Three years ago, Peacemaker Azuegbulam lost his left leg when his Nigerian army unit came under fire from Boko Haram jihadists in the north of the country. Now Azuegbulam is an African champion. Last month, Azuegbulam won gold in the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany — the first Nigerian and the first African to secure…
The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun reportedly escaped death as his convoy was involved in an accident. It was gathered that four of his security details sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident which occurred on Sunday morning along Osogbo-Ikirun-Ilorin express road. Findings revealed that the escort vehicle’s tyre burst on…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Monday, struck out the names of the 5th respondent, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and his party, Labour Party, LP (the 6th respondent) from the petition filed by the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as ‘Jandor’. Jandor’s petition is challenging the victory of Sanwo-Olu at the…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the preliminary objection of the All Progressives Congress, APC which requested it to dismiss the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Tribunal dismissed the ruling party’s preliminary objection on Monday, because the petitioner did not comply with provisions of the Electoral Act about payment of…
Tunde Bakare, lead pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, has reacted to the death of afrobeats musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad. Speaking at a church event in Leicester, UK, on Sunday September 24, Pastor Bakare alleged that late MohBad was associating with evil people while he was alive. The cleric maintained that Mohbad reaped…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called on stakeholders in Africa to prioritise the unity of the African continent, saying Pan-Africanism is non-negotiable. Ooni made the call while speaking with newsmen in his palace on Sunday in preparation for seclusion as part of the Olojo rites. He said that stakeholders should…
The cleaners on duty and some of the workers who resumed early for work detected the fire and raised the alarm, it was gathered. A section of the Supreme Court was on fire on Monday morning, though no casualty was recorded, the court said. The Public Relations Officer for the Court, Mr Festus Akande, who…
The state government says it has filed an appeal against the National Industrial Court judgment in favour of RTEAN. Ahead of Monday’s planned protest by the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) against the takeover of motor parks from the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the state, the Lagos State Government has…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, revealed that he would be offering serious prayers for the Bola Tinubu-led administration during his time of seclusion at the forthcoming Olojo festival. The monarch also said he would pray for a turnaround of the current hardship experienced in the country as occasioned by the removal…
… Calls on Nigerians to patronise locally-made fabrics, adire to strengthen the naira The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to clamp down on citizens who are hoarding dollars, amid the freefall in naira exchange value. The monarch also called on Nigerians to patronise locally-made fabrics (adire) instead…
