Year: 2021
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Just In: NFF Fires Rohr, Announces Replacement
The Nigeria Football Federation has terminated Gernot Rohr’s contract as the Super Eagles coach. Subsequently, the football federation appointed Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. “This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has…
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How Sambo Dasuki Begged Us To Make Buhari Presidential Candidate, Bisi Akande
Former governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, has revealed how Sambo Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, mounted pressure on the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to form alliance with the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and make Muhammadu Buhari its presidential candidate. This was disclosed in Mr Akande’s new book…
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Police Arrest Ogun Pastor For Allegedly Defiling 16-year-old Choir Member
Operatives of Ogun state police command on Friday, December 10 arrested one Pastor Peter Taiwo of Christ Apostolic Bible church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, and his wife Elizabeth Taiwo for allegedly conniving to defile a 16 year old choir member of the church (name withheld). A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state…
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Lagos NURTW Chair, MC Oluomo Attends Twin Children Graduation in American Varsities (Photos)
Lagos NURTW Boss, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as ‘MC Oluomo’ flown to the United States of America, USA, to celebrate the academic feat of his twin children Kehinde and Taiwo Akinsanya from US Universities on Saturday December 11. Kehinde bagged a B.Sc in Healthcare Administration from Albany State University, while his twin sister, Taiwo, bagged a Bachelor…
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Dowen College Writes Parents, Guardians Over Arrest of 5 Accused Students
The management of Dowen College, Lagos has reacted to the arrest of the students accused of torturing late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr in a new statement. In the statement addressed to parents and guardians, the school principal said, the school has been working with the authorities and the Oromoni to ensure that justice is served. The…
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Three Children Reportedly Beaten Father To Death Over Alleged Phone Theft
Three Children in Lurambi Constituency, Kakamega County of Kenya have reportedly beaten their father to death after accusing him of breaking into their house to steal a smartphone they jointly own. The accused children (two high school students and one primary school pupil) invited their father for a funeral arrangement meeting in a neighbouring compound before pouncing on…
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Revered Yoruba Monarch, Soun of Ogbomoso is Dead
Revered Yoruba monarch, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade, Soun of Ogbomoso is dead. Sources close to the monarch at the Palace said that the 95-year-old traditional ruler died on Sunday morning(today).This was corroborated by two other highly placed sources in the town. He said, “It is true that Baba has passed on. It happened this morning…
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ASUU To Decide On Strike December 15
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has said it is still reviewing the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding which it signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja. ASUU had on November 15, 2021 given the Federal…
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Don’t Preempt Ongoing Investigations, Adedoyin’s Family Urges Social Media Users
The family of the embattled owner of Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Chief Ramon Adedoyin, has urged social media users in the country not to preempt the ongoing investigations on the death of a Masters student of the Obafemi,Timothy Oludare Adegoke who gave up the ghost in the aforementioned hotel. The family equally…
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The Future Belongs To You, Pay Attention To It, Osinbajo Tells OAU Graduating Students
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says that young Nigerians are charting the country’s brighter future, adding that with innovative ideas and skills, the younger generation would find solutions to local and global challenges. Osinbajo, who spoke on Saturday at the 60th anniversary of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, also told the graduating class…