Some protesters who participated in the August 1-10 #EndBadGovernance protest have been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre after being charged with treason. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered their remand pending the hearing and ruling on their bail application slated for September 11, 2024. He fixed the sate on…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has names Enugu Rangers’ head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede of Remo Stars to assist Super Eagles interim manager, Augustine Eguavoen to plot the downfall of the Cheetahs of Benin Republic and the Amavubi of Rwanda in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches this month. NFF in…
A special assistant to the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, Anas Abba Dala, has revealed the motive behind the decision to drag one Mukhtar Dahiru, a staff of Radio Nigeria, Pyramid FM, Kano before a Magistrate Court. Dahiru, a continuity announcer, was remanded at the correctional centre by a Kano Magistrate court…
Eniola Bolaji has won Nigeria’s first medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The 18-year-old won a bronze medal in the women’s singles SL3 badminton event at the La Chapelle Arena on Monday. She defeated Ukraine’s Kozyna Oksana 2-0 in a one-sided third-place match to clinch the country’s first medal at the Games. Bolaji won both…
The organisers of BBNaija season nine have announced the unpairing of its housemates. The reality TV show, which premiered on July 28, had unveiled 28 housemates paired up into a total of 14 teams. But after Sunday’s eviction, Biggie dissolved the pairs. Now, the housemates will play the game as individuals, not duos. According to…
By Sarafa Ibrahim Someone sent a message to me on WhatsApp, and I have since been ruminating about the phrase used, which informed the title of this my piece. Ostensibly commenting on a video showing a procession of newly acquired tractors making their ways into Osogbo, the state capital, he said,’Adeleke breathes life to agriculture…
As part of efforts to ensure food security in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke on Friday, unveiled 31 newly purchased tractors and distributed 6,000 herbicides, 80,000 cashew seedlings, 8,000 cassava cuttings, 8,000 various vegetable seeds and 500 bags of lime to farmers, women associations, people living with disabilities and government schools with large farmlands in…
Onyekachi Akuchukwu Onwenu MFR (January 31, 1952-2024), popularly known as Onyeka Onwenu, was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, into the family of Dixon Kanu Onwenu from Arondizuogu, Ideato North LGA in Imo State. Onyeka Onwenu lived life to the brim. The Elegant Stallion, as she was dubbed, was subtly beautiful, strong and brilliant. Like a…
Nigeria’s celebrated music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, known as the “Elegant Stallion,” has been laid to rest in Lagos. The funeral service was held at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, followed by a private burial at a vault in Ikoyi. It would be recalled that Onyeka Onwenu slumped and died on 30th July 2024…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with a special award to recognise his remarkable legacy as the all-time leading goal scorer in the Champions League. Also, former Italy goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon has received the 2024 UEFA President’s Award. The duo were honoured at the UEFA Champions League phase draw that took place in Monaco on Thursday…
