Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sought a review of a judgment of the Supreme Court to pay the salaries and allowances of local government chairmen and councillors he sacked upon assuming office on May 29, 2019. Makinde, in a fresh motion and notice of appeal before the Appeal Court, Abuja, urged the court…

French footballer, Karim Benzema has left Real Madrid. According to a tweet by journalist, Fabrizio Romano, official statement confirms the player and the club’s decision to part ways after 14 years. The 35-year-old forward agreed a deal to end his glittering era at the club, the Spanish side said on Sunday, AFP reports. He has…

The Oyo State Government on Sunday, announced the former secretary of the disbanded Park Management System, Oluwatomiwa Omolewa as the new chairman. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, also announced Kasali Lawal as the secretary. The statement said the appointment was part of the reorganisation of the PMS…

Superstar Davido’s aide, Isreal Afeare aka Isreal DMW, has responded to critics who were trolling him over his wife’s age, revealing that he met her as a virgin when she was 21. Isreal had announced that his wife, Sheila, turned 22 on Sunday while penning a birthday wish for her. After his announcement, critics trolled…

Nationwide blackout looms as electricity workers have mobilised to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest strike against the sudden fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu’s government. The National Union of Electricity Employees disclosed this in a memo dated June 2, signed by its general secretary, Dominic Igwebike. “Sequel to the Nigeria Labour Congress…

The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday said it has destroyed three tons of skunk in Edo forest, seized 76.9kg loud from Canada and recovered 390kg illicit drugs in Kano, Kaduna, Borno, Oyo raids. The agency made this known in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,…

Gbade, the elder brother of the late Timothy Adegoke, a former master’s student at Obafemi Awolowo University who was found dead at Hilton Hotels Ile-Ife, Osun State, in November 2021, speaks on how the bereaved family received the news of the conviction of owner of the hotel, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, and two of his workers,…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration form to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). A tweet shared by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, todayJune 3, states that the CCB acknowledged receipt of the president’s form today. The asset declaration form is a schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999)…

French footballer, Karim Benzema has left Real Madrid. According to a tweet by journalist, Fabrizio Romano, official statement confirms the player and the club’s decision to part ways after 14 years Details later…

••• Urges members to embrace unity Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to put aside their differences and work towards the unity of the party, just as he emphasised the healing process must begin immediately. He made the appeal at the weekend, during the ongoing…