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Ibadan is easily the most historically utilitarian Yoruba city. It is the fountain head of the social political transformation of Yorubaland and in certain respects Nigeria itself. Think of the iconic educational institutions like the first tertiary educational establishment in Nigeria, the University of Ibadan, the one time contender for the topmost secondary school in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Commonwealth Games gold medalist and Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Friday. Also a sprinter, Okagbare was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year before the women’s 100m semi-finals after testing positive for human growth hormone at an […]
Continue ReadingSince the report of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari’s alleged involvement in a drug ring hit the airwaves on Monday, the question of whether he will be extradited to the United States of America to face justice for pending infractions has also resurfaced. About nine months ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had […]
Continue ReadingTrial of popular actor James Olarewaju aka Baba Ijesha who is facing a six-count charge of child defilement bordering on allegations of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration, has taken another twist following claims of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recording which is part of the […]
Continue ReadingA Ghanaian farmer has been hospitalised with gunshot wounds following a failed suicide attempt after he shot his wife for denying him sex. Charles Soglo, 31, from Adansi Nyakumase in the Ashanti Region attempted suicide after shooting Doris Amoah, 21, who survived the incident. Takyi Adansi Fomena District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Yaw Ohene, confirmed […]
Continue Reading“Have you ever heard how they catch monkeys in Brazil, Julie? Let me tell you. They put a nut in a bottle and tie the bottle to a tree. The monkey grasps the nut, but the neck of the bottle is too narrow for the monkey to withdraw its paw and the nut. You would […]
Continue ReadingA physical fight ensued at a mall in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, Nigeria, after a side chic and the main chic coincidentally met, according to reports. The fight was captured in a video and it took the intervention of onlookers at the scene to break up the fight. It was further learnt that the […]
Continue ReadingYoruba Nation agitator and youths leader, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has filed a $1 million suit against Republic of Benin before the Community Court of Justice, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as general damages for each day he has spent in detention in the country. Igboho, through his […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm for how some law enforcement agents who should be partners in fighting the dangerous abuse of drug trafficking in the country have been partners in trade with various violators of the drugs law. In a detailed statement released by the anti narcotic agency […]
Continue ReadingLast Tuesday at the public presentation of my book, ‘Cowries of Blood’, a reporter asked me to crack the title. I smiled the question off. I hope my quizzer reads this and connects the silhouetted dots. It is not only about cows and forest boys grazing in farms and killing grumbling farmers. It is about […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) star, Alex turned 26 on Tuesday and she released stunning new photos of herself to mark the special occasion. The reality TV show star accompanied the photos with the caption: “26 called and I answered. Grown!!!!!!!!Happy birthday to me.” See more photos below:
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has departed Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon for the European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit in Brussels, Belgium. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, the summit which will take place from February 17 to February 18, will have participants deliberate on […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in a split decision voted 6-1 to nullify Executive Order 10 through which the Federal Government of Nigeria had sought in 2019, to give effect to Section 81 (3) and Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution, as altered by the 4th Alteration Act No. 4 of 2017, with […]
Continue ReadingLagos businesswoman, Mrs. Uduak Oluyede, has been shot and killed by gunmen who robbed her bakery on Adetola Street, Aguda, in the Surulere area of Lagos State, Nigeria. According to Punch Metro, the 37-year-old Uduak was alone at her shop when the robbers invaded the premises and shot her in the stomach while trying to […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Chief Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oyo State, Nigeria. A statement released by Taiwo Adisa, the Chief press secretary to Governor Makinde, quotes the governor as saying: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, […]
Continue ReadingThey wear the nation’s green-white-green flag as uniform. They have their own army, arms and ammunition. Their constitution is superior to the laws of the land. They’re state-backed bandits. They’re a clan of killers. They’re the National Union of Road Transport Workers. Though Lagos is the centripetal force in this discourse, it’s no breaking news […]
Continue ReadingFormer Head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT) and Deputy Police Commissioner, Abba Kyari, has been arrested by the Nigerian police, alongside four others on Monday, according to Punch. DCP Kyari was arrested hours after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency declared him wanted over alleged illegal drug links. A senior police officer at […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, director and businesswoman, Mercy Aigbe shared a photo of her and her new husband, Kazim Adeoti, on her Instagram page on Friday morning. While wishing her followers a happy weekend that morning, the mother of two wrote: “D’Owner and D’Owned Goodmorning my lovelies, hope y’all had a splendid night?” Her post:
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has faulted the promotion of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, as a professor. After its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the union declared Pantami’s professorship promotion as ‘illegal’. This was declared at a press conference addressed by the President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel […]
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