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Photostory:See How Group Charges APC To Pick Next Senate President From South East
…Recommends Senator Osita Izunaso as most competent A group of media experts has charged the ruling All Progressive Congress ( APC) to narrow down the position of the President of the 10th Senate to the South East zone in the interest of justice , equity and fairness . They called on all candidates from the […]
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Broadcasting Corporation Of Oyo State On fire
The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS, is currently being gutted by fire. The fire, which was said to have started from the studio area, according to an eyewitness account, might have done a lot of damage to equipment in the studio. The source said the state fire service had been invited and that efforts […]
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Hoodlums Set BRT Bus On Fire In Lagos
A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle has been set on fire on Wednesday morning after colliding with a commercial bus, killing the driver. The accident occurred on the Ifako Bridge inward Ogudu on the Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos State. This was confirmed in a statement released by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of […]
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Woman Sues Her Ex- Husband For Failing To Take Her To Saudi Arabia
A 45-year-old woman, Karima Nuhu, has filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Musa Falalu, for allegedly failing to take her to Saudi Arabia. The lawsuit was filed before a Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna. The plaintiff who lives at Rigasa area of Kaduna, told the court that she had been married to Falalu for four […]
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FG To Increase Tax On Tobacco Products To 50Percent
The Federal Government will be increasing the excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent. This was disclosed by Head of Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Mangai Malau, on Tuesday, April 18, at the National Tobacco Control Budget Advocates Meeting in Abuja. Malau who presented […]
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Court Offset Appointment Of MC Oluomo – Led Parks And Garages Committee, Reinstates Operation Of RTEAN
Lagos State government’s appointment of a Caretaker Committee, known as Parks and Garages Administrators, has been nullified by a National Industrial Court. Justice Maureen Esowe also reinstated the operations of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, in the state. RTEAN had filed a lawsuit against the state government and other defendants for suspending […]
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Woman arrested for allegedly selling her eight-month-old baby for N600k so as to settle bank loan
A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State police command for allegedly selling off her 18-month-old baby to a yet-to-be-identified buyer at the rate of #600,000. The suspect was arrested following a complain lodged at Sango divisional headquarters by the woman’s husband, Nureni Rasaq, who reported that his wife, […]
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Movie director Tchidi Chikere reveals he is married for the third time.
He explained that they got married some months ago and he wants friends and fans to know that he is “okay”. He hid his new wife’s face but showed off her engagement ring. This is the third marriage for the actor after his first two marriages ended. He shares three sons with his first wife, […]
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Nikkiworld Blog: All She Want Was Her Own Child But We Lo!t Her -Friends
A 50-year-old woman, Adenike Adewusi Adewunmi, has reportedly passed away following pregnancy complications after 20 years of trying to conceive. Adenike, who had waited for two decades for the fruit of the womb, finally conceived but unfortunately died with the pregnancy. She’s said to have complained of shortness of breath on Friday morning, April 13, […]
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Remains Of Former Army Spokesman Buried In Abuja
The remains of the former Director of Army Public Relations, retired Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, were on Friday laid to rest at the Guards Brigade Cemetery, Lungi Barracks in Abuja. Chukwu, who died on January 5 in Abuja after a brief illness, was appointed army spokesperson in February 2018. The burial rites of late Chukwu commenced […]
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Man Sentenced To 70-Year Imprisonment For Spitting At Us Policemen
A Texas man was sentenced to 70 years in prison Wednesday, April 12, after he was found guilty of spitting at Lubbock police officers during an arrest last May. Larry Pearson, 36, was arrested in May 2022, for domestic violence after a victim flagged down an officer in northeast Lubbock, prosecutor Jessica Gorman said. The […]
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Photostory:Rotary Club Seeks More Positive Support From Members.
The former Rotary Club governor, district 913 and Looja of Odo-Iju, Osun State, Oba Adedoyin Adelekun, has sought for more efforts to move Nigeria forward from leaders and followers, adding that they must be willing to do the right thing at all times. He gave the admonition in Ibadan today, at a one-way sensitisation workshop, […]
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Photostory:Sowore Visits Wole Soyinka
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the just concluded February 25 polls, Omoyele Sowore, has paid a visit to Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. He shared pictures from the meeting via his Twitter handle on Tuesday and wrote, “ May Prof. Wole Soyinka’s days be long! Yesterday with Kongi. ” They were […]
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Kalu Holds Open Casket Viewing For Late Wife In US
The former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, has held an open casket viewing ceremony for his late wife, Ifeoma, at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel, North Carolina, in the United States. Kalu shared pictures from the open casket viewing via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. He wrote, “ Ahead of tomorrow’s service of songs […]
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Owo Church Reopens 10 Months After Deadly Attack
St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, reopened for religious activities on Sunday, ten months after it was shut down, following a deadly attack by gunmen. News reported on June 5, 2022, gunmen attacked the church and killed some of the worshippers while several others were severely injured.
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Ibadan Vendor, Suspected Killer In Police Custody
The prime suspect in the case of an Ibadan-based Instagram cloth vendor, Adeshina Olayinka, popularly called Khadi, who died mysteriously at Wetland Hotel, Akobo, in Ibadan, oyo State recently is currently in police custody. We had reported that Olayinka was found dead after the man she was with checked out early on Thursday morning. Our […]
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Wetland hotel releases statement following death of Ibadan vendor
Wetland Hotel Akobo has released an official statement following the death of popular Ibadan vendor, Khadi. Khadi was discovered dead on Thursday after staying with a mystery guest who checked out early after it was established that she was still alive. Following commotion over the vendor on social media, a statement was published announcing the […]
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NACJ felicitates Christians on Easter
…Urges them to imbibe values of Christ The Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists, NACJ, Oyo State Chapter, has called on Christians in the state to imbibe the values of Jesus Christ. A statement signed by the association’s Secretary, Com. Ikeoye Oyetoro on behalf of the acting Chairman, Com. ‘Lekan Sobowale and made available to journalists […]
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“To live and survive in Nigeria, one must belong to the cult” – Actor Yemi Solade writes as he opens up on battling depression
The thespian made this assertion in a post he shared on his Instagram page on Saturday morning, April 8, while he opened up about battling depression. Popular Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has stated that to live and survive in Nigeria, one must belong to “the cult.” The thespian made this assertion in a post he […]
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Gambian Pastor Absconds With Worshippers’ Phones After Crusade In Ibadan
A Gambian Pastor, Owen Abraham, has allegedly absconded with 52 phones, money, and valuables of residents of Aponrin in Agbowo, Ibadan who came for a crusade organised by him. Some of his victims said he was led by God to come to Ibadan from Gambia for the crusade, Independent reports on Friday. Abraham on the […]
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