Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ogun State, have dismantled a drug factory and arrested a suspect, Adekunle Adekola, around Ajaka in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. The state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Odili said the officials busted the factory on…
England won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since 1984 as Curtis Jones’ goal beat Spain 1-0 in Saturday’s final. In a dramatic finale in Batumi, Spain captain Abel Ruiz had a 99th-minute penalty saved by Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford to preserve England’s record of not conceding a goal all tournament. Lee…
The senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, is being grilled by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS. A source close to him according to the Nation stated that he went to the DSS office with the former governor of Zamfara State, when they detained him. The reason for his detention and interrogation has…
Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist widows and empower them to be…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared zero tolerance for trading, squatting and illegal activities under bridges in Lagos State. The governor disclosed this during the reopening of the repaired Apongbon part of Eko Bridge to motorists and commuters in Lagos Island on Saturday. Decrying the destruction done to the bridge due to the fire outbreak, the…
Nigerian actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has reacted to a post by his colleague Jaiyeola Kuti, slamming veteran Yoruba colleagues who publicly seek financial aid on social media in trying times. Jaiye in a viral video, slammed the veterans for their poor financial decisions over the years, adding that their action is bringing ridicule to the Theatre…
Men of the anti-cultism unit of the Osun State Police Command has confiscated a cow allegedly meant for the July 7th Cultists Day celebration in Osogbo. It was gathered that residents of Egbatedo area of Osogbo alerted the police when the cult members gathered from different parts of the state for the annual celebration on…
Nollywood actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke, has said she regrets campaigning for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after what she saw during the EndSARS protest. Recall that Nigerian youths took to the streets in October 2020 to protest against police brutality and called for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In a recent interview…
Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has said the planned Isese festival was cancelled to prevent a crisis in Ilorin, Kwara State. This is in response to the criticism by Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka who took a swipe at the monarch for his role in preventing an Osun priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, from holding…
A Cameroonian man has killed his brother during a fight over a 13-year-old girl. According to the local media MMI, the incident happened last weekend in the Mbagassina Subdivision of the Mbam and Kim Division in the Centre Region of Cameroon, but because there was no connectivity in the area, pictures and information did not…
