Controversial Minister of Communication and Digital Economic, Ali Isa Pantami has renounced disturbing comments on Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The minister has been under fire over the comments which were interpreted as endorsing the extremist sects. Social media users and some government critics have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to fire him if he fails to step do…
Read moreAfter the release of some of the funds by the Ministry of Finance for the payment of SPW stipends, I directed a rigorous scrutiny of the accounts of the participants before payments. We discovered instances of accounts not matching BVNs, multiple accounts bearing a single BVN, non-existent BVNs, etc. Because of our determination to eliminate fraud, I further direc…
Read moreNigeria has recorded 60 new cases of Coronavirus. Of the new cases, Lagos reported 22, Rivers-15, Bayelsa-7, Kaduna-5, Ogun-4, Akwa Ibom-3, Osun-2, Kano-1, and Ebonyi-1. Therefore, as at 17th of April 2021, Nigeria has confirmed 164,207 cases of Coronavirus, 154,325 discharged patients and 2,061 deaths.
Read moreThe Oyo State Ministry of Youths and Sports has announced the launch of a new website for the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan with a view of informing fans and the general public about the activities of the team. This initiative, according to the State’s Commissioner for Youths and Sports; Asiwaju Seun Fakorede is part of the effort of the Seyi Makinde-led…
Read moreThe Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who also a devoted consort to Her Majesty The Queen for nearly 70 years, has been buried in United Kingdom on Saturday, 17th of April, 2021. The coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh was brought to St George's Chapel in Windsor for funeral ceremony. Prince Philip was interred in the Royal Vault …
Read moreA 34-year-old Nigerian man, Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, otherwise known as, “Paddy Linkin” is facing 60 years imprisonment if convicted of $474,000 mail fraud in the United States. A criminal complaint was filed against Akinyemi in U.S. District Court in Maryland on Friday charging Akinyemi of Hyattsville, Maryland, for the federal charges of mail fraud, attempted mail fraud…
Read moreThe Katsina State government has said it has approved the deployment of dogs to complement security arrangements to secure boarding schools in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Dr Badamasi Charanchi, told The Nation that the decision was to complement the efforts of security personnel attached to each boarding school. He said, “We were advised to deploy thes…
Read moreNorwich City have been promoted back to the Premier League. This is following Swansea City's 2-2 draw at home to Wycombe Wanderers and Brentford's 0-0 draw with Millwall. Norwich City's promotion to the Premier League has been confirmed ahead of tonight's fixture against AFC Bournemouth. The Canaries, on 90 points, can't be caught by the chasing p…
Read moreMinute's silence has been held on Saturday across the United Kingdom at 15:00 in memory of Duke of Edinburgh, ahead of his ceremonial funeral in Windsor. The minute's silence occurred when the coffin is removed from the Land Rover, which carried it, and taken to the West Steps.
Read moreDMX will be honored by his family, friends, loved ones and fans in one of the premier entertainment venues in U.S, the Barclays Center, TMZ has learned. DMX's public memorial will be held on Saturday, April 24 at the arena in Brooklyn, his former manager, Steve Rifkind, tells TMZ. DMX's family and more direct contacts will attend a more private funeral ser…
Read moreMany youths, women and leaders of Yoruba race are currently occupying some streets in Ibadan in demand for Oduduwa Republic. The protesters are led by a Yoruba group, “Ilana Omo Oodua”, clamoring for self determination. The group is led by Professor Banji Akintoye, a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The protest, which was supposed to start around 9.…
Read moreThe Southwest PDP faction loyal to former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, met with Party stakeholders in Ogun State on Friday and finally declared their acceptance of Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja’s victory at the just-concluded zonal congress election. The camp also assured the party stakeholders of its commitment to the peace, unity and progress of the party i…
Read moreThe Zamfara State Government has revealed that seven serving military officers have been arrested by the state police command for conniving with bandits and supplying logistics and weapons to them. The state Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, disclosed this in Gusau, adding that nine military bulletproofs, four sets of military camouflage uniforms a…
Read moreNollywood actor Jnr Pope Odowodo has shared a cute photo of himself and wife, Jennifer on Instagram. In his caption, Odowodo disclosed that what makes a man ‘real' is spending time with his family. “A Man Who Doesn’t Spend Time With His Family Can Never Be A Real Man,” he wrote. Odowodo and his Jennifer are blessed with three sons.
Read moreAbia State Government has accused some opposition members of circulating videos of flooded A-Line in Ariaria International Market on the social media to disparage government. Commissioner for Information Chief John Okiyi Kalu who made the allegation in a press statement also accused some influential traders of frustrating government’s intervention efforts. Okiyi …
Read moreOyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, stated on Friday that for the country to solve some of its problems, governments at all levels, industries and academia would have to collaborate. Governor Makinde, who stated this while receiving a delegation of the University of Lagos, Akoka, led by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Toyin Ogundipe, at his office, inside the S…
Read moreThe Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Professor Michael Olufisayo Ologunde has been relieved of his duties by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The governor communicated this in in a circular released by the Commissioner of Education, Olasunkanmi Olaleye on Friday. According to the circular, Professor Ologunde is expected to h…
Read moreThe kidnappers of students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state have reportedly asked the parents of the students to pay a ransom of N500 million before their children will be released to them. They also said they had lost hope in government’s intervention aimed at securing the release of their children. Although 10 of the students we…
Read moreThe Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UniLag), Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe and other top officials, who paid us a courtesy visit this morning. They discussed areas of collaboration between Oyo administration and UniLag.
Read morePolice have arrested a woman, identified as Nnenna Egwuagu, for poisoning and murdering her 3-year-old step-son, Wisdom in Enugu. She confessed to have poisoned the child with what Police suspected to be Sniper so that her husband, Justine can spend money treating him since he doesn’t take care of her, and her daughter, which led to her heinous act. The child’s corp…
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