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VIDEOs: Ex Oyo governor, Abiola Ajimobi, buried at Ibadan residence amid tight security

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Monday, June 29th, 2020

Photo: The burial ceremony By Adeola Badru The late former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi was buried at his Oluyole country home at 10 am on Sunday. The burial took place amid tight security from the Oluyole main road to the Yemoja street residence of the late former governor. Cleric at the […]

Edo 2020: Atiku orders activation of 150 support groups for Obaseki

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Monday, June 29th, 2020

Ahead of the Sept. 19 governorship poll, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has donated his 150 support groups to Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s governorship campaign organisation in Edo. Abubakar announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Benin. It quoted Abubakar as directing that the 150 independent support groups in Edo be […]

Stranded Eagles not due to airspace closure, Ibitoye insists

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 29th, 2020

Osimhen Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, has stated reports of Victor Osimhen, Paul Onuachu and Imoh Ezekiel being stranded in the country when their clubs in Europe are back to training was not as a result of the country’s airspace closure. Osimhen, Onuachu and Ezekiel were, yesterday, reportedly stranded allegedly due to non-approval of […]

Nigerian protesters destroy Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 28th, 2020

By Nwafor Sunday Barely seven days after parts of the residential building in the Nigerian embassy was destroyed in Ghana, Nigerians protesting the alleged discrimination and violation of their human rights by Indonesian immigration officials, stormed the country’s embassy and vandalized some properties belonging to the Nigerian government. In a video clip obtained by […]

Nigerians react after Ajimobi is confirmed dead

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Oyo, State News Sunday, June 28th, 2020

By Taiwo Okanlawon Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the death of former Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, who died of underlying health conditions worsened by Coronavirus. The two-term governor and former senator died today, at First Cardiology Consultants Hospital in Ikoyi, where he was comatose and hooked on the ventilator, for […]

Armed robber kills colleague during operation in Ondo

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Sunday, June 28th, 2020

By Dayo Johnson – Akure A suspected armed robber was reportedly shot dead by his colleague during a failed operation in Okitipupa council area of Ondo state. Vanguard was informed that the hoodlums had robbed a lady of N60,000 at a Point of Sale (POS) centre in the town. But while the robbers were trying […]

Diplomatic sex? Outrage as video of UN staffers having sex in moving SUV on busy street in Israel goes viral

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship, United Nations Sunday, June 28th, 2020

By Taiwo Okanlawon The United Nations (UN) said it has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a couple apparently having sex in one of its official cars in Israel. According to spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, while speaking to UN correspondents in New York on Friday, the organisation was “shocked and […]

FBI stirs controversy over red notice on 6 Nigerians

Posted by admin American Politics, Corruption Politics, Headlines Sunday, June 28th, 2020

Nigerians were unhappy with the handling of the criminal alert by the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) on Saturday. The FBI, via its Twitter page, sought help in its attempt to arrest six Nigerians wanted for their involvement in cybercrimes. The FBI wrote: “Help the #FBI find six Nigerian nationals wanted for their involvement in […]

Ighalo to get super-sub role at Man United

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, June 25th, 2020

Manchester United gaffer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is planning on having Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo as one of his super-subs when the EPL kicks off next week. Boosted by the new rule allowing clubs to use five subs when the season restarts next week – up from two – to help cope with the demands of […]

Veteran Nollywood actress, Bose ‘Madam Tinubu’ Adewoyin, is dead

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Thursday, June 25th, 2020

Late Bose ‘Madam Tinubu’ Adewoyin By Ayo Onikoyi A veteran Nollywood actress, Bose Adewoyin, is dead. This thespian passed on Tuesday morning. She was buried at about 4p.m. the same day. Late Adewoyin is famous for her role as Madam Tinubu in ‘EFUNROYE TINUBU’, written by Professor Akinwumi Isola and directed by Gbenga Adewusi in […]