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PORTABLE RELEASED ON BAIL FROM ILORIN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

Singer, BADMUS ABEEB OKIKIOLA,popularly known as PORTABLE has been  released on bail,. His release followed the withdrawal of the petition against him by SAHEED OSUPA, who was in Ilorin for the case. Official sources at the Oke-Kura custodial centre in Ilorin, disclosed  that PORTABLEwas released 3:30 pm on Tuesday after a variation of his bail conditions by the authorities. PORTABLE was arrested on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and brought to Ilorin by operatives of the Kwara […]

todayApril 16, 2025

National

FAAC SHARES N1.578TRN MARCH REVENUE TO FEDERAL, STATES, LOCAL COUNCILS

The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, has shared N1.578 trillion to federal, state and local government councils as revenue for March 2025. A communiqué issued yesterday after a FAAC meeting held in Abuja, revealed that the total distributable revenue of N1.578 trillion comprised distributable statutory revenue of N931.325 billion, distributable Value Added Tax, VAT revenue of N593.750 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy, EMTL revenue of N24.971 billion and Exchange Difference […]

todayApril 16, 2025

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PETER OBI TACKLES GOV ALIA FOR BLOCKING HIS VISIT TO BENUESTATE

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, PETER OBI, has accused the Benue State Government of politicising his planned visit to internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps and health institutions in the state. In a statement shared via his official X account, OBI expressed disappointment over what he described as deliberate attempts to frustrate his humanitarian trip to Benue, lamenting what he called the growing politicisation of good causes in […]

todayApril 15, 2025

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NEWCASTLE MANAGER HOWE DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA

Newcastle manager, EDDIE HOWE will miss the club’s next two Premier League games after being diagnosed with pneumonia HOWE watched the Magpies’ 4-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday from his hospital bed after being admitted on Friday, having been feeling unwell for several days.  Newcastle have now said the 47-year-old will also miss Wednesday’s home match against Crystal Palace and Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa, with assistants JASON TINDALL and GRAEME JONES due to prepare the team […]

todayApril 15, 2025

Entertainment

COURT GRANTS 1 MILLION NAIRA BAIL TO PORTABLE IN A DEFAMATION SUIT.

An Upper Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State has granted bail in the sum of 1 million Naira to controversial Nigerian artiste, Portable. The court also ruled that his bail is conditional upon the provision of two sureties in like sum. Portable was arrested on April 13th, in Abeokuta, Ogun State following a petition filed by veteran Fuji artist, Saheed Osupa, accusing the artiste of criminal defamation, threats to life, incitement, character […]

todayApril 15, 2025

National

ATIKU ABUBAKAR CONDEMNS RENEWED ATTACKS IN PLATEAU STATE

Former Vice President, ATIKU ABUBAKARhas condemned the renewed attacks in Plateau State that claimed many innocent lives on Sunday. ATIKU in a statement by his media aide, PAUL IBE, lashed out at President BOLA TINUBU,saying his security policy and infrastructure have failed woefully. ATIKU explained that “every sincere Nigerian should be worried about the frequency and impunity with which terrorists and bandits attack innocent people in the country, especially in Northern Nigeria, insisting that the […]

todayApril 15, 2025

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NIGERIA’S FLYING EAGLES TO FACE TUNISIA, AND TWO OTHERS IN AFCON U-20

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been drawn in Group B with Tunisia, Kenya and Morocco for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football, CAF, held a fresh draw for the competition in Cairo , Egypt yesterday. Egypt stepped in to host the competition following Cote d’Ivoire’s withdrawal and they will be up against Tunisia in their opening fixture of the competition on Sunday, April 28 Hosts Egypt, […]

todayApril 14, 2025

National

ARMY DECRIES LOW ENLISTMENT FROM SOUTH-EAST

The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm over the poor enlistment of South East youths into the military service, and called for a change of attitude to reverse the trend. Speaking at a town hall meeting held in Enugustate, the leader of the 2025 army recruitment enlightenment team, CHIMA EKEATOR, said the “south-east is gradually losing out on what is rightfully theirs, revealing that while Kaduna State had recorded over 3,000 applications in the […]

todayApril 14, 2025

National

SINGER SPYRO CALLS OUT BILLIONAIRES FOR WANTING FREE SERVICES

Nigerian singer, SPYRO has accused rich people, especially billionaires, of having a penchant for owing and always preferring to get things for free instead of paying for services rendered. SPYRO, took to his Instagram story to make his opinion on rich people known, asking them not to act that way towards him as he worked really hard to get to where he is, and that he is not poor. The singer added that the so-called […]

todayApril 14, 2025

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