It was a tragic Thursday morning as a yet-to-be-identified traveller was confirmed dead in multiple crashes on Kara Bridge outward the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The situation caused intense traffic along the axis coupled with the repair works ongoing on the narrowed road, with scores of motorists struggling to find their way out of Lagos. About seven…
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru a provisional suspension over the use of prohibited substances. AIU announced the sprinter’s suspension in a statement released on Thursday. The body said Oduduru was identified as one of the clients of Eric Lira, a self-acclaimed kinesiologist and naturopathic doctor, who is currently a plaintiff…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the officials of the Abuja head office of Sterling Bank over “N258 million” new notes “stashed” in the bank’s vault. In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said the regional and service managers of the bank were arrested on Friday. The…
Some gun-wielding men, suspected to be cultists on Tuesday morning shot and killed a lecturer with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra state. A source identified the victim as Dr Anthony Eze, a lecturer with the faculty of education in the university. According to the source, the lecturer was just driving out of his residence at…
A former Senator, Shehu Sani who is a critic of this government has adopted a CHILD. The former lawmaker, shared the news on social media, saying the newborn was abandoned by the road side before he was handed over to the Social Welfare Department and then handed over to an Orphanage home. He says he…
Erstwhile Speaker of the House Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said the North should succeed President Muhammadu Buhari and rule Nigeria for another four years. Dogara said ruling Nigeria for another four years after Buhari would ensure equity and justice for the North. He explained that the North would have equalled the South by ruling Nigeria…
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s four years record to become Serie A’s jump-king after a leap of 2.58 metres during Napoli’s impressive 3-0 win away to Spezia. Osimhen achieved the incredible feat when he netted his first goal – Napoli’s second of the day – against the Little Eagles at the Stadio…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has given a reason Nigerians should sack him if elected president in the upcoming presidential election. Obi said Nigerians should sack him and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, if they take the country in the wrong direction. Speaking at the Support Group Conveners Conference in…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily stopped the withdrawal of old naira notes from February 10. Three governors—Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Yahaya Bello of Kogi, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara—had filed an ex parte motion before the Supreme Court petition for a temporary restraining order to stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and the Central Bank…
Kanye West has let his $2.2million mansion fall into ruin, with the property now full of crumbling walls and fallen down fences. The 45-year-old rapper bought the home in 2018 before abandoning it two years later, leaving it empty and falling apart. New aerial pictures of the multi-million dollar property show rubbish and abandoned items…
