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By Gbenga Olarinoye, Dayo Johnson & Charles Kumolu OSOGBO—THERE was tension in Osun State over the decision to carry out an autopsy on the corpse of the first executive governor of the state, Sen Isiaka Adeleke, who died, yesterday, in ...

The Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, Commission, Dipo Famakinwa, is dead. Multiple sources close to Mr. Famakinwa confirmed his death to ODUARERE on Friday morning. Mr. Famakinwa’s organisation was responsible for designing and implementing the blueprint for ...

Report reaching us from a very reliable source claimed  that Aikulola Nathan Lugho is a fraud. See more details bellow. “He forged the letter of his oluwo in Nigeria where he said his oluwo has expelled some of his colleagues ...

An FCT High Court has dismissed the 18-count charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS), against Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Reading the judgement, Justice Jude Okeke said the defendants have no case to ...

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO – Official of Malam Aminu Kano International Airport have deployed men and personnel to quench a mysterious fire that gutted its fuel drop Wednesday morning. Malam Aminu Kano International Airport fuel drop is located within the ...

A Twitter user @naijapasito is demanding justice after a trigger happy policeman allegedly shot his mum dead while trying to shoot some “Yahoo Yahoo” boys at Onipanu, Toll gate. According to Chidi Okereke who shared the photos, the woman identified ...

There is pandemonium in Owerri, the Imo State capital, yesterday morning when daredevil armed robbers snatched an unspecified amount of cash after shooting their victim severally in front of Imo State Government House. In accordance with sources, both robbers, who ...

The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos at about 6.a.m on Friday. The deportees,who are all males, were ...

Former Chief of Army Staff, General Ishaya Bamaiyi, yesterday, said that Late Gen. Sani Abacha, was not the corrupt leader he was said to be and that the concept of “Abacha Loot” was a media creation. He made excuses for ...

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the sack of a Permanent Secretary, who has been allegedly using his office to defraud the Federal Government through the award of phantom contracts worth billions of Naira to ...