Steeped in Yoruba culture, Osun in South-west Nigeria is a state whose history, rich heritage and mesmerizing attractions make it a fascinating, unique and outstanding destination. The aura that oozes from the region carved out of Oyo state on 27th August, 1991 is one of tremendous appreciation for indigenous tradition mixed with a touch of…
No fewer than seven persons were killed in a chemical explosion at the Laminga Water Treatment Plant in Jos, Plateau State. According to the state’s Police Command spokesman, Emmanuel Abu, the victims died after an explosion at the Plateau Water Board treatment plant near the British America junction in the state capital on Saturday morning.…
President Barak Obama of the United States, on Friday, met again with his family in Kenya, a East African country. The US President is in the country of his father’s birth on a two-day visit. He arrived Nairobi, the Kenyan capital on Friday, where he was welcomed by the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta. He was…
Foremost Nigerian actor, Hanks Anuku, who lost her sister recently to cancer, was apprehended by police in Ghana on Thursday. Hanks was arrested with about 10 others during a movie shoot for allegedly causing fear in a public place. They were shooting of a television series on the Spintex Road in Accra, Ghana, when they…
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has said it is not part of the meeting called by former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo. Tompolo called for a meeting with MEND and ex-MEND leaders on Saturday, July 25, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. But MEND, in a statement,…
President Muhammadu Buhari held a closed door meeting with House of Representatives member, Femi Gbajabiamila. The meeting was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday evening. This is the second time the duo are having similar meetings. Gbajabiamila was ‘anointed’ by leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to emerge Speaker of the…
A London-based Global Banking and Finance Review Online Magazine, a reputable banking and finance performance review platform, has named Ecobank Nigeria as winner of the Best Corporate Bank Nigeria 2015 Award. Presenting the award to Ecobank in London, the publication’s Production Coordinator, Noel O’Leary, said the choice of the Bank from the various nominations was…
A request by Abdul’Hakeem Labi-Lawal, defence counsel to Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, to get six months to settle the differences between the actor and his estranged wife, Suzanne Rero, has been rejected. Labi-Lawal had asked President of the Lagos Island Customary Court, Awos Awosola, to be given time to settle things amicably, but the court…
New District executives of the Inner Wheel District 911 Nigeria will on Sunday, July 26, 2015, be unveiled. A new District Chairperson and other executive officers would be inaugurated to steer the affairs of the club through year 2015/2016. The event holds at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium of the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.…
The Election Tribunal in Abia State has granted the prayer of candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the April 11, 2015 governorship poll, Alex Otti, to bring election materials of Obingwa to the court premises for inspection by APGA lawyers. At the hearing on Friday, the judges struck out all the motions…