Professor Omololu Soyombo, the newly-appointed acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has stepped down from his position “with immediate effect”. Recall that Soyombo was given the appointment, following the sack of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the School’s Vice Chancellor. In a statement released on Saturday August 22, Soyombo said his decision to step down was hinged…
A 16-year-old boy identified as Adeniyi Muhammed has been arrested in Ogun state after being caught with 14 used female panties. Ogun state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested after a resident of Kano Street in the Ayetoro area of the state lodged a complaint over the theft of her panties on Tuesday August 18. Oyeyemi said; “A…
601 news cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday August 22, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-404, FCT-37, Oyo-19, Ondo-14, Abia-13, Enugu-13, Kaduna-13, Edo-12, Kano-12, Kwara-11, Ebonyi-10, Nasarawa-7, Ogun-6, Osun-5, Delta-5, Niger-5, Plateau-4, Bayelsa-4, Katsina-3, Ekiti-2, Imo-2. There are now 51,905 confirmed cases…
Pastor Daniel Olukoya, the general overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has raised an alarm of an alleged plot by some people to destroy the global image of his church. In a statement released by his media aide Collins Edomaruse, Olukoya alleged that a former pastor who was stopped from ”stealing” a branch of his church…
Governor Babagana Zulum has raised an alarm of internally displaced persons (IDPs) being recruited by Boko Haram insurgents. In an interview with the Hausa Service of BBC, the Borno state Governor noted that his government has been able to return displaced persons to Mafa and Kukawa, while plans were on to return people to Kawuri. He added that…
Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has opened up on her Coronavirus experience while reacting to a debate on how Nollywood can adhere strictly to the health guidelines of COVID-19 before reopening productions on the popular filmmakers’ WhatsApp group, Filmic. Vanguard reported that the veteran actress said she was treated by some infectious decease doctors who told her that many people are infected with the…
Abiodun Ogunyemi, the Anglican bishop of Zaria diocese has been arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court in Kaduna over alleged“defamatory remarks” he made against Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The Bishop who was arraigned on charges bordering on criminal defamation, injurious falsehood and criminal intimidation, had criticised the governor over the planned demolition of 110-year-old St George Cathedral in…
Funke Akindele-Bello and her hubby, Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz, and celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary on Sunday August 23. The actress took to her Instagram page to share these beautiful photos of the she and her husband and wrote in her caption: ‘All glory to God!!! 4 years and many more years to spend together in good…
A man took to a Facebook group for singles to reveal that he’s single and looking to mingle but his “girlfriend” left a reply to destroy his chances of getting hitched to someone else. The man named Henry, from Accra, Ghana, said he’s single and he’s looking for a female friendship “with no unnecessary drama”.…
The police in Oyo state have re-arrested Sunday Sodipe, the prime suspect in the series of ritual killings at the Akinyele Local government Area of Oyo State. He was recently declared wanted by the Police following his illegal escape from Police custody on August 11. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP. Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed his rearrest…