Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has sworn-in Justice Iyabo Yerima as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. The governor, who performed the swearing-in at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said that his administration will continue to support the judiciary by prioritising the welfare of its members. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Makinde further explained that his administration will give Justice Yerima the support needed to carry out her duties diligently. It will be recalled that Justice Yerima was confirmed as acting Chief Judge by…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least five people were killed, while one person was injured in a road accident that occurred on Monday, 24 April, 2023 at Tashan Durumi Village along Bauchi-Jos Road in Bauchi State. The state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the accident to newsmen, said the crash which involved an Astra Ventra commercial vehicle with number plate JJN-358PU occurred around 7.05am. According to him, the FRSC was informed of the crash around 7.08am and officials responded and arrived at the scene within 26 minutes. Abdullahi said the crash was caused by a speed…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report Britain on Tuesday, 25 April, 2023, confirmed that it had launched “a large-scale evacuation” of its citizens trapped in Sudan, where 10 days of urban combat have led to hundreds of deaths. It comes hours after a United States-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect, and following criticism in the United Kingdom that the government had abandoned British citizens there. Britain faced pressure to act after comparisons to the chaotic evacuation of Britons after Afghanistan’s Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021 ”The government has begun a large-scale evacuation of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Barcelona FC have finally secured funding to regenerate their Camp Nou stadium and the surrounding areas. The club initially announced renovation plans in 2014, but a host of problems since have meant only a small part of the work has taken place. The project now looks set to accelerate quickly upon the completion of the season, however, with Barca confirming on Monday, 24 April, 2023, that 20 investors have made €1.45 billion ($1.6 billion) available. Barca assured concerned fans that “club assets were not used as a guarantee and a mortgage wasn’t taken out on the stadium”.…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Manchester United will offer Harry Kane a £300,000-a-week contract to join the club this summer, The Mirror reports. While he presently plays for Tottenham, United have begun to pursue a deal for the captain of Spurs. With the successful completion of this, Kane will become one of the highest-paid earners at Manchester United. Kane will see his current deal increased by £100,000 if he decides to move to United. The England national team captain has scored 26 goals in all competitions for Spurs, 24 of those have come in the Premier League. Also, Manchester United coach, Erik…
A few days after a viral video showing President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a helicopter belonging to the Guinean government surfaced, the man at the centre of it all, Amb. Ousmane Yara, has exclusively revealed to Daily Sun what transpired. In a chanced meeting with Daily Sun in a highbrow Abuja hotel on Sunday, Yara opened up on the relationship Tinubu, former Guinean President, Alpha Conde and him had. He also shed light on Tinubu’s special recognition by the Guinean government under Conde. Yara, a Guinean, who is Ambassador African Union (AU) Agenda 2063,…
By Raheem Ajayi I write from the inside. After reading “Dreams from My Father”, a book authored by Barack Obama, the 44th American President, I concluded, just before he was elected in 2008, that Obama made up his mind to become the US President as early as when he was just 8 years old. His, was a trajectory evidently influenced by a conscious disposition of a man determined to fulfil his dreams. Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu shares a similarity with Obama in this aspect of knowing what he wanted at an early age and pursuing it using everything…
Nigeria National League side, Ikorodu City Football Club has been crowned champions of Lagos following their victory at the final of the state 2023 FA Cup tournament. The competition was bankrolled by BetWinnersGoldenGroup (BetWGG). Ikorodu City defeated Smart City Football club 2-0 in an intriguing game to emerge winners of the oldest cup competition in the state. Founded barely two years ago, Ikorodu City has now won its first major silverware while also emerging the first club from Ikorodu division to clinch FA Cup glory. The new champions who were first timers at the tournament last season were edged out…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Two people accused of allegedly being behind a thunder strike at Ikyve in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday, 22 April, 2023 have been reportedly buried alive by irate youths. It also said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the development. A man identified as Henry Ihwakaa alongside his wife and a child were reportedly struck by thunder on Saturday in the community. Irked by the incident, youths from the area were said to have mobilised and apprehended the father of the alleged thunder victim, Ihwakaa and another elderly man purported…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Victor Williams before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate P. E. Nwaka for allegedly stealing a bank cheque belonging to his ex-employer, Alhaji Adekunle Moshood. Williams was accused of also forging Moshood’s signature on the cheque and withdrawing over N2 million from the account. He was arraigned before Magistrate Nwaka on three counts of stealing and forgery on last Thursday. The police prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the offence contravened and is punishable under Sections 411 and 287(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.…