D8 summit holds in Egypt, reaffirms commitment to cooperation, progress
The 11th #D8Summit has held at the New Capital in Cairo, hosted by and under the Chairmanship of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The Heads of D-8 Member States, along with…
NCC approves disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications from MTN due to unpaid interconnect charges
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its approval for the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange) from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN) due to unpaid interconnect charges. In a…
Adeleke approves Ijesa kingmakers’ choice of Adesuyi Haastrup as new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland
Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the selection of former Osun Deputy Governor, Prince Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland with immediate effect. The approval followed the adoption of…
Christmas eve tragedy: Pastor dies after ‘demon possessed’ man kicked him during exorcism session
Police in Serere District are investigating the death of Pastor John Michael Ekamu, 52, who allegedly suffered injuries during a prayer session at Agule Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) Church…
Osun governor pardons poultry armed robbery convicts as state judiciary defends conviction
Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke has pardoned two convicts in the infamous poultry robbery case, Segun Olowookere and Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere and Morakinyo was convicted and sentenced to death by…
Nigeria runners prioritize ECOWAS Marathon over other races because of its credibility
Nigerian elite marathon runners, most of them members of the Jos-based High Altitude Athletics Club, have revealed that their priority for the year 2025 is competing and winning the top…
Edo governor earmarks N70b for Agric sector in 2025 budget
In line with his administration’s commitment to address food insecurity and make Edo sufficient in food production, Governor Monday Okpebholo has earmarked over N70 billion for agriculture in the newly-signed…
4 drug lords get 28yrs in jail, forfeit VGC houses, N67m, $50,000
By Onuora Aninwobodo Four drug kingpins arrested in connection with the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential estate in 2022 have been convicted by a…
Prince Charles Dickson: Banana Peels, Dirty Handkerchiefs, End of Year Nigerian Thoughts
By Prince Charles Dickson, Ph.D. “My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing,…
Archbishop Kaigama faults arrest, detention of organisers of fatal Abuja church charity programme
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, last night condemned what he described “verbal demonization of the Catholic Church” by some agents of government in responding to…
