Stanley Nwabali’s journey from the sidelines to the limelight has captivated Nigerian football enthusiasts. Emerging as Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, Nwabali’s ascent is nothing short of a football fairy tale. Stanley Nwabali’s sudden rise under the guidance of Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has been meteoric. Initially scouted last…
As part of his campaign promise to promote quality health care services to the people of Osun State, the Executive Governor , Sen. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has honoured the health workers who distinguished and performed excellently in the previous Imole free medical and surgical outreach programmes which were fully sponsored by his government. Adeleke…
In a landmark decision on February 2, 2024, Madagascar’s National Assembly passed a groundbreaking law targeting individuals convicted of child rape, introducing severe penalties including surgical castration and lengthy forced labour sentences. This drastic measure comes in response to growing concerns over the safety of children and aims to serve as a strong deterrent against…
No fewer than four persons died, Wednesday night while watching the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Bafana Bafana of South Africa, in the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote D’Ivoire. They include a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh; Deputy Bursar, Kwara State University,…
A 21-year-old man, Justice Ikeocha, on Thursday, appeared before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly accumulating ₦304,500 while lodging in a hotel and refused to pay. Ikeocha is facing a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretences and incurring debt by false pretences. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, ASP…
A group of youths on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State, decrying the rising cost of living, with a call on the government to immediately intervene. The protesters, who wielded placards with inscriptions such as ‘change the unfavourable policies’, ‘Nigerians are suffering, we can’t cope again’, and ‘We are humans, stop mistreating…
It was a political grenade disguised as a 345-page report. The pyrotechnics were delivered on Thursday afternoon in the findings of special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents after he left the vice-presidency in 2017. The top-line conclusion was that the president would not face criminal charges for his actions,…
Reports indicate that there have been multiple fatalities in the recent clashes between rival fraternities in Ilesa, Osun State, with as many as six people reportedly killed. According to security sources, the killings took place in different locations in Ilesa and Osu towns between late Tuesday and Wednesday evening. The state police command’s spokesperson, Yemisi…
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ibritam, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state has sentenced one Akaninyene Sunday Ekwere, to life improvement for raping a four-year-old girl in the community. Ekwere, a trader in engine oil, electrical appliances and recharge cards, reportedly lured the minor to his shop, where he defiled…
Six traders were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos Island Local Government on Thursday for allegedly assaulting and blackmailing Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal. The defendants—Qudus Jokogbola, Suru Olawale, Edu Shakirat, Fausat Mohammed, Kafayat Ahmed, and Opere Simiat Morenike—were charged while two other suspects are currently at large. According to the prosecution led by…
