Residents of Nahuta village, Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State, have started fleeing the community to seek safety and shelter elsewhere due to constant attacks from bandits. On Monday, January 15, 2024, after another attack was launched on the community by bandits, residents started moving their children and family members out of the village. Meanwhile,…
No fewer than five people have died and several others injured on Tuesday, in an early morning accident that occurred at the front of WOCDIF Events Centre, Ring Road, Osogbo. The accident which was fatal involved a commercial bus with the registration number RBC15ZN and a tricycle. Preliminary information has it that school children were…
Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Roma after the Giallorossi won just one of their last six Serie A games and were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by city rivals Lazio. The 60-year-old was announced as manager in May 2021. Mourinho’s contract runs until the end of the 23/24 season but has been brought…
Spanish motorcyclist Carles Falcon has died from the serious injuries he suffered last week on the second stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, his team said Monday. “On Monday, January 15, Carles passed away. The medical team has confirmed that the neurological damage caused by the cardio-respiratory arrest at the time of the…
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…
