The corpse of Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu who represented Nigeria at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, has been seized by a private hospital in Lawandon, Lagos, where he died on Wednesday night, June 28, after battling a foot ulcer that left him bedridden for weeks. Okorodudu’s wife, Adenike told Punch that the hospital is…
Oil marketers in the country say the pump price for petrol could rise above N700 per litre. According to Mike Osatuyi, National Controller Operations, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, the projection is expected to come into force in July. He insisted that the prices could rise above N700 in the north once independent marketers…
Experts have recovered presumed human remains from what is left of the Titan sub that imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, with the death of five people, the US Coast Guard said Wednesday. “United States medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed human remains that have been carefully recovered,” the agency…
The late King of Pop, Michael Jackson will reportedly be tried for allegedly molesting choreographer Wade Robson when he was a child. According to reports, the California Court of Appeal has cleared the way for Robson to make his case after he alleged that the late musician molested him at the Neverland Ranch when he…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi professionally known as Iyabo Oko, has reportedly passed on yesterday evening. Her daughter, Bisi Aisha, announced this on Facebook today, saying that the actress died on Wednesday evening. “May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”, she wrote. Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako also confirmed her death. On her Instagram page, Daramola-Salako wrote:…
There was uproar at Osogbo Eid prayer ground on Wednesday when Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke and ex-senate spokesperson Ajibola Basiru clashed over sitting arrangement.The Nation observed Basiru arrived the Eid praying ground located at Oke-Baale around 9:35am with Muslim and community leaders in a car belonging to the Asiwaju of Muslim in Yoruba Land Chief…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has been cautioned not to relegate the record-setting First Class Law graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU), Miss. Yusuf Aminat, to teaching in a primary school. Vast Emordi, a pharmacist, said this in an interview with newsmen, arguing that after offering automatic employment to students, many governors…
The celebrity couple shocked their Instagram followers by revealing their son Wren Alexander’s birth on Wednesday, June 28. The proud parents had not shared with fans until now that they were expecting another child. The child was born on June 19, 2023, and his middle name was inspired by his surrogate, Alexandra.Wren’s arrival comes just…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun on the occasion of this 38th birthday, describing him as a honest leader with great deal of patriotism. Governor Adeleke in a press statement signed by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed, extolled…
Police in Toronto have identified a 28-year-old student from Nigeria as the victim who was fatally stabbed during a fight in a Scarborough plaza over the weekend. The victim, identified as Ifeanyichukwu Oseke, was rushed to the hospital, but Banglid said he succumbed to his injuries on the way there. The incident is now being…
