Anthony Joshua will face ex-mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on March 8. Former heavyweight world champion Joshua is hoping to build on an impressive fifth-round stoppage of Otto Wallin last month to maintain his bounce back to form. Cameroonian-born Ngannou only made his professional boxing debut in October, when he…
Lionel Messi was crowned as FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Messi claimed the award for the third time, but the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was a surprise victor ahead of Erling Haaland on an otherwise glorious…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has described the first Executive Governor of Osun state, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke as a passionate lover of good governance and a patriot with selfless leadership attributes. The Governor spoke at the posthumous birthday of the late first Executive Governor of Osun state, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke and the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has called on tertiary institutions within the state to collaborate with each other and the state government to improve the quality of education and reduce unemployment rate. Speaking at the 13th Convocation Ceremony of Fountain University on Sunday in Osogbo, the Osun State Capital, Governor Adeleke pledged that his administration…
… Staff jubilates, hail governor as equipment arrives The administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke has taken delivery of #1.2 billion state of the art transmitters and digital equipment procured for the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC). A release issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi on Sunday stated that the gesture…
A former federal lawmaker representing Southern Kaduna, Shehu Sani, has tackled former President Muhammadu Buhari over unprecedented rate of insecurity during his administration. Sani, in a statement via his verified X handle on Sunday, accused northern stakeholders of keeping mute despite the high rate of killings during Buhari’s government. The former senator further stated that…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has certified 747 Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres for the 2024 UTME exercise scheduled to begin on Monday. The board made this know in a Bulletin issued in Abuja by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor(PAC), Dr Fabian Benjamin. The board had shortlisted 907 CBT centres for accreditation, but…
Nollywood producer, Funke Akindele has shared her thoughts about failures and why she doesn’t consider her crashed marriages as such. In an interview with Wazobia FM, Lagos, Akindele explained that her mother taught her early in life that without failure, there can’t be success. According to her, she just takes marriage “as it comes” while…
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have continued to comb bushes and shanties in border areas between the FCT, Niger, Kaduna, and Nasarawa States, in a bid to rescue the remaining 23 victims that were abducted by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja on January 3. Our correspondent gathered that the FCT…
Today is the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Armed Forces Remembrance Day is an annual event marked on January 15 to commemorate the nation’s departed compatriots as well as to honour our living veterans. The following are what you need to know about the day:
