Troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army have prevented a lady from jumping into the Lagos Lagoon. This is according to a Monday statement from the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni. “Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers operating under 81 Division NA have gallantly prevented a suicide attempt…
A Nigerian mum of four has died after allegedly being subjected to domestic violence for years. A Facebook user, Amarachi Iwuala, who shared the sad story, alleged that the husband of the deceased over the years subjected her to domestic abuse. She said the husband one time, allegedly beat the wife until she became unconscious….
Mr. Olanrewaju Kolawole, a 44-year-old indigene of Ikire, Osun State has disclosed that the DNA test results revealed that none of his four children was his biological child. Kolawole got married to his wife, Tella Toyin in 2007. They are both reported to be members of a church choir group in the Ikoyi area of…
Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, Osun State Chapter has nabbed four suspects for stealing iron rods at the site of an ongoing prison project in Ilesa. A security source who pleaded anonymity on Saturday told our correspondent that the suspects have successfully moved out the rods from the site. But the vehicle used to…
The Lagos State Government has cancelled the 50% transport fare discount on all Public Transport System which was implemented in response to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023. In a public notice on Saturday, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) announced a reversion to the old rates of public transport from November…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has escaped death following a plane crash in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the private jet operated by Flint Aero crash-landed on Friday night at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. Having departed the Abuja airport on Friday evening, the aircraft crash-landed into the bush during…
The Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Scheme, Dr Rasak Akindele, has said the agency has been directed by Governor Ademola Adeleke to enrol all retirees in the state in the health scheme. Akindele disclosed this on Thursday on the sidelines of the quarterly meeting of the OHIS management and accredited Health Care Providers, held at…
UEFA and the Amaury group, owner of L’Equipe and France Football magazine which created the Ballon d’Or, announced Friday they had signed a partnership to co-organise the awards ceremony starting next year. The Paris-based Amaury group will remain the owner of the Ballon d’Or and continue to oversee the vote, while UEFA will take charge…
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission following the arrest of 69 suspects by the commission in a raid of outside campus hostels in the wee-hours of Wednesday. The Students’ Union of the university had said the arrested persons were students of the university….
Osun State Government, on Thursday, issued a directive to healthcare professionals in State hospitals and private facilities, ordering them to provide immediate treatment to gunshot victims, even in the absence of a police report. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Barr. Jola Akintola, disclosed this during an interview held with Journalists in his office in Osogbo….
