Despite opposition from a section, Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reiterated his administration’s readiness to return missionary schools in the state to the original owners. The Governor, however, disclosed that only the Catholic Church has signified interest to take over its schools in the state. The state …

Sowore’s-lawyer-Marshal-Abubakar-arrested Marshal Abubakar, lawyer to Omoyele Sowore has been allegedly arrested by the Police. Marshal Abubakar is a legal practitioner attached to Femi Falana Chambers in Abuja that handles Sowore’s legal concerns. The activist made this known via his Facebook page on Friday, saying that Marshal Abubakar was forcefully arrested. …

Nigerians arriving from Ukraine Nigeria’s federal government has said it will pay $100 (about N42,000 at official rate) to each of the 5, 000 Nigerians billed to return from Ukraine. The government had on Wednesday, approved $8.5 million for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians stranded as a result of the …

Police A policeman identified as Sergeant Bello has shot at least six mobile police officers dead in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Sources said the incident which happened inside the police college quarters of Borno Police headquarters in Maiduguri, has caused disarray in the college. A senior police officer told Daily …

Mele Kyari, NNPC GMD The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), has recorded a trading surplus of ₦37.50billion for the month of September 2021, representing a 352% increase from the ₦8.29billion surplus in August 2021. Details of the figures contained in the September 2021 NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations …

 An ambulance conveying a patient to the hospital was trapped in traffic gridlock caused by fuel queue on Airport road Abuja on Thursday night. The ambulance, which had NISA Premier Hospital imprinted on its, was obviously conveying a patient to either NISA Premier or the National Hospital when it was …

 Motorists plying the Sango-UI-Ojoo Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have raised the alarm over the danger posed by the roadside erosion at the Samonda area close to the maingate of the University of Ibadan. Our correspondent, who visited the area observed that almost half of the road has …

President Muhammadu Buhari The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for donating $1 million to Afghanistan to help cushion the effect of the country’s humanitarian crisis. The crisis resulted from the Taliban’s recent takeover of the country after the United States Government withdrew its troops …

Echono Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has approved the appointment of Sonny Echono as Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Mr. Echono takes over from Prof Suleiman Bogoro whose five-year tenure ends March 18, 2022. Ben Goong, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education …

Abba Kyari Ambrose Aisabor, a security expert and retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, has said that Abba Kyari, suspended head of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, was a monster created by some serving and retired police officers. The retired AIG therefore charged the Federal Government to …