A former Special Adviser to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari on agriculture, Dolapo Bright, has said that President Bola Tinubu was misled by his advisers that the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of food staples through land and sea borders would reduce inflation. Bright made this statement on Sunday’s edition of Inside Sources…
Lagos State Police Command says it arrested about 2,176 suspects between September 2024 and January 2025. The State Police Commissioner, Olanrewaju Ishola, made this disclosure on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the Command’s recent achievements. Ishola said that the 2,176 suspects were arrested for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, among others, adding that…
Terrorists belonging to the Lakurawa group have killed three staff of a leading telecommunication firm barely a week after killing two police officers. The insurgents were reported to have stormed a construction site at Gumki village in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. A source explained that the deceased were installing a surveillance mast…
Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, has reaffirmed his commitment to the promises made during his campaign.Speaking at the National Prayer and Thanksgiving service held at the Ghana National Mosque over the weekend, Mahama outlined a series of initiatives aimed at supporting Muslims in the country. “I am trying to keep the promises that were made…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Sunday, granted pardon to 40 prison inmates serving different jailed terms in the custodial centres of the state to mark his 60th birthday.Governor Aiyedatiwa granted the pardon after the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo, recommended the gesture….
The Kano State Government has said it will begin the distribution of free school uniforms to 796,092 pupils from today (Monday). This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya. Waiya said the initiative was part of Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration’s commitment to improving education in the state….
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on Monday, stated that he remains the substantive National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party. Last week, the Appeal Court in Enugu State dismissed Anyanwu’s position, upholding the decision that recognised former National Youth Leader, Sunday Okoye as the National Secretary. Upon arriving at the PDP National Headquarters in Abuja around 10:50…
An Oyo State High Court, sitting at Ring Road on Monday granted bail to an ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola. The bail also applied to an Ibadan-based media personality, Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdulahi Fasasi. Presiding over Court 8, Justice K.B Olawoyin gave the ruling following a…
The Oyo State Government has filed eight counts, bordering on murder and manslaughter against the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, over the December 18, 2024 funfair stampede, during which 35 children died….
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and his Ekiti State counterpart, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday, paid tribute to men of the Nigerian Armed Forces who lost their lives or sustained injuries in the course of defending the country. Abiodun, during the special church service held to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the…
