A 344-year-old tortoise, popularly known as Alagba in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso, is dead. According to Nigerian Tribune, the sacred tortoise which was the oldest in Africa, was sick for a few days before her demise on Thursday. Confirming the incident to this develipment, the Private Secretary to Oba Oyewumi, Toyin Ajamu,…
The organised labour has resolved to embark on strike after meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, October 2nd with an ultimatum to the Federal Government to accept it’s demand on the consequential salary adjustment arising from the new minimum wage or face industrial action. In a communique signed by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress,…
A new method of duping people of their money was recently uncovered after EFCC, Makurdi zonal office arrested three suspects for conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N7,107,540.00. The suspects- Adewuyi A. Adebayo,31; Osikoya K. Gboyega, 44 and Akintunde Ogunrinde, 47- were arrested on September 9, 2019 at different locations…
Another trouble may brew between South African nationals and Nigerian counterparts who are football fans as Emmanuel Dennis, a Nigerian national scored a goal which South Africans feel he supposed to pass to Percy Tau. Emmanuel Dennis had scored two goals on Tuesday night against 13-time champions Real Madrid. Club Bruge gave Real a real…
Following recent reports of cracks in the Presidency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged his uncompromised loyalty to his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. The Nation revealed that this was contained in a magazine entitled, ‘This is Nigeria’ and circulated at the 1st October 2019 Independence Day Dinner on Tuesday night [October 1, 2019]…
Andy Ruiz Jnr has told Anthony Joshua to take a break from boxing if he loses in the upcoming rematch with him for the second time. Remember, Joshua lost his IBF, WBA and WBO titles in a shock defeat to Ruiz Jr back in June at Madison Square Garden. The Mexican boxer defeated Joshua in…
There was a mild drama as talented singer, Teniola Apata popularly known as Teni writes Wizkid saying “she is pregnant and Wizkid is the father”. Teni wrote this after listening to Wizkid’s new song titled ‘Joro’. Teni made this known via a tweet she sent out on Tuesday, October 1st. Wizkid dropped the new song…
… as state demands needs assessment from returnees The Oyo State Government said on Wednesday that it is ready to empower its indigenes who are returning from South Africa as a result of xenophobic attacks. The state’s deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, who made the declaration on behalf of Governor Seyi Makinde, while receiving 30…
The Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) has picked Genevieve Nnaji’s movie, ‘Lionheart’ as the country’s submission to the International Feature Film category of the 2020 Oscars. The group, on Wednesday announced the selection following a statutory vetting and subsequent voting of entries received from Nigerian filmmakers at home and in the diaspora. Lionheart, produced by…
A 38-year-old woman, Hauwa Adamu has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Borno State for allegedly drops flaming charcoal in the private parts of her seven-year-old stepdaughter. The NSCDC Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, told a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Maiduguri that the…
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