Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has apologized to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, for describing him and other Youruba leaders as ”Fulani slaves”. Igboho in a virtual meeting on Tuesday February 2, accused the Ooni of failing to tell President Buhari the truth about the plight of Yorubas during a meeting…
1,138 new cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 377 fresh cases while the FCT recorded 172 new cases. Other states with fresh cases includes Plateau-86, Kano-84, Edo-60, Osun-47, Nasarawa-41, Imo-40, Rivers-36, Niger-32, Oyo-32, Borno-29, Kaduna-27, Delta-18, Kwara-17, Cross River-9, Ekiti-8, Bauchi-7,…
An associate of R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded guilty this week to trying to bribe a witness to keep her from testifying against the singer. Richard Arline Jr., of Dolton, Illinois, admitted in a Brooklyn Federal Court teleconference that he tried to pay off a woman known in court documents only as Jane Doe to…
A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced a middle-aged man, Aminu Ibrahim, to four years imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old girl. Ibrahim was convicted on January 28, 2021, by the court presided over by Honourable Justice Muhammad Muhammad. The convict was dragged before the Court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). …
The Federal Executive Council has approved a memo from the Ministry of Education for the establishment of 20 new private universities across the country. According to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the 20 new private universities are to be given provisional licenses to run for three years while the ministry monitors and evaluates…
Talented Singer, Niniola unveils the official Music Video to her previously released single titled “Innocent (Fagbo)” . The video was directed by Adasa Cookey and the song was produced by Kel P. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_lxMAFPyfI
Doctors working in Ondo State government-owned hospitals have embarked on indefinite strike action. The doctors say they chose to down tools over the recent slash in the salaries of workers by the state government. Spokesperson of the Ondo Government Doctors Forum, Omolayo Olubosede, revealed this while addressing newsmen in Akure, the State capital.…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has again reignited the call for a state police following increased criminal activities across the country. The Governor who hosted representatives of lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress South-West caucus in the House of Representatives who paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Tuesday February 2, stated that…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night, reportedy asked the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu to hand over. The Nation reported that Adamu who completed his 35 years service on Monday February 1, was expected to have handed over to the most senior officer at the close of work on Monday, but he did not, fueling the feeling that…
A lawsuit challenging the demolition and acquisition of the disputed land of late Dr Olusola Saraki (Ile Arugbo) by the Kwara State Government, has been struck out by a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The lawsuit instituted by Asa Investment Limited against the state government, was struck out for want of diligent prosecution. …
