Ralph Yarl, the 16-year-old boy who was sh0t twice for ringing the wrong doorbell in Kansas City, Missouri, has been pictured recovering at home after surviving a traumatic brain injury. Yarl, who was shot in the head and arm by suspect Andrew Lester, 84, was pictured sitting on a bench, smiling, with one of his attorneys,…
Students of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, have been barred from driving or bringing cars to the campus. The management of the institution also banned the use of tinted vehicles by staff members and students, adding that learner permits must be placed on the vehicles of beginner drivers. Unauthorized vehicles parked at various locations…
A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle has been set on fire on Wednesday morning after colliding with a commercial bus, killing the driver. The accident occurred on the Ifako Bridge inward Ogudu on the Oworonshoki Expressway in Lagos State. This was confirmed in a statement released by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of…
The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, and his deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, has received a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented the certificates to the newly re-elected governor and his new deputy around 5 pm on Wednesday at its national headquarters. Fintiri…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, according to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, obtained on Wednesday. He congratulated…
Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidaysApril 19, 2023 Modupeola ShowunmiLifestyleNo Commenton Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21 and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of…
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, is full of praises for President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the reconstruction of the three sections of the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The new reconstruction…
By Oludele Ajayi I have with keen interest read a piece purportedly written by CHIEF Yinka Fasuyi the Asiwaju of Ijesaland on the appointment of Professor Taiwo Ashaolu, Professor of Accounting and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife and Former Dean Faculty of Management OAU Ile Ife After reading the letter my immediate conclusion was…
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called on the Nigerian Police Force to investigate the controversy that trailed the Adamawa Governorship rerun, urging aggrieved candidates to pursue legitimate means of addressing their grievances. Tinubu gave the charge in a post-election assessment statement issued Wednesday and personally signed by him. He also congratulated winners of the Supplementary…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said it is losing an average of N130 million in revenue in Osun state due to the use of illicit meters by some residents. It added that about 15,000 illicit meters existed in its network across the state which resulted in the gross revenue lost. Speaking at a…
