It was fun and fanfare as Anthony Joshua stormed Magodo area of Lagos on Saturday. Former World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is in Nigeria with his mother Mrs Yetunde Joshua. The visit of Joshua to the community drew the attention of fans in the community who came out to see the Heavyweight boxer for the…
Pandemonium broke out in Ibadan, Oyo State capital following a protest by okada riders in Ibadan, on Saturday, occasioned by the death of an unidentified commercial motorcyslist, who was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred at the front of a police station around Bishop Philip…
When it became clear that then PDP candidate Seyi Makinde was the ultimate shoo-in in the days leading to the last governorship election in Oyo state, a few analysts in Ibadan began to stretch narratives around the man’s inevitable victory beyond the plausible limit. Then came this subtle claim that his state-wide support was borne…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said the Fulani Herdsmen are not killers of daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The association also commiserated with father of the deceased, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. In a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, the group lambasted the media for attributing…
…as VC holds meeting with COL in Canada From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti The Federal University Oye-Ekiti, will soon become a dual mode University as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, has held several meetings with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in Vancouver, Canada, with a view to strategize on transiting the institution into a Dual Mode…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has deployed special forces to hunt the killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, along Benin-Ore Expressway on Friday. It would be recalled that LiveTimes had reported that President Mohammadu Buhari has earlier vowed to fish out killer of the deceased his condolence message to Pa. Fasoranti. According to Punch, he…
A house wife, Lauratu Ahmad, allegedly poured boiling water on her husband, Malam Aliyu Ibrahim Fayan-fayan, in protest against his plan to marry a second wife. Saturday Trust reported that the incident occurred around 10pm on Thursday in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State. The man, said to be a primary school teacher in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The deceased was reportedly shot Friday along the Kajola-Ore road, in Ondo State, by those the police described as armed robbers. In a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the 58-year-old daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Ruben Fasoranti. According to an eyewitness account, Olakunrin died of gunshot from suspected Fulani herdsmen who shot her at Ore junction in Ondo State earlier on Friday. However, police sources confirmed the killing but blamed it on…
The Oyo State Police Command on Friday paraded a man with himan skull and 54 other suspects on various allegation of criminal activities, ranging from armed robbery, cultism, and defilement and kidnapping. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Shina Olukolu paraded the suspects, at Eleyele Police headquarters, Ibadan. One of the suspects, Tajudeen Olalere, 50,…
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