The first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Akindele-Ajulo, has delivered a baby. She was said to have delivered the baby at the age of 54. Akindele, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was in the Assembly between 2011 and 2019, became speaker in 2014 and was removed…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has on Sunday urged Nigerian students trapped in Sudan to remain indoors while it continues making arrangements for their safe evacuation from the troubled country. A statement from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Khartoum, signed by H.Y Garko for Charge D’ Affairs on Sunday advised the…
Nigerian songstress, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has slammed critics of her fashion sense. The “Bloody Samaritan” crooner has always come under heavy scrutiny from social media users over her skimpy dresses. However, in a recent interview with Kiss FM, London, Ayra Starr said her critics don’t have the right to tell…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a widower, Ariyibi Olaseinde and a divorcee, Silifat Tunrayo Akanbi, with cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, in Lagos. The duo who were going for Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia were caught with 14.4kg cocaine hidden in lace and Ankara fabrics. This…
Tottenham’s bid to qualify for the Champions League suffered a hammer blow as they conceded five times in the first 21 minutes of a humiliating 6-1 defeat at top four rivals Newcastle on Sunday. Cristian Stellini’s side were buried by an avalanche of goals from Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak, who both netted twice, and…
The Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Calabar has called for the suspension of the the national population and housing census billed for May this year due to insecurity. The Diocese made the call in a communique issued at the end of its 47th Annual Synod at Wesley Cathedral, Calabar, Cross River State. This year’s 2023…
House of Representatives member-elect, Ila Federal Constituency, Hon. Clement Ademola Akanni (Olohunwa) on Sunday celebrated the Life and Time of Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, urges Nigerians to emulate his selfless Services. I join the Adeleke dynasty, people of Ede, residents of Osun State, Nigerians and the rest of the world to celebrate the life and…
Former Vice President of the United States Mike Pence may declare his intention to run for the office of the president in 2024 by June. Pence, an ex-vice-president to Donald Trump has been moving towards a run for months, releasing a memoir, visiting early voting states and establishing a political staff, the Guardian UK said….
Barely 24 hours after Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu inspected and ordered the demolition of some buildings in Banana Island over defective structures, another three-storey building under construction on Sunday, collapsed at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa of the state. It was gathered that the building caved in following a thunder strike during the early…
A front-line Nigerian civil society group, Justice Now Coalition!, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, to consider giving effect to the judgment of the Federal High Court that reinstated Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume as non-executive chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), instead of heading to the Court…
