Two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have died and more than 1,000 houses were burnt when fire swept through the Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. The fire began at about 6 am and lasted for over an hour before it was brought under control by fire service personnel. The Director General of the State Emergency…
A 52-year-old lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Ayo Ojediran, on Tuesday slumped and died in his office. The university was thrown into mourning as Ojediran’s colleagues and students said his death was devastating. Confirming the incident on Wednesday, The Institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju,…
Former Manchester and Real Madrid midfielder Beckham, speaking on his first ever visit to India and in his role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, admitted he still has to pinch himself when he sees the Argentinian World Cup winner on the teamsheet in Florida. “It’s still hard to believe that when someone turns around to…
Jack Warner, a former FIFA vice-president banned for life by the governing body, was ordered to repay more than $220,000 to a businessman by the Trinidadian justice system on Monday. “The Board… orders the defendants (Warner and two associates) to repay to the claimant the sum of TT$1,505,493 ($222,000) together with interest on that amount……
Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips has died. The rapper passed away at the age of 28 after reportedly being rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night over an undisclosed illness. The news of his demise was shared by his management on Wednesday morning via the rapper’s official Instagram page. “We are saddened…
The ongoing two-day-old workers’ strike has stalled the coroner’s inquest into the death of popular rapper, singer, and songwriter Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mobhad. Born in Lagos on January 3, 1996, Mohbad died in mysterious circumstances on September 12, 2023 and was buried the following day. His death sparked nationwide protests making the Lagos State…
Manchester United on Wednesday confirmed its chief executive, Richard Arnold, “has decided to step down” as part of a management transition. Man United disclosed this in a tweet via its X account. “Richard Arnold has decided to step down as Chief Executive of Manchester United after 16 years at the club.” The change is taking…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has rolled out four enabling actions elected leaders across Africa must take to save African democracy from ongoing regression and disruption. The Governor represented by the Commissioner for Federal Affairs, Mrs Adenike Adeleke spoke today in Abuja at the 45th anniversary of the Nigerian Society for International Law with…
Osun state government has declared that it was unaware of any plot against the state Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Adepele Ojo even as it affirms its commitment to due process and stipulated regulations across the arms of government. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and public enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi…
An international team of experts on Wednesday, warned that nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, adding that without action on climate change the “health of humanity is at grave risk”. Lethal heat was just one of the many ways the world’s still-increasing use of fossil…
