The Management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital has cautioned relatives of patients brought to the hospital for medical care from attacking the workers of the hospital. It said that it will henceforth arrest and take legal action against the relatives of such patients who are involved in …
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Garki has barred the Department of State Services and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, from arresting and detaining the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the alleged trumped-up allegations of terrorism and sundry offences against him. …
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Popular street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has again gotten netizens talking over his dramatic entrance to his concert in a coffin at Fela’s Shrine in Lagos State. The Zazu crooner, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, stormed the venue of his Portable Live In Concert show at …
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The Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the 2023 appropriation bill. The lawmakers passed a total of N472,250,694,447.57 as the 2023 budget, as presented by Governor Dapo Abiodun almost one month ago. However, the Assembly made some adjustments in the recurrent and capital estimates as well as the …
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…Baba promises due diligence Investigation THE Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, met with the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja over the recent extra-judicial killings by trigger-happy cops in the state and seeking appropriate prosecution. In a Thursday statement obtained by …
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Tickets are now on sale for Nigeria’s premier Mixed Martial Arts event; the FACE OFF FIGHT NIGHT series, powered by UFC legend and world champion Kamaru Usman. The highly anticipated event, will feature 22 fighters from 6 African countries, and for the first time in Nigeria, two women’s MMA fights. Promoted by THE AFRICAN KNOCKOUT (AKO), the FACE OFF FIGHT NIGHTS aims to position Mixed Martial Arts as one …
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THE Senate on Wednesday rejected the request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), to restructure the N22.7tn Ways and Means advances collected by the Federal Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The lawmakers rejected the request after an uproar in the Senate over the issue. Buhari had in …
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THE Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Ado Ekiti has upheld the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Biodun Oyebanji, in the just concluded state election. Oyebanji had polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic …
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THE younger brother of the late lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, murdered by the police on Christmas day, Raheem Ishola, has revealed that his sister was pregnant with twins at the time of her death. Bolanle Raheem, nee Ishola was gruesomely killed by ASP Drambi Vandi, an officer attached to Ajiwe …
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THE lead counsel for the Academic Staff Union of Universities and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila to apologise to the members of the union. The human rights lawyer also faulted the speaker for denying the agreement reached …
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