The Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons has resigned after inviting a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit to parliament and praising him. After first resisting calls to step down, Anthony Rota quit on Tuesday after meeting party leaders in Ottawa. “I must step down as your Speaker,” he said in parliament. “I…
The Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Cardoso to steer affairs of…
The management of Perez Medcare Hospital, where Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad was allegedly taken to, has revealed that the singer was brought in dead to their facility. In the statement posted on its Instagram page on Monday night, the hospital affirmed that the singer didn’t die in their facility as against rumours being peddled around….
Morocco and Algeria are favoured to be named hosts of the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments respectively, with an announcement to be made in Cairo on Wednesday. Both are seeking to stage the 2025 edition of the premier African sport event, along with Zambia and a joint Nigeria-Benin bid. Algeria also entered…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has reviewed the school’s tuition fees, which were recently increased. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju, in a statement on Monday, announced that the management has reduced the fees after a meeting held with the students. Olanrewaju had said that the Students…
Popular filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has stated that the late singer, MohBad fulfilled his purpose on earth before he died. Sending his condolences to the deceased’s family, he urged the authority to ensure justice over the singer’s demise. Afolayan stated this in a video shared on his Instagram page. “The last few days have been emotional…
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has reassured Nigerians that there was no foul play involved in the autopsy of Mohbad, addressing concerns that had been raised. He made this statement via his official social media page known as X on Monday evening. The post read, “As assured by the CP,…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Oluyemi Lawrence Adeyemi, better known as Suara, is dead. He died on Sunday, September 24. The cause of his death remains unknown to his colleagues. Suara’s death was announced on Monday, via a statement on Instagram by his family. However, his colleague, Husseini Shaibu, confirmed his death. According to him: “I have…
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Cross, has won the final Head of House (HoH) game of the season after he defeated five other finalists in the arena games. Cross wins the HOH title for the second time in three weeks and replaces Ilebaye as the Head of House. Cross won after he finished his…
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 27th September as Public Holiday in commemoration of this year’s Eid-ul-Maulud celebration. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade in a statement said the minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration in Abuja congratulated all Muslim faithful both home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this…
