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Remains of late Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi, the Ajagungbade III, were commited to mother earth inside the palace according to Islamic rites. Oba Oyewumi who passed on at about 1:25 am on Sunday was buried about 13 hours later. The monarch while alive, was a successful trader, reigned for several over four decades […]
Continue ReadingAbout six people have been confirmed dead following an Amazon (AMZN) warehouse building collapse after an EF-3 tornado caused major structural damage to the building Friday December 10, according to the Edwardsville Fire Department in Illinois. Tornadoes ripped through six U.S. states on Friday night, leaving a trail of death and destruction at homes and businesses […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the 2023 general elections, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, not to endorse any political aspirant contesting for any public office during the elections. Chief Obasanjo made the appeal at an event held at the palace of the Ooni on Saturday, December 11. Speaking […]
Continue ReadingAbike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has narrated how she was almost raped while engaging in investigative journalism. Speaking after receiving an award at the maiden edition of the National Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), in Abuja, Abike encouraged journalists in Nigeria to […]
Continue ReadingHis Royal Majesty, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, the Soun of Ogbomoso, has joined his ancestors. Family sources say the 95-year-old monarch died on Sunday morning, December 12. The palace is expected to announce his demise soon. Born on May 27, 1926, in Ogbomoso, Oba Oyewumi ascended the throne on October 24, 1973. May his soul rest in […]
Continue ReadingIt is very sad as the assassinated Katsina state Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir has been laid to rest. The Commissioner was killed on Wednesday December 8, at his residence in Fatima Shema Estate, Katsina metropolis. Nasir’s body was interred at the Gidan Dawa cemetery after a funeral prayer led by the Chief Imam […]
Continue ReadingA member of the editorial board of the online newspaper, Premium Times and a weekly columnist, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju is one of the 14 Commissioner-nominees whose names were sent by the governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu to the Ondo State House of Assembly for confirmation. Consequent upon that, she has stated as presented below how she […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Kenneth Minimah, a former Chief of Army Staff, with alleged fraud involving misappropriation of N13 billion meant for arms purchase. The ex-Chief of Army Staff, Mr. Minimah was charged at the Federal Capital Territory High in Abuja, Nigeria, alongside an erstwhile Chief of Accounts and Budget of […]
Continue ReadingSix people have been confirmed dead and two others are in critical condition, after a police officer went on a killing spree in Kabete, Nairobi county, Kenya. In the incident that occurred at 3am, on Tuesday, December 7, Constable Benson Imbasi, who later committed suicide by turning the gun on himself, had first killed his wife by […]
Continue ReadingFormer president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) and a philanthropist, Mr. Bolaji Rosiji, is dead. Mr. Rosiji, who was the CEO of Gaurapad Charities which was founded in 2004, died on Sunday, December 5, during a brief illness. He is survived by his wife and children. According to a statement announcing his […]
Continue ReadingPolice operatives in Zimbabwean have launched an investigation after a man was reportedly kidnapped and raped by two women till he became unconscious. According to Zimbabwean website, iharare, the man, a 27-year-old is fighting for his life at a local hospital in the country’s capital, Harare, after he was drugged and raped before being dumped […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has been hired by the family of late Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki, whose death had been linked to cult activities among senior students of the school. Falana has consequently caused a formal request to be made to the chief coroner officer in the […]
Continue ReadingA video shared online which goes viral, has captured moment an unidentified woman went naked, dragging her butt on the floor as she cursed her boyfriend who reportedly dumped her. Some local Ghanaian news platforms reported that in some cultures in the West African country, women who go naked and drag their butts on the […]
Continue ReadingEight children were found dead inside a parked vehicle at 18 Adelayo street, Jah Michael bus stop, along Badagry Expressway, Lagos State on Saturday, December 4. It was gathered that the children aged four to six years old, had entered the parked Lexus SUV vehicle to play, mistakenly locked themselves and subsequently suffocated to death. […]
Continue ReadingEmeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Cardinal John Onaiyekan has expressed fear of Nigeria splitting before the 2023 general elections. Onaiyekan who pointed out that Nigerian leaders always want to remain in office even after their tenure because of “greed, wickedness and stupidity”, added that one of the issues in the country is that incumbent governments do not […]
Continue Reading12-year-old boy, Sylvester Oromoni has died mysteriously after he was allegedly tortured for refusing to join a cult group in Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Oromoni was reported dead on Wednesday, December 1 by a Twitter user, @perrisonoromoni, who is the deceased’s cousin. According to @perrisonoromoni, the deceased was bullied and beaten by fellow students […]
Continue ReadingMadam Oredola Igbinedion, mother of former Edo state governor, Lucky Igbinedion has passed away. She died on December 2. According to reports, the 85-year-old woman was allegedly strangled by her housemaid, at her residence in Ugbor, GRA, Benin-City, the State capital, Nigeria. It was further learnt that the maid who hailed from Cross River state, […]
Continue ReadingCable News Network’s (CNN’s) most-watched Cuomo Prime Time anchor, Chris Cuomo has been fired by the network “effective immediately.” CNN’s number one show anchor, Chris was sacked on Saturday December 4, in the wake of revelations he had helped his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, while he faced multiple accusations of sexual harassment. […]
Continue ReadingGroom’s parents, siblings and uncle were among the nine wedding guests who have died in a fatal auto crash in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The accident occurred at the tollgate along Glory Land drive in Igbogene axis of Yenagoa, the state capital on Saturday, December 4. According to an eyewitness, the deceased persons were returning to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo state has set aside the judgment of the Ondo State High Court that sentenced the founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Alfa Babatunde, to life imprisonment over a missing child. Recall that the Ondo State High court had on October 6, 2020, sentenced the Prophet to […]
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