By Joseph Haruna Kigbu The 2023 presidential elections have come and gone. It has been fought and won! Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu( 8,794,726) won convincingly under the platform of the APC party beating Atiku Abubakar of the PDP(6,984,52) to 2nd place and Peter obi of the LP(6,101,533) to 3rd place respectively. In spite of the sentiments of Muslim- Muslim ticket of the APC party, Asiwaju BAT, popularly address as the ‘Jagaban’ received and created tremendous goodwill to all Nigerians from the six geopolitical zones of the country! Jagaban remains a household name politically across the divide of ethnicity and religion,…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike A business woman, Adeshina Olayinka popularly known as Khadi, who is an online vendor and social media influencer was found dead in a hotel room in Ibadan Oyo State capital after lodging with a yet-to-be-identified man. The deceased who ran an online boutique where she sold female outfits was said to have been found dead in a hotel in the Akobo area of the state on Thursday night, 6 April, 2023. As at the time of filling in this report, the circumstances surrounding her death remain mystery but, it was gathered that her corpse was discovered by…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated professional mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, after he reclaimed his UFC middleweight belt title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship 287. Tinubu, who congratulated him via his Twitter handle on Sunday, 9 April, 2023, wrote, “Congratulations to Israel Adesanya #stylebender on reclaiming the UFC Middleweight Title. He never stopped believing in himself and we did not stop believing in him. #NaijaProud.” Thegazellenews.com reported that Pereira Sunday morning was unleashing body hooks and a knee to the ribs, with Adesanya backed against the cage, when the challenger threw a right hook…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report Benjamin Ferencz, a Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials that held Nazi criminals accountable after World War II, has died at the age of 103. He died on Friday, 7 April, 2023, in a care facility in Florida, US media reported on Saturday, citing his son Don Ferencz. Ferencz prosecuted Germans officials on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Among the officials were the four commanders of SS task forces who killed defenceless women, men and children in the conquered eastern territories. Ferencz was the last living prosecutor of the trials, according…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the commencement of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. The board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Sunday. Benjamin said the UTME which was earlier scheduled to commence on April 29, would now start on April 25, 2023. According to him, the board would hold its rescheduled mock-UTME on April 18, 2023. ”JAMB had earlier conducted its 2023 Mock-UTME on Thursday, March 30, in 725 centres across the country. ”However,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A South America- based man in search of his long-lost Nigerian father has been arrested In Nigeria for being in possession of almost 10kg of cocaine. The spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest of the man via his social media pages on the morning of Sunday, 9 April, 2023. Babafemi said the man, whose details were yet to be given, was reportedly in search of his long-lost Nigerian father. According to him, the suspect came with 10kg of cocaine concealed in latex condoms and factory-packed perfume bottles. “Good morning and…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has showered praises on the patrol teams of the Osun State command for returning N27.1 million recovered from an accident scene Biu stated this through a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem on Sunday, 9 April, 2023 in Abuja. The Corps Marshal expressed satisfaction over the good conduct, honesty and sense of patriotism exhibited by the personnel, said the team did not only show professionalism in doing their job but also ensured that integrity of the Corps…
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed his profound sadness over the demise of eminent elder statesman and international jurist, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN Prince Ajibola was Nigeria’s former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the military administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida. Before his Ministerial duty, Prince Ajibola was President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). While expressing his sympathy and condolences to the family of the legal luminary and founder of Crescent University Abeokuta, Asíwájú Tinubu acknowledged Prince Ajibola’s important contributions to Nigeria’s political evolution and nation-building, legal profession and international jurisprudence. In a condolence statement by his…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig Gen Y.D. Ahmed has warned members of the corps against travelling at night. In a nationwide Easter message to NYSC members, the DG advised them to ensure their safety wherever they find themselves. Ahmed’s message, which was contained in a message signed by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, also congratulated corps members and wished them a happy Easter celebration. “Gentlemen Corps Members, it is my pleasure to felicitate with you as we commemorate and imbibe the significance of Easter in our national…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike All 15 occupants of a Toyota bus were killed and burnt beyond recognition when the vehicle had a head-on collision with a Mercedes truck on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway on Saturday, 8 April, 2023. Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem confirmed the accident in a statement he issued on Sunday, 9 April, 2023 in Abuja. Kazeem stated that the accident took place at the Enugu end of the highway at about 8.20 p.m. “The victims have been given mass burial. All obstructions have been cleared. Enugu State Fire Service already extinguished…