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TRENDING: Ooni displays talking drum, dance skills at Ayangalu Festival
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi on Friday in Ile-Ife displayed his skill as talking drummer and dancer at the Ayangalu 2022 Festival. The first class monarch joined drummers and dancers to celebrate at the annual festival
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1.9m voters to participate in Osun governorship election, says INEC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said total number of registered voters for the July 16 governorship election in Osun State stood at 1, 955,657. Also, the number of polling units stood at 3,763, while number of registration areas for the election stood at 332. Speaking at a roundtable programme organised for media executives in…
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Tinubu denies meeting Wike in France
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in France. He disclosed this in a statement by his Media Office on Friday. According to Tinubu, while he holds Wike in high esteem, reports of a meeting in France or anywhere in the world is fake news. He also…
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Appeal Court jails Senator Nwaoboshi seven years for money laundering
The senator, representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi was on Friday sentenced to seven years imprisonment for money laundering by the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the Appeal Court’s ruling was sequel to its appeal challenging the judgment of Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal…
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Court orders NIMC, others to release Ukpo’s biodata to Ekweremadu
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others to release the certified true copy (CTC) of David Ukpo’s biodata to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the ruling following an originating summon marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2022, moved by Ekweremadu’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN. The News Agency…
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Tottenham complete £60m deal for Richarlison
Tottenham have completed the signing of Everton forward Richarlison in a deal worth £60m, with the Brazilian signing a five-year contract at Spurs. Tottenham offered £40m in writing at 4pm on Wednesday and Everton chairman Bill Kenwright initially went away, believing the offer was insufficient. But a deal was later struck, with the north London side paying an initial £50m…
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Asiwaju Tinubu treasure, asset to Yoruba race-Victor Olabimtan
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Ondo State Chairman, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATSV) Rt. Hon. Victor Adekanye Olabimtan has described the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a treasure and an asset to the Yoruba race. Olabimtan stated this at a meeting with local government chairmen of the state chapter of BATSV in…
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Governor-elect, Oyebanji to expand investment in digital economy in Ekiti
Ekiti State governor-elect, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has declared that his administration will invest in the digital economy and partner domestic and global Information and Communication Technology firms to create opportunities and wealth for Ekiti youths. Speaking on Thursday in Lagos, when he paid a courtesy visit to CAVISTA, a technology support firm, Oyebanji said the place of technology in businesses…
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Salah signs new three-year Liverpool contract
Mohamed Salah has ended speculation about his Liverpool future by signing a new three-year contract. The Egyptian’s previous contract was due to expire next summer. His new terms, in excess of £350,000 a week, makes him the highest-paid player in the club’s history. The deal still fits into the club’s sustainable wage structure and is incentivised with scoring bonuses. “I…
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Council on Privatisation to fast track concession of Zungeru power plant, approves NELMCO board
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP), has approved the board composition and proposed governance framework for the sustainable management and payment of post-privatisation liabilities of the power sector transferred to the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) Board. The Council also approved the fast tracking of the work plan for the concession of the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant (ZHPP). These…
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