Lekan Balogun has been named as the Olubadan designate by Ibadan high chiefs, following the death of Oba Saliu Adetunji on Sunday January 2. The 10 high chiefs who made the announcement at Mapo hall, Ibadan, Oyo state capital, said there is no court case stopping them from appointing the new Olubadan. In spite of the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday January 5, set up a four-man committee led by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, an engineer, as a first step to the implementation of the report submitted by the Panel, which investigated the collapse of a 21-storey structure on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi. Other…
Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab, 82-year-old billionaire businessman and former Chairman of First Bank PLC and UBA has expressed hope of seeing his son, Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who is serving a life sentence in a United States prison for terrorism, one day. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab popularly referred to as the “Underwear Bomber” or “Christmas Bomber”, is…
Nigerian singer, Duncan Mighty survived an accident which occurred on Sunday January 2, while on his way to Uyo. The singer shared a photo of himself receiving medical treatment, as he recounted how the vehicle he was in, fell into a river after being knocked over by a trailer. Duncan Mighty further revealed that…
Billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata has said that the presidential system of government practised in Nigeria has failed the country. The businessman who hosted the Northern Elders Forum who paid him a condolence visit over the death of Sani Dangote, Othman Bashir Tofa, among other prominent Kano people who died recently, urged the elder statemen…
A missing student of the University of Jos, Plateau State, identified as Jennifer Anthony has been reportedly found dead. The 300 level Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences student went missing since December 31, 2021, New Year’s Eve. All attempt to find her proved abortive until her body was recovered in a hotel in Jos with…
An Indonesian man took Covid vaccine 17 times in place of anti-vaxxers who didn’t want to take the vaccine but wanted Covid vaccine passes. Indonesian Police are currently investigating the case of self-proclaimed “vaccine jockey” Abdul Rahim who claims he was paid £40 for each shot he took on behalf of others. In Indonesia, you need a vaccine…
Lagos state house of assembly’s first female Deputy Speaker, Adetoun Adediran is dead. Adediran died early today, Wednesday, 5 January, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the first elected female Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly when she served between 1999 and 2003. Since then she has held many political offices including…
The World Bank has said Nigeria may have one of the highest inflation rates in the world in 2022. Following increasing prices diminishing the welfare of Nigerian households, the international finance institution projected that the West African country might have one of the highest inflation rates globally and the seventh highest among Sub-Saharan African countries in…
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain, his doctor Antonio Luiz Macedo told the news website UOL from the Bahamas. He was taken to the Vila Nova Star hospital in the south of Sao Paulo on Monday, January 3 Dr. Macedo said that the president was under the tutelage of his team so far and that…
