An investigator with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and the star witness in the ongoing trial of Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, have both testified in court against the University Don and his lawyer, Barrister Sunny Anyanwu. This is even as the court granted N250 million and N50 million bail respectively to the first and second defendants in the case. ICPC had arraigned Ndifon and Anyanwu on four amended count-charge bordering on sexual harassment and attempt to perverse the cause of justice contrary to Sections 8, 18…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
To honour the grace of God on the life of Primate Elijah Ayodele, prominent personalities have confirmed their attendance at the forthcoming grand opening of the prophet’s new church cathedral in Lagos. The event which will be taking place on Sunday, 18 February, 2024 will have the presence of the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar; Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubakar; the CEO of SIFAX Group, Taiwo Afolabi; Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Alagbado; international society of diplomats, and several others. The cathedral opening will also be the grand finale of Primate Ayodele’s 2024 annual thanksgiving tagged ’21 days of unlimited praise’. …
By Kunle Akogun Nigeria’s most sought-after university, the University of Ilorin, has continued to elevate its national standing with its latest award of “Outstanding Nigerian University of the Year 2023” conferred on it in Lagos penultimate Friday (February 2, 2024) by the New Telegraph, Nigeria’s most authoritative newspaper in Politics and Business reporting. According to the frontline national newspaper, the University won the prestigious award because of its “exceptional contributions in governance and other areas of life”. The recognition of UNILORIN’s outstanding performance over the years, especially in 2023, under its new Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has…
by Folorunsho Hamsat “If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.” This line of thinking is the guiding light for Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele as the founder and leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Nigeria. Ayodele has been actively involved in philanthropy for more than thirty years, even though he is recognized more for delivering prophecies. This writer would not dwell on Ayodele’s prophecies for which he is…
The Asisat Oshoala Academy (AOA) has concluded its highly anticipated scouting programme to discover new talents that will not only make it professionally in football but also play for the country’s various national teams. The trials took place at Femi Gbajabiamila mini-Stadium, Abalti Barracks, Ojuelegba between Monday, 5 February, and Friday, 9 February, 2024. The event witnessed an outstanding participation of over 300 young female football enthusiasts, ranging from ages 9 to 17, who came from various schools and football academies in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, and Osun states. Academies such as Unification FC, CATS Ladies, Future Stars Girls, FC Phoenix…
Political stakeholders in Yenagoa constituency I, mainly the indigenous people of Epie/Atissa hosting the State capital have demanded for a fair and better treatment in political appointments from Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State as he gets sworn in for second term of four years. The stakeholders under the aegis of Equity Vanguard in a statement signed by Onizibe Samuel Asuefien and made available to our correspondent, lamented that since 1999 the executive arm of government has sidelined the people of Epie/ Atissa as no one has been privileged to occupy the office of Governor or Deputy Governor. They further…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A Rashidat Shittu, 20, a 400-level student at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has committed suicide over her academic status. The incident, it was gathered, occurred weekend when the Shittu, a student from the Department of Accounting, reportedly drank a bottle of pesticide known as Sniper. According to her colleagues who preferred anonymity, said Shittu committed suicide ahead of her upcoming exams because she was having some academic issues. “When she started feeling pains, she informed her friends and hostel mates that she used the poisonous substance,” one of the students said. Shittu was said to have been pronounced…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A petrol station owner in Akure, named Sesan Adelabu, popularly known as Emirate, has reportedly macheted his wife to death and committed suicide by drinking sniper, an insect-killing substance. The sad incident, it was gathered occured on Friday, 9 February, 2024 in the Alagbaka area of Akure, Ondo State capital. His body and that of his wife were deposited in the morgue. The late Adelabu was said to be the owner of the Emirate filling stations in Akure. Confirming the incident, The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the sad development, saying that the command…
Less than two months after the spokesman of Access Bank Plc, Abdul Imoyo died, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe has died in a helcopter crash in the United States of America. The incident took place on the night of Friday, 9 February, 2024. This is coming less than two months after the death of Imoyo on Sunday, 17 December, 2023, at First Cardiology, Ikoyi, Lagos, after a brief illness. Sources said the aircraft in which Wigwe was travelling, was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California…