How Nigerian was beaten to death in Italy – Embassy

Alika Ogorchukwu under his assailant The Nigerian Embassy in Rome, Italy, has narrated how a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, was beaten to death by an Italian man in Civitanova Marche city area of the country. The incident happened on Friday in Civitanova Marche city, located in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. The […]

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Insecurity: Gani Adams warns Nigeria heading for collapse, restates call for state police

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has raised the alarm on the worrisome spate of insecurity in the country, saying “Nigeria is already sleepwalking into a collapse.” In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, on Sunday, the Yoruba generalissimo said that from the economy to security, the country […]

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4,545 candidates sit for science schools entrance exam in Oyo

Oyo State Government has conducted the 2022 Competitive Entrance Examination for 4,545 candidates seeking admission into the Seven Science Schools and Igbo Elerin Grammar School in the State. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, said that his counterpart for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, who […]

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Continued detention of Kanu, cause of instability in South East — Abaribe

Laments lack of unity, coordination among Igbo governors Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has identified the continued incarceration of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as the major cause of instability in the South East zone. Abaribe who stated this as a Keynote Speaker at the inaugural Ikengaonline Town Hall virtual […]

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Tiwa Savage reveals man behind ‘Somebody’s son’ hit track

Singer Tiwatope Savage aka Tiwa Savage has revealed the man behind her hit track song ‘Somebody’s son.’ The award-winning songstress made this known during her performance at the BudXLagos FIFA Kick-Off Concert at Eko Hotel, Lagos over the weekend. While performing, she paused to tell her fans the story behind the hit song. According to […]

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Opposition distorting Peter Obi’s speeches, group alleges

The Peter Obi Support Network has described as “defeatist” the antics of operatives of opposition presidential campaign organisations and their political parties for always “outrightly distorting and mischievously misquoting the speeches” of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The group said the move was a futile bid to discredit Obi and drag him to […]

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Nigerians will vote individuals, not parties – CAN President

Nigerians would not use the political party as a deciding factor in the choice of a candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Sunday. According to the organisation, Nigerians have gone beyond voting based on the political party presenting candidates. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, […]

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Commonwealth Games: Rafiatu Lawal wins Nigeria’s 2nd gold in weightlifting

Weightlifter Rafiatu Lawal has won Team Nigeria’s second gold medal in the women’s 59kg category of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. She clinched gold by lifting a combined total lift of 206kg – 110kg in snatch and 116kg in Clean and Jerk- to win the women’s 59kg weightlifting event and also set […]

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Adebanjo not on social media – Afenifere

Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged Nigerians to disregard information from any social media account claiming to belong to its leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Jare Ajayi, said in a statement on Sunday that the Twitter account which some electronic and online media quoted from did not belong to […]

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