The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has appointed Professor Toyin Ogundipe as the new Chairman and Pro Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State. Prof. Ogundipe before his appointment was the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. Professor Ogundipe, gathered, replaces Pastor Ezekiel […]
Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has said the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi is currently the voice of the opposition and not his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar. Fayose, who spoke on Sunday during an interview on Channels TV, dismissed chances of his party, the […]
Parts of the residence of the Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly, Hon. Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki has been gutted by fire in Gusau, the State capital. The incident occurred over the weekend. No casualty was recorded but properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed. Parts of the residence of the Speaker, Zamfara State House of […]
Former Nigeria national team goalkeeper Peter Fregene is currently on life support at a hospital in Ohara, Delta State, battling for his life in a critical condition. This dire update comes from Nigerian legend Segun Odegbami, who shared the news on Wednesday, emphasising the urgent need for prayers and support for the ailing ex-international. “Peter Fregene […]
Donald Trump ruled out a second US presidential debate with rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday, hours after Fox News offered to host a candidate showdown later this month before election day on November 5. The Republican ex-president and Democratic vice president, locked in an excruciatingly close White House battle, have faced off just once, in […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector have called for the immediate reversal of the hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Retail stations of NNPC raised the price of petrol to N1,030 from N897/litre in Abuja, and in Lagos it […]
Jigawa State Judiciary has inaugurated local government election petitions and appeal tribunals to receive and deal with election petitions arising from the local government poll held on 5th October, 2024. This was contained in a statement signed by Director, Protocol and Publicity of the State Judiciary, Abbas Rufa’i Wangara. According to the statement, “in Jigawa […]
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin identified the suspects as Vincent Omar, 22; Leonard Nwodo, 30; […]
Major oil marketers are to begin the direct purchase of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Thursday and next week as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited pulls out as sole off-taker of the product from the $20bn plant. Multiple sources from NNPC and the Major Energies Marketers Association […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that Starlink’s recent upward review of its subscription packages was implemented without prior approval from the Commission. The Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka, said this in a brief statement on Tuesday. He said the decision by Starlink to unilaterally review their subscription packages upwards did not […]
