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Ismail Omipidan, the spokesperson to former Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola has described the claim by Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke, that his predecessor employed 12, 000 workers as not only false but unfounded. Omipidan said…

The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has dethroned Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Yinusa Akadiri, Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Oluponle, and Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famoodun. The immediate-past Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola,…

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has warned warring factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state to sheath their swords and channel their grievances through the appropriate channels. Adeleke said…

The Director, New Media, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says those wishing death on the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would be disappointed. He said that Tinubu could not be killed…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says controversial lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo is a “confusionist” for claiming that the Islamic human rights group does not exist in law. Omirhobo reportedly made the claim in a report that is…

The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation has assured that the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke has set the stage for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s victory in the 2023 general election. Spokesperson, Atiku/Okowa…

President Muhammadu Buhari's administration has been charged with illegal pipelines and oil theft by the ECOWAS Court of Justice. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said it had…

Internal and external audits of the Presidential Amnesty Programme's databases, according to the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, have revealed "monumental" frauds in the payment of stipends and other funds to ex-agitators.…

The Nigeria Immigration Service's (NIS) Ogun State Command apprehended 33 illegal migrants from two locations in the state's Odeda Local Government Area. Yakubu Jibrin, the state Controller of Immigration, told reporters at the command's…

The Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Simon Lalong, has said that Nigerians are grateful to Lagos for giving them the best candidate in the 2023 general election. Lalong, who is the Governor of Plateau State,…

The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been campaigning for his main opponents more than himself since the campaigns began. The Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Media and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of two alleged members of a ruthless syndicate of land racketeers terrorising prospective property owners in Abuja. In a Friday statement, the commission said…

A political commentator, Japheth Omojuwa, says vice-presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima is the most stereotyped candidate on a presidential ticket for the 2023 election. Omojuwa said that…

Official Spokesperson, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo SAN has advised the opposition to be "very afraid" of the party's presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He made the remark in a tweet on Friday while…

Popular gospel singer, Sammie Okposo has died. Okposo slumped and died at his home on Friday morning, The Herald learnt. He was aged 51. His death came barely a day after he shared a throwback photo of Sammie Okposo Praise Party on…

The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested five men parading themselves as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this in…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will today return to Delta State for a meeting with former militants in the region. Recall that Tinubu was in Delta on Saturday for a campaign rally…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the conviction of Faisal Maina, son of the jailed ex-Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes…

A southerner would have been the 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but for "enemies of progress" that reneged on agreement, the Integrity governors have said. The governors made this known on Wednesday…

The police in Alabama have arrested a 14-year-old boy, Vincent Lamar Oliver Jr., following the shooting to death of two female adults. Police in the city of Dothan took the suspect into custody on charges of capital murder on Monday.…

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced one Tope Peter Obi to one year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents. Justice O.A. Okunuga jailed the convict on Tuesday, November 22, the Economic and…

The Director, New Media, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that supporters of the party's presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, were prepared to do anything to ensure his victory in 2023. He said…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN has disclosed that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has recovered $1 billion in looted funds since coming to power in 2015. Malami said this while…

President Muhammadu Buhari today flagged off Kolmani Oil Development in Bauchi State. See photos of the epoch-making event below...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has offered to provide protocol and logistics support to the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator, Rabiu Kwankwaso whenever he wants to campaign in Rivers State.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero before Justice R.M Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna. In a statement, the EFCC said that the…

The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is providing technical support to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in designing and developing a regional peacebuilding infrastructure to address conflict and security issues…

A human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye SAN has warned online pranksters to shun acts capable of causing trauma to victims of their pranks or risk getting sued. The senior lawyer said this in a Monday statement. Ogunye said that while the…

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a ‘serial kidnapper’, Joy Kolapo following painstaking investigation and intelligence gathering into the abduction of a three-year-old boy, Bright, on October 27 in Ejigbo area of Lagos…

The Director of New Media, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that he was misled into attacking the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the past. Fani-Kayode was in the Peoples…