First son of late Nigerian captain and coach, Stephen Keshi, Stephen Keshi Jnr, on Wednesday, signed a condolence register opened by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, in honour of his late father and late Shaibu Amodu. The younger Keshi flew into Nigeria from his base in the United States of America, USA. He was welcomed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the loss of the mother of Ghanaian President, John Mahama. The Ghanaian leader lost his mum, Hajia Abiba Nnaba, to the cold hands of death recently. On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, President Buhari put a call through to his Ghanaian counterpart from his vacation in London to condole…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, presided over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in Abuja. Osinbajo chaired the meeting due to the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is away in London for a 10-day vacation. Here are pictures from Wednesday’s meeting.
Beach operators in Lagos State have been warned to adhere strictly to the safety regulations guiding their operations. This warning was given by the state government following the drowning of two post-graduate students of the University of Lagos last week at Elegunshi Beach named Adeshola Ogunefun and Olufunmilayo Odusina. Beach operators in the state have…
On Tuesday, Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State hosted the league of Imams and Alfas in the state to Iftar, the daily breaking of fast-food observed by Muslim faithful during the Ramadan period. During the programme, special prayers were offered for Ogun State, Nigeria as well as President Muhammadu Buhari. A similar session was held…
The national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja, was on Wednesday closed down again. It would be recalled that sometimes ago, the PDP secretariat tucked inside Wadata Plaza in Abuja was shutdown on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, due to leadership crisis rocking the party. But this…
The trial of former National Security Adviser, NSA, to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki, has been adjourned till Monday, July 4, 2016. At the proceeding on Wednesday, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Abuja High Court, shifted the trial to another date after the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), requested for an adjournment. Jacobs, in a…
**Decry Abuse By Policemen A coalition of commercial $ex workers in Nigeria, the Ohotu Diamond Women Initiative, ODWI, has lamented the harassment they get from security operatives in the country, especially the police. They have therefore called on the Nigeria Police to stop abusing them. The group, in a statement made available to newsmen, pointed…
Leader of the notorious ‘Awawaa Boys’ Tobi Akinbayo, also known as Scorpion, has been apprehended by operatives of the Lagos State Task Force. Scorpion was nabbed on Tuesday alongside two others; Muyideen Olayinka and Ibrahim Olaniran, at Aluminium Village, Dopemu, Agege area of Lagos State. While parading the three suspects, chairman of the Lagos State…
***As Man Accuses Actor Of Sleeping With Wife Star actor, Van Vicker, has been accused of sleeping with the wife of a Ghanaian named Dr Bartum Kulah. Kulah claimed the handsome light-skinned actor is having an affair with his wife, which he is not happy about. The Doctor’s wife has reacted, claiming she is just…