Author: Michael Adesina
7 killed in Osun auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun on Saturday said that seven persons died in a road accident on…
Inter Milan coach Conte under police protection
Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is receiving police protection after a threatening letter containing a bullet was sent to him…
Akeredolu decries spate of single parenting
The Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has decried the rate at which many Nigerian men abandon the…
Appeal court sacks PDP lawmaker, orders fresh elections
An Appeal Court sitting in Owerri on Saturday sacked Obinna Onwubuariri the member representing Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe Federal constituency of Imo…
Gov Dickson calls for cancellation of election
Governor Seriake Dickson has called for outright cancellation of the elections in Nembe Local Government Area where 20 people were…
Thiago Silva blasts Lionel Messi
Brazil captain Thiago Silva criticised Lionel Messi after the Argentine captain led his team to 1-0 victory against his country…
Squash: 12 year-old wins, defeats number one seeded player
Mistura Durosinlorun, a 12-year-old defeated the number one seeded player Favour Utukpe in the U-16 category at the final of…
Bomb scare: West Ham vs Tottenham, Arsenal may be postponed
West Ham's upcoming fixture at home against Tottenham and Arsenal may be postponed after a bomb that dates back to…
Police arrest Kidnap kingpins who killed ‘Ike’
The Anambra State Police Command has burst a kidnapping syndicate terrorising the state, which resulted in the arrest of two…
Bayelsa election ‘very peaceful’, no shooting – NSCDC
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has declared Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa state as 'very peaceful'.
INEC told to extend voting period for Bayelsa, Kogi poll
YIAGA AFRICA, a Civil Society Organisation (NGO) on Saturday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the…
Nigeria may face `Brexit experience’ – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has expressed fears that Nigeria may experience the Brexit experience.
2 arrested for plotting to attack President Macron
Two men, aged 30 and 45 respectively, close to the ultra-right were indicted for “terrorist criminal conspiracy” and placed in…
Joshua Okojie and the making of a Nigerian sustainability engineer in Bremerhaven
Among them is Joshua Seluese Okojie, a chemical engineer from Nigeria whose graduate research at the University of Applied Sciences,…
Multiple accidents claim 13 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
No fewer than 13 persons died, while 10 others were injured in a multiple crash around Saapade, near Ogere on…
APC’s NWC upholds suspension of Edo party’s chairman
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has upheld the suspension of the party’s chairman in…
2021 AFCON: I can’t be excited yet – Rohr
Super Eagles’ head coach Gernot Rohr on Wednesday said he can't be excited yet despite defeating Benin Republic in 2021…
Buhari meets Pearson Educational Group mgt.
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in London, met with the management of Pearson Educational Group in London.
Retired Police Officers send message to Buhari govt
Mr Fidelis Oyakhilome, the President, Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (ARPON), has called on the Federal Government to…
Gov. Akeredolu dissolves Task Force
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday dissolved the Task Force on Farmers Registration with immediate effect.
Makinde appoints Ex-Rep. Ogunwuyi as DG
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi as the Director-General of the newly-established…
Obaseki has failed – PDP
The Edo State Chapter of the PDP has again descended on Gov. Godwin Obaseki, describing his tenure as a hardship…
Hate Speech Bill should be thrown out – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill in the National Assembly, as “unconstitutional, undemocratic and…
Gov. Akeredolu appoints Atere as SSA
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the appointment of Mrs. Margaret Atere as his Senior Special Assistant on…
TASCE gets governing council (Full List)
The Ogun state government has constituted the Governing Council for the Tai Solarin College of Education(TASCE)-Omu-Ijebu, Ogun state.
Army arrests 36 criminals in S/East within 12 days
Troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army have arrested 36 suspected criminals within 12 days of its newly…
Osun govt. releases N472m to LAUTECH
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Wednesday released the sum of N472 million for the payment of salary arrears of…
NBS signs MoU with UNICEF
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)…
How American swindled $145,000 from me: Nigerian businessman
A Nigerian businessman, Mr Olukayode Sodimu, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how an American and alleged serial…
UN foundation to honour Adichie in New York
Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, will be honoured with the United Nations Foundation Global Leadership Award on November 20, 2019,…