A 39-year-old man, Abiodun Abioye, on Thursday appeared before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, for allegedly obtaining over N2.8 million on false pretence. The defendant, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge…
The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has sympathised with University students over the prolonged strike by the Union. Osodeke made this known in an interview with the Newsmen on Thursday in Ota. He was…
Following her stellar performance at the recently concluded French Division 1 Feminine 2021/22 season, Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been awarded the Bruno Martini Award for Goalkeeping Revelation of the Season in French women’s football. Nnadozie helped her side,…
Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has raised an alarm about money politics threatening Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu said that money politics is becoming more present, adding that the risk is…
Real Madrid remain Europe’s most valuable football club despite the ever-increasing dominance of the English Premier League, according to a report published Thursday by analysts Football Benchmark. The report ranks Europe’s 32 most prominent clubs, calculating their value based on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has decried “the senseless loss of lives” in Borno and Katsina States. A statement by spokesman Garba Shehu said the President holds the victims in his thoughts and his prayers. Buhari warned that killings across the country…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the price of selected food items have increased in the last twelve months. This is according to the NBS Selected Food Price Watch Report for April, 2022 released in Abuja on Thursday. The…
Barely 72 hours before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention, the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi resigned his membership of the party. Prior to his resignation Obi was running to become the President of Nigeria on the…
A 54-year old Felix Bamigboye was on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly allowing a “quack” doctor to perform an illegal surgery on a resident in his home. Bamigboye, a resident of Oshodi area of…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has approved the appointment of 14 new Permanent Secretaries, two General Managers and six Executive Secretaries. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,…
