Larry Banks

The Osun State Government has said the immediate past administration left a debt portfolio of N76bn in unpaid salaries, pensions, and insurance commitments. A statement by the spokesperson for the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the detention of Aminu Adamu over an alleged Twitter post made against the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari. NANS President, Usman Barambu, in a statement on Thursday,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, the Niger State Capital, has ordered that the Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya, be arrested for contempt. Justice Halima Abdulmalik, who issued the warrant and presided over the case, said…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit in stock. This is contained in a statement issued by Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited, Mr Adeyemi Adetunji.…

China is softening its tone on the severity of the COVID-19 and has began easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near record highs, after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled protests across the…

Famous American rapper and fashion designer Kanye Omari West, popularly known as Kanye West or Ye, has reached a divorce settlement with his wife, Kim Kardashian, months after separation. This is coming barely a month after several…

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has said he is “angry” because he missed a penalty against Poland in their final group game at the World Cup. Albiceleste were awarded a penalty in the first half, after Woijiech Szczesny was adjudged to…

The leadership of the Labour Movement in Osun State has assured the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke of workers’ support. The State’s Trade Union Congress Chairman, Comrade Adekola Adebowale, who spoke on behalf of other Labour…

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State on Wednesday inaugurated two new commissioners and a special adviser in a minor cabinet reshuffle. The newly inaugurated commissioners are Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu and Abubakar Buhari.…

A 41-year-old trader, Nnabueze Chibuike, on Wednesday, was arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State on two-court charges of alleged possession and importation of large quantities of Mivina Chicken seasonings. The…