Three suspected cultists and a motorcycle thief have been nabbed within the Osogbo metropolis by operatives of Osun State Police Command and hunters. A resident of Alekuwodo Area of Osogbo, who identified himself simply as Adebayo, during an interview with journalists on Thursday, said the suspected cultists have been terrorising residents of the area for…
Super Falcons of Nigeria could face world champions Spain, Brazil, and Japan in the women’s football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The team last qualified for the Olympic Games 16 years ago at the 2008 tournament in Beijing. Nigeria has one last hurdle and would have to beat South Africa in the…
Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye, an Olympian, is now ranked No. 1 globally in the 57 kg category with 49000 points, according to United World Wrestling‘s latest rankings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that her performance in wrestling at the ongoing African Games in Ghana earned her the position. Adekuoroye defeated Zineb Hassoune of Morocco…
Popular Nollywood actor Emeka Ike and his wife, Yolanda Pfeiffer, have welcomed a baby girl together. Taking to his Instagram page on Thursday, the actor shared the news of the arrival of his newborn. The proud father who is also marking his birthday today (Thursday) shared pictures of the bouncing baby while appreciating his wife….
Dr Richard Somiari, Director of Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, on Wednesday said that results of an autopsy conducted on deceased singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a Mohbad) would be ready in the next three weeks or four weeks. Somiari gave the assurance while testifying during a corner’s inquest into the death of the singer. The…
Osun State government has announced the examination date for the ongoing Teacher’s recruitment exercise embarked on in the state. This was contained in a release signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education in the state, Mr Jimoh Adekilekun and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD correspodent on Thursday in Osogbo. According to the release, the examination…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the promotions of due civil servants after a statutory process supervised by the Head of Service, Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina, in conjunction with the Civil Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission. According to a circular by the Head of Service, the promotion letters for all due personnel…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the promotions of due civil servants after a statutory process supervised by the Head of Service, Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina in conjunction with the Civil Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission. According to a circular by the Head of Service, the promotion letters for all due personnel for last…
In pursuance of his commitment to transparency and accountability, Governor Ademola Adeleke has set up an eight man panel for the implementation of the report and white paper on the Committee for Review of Contract awarded during the administration of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Governor Adeleke had in 2022 set up the contract review committee…
Centre-right leader Luis Montenegro was appointed prime minister of Portugal on Wednesday night but will have to form a coalition government and grapple with a growing far-right after his party’s narrow victory in parliamentary elections. The 51-year-old lawyer and veteran parliamentarian succeeds the Socialist Party’s Antonio Costa, who has been in power since 2015. His…
