Former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Abayomi Kinyomi, has passed away at 82. Kinyomi, died on Tuesday after an illness. He was in office from January 1992 and November 1993, died at 82 on Reacting to his demise, Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa described his predecessor’s death as a great …
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Euro And U.S. Dollar Have Equal Value For First Time In 20 Years
On Tuesday, July 12 both Euro and U.S. dollar reached parity after nearly two decades of the former being superior to the latter. As at Tuesday, 1 EUR equals 1 USD. The shift means European companies and consumers will pay more for the goods and services they import, while European …
Read More »South Africa Police Arrest Owner Of East London Tavern Where 21 Teenagers Died
Police in the Eastern Cape province said on Wednesday that the proprietor of the pub where 21 youngsters inexplicably perished last month in the South African seaside town of East London had been detained. The cause of the teens’ deaths has not yet been determined by forensic investigators, but a …
Read More »Ekiti Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing Brother Over Father’s Property
49-year-old Akinola Ademola has been sentenced to death by hanging for offences of armed robbery and murder, of his elder brother in Ekiti State. He was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti in December 2020. The charge reads, “that Akinola Ademola, on 19th …
Read More »2023 Election: Lawyer Rolls Out 10 Implications Of APC’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket
Ebun Adegboruwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria has enumerated some implications of presenting a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the All Progressives Congress. “The spirit of 1993 is upon us again in 2023,” he added. Reacting to the development, Adegboruwa said the spirit of Hope 93 died with MKO. He said, “Others …
Read More »Anambra Man Confesses Before Shrine To Killing Brother With Rat Poison Over Piece Of Land
A man identified as Kosarachukwu Ugwuka has confessed before a shrine to have killed his elder brother with rat poison in Akala village in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.Lagos: Robbers Push Lady From Car, Suspect Dies After Police Chase Kosarachukwu made the confession on Sunday, July …
Read More »Twitter Drags Elon Musk To Court Over Termination Of $44 Billion Acquisition Deal
Twitter, popular microblogging platform, says it has preferred a legal action against Elon Musk over the purchase of the social media company. Twitter said the suit is aimed at compelling the billionaire to continue with his planned buyout of the social media company for $44 billion. This was disclosed in …
Read More »Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Christians Must Let APC Know It Made Mistake – Pastor
SAM Ayedogbon, senior apostolic leader at Realm of Glory International Churches, has said Christians cannot afford to make the All Progressives Congress (APC) get away with fielding two Muslims on its presidential ticket for the 2023 elections. Recall that Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of APC, had on Sunday unveiled Kashim …
Read More »Ekiti Will Recruit Forest Guards To Tackle Insecurity – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said, the state is considering employing more forest guards apart of measures to make forests in uninhabitable for kidnappers and bandits and as well check illegal logging activities. The governor said “as part of our strategies, we are giving license to loggers to fell …
Read More »APC Mocks PDP, Jandor Over Choice Of Funke Akindele As Running Mate
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its governorship candidate Dr. Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran aka Jandor, are not serious. The ruling party said this in reaction to the nomination of ace actress, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa, as …
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