Finland’s flag will be hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday when it becomes the newest member of the Western alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. “Tomorrow we will welcome Finland as the 31st member,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a historic meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
Habeeb Okikiola, otherwise known as Portable has been moved back to the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Zazu crooner was granted bail in the sum of N800,000 altogether for the three charges against him, with two sureties in like sum. Magistrate A.S. Soneye had ruled that…
Kano State Executive Council has approved the appointment of Oba Moshood Aliiwo, the Olubadan of Ibadano and Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Vice Chancellor and INEC chairman as Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of the state owned Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso, respectively. This followed the receipt of operational license from the National…
Why Nigerians will not stop demanding for restructuring – Soyinka Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka said Nigerians will not stop demanding to restructuring of the Nigerian federation. Soyinka stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, tagged, “Roadmap 2023.” The elderstateman’s comment is coming ahead of the inauguration of the new administration on…
Nollywood actor, Kunle Afolayan, has celebrated his mother on her 80th birthday. The actor shared photos of his mother, ranging from her early memories to a meeting with her grandchildren and one of her most recent photos, on his Instagram account on Monday. He expressed gratitude to God saying, “ Maami, Omoladun Ayanladun Afolayan née…
The management of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State said it had begun to grant its medical students study loans. It was gathered that the loans were meant for the students who are in final year and find it difficulty to pay their tuition fees. The Chief Medical Director of the teaching…
Singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has been granted bail by a High Court in Ifo, Ogun State. The Sahel Standard gathered that Portable landed in police custody on Friday, March 31, 2023, after his engagement with police officers at his bar, during which one of them was allegedly injured. The singer was subsequently…
Condemnations have continued to trail the decision of the management of Covenant University, owned by Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, to bar Hijab-wearing candidates from sitting for the Mock JAMB examinations at its campus in Otta, Ogun State. Daily Trust reports that the female candidates were delayed from entering the premises…
The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable on six counts bordering on assault. The “Zaazu” crooner was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo, Ogun State on Monday morning. Policemen had on Thursday invaded Portable’s bar with the singer resisting arrest. He was subsequently taken into custody…
Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in the year 2025. On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National Stadium,…
