The paramount ruler of Ebiraland was said to have died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 95. Palace sources in Lokoja told Channels Television that he died in an Abuja hospital where he had been receiving treatment for age-related ailment and will be buried in line with Islamic rites. Ado Ibrahim…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday said Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza “may force everyone” to act in the latest warning issued by the Islamic republic since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Israel has been pounding the tiny Palestinian territory since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on October 7 and, according to Israeli…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State, on Sunday, suspended the ongoing gubernatorial campaign in honour of late King Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi of Ebira Land. The Paramount ruler died on Sunday at about 2am in Abuja after a brief illness at the age of 95. In a statement issued on Sunday by the…
Nigerian disk jockey Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, was robbed on Saturday night in London, United Kingdom. The billionaire heiress’ iPhone 14 Pro Max got stolen in Soho, London. She revealed that the phone was snatched from her hand. DJ Cuppy disclosed this via her X handle on Saturday, calling on the UK…
The Maternal and Research Health Collective, MRHC, yesterday, raise the alarm that 225 women die daily from maternal mortality. According to the organisation, the figure was three times more than India’s, whose population is five times greater than Nigeria’s, adding that it was a huge threat to women’s safety. Speaking at an awareness and fund-raising…
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson shared his opinion about the fight involving WBC champion Tyson Fury and ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou. A proud 57-year-old Mike Tyson declared that Ngannou is the true champion, praising his performance against Fury in the fight. “The real champion is Francis Ngannou! I’m proud of the way you performed,”…
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury beat mixed martial arts fighter Francis Ngannou in a split decision after their boxing bout went the distance in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Ngannou knocked Fury down in round three but the 35-year-old British fighter, though shaken, was able to continue. The undefeated Fury earlier this week laughed off his…
By Oladipupo Sefiu (B-urself) The government of Osun State under the amiable Governor Ademola Adeleke officially came on board on November 27, 2022, with a zeal to turn around the state economy and social well-being of the people. Almost a year after, the government has not deviated from its solemn determination. By the time it…
There appears to be a crack at the Supreme Court, barely 24 hours after it validated the election of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. A retiring Judge of the court, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, who reportedly pulled out from the seven-man panel that dismissed all the appeals that sought to remove…
Saturday’s rallies by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, were the biggest so far this year Over 100,000 supporters of two major Bangladesh opposition parties rallied in the capital Dhaka on Saturday, police said, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow a free and fair vote…
