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Bravo! Man climbs 19-story building to rescue his mother from fire (video)

A man simply identified as Jermaine showed nothing short of love and devotion when he climbed a 19-story building to save his mother from a fire, New York Post reports. Jermaine received a call from his sister explaining that their mother’s high-rise apartment building was on fire. Immediately, the 35-year-old jumped into action. He raced…

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Alaafin writes Buhari says anarchy may loom as Yoruba will mobilise OPC, Agbekoya to face killer herdsmen

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has written an epistle to President Muhammadu Buhari of Yoruba’s readiness to mobilise Agbekoya, Oodua Peoples Congress and others to defend the race against the incessant killings and insecurity in the Southwest zone. The monarch has therefore warned Buhari of looming anarchy in the country generally if the…

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Why Ajimobi released ministry official jailed for killing husband- Ex-AG (Punch’s report)

A week before the end of his tenure in May 2019, the then Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, pardoned an official of the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, Yewande Oyediran, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for killing her husband, Lowo. Oyediran, who was a lawyer, was in November 2017, convicted for…

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Oyo Govt. to Ajimobi’s aides: stop defending the absurdity says alleged vehicle theft not a smear campaign

The Oyo State Government on Sunday reacted to a news over the weekend that some officials of the immediate past administration in the state raised issues about the manner in which the state is retrieving vehicles illegally carted away by some of their colleagues. According to the statement by the state government, officials of the…

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Rev. Mother Esther AJAYI gives Ayomide, orange seller scholarship (photos)

The popular orange seller who hit the internet recently singing song of Tope Alabi has finally given scholarship by Rev. Mother Esther Ajayi. Remember that it was this Rev. Mother that recently helped Popular comedy actor, BabaSuwe and one other actor who were sick. The female cleric has done it again by giving scholarship to…

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Tokyo to Makinde: reinstate me as Oyo NURTW chairman, I’ve court judgment against Akala and Ajimobi

A former chairman of Oyo National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Akinsola (Tokyo) has called on state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to reinstate him as the next executive chairman of the union. Tokyo stated this in an interview with DOUBLE A MEDIA at his residence in Akobo, Ibadan, the state capital on…

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29 years after, Algeria claims 2nd AFCON trophy against Senegal (Watch the Highlights)

Algeria claimed its second Africa Cup of Nations trophy, 19 years after their first Algeria defeated 1-0 Senegal this Friday. Baghdad Bounedjah’s shot took huge deflection and looped in for Algeria. Senegal have never won Africa Cup of Nations

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Suicide or stunt? Man who jumps on plane wing during takeoff at Lagos Airport has been arrested (Photos & video)

A man whose name is yet to be identified and who on Friday climbed onto the wing of a plane during takeoff at the Lagos airport has been arrested, authorities said. The incident happened Friday morning at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos. It was gathered that the man walked…

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Immigration: aggrieved senior officers sends SOS to Babandede, PCC over denial of promotion

Some aggrieved officials of the Nigerian immigration Sevices (NIS) have sent a Save-Our-Soul message to the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Services(NIS), Mohammed Babandede, the Public Complaints Commission, Head of Service of the Federation, Minister of Interior and several other relevant bodies to express their displeasure at alleged plan to rob them of what they claimed…

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Ajimobi denies rejecting ministerial appointment… as report reveals how his nomination was rejected

Immediate past governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has denied reports that he had rejected an offer to serve on President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet as a minister. Reports went round earlier in the day that he had rejected the ministerial appointment offered him by President Buhari, saying the appointment should rather go to a…

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