A building apartment within the courtyard of the Palace Of The Ooni Of Ife was at about 11:30pm yesterday engulfed in flames of fire incident triggered by power surge which exploded through electrical appliances in the affected apartment.The inferno did not spread beyond the affected building located at a section of the palace premises as it was swiftly put off …

The Chairman Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Comrade Oyinkuro Ereboh, has reacted to a statement by the Commissioner for Transport Bayelsa State, Mrs Grace Ekiotene, directing all transporters to reduce transport fare from all routs in the state.The directive came after the incident that occurred where a commercial trycycle operator stabbed his passenger to death due to a …

The Federal Government has again postponed the 2023 Population and Housing Census.A credible source said the decision was made yesterday after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra.The source said the postponement was made due to the challenges the commission is facing to seamlessly carry out the exercise.However he did …

The Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Ojo has pronounced that she will deliver judgment on the trial of owner of Hilton Hotel, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin and six of his staff over alleged murder of a Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke in May 2023.The pronouncement of Justice Ojo followed the argument of adoption of final …

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations under the aegis of Progressive Parliamentary Support Alliance (PPSA) on Thursday urged all Members-elect in the 10th Assembly to unanimously cede the position to a Christian lawmaker from South South region.The Coalition’s position was contained in a statement jointly issued by its Chairman, Hon. Bala Mohammed and Secretary, Hon. Boboye Akinrefon and made available …

Osun Osun Police Command has dragged a 50-year-old fake investor, Sola Adekanbi, before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of the sum of N4,280,000,00.Police Prosecutor, Anifowoshe Saheed, told the court that Adekanbi pretended to be an investor before obtaining the money from one Oluwumi Ajayi.He said that the accused committed the offence sometime in the …

by Emele ChimeA Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Diaspora 4 Diri (D4D), has enjoined Bayelsans to vote candidate with pedigree.The call, which was made by the group’s founder, Dr Rosalyn Dressman, while chatting with journalists to lend her voice to the Bayelsa youth match/rally for Gov Douye Diri, added that the state needs more of a pen holder than gun holder …

News broke out on Tuesday evening 25th April,after a 200 level student of the Federal University Otuoke (FUO) lifeless body floated on a swimming pool at Empire Hotel in Otuoke,Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.The student of Mathematics and Statics Education,Bright Akhere by name, 21 years old from Isha in Delta State went to swim on Monday but was …

The Just Concluded 15th April 2023 rescheduled National assembly elections in Sokoto State wouldn’t have been possible without the role Played by all the security agencies in the state,expecially the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp,NSCDC.It would be recalled that the elections which was first held on 25th February 2023 was Cancelled by the Nation’s Election umpire the independent National …

The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, HIM Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has called for extension of generosity and hospitality to the Nigerian security outfits, saying men of the Nigerian force are unifiers, sustaining the unity of the nation.Oba Akanbi described security of lives and properties as the primary duty of the government, noting the operatives carrying out such duty should be …