Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday to promote the Invictus Games, an initiative he founded to support the rehabilitation of wounded and sick service members and veterans, including Nigerian soldiers engaged in a 14-year conflict against Islamic extremists. According to Associated Press on Friday, the couple, visiting West Africa for…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Sadiq Zubairu who killed his friend, Bello Adam over his failure to help the victim secure a job after receiving the sum of N3 million. Zubairu had promised the late Adam, who was his former colleague at the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, to help him secure a…
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the bush, went…
The palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday disowned a claim by a man in a viral video, who had said the monarch is his father. A release by the monarch’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare said the man in the viral video had engaged in act of impersonation, noting that the matter had…
The video of a middle-aged man who claimed to be the son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has surfaced online. In the video, the man who did not identify himself, claimed the monarch hid him with his mother with an instruction that he should stay discreet. “Oba Enitan Ogunwunsi is my father….
Osun State Government and the management of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has finally resolved the lingering issues surrounding the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park facility located at Old Garage, in the heart of the Osun State Capital. The facility heavily invested with the State resources in 2016 by former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, was designed to beautify…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced his administration’s plan to release to the public the Osun State Transport Master Plan to facilitate integrated connectivity for Osun economy. The Governor made the announcement on Thursday while commissioning the Osun State Computerised Vehicle Inspection Testing Center at Osogbo. The Governor who narrated series of ongoing reforms being delivered…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will land in Nigeria on Friday, for a 3-day private visit. Harry and Meghan are visiting Nigeria on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa to interact with wounded soldiers. Director Sports, Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Air Vice Marshal Abidemi…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; his daughter, and two others in the sum of ₦100 million with two sureties. Sirika and others are being tried over an alleged ₦2.7bn fraud. The sureties, according to the court, must have landed properties in Abuja and also…
Donald Trump faulted Joe Biden on Thursday for siding Hamas when he threatened to stop sending US weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, calling the president’s stance “disgraceful.” Biden had on Wednesday warned of halting weapons supplies if Israel pushes ahead with its long-threatened Rafah ground offensive,…
