Thirty-seven-year-old Prince Emiko has been named at the new Olu of Warri. Prince Emiko replaces his father, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, who died late last year. The official announcement was made by the Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Atseruleghe.
The Nigerian Bar Association is to investigate a case of assault of a security guard by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar. The NBA’s move is in response to a trending video on social media in which the CCT Chairman is seen physically assaulting a security guard at Banex Plaza in Wuse…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested thirty-four suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos and Ibadan, Oyo State. Ten of the suspects were arrested on Tuesday at Horizon Estate, Meadow Hall Way, in Lekki, Lagos. Twenty-four others were picked up by EFCC operatives around the Apete area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The suspects are accused…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has started a fifteen-day working vacation. This was confirmed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde. The statement noted that the vacation is the first part of Governor AKEREDOLU’s 2021 Annual Leave. Olatunde also disclosed that Governor Akeredolu had notified the State House of Assembly…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5, as public holidays for this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mohammed Manga. According to the statement, Aregbesola urged…
The House of Representatives has opened an investigation into the approval of one point five billion US dollars for the repairs of the Port Harcourt Refinery. The investigation is being conducted by the House Committee on Petroleum Resources Downstream, which is expected to organise an investigative hearing on the matter. The House investigation is to determine how…