By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been drawn in Group D tagged group of death against Brazil, Italy and Dominican Republic at the forthcoming 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. It is one of the toughest groups in the competition. Brazil, who are five-time winners and Italy are the toughest opponents in the group. Dominican Republic will be making a maiden appearance in the competition. The Flying Eagles finished in third position at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt. The West Africans have been finalists twice in 1989 and 2005. The tournament will take place in Argentina…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The marriage between Pastor Joshua Ajagunigbala and his wife, Rita Ajagunigbala has been dissolved by the Ekiti State magistrate court . The 22-year marriage collapsed after a herbalist died on top of the pastor’s wife during sex romp in a hotel in the state. According to reports, Pastor Joshua stated that his marriage was dissolved at the Ekiti State Customary Court after he filed a divorce suit seeking for the dissolution of the marriage with Rita on the grounds of adultery. The petitioner, Pastor Ajagunigbala, during the hearing prayed the Court to dissolve the union on the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has urged the 2023 main UTME candidates to print their examination notification slips from 20th April 2023. The notification slip would contain the candidate’s examination centre, date and time of examination as well as other details necessary for taking the 2023 UTME, which commences on Tuesday, 25 April, 2023. Announcing the commencement of the 2023 UTME, in a statement issued on Friday, the board Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, said all candidates sitting for the exam are expected to print their examination notification slips before or on 24th…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Some unidentified gunmen went on rampage on the morning of Friday, 21 April,2023 , ambushed policemen at Okpala junction in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, just as they also terminated the lives of a couple, Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu, who were from the Amankwo Okpala community in the state It was gathered that the deceased policemen traveled from the nearby Abo Mbaise police division to eat at the junction where they were shot dead It was also gathered that the angels of death arrived on the spot and started shooting at the policeman…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that at least 2.2 million Nigerian children do not receive a single dose of any vaccine ever year. UNICEF said this development made Nigeria the country with second highest number of zero-dose children in the world. The Chief of Health, UNICEF Nigeria, Eduardo Celades, made this disclosure on Thursday, April, 2023 at a media briefing on the release of the State of the World’s Children global report. “In the first eight weeks of delivery, 2.2 million children every year are not vaccinated at all in Nigeria,” Celades said, adding that…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in the last Governorship Election in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor) has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah in Lagos State and all the people of the state on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr. Dr. Adediran described this year’s celebration of the completion of the Ramadan fast which coincided with the Christian Lent period as a unique opportunity to have attracted the intervention of the Supreme Being in the precarious situation of the state of Lagos. He stated that the self-discipline created by the Ramadan fast encourages showing compassion towards fellow human beings…
By Akeem Busari It was a night of fun, glitz, glamour and soul-lifting urban gospel music for the over 6,000 students, who attended the opening show of the first edition of the much-anticipated ‘Xpression With CDO Campus Tour’, held March 31,2023, at the Amphitheater of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Several urban gospel musicians, including Moses Bliss, Mike Abdul, Testimony Jaga, Protek, and Gaise Baba, accompanied CDO on this tour. Other artists such as Timi Phoenix, Bouphy, Fidoclef, Mendo Ayo, and Fega Michaels also graced the stage with their performances. Mike Abdul got the show started with his classic…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration to coordinate the Force Secretary for the setting up of Departmental Selection Board (DSB) for the screening and selection of deserving members of the Inspectorate cadre for recommendation to the Police Service Commission for promotion to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II). Simultaneously, the DIG DFA has also been charged with mandating the Commissioner of Police (Welfare) to compile a list of members of the rank and file who are due and…
My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, I rejoice with you on the successful completion this year’s Ramadan fasting and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitri which marks the end of the 30 days of spiritual rebirth in fulfillment of the fourth pillar of Islam. Allah has commanded all believers to go into the rewarding spiritual journey so that both the rich and the poor can have the same experience about life and therefore appreciate God for always being there for them. The fasting comes with its own protocols and discipline which you all have experienced in the last one month. It…
The Senator-elect for Lagos West Senatorial District, Dr Idiat Adebule, has rejoiced with President Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice-President-elect Senator Kashim Shettima, President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar and generality of the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-il-Fitr. She enjoined the faithfuls to sustain the good deeds exhibited during the Holy Month. According to her, Ramadan has come to reform the faithfuls and taught them how to live a selfless and Godly life. “The lessons learnt during the 29 days of fasting shouldn’t be eroded on the…