's a welcome development.
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Students preparing to write the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exams, as well as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now prepare from the comfort of their homes, instead of having to spend all day in study centres, as is presently the case. This is made possible...
The 14th edition of the Headies Awards took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Sunday, February 21, but had limited attendees due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The red carpet began at 5pm while the main event commenced at 8 pm
Fireboy DML was the biggest winner of the night after...
The immediate past governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has been arrested by the police after he led a team of his supporters to reopen the Royal Palm Estate sealed by the state Government.
Okorocha who was accompanied by his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, broke the keys used to seal...
Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, met with abductors of the staff and students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State.
According to TVC News, the meeting took place at Tagina forest in Niger State on Thursday, February 18.
The bandits wielding their guns, were led by their leader, Dogo Gide....
Nigerian soldiers have unconvered Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s farm inside Sambisa Forest in Borno state.
A video shared online showed Nigerian Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango, local vigilantes and local farmers jubilating as they harvested crops from the farm.
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Two top Boko Haram Commanders, Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib, have been...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon had expressed readiness of his country to become Nigeria's 37th state.
Speaking after a close door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Aurélien Agbenonci, Onyeama said the Beninoise president made the offer when he visited...
The Lagos Police Command has said its officers will remain at the Lekki tollgate, until further notice from the Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu.
This directive was confirmed by the command’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, on Monday.
According to Adejobi, the police officers have also laid siege to five other locations in the state.
“Our...
The Lagos state police command has given reasons for arresting 40 persons that participated in the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest earlier today.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi says they were arrested for conspiracy, conduct likely to cause breach of peace, and violation of COVID-19...
A man who was convicted after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a pregnant woman, Tshegofatso Pule, said he was hired by her married lover to kill her in order to hide the pregnancy from his wife, the South Gauteng High Court Johannesburg heard during a plea deal on...
Instagram comedian, Mr Macaroni who was arrested yesterday at the Lekki Tollgate protest alongside 39 other #occupytollgate protesters, has released a video saying they were beaten and dehumanised by the Nigerian police.
He said he has bruises all over his body and was heading to the hospital to check himself. He...
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has demolished an unapproved building at Ilupeju area of the state.
Speaking during the demolition of a building at Olutunda Street, off Ade Akinsanya Street Ilupeju, Lagos on Monday February 15, the General Manager of the Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, said the building...
At the outset of his administration, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu promised Lagosians that he would revamp the state’s entire infrastructure, rejuvenate the economy and enthrone a mega city-state that is clean and where the pace of life would be smooth and seamless among other lofty plans. His developmental agenda...
Sani Rimo has been identified as the senior official with the Kano State Hisbah Board caught with a married woman in a hotel.
SaharaReporters had on Tuesday reported how a commander of the Islamic police was arrested in a hotel in the Sabon Gari area of the city.
Rimo is said...
The students and staff of GSSS Kagara who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Niger state have been released.
The secondary school students were abducted in the early hours of Wed, Feb 17, from their dormitories within the school premises in Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, and were held...
Former Chief of Defence Intelligence, Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Usman who is also one of the ambassadorial nominees has revealed that they had an intelligence report about Dapchi girls’ abduction before it occurred.
Recall that over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by the terrorists from a secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe State, in February...
Worried by the increasing spate of insecurity in the country, the Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku has asked the Federal government to allow Nigerians to carry licenced guns to defend themselves against criminals elements.
Ishaku stated this when he received 15 local government chairmen of the state in his office on...
Aggrieved Edo women blocked major roads in the state on Wednesday, February 3, as they demanded the immediate eviction of herdsmen in the state.According to the protesting women, they have lost a lot of their farm produce as a result of the destructive activities of the cows belonging to...
The Federal Executive Council has approved a memo from the Ministry of Education for the establishment of 20 new private universities across the country.
According to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the 20 new private universities are to be given provisional licenses to run for three years while the...
The Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria has called for application from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in US universities and colleges.
The FLTA program allows foreign teachers to teach foreign languages and culture to American students in universities...
The Governor who hosted representatives of lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress South-West caucus in the House of Representatives who paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Tuesday February 2, stated that there will be no need for Amotekun if there is a state police.
Akeredolu stated that the time...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night, reportedy asked the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu to hand over.
The Nation reported that Adamu who completed his 35 years service on Monday February 1, was expected to have handed over to the most senior officer at the close of work on Monday, but he did not,...
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has asked the Federal Government to introduce a social support programme to alleviate the huge losses of livestock for herdsmen across the country.
In a communique jointly signed by the association’s President, Muhammad Kiruwa and National Secretary, Baba Othman Ngelzarma and released after a one-day national...
Anthony Okorodas who was sworn in as a judge of Delta State High Court by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in 2018, has expressed how devastated he was after a DNA test conducted on his three adult children revealed they are not his.
In a statement released by the High Court Judge, he...
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks.
The Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde disclosed this in a statement released this morning February 2. According to the statement, Nigerians have till...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized a consignment of cocaine and heroin worth over N30billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
One of the seizures, 26.840 kilograms of cocaine, is the biggest single seizure from an individual in the past 15 years. An official of...
The Cross River Government has demolished a building belonging to a suspected kidnapper and a brothel allegedly housing underaged girls for prostitution.
The buildings located in Calabar were demolished by the state security outfit, Operation Akpakwu on Friday, January 29.
Briefing newsmen after the demolition exercise, the State Security Adviser to Governor Ben...
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to South-East Governors to ban all forms of open grazing in the region in compliance with the 1969 statutory law of Nigeria.
Kanu gave the ultimatum while commending governors of the South West...
A former President, National Union of Benue Students, Lubem Terkula Aluta Genera, has lamented about the increase in "crime and prostitution" in Benue State as a result of poverty, economic deprivation and mismanagement of state resources.
According to the former student leader, traders and bussinessmen from other parts of the country prosper...
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly to seek the confirmation of the recently appointed service chiefs.
This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Babajide Omoworare, days after some Nigerians including lawyers pointed out that the appointment of service chiefs...
A Swiss lawyer has revealed how he helped the Nigerian government recover billions of dollars stolen by the late General Sabi Abacha.
After looting Nigeria's reserves, Abacha who ruled from 1993 until his death in 1998, died before spending his loot, prompting an international treasure hunt that has lasted for...
Some of the Chibok girls who were abducted and held by Boko Haram insurgents since 2014 have reportedly escaped.
A parent told Daily Trust that some of them were contacted by officials handling the girls disappearance and that the affected parents might be invited to Maiduguri on a later date.
Halima Ali who was married off to a Boko...
A touching note a Twitter user got from his 6-year-old daughter on her birthday has left many Nigerians emotional.
According to @fisayo_taiwo, he got the note from his daughter before she left for school. The girl who recently turned 6, recounted how her father promised to buy her an educational tablet on her...
Chief Olu Falae, chieftain of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has narrated how Fulani herdsmen attacked his farm in Ondo State after kidnapping him and killing his security guard, identified only as Ayo.
Falae, a former secretary to the military government of Ibrahim Babangida, said that the killer herdsmen butchered his...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has defended the clash between its security outfit, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the miitary on Monday January 25 in Orlu, Imo state.
IPOB’s spokesman Emma Powerful in a statement released on Tuesday January 26, accused Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state of working with...
Immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has described the administration of President Buhari as disappointing.
In an interview with Daily Trust, the Professor of Political Science who presided over the 2015 election that brought in President Buhari, accused the present administration of being...
The European Union and United States are calling for a probe into Uganda's election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead with opposition candidate, Bobi Wine under house arrest even after President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner for a record sixth term.
The EU Council of...
The death sentence imposed on Yahya Sharif Aminu, a Kano-based singer who was convicted for blasphemy has been overturned by a court.
In a judgement delivered on Thursday January 21 by the state's chief judge Nuraddeen Sagir, it was stated that the trial was full of irregularities as the appellant was not given...
A female evangelist in Adamawa state, Kwanye Tumba, has filed a lawsuit before the Criminal Area Court II in Adamawa state against the Pastor of House Chapel in Karewa, Yola North LGA of the state, Marwa Tumba, for allegedly making fake marital promises to her, squandering her money and then...
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has secured a Court Order authorising it to publicly auction 88 vehicles impounded by the Agency for contravening the One-Way Traffic Law and forfeited to the Government by an order of a Lagos State Mobile Court.
Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola...
Simard made this announcement when he visited the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, in Abuja. There, he stressed the need to build the capacity of personnel of the Police Force, among other things to diminish violence.
The Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the Ministry of Police Affairs,...
A military base which was seized by combined forces of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram was regained over the weekend by troops.
The reinforcement team of the terrorists which wielded machine-guns mounted on trucks, had seized Marte – a town 93 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and...
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi was spotted walking with crutches over the weekend after suffering a hairline fracture which is a tiny crack in a bone caused by repetitive stress or force often from overuse and mostly caused by repeatedly jumping up and down or running long distances.
The Minister walked...
Cheering news from the University of Ilorin Teaching hospital as a set of conjoined female twins were successfully separated by a team of medical experts on Thursday, January 14.
The babies were separated by a 66-member all Nigerian team of paediatric surgeons, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologist, anaesthetists, cardiothoracic surgeon, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral...
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved for private and public schools in the state to resume from Monday, January 18, 2021.
The decision was reached after "due consultations" with stakeholders, including Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors and heads of institutions, staff unions and students.
Director General, Office of the...
Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, tied the knot with Aisha Shinkafi Saidu, the daughter of Kebbi Governor, Atiku Bagudu in Abuja on Friday, January 15.Bankole, who divorced his first wife in 2017, has been in a sizzling relationship with Aisha, a trained lawyer and graduate...
The Presidency has listed the Buhari-administration's security achievements on Armed Forces Remembrance Day which is today, January 15.
In the statement released by Presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina, the presidency listed restoration of some sanity in Borno State post-2015, the weakening of Boko Haram, the decimation of thousands of insurgents, and the purchase...
A 51-year-old pastor, John Gichira has been sentenced to 140 years in prison for impregnating his two daughters aged 14 and 16 in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County, Kenya.
Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrates, Anthony Mwicigi of Baricho High Court on Thursday, January 14, the pastor was slapped with a 70-year- jail...
