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The Police Command in Osun State, on Monday, said three persons were shot during a failed kidnapping attempt at Koka Village in Ibokun Local Government Area on Sunday.SP Yemisi Opalola, spokesperson of the command in a statement, said suspected hoodlums armed with guns, invaded Koka Village about 11:45p.m. on Sunday to kidnap residents.Opalola, however, said residents and hunters of the ...
April, 2021
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20 April
JAMB registers 130,749 candidates in 9 days..63 in Sokoto State !
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the board has registered a total of 130, 749 candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) as of Sunday, April 17th, 2021 according to their chosen examination centres. Recall that amidst initial hitches, the board announced the commencement of registration for the 2021 UTME/DE on Thursday, ...
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19 April
Tottenham Hotspur sacks Jose Mourinho as manager.
The Athletic understands Spurs have decided to dispense with Mourinho after just over a season and a half in charge. Tottenham are in seventh in the Premier League and at risk of missing out on a place in the top four. How has Mourinho performed at Tottenham?Mourinho was brought in to take Tottenham to the next level, to do what ...
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19 April
No Insurance claims for Lagos buses burnt during #EndSARS – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says state government cannot file for insurance claims on the mass transit buses burnt during the #EndSARS protests in 2020. He, however, said the government would replace the vehicles. According to him, the premium paid on the vehicles did not cover what eventually happened to them. Several government properties especially buses were burnt ...
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18 April
Pantami admits charges on terrorism, regrets his extremist, immature past
As the pressure groups intensify efforts to remove him, with hashtag #PantamiResign trending online, Pantami is begging, asking for forgiveness over his past. Minister of Communications and digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said he has renounced his past controversial comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The minister said he was young when he made the radical comments, adding that ...
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18 April
Bishop Oyedepo rejects COVID-19 vaccine, with reasons
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, on Saturday said he would not take the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that he was not a guinea pig. Oyedepo, who spoke during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme, described the vaccine as illegal. Oyedepo said he owed no one an apology for rejecting the vaccine, ...
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18 April
Ask before discarding placenta after childbirth —Physicians Warns fellow doctors
Medical experts say there is no scientific basis for the collection of placenta, revealing that many doctors have been harassed by family members of women who delivered in their hospitals for not being able to account for the placenta. According to them, the collection of placenta by family members of a woman who gives birth is just a cultural thing ...
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18 April
Sheffield United relegated from Premier League
Sheffield United’s relegation from the Premier League was sealed when they lost 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. The defeat left the Yorkshire club 19 points behind fourth-bottom Burnley with a maximum of 18 remaining. Sheffield United finished in the top half last season on their return to the top flight but have looked relegation favourites for a long time ...
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17 April
NBA president mobilises support for JUSUN protest on Monday
The President of Nigeria Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has written to all branches of the association calling for support. Dear Colleagues,As you are aware, we are now in the second week of the nationwide strike action and totalshutdown of the Nigerian courts by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (“JUSUN”) which wasembarked upon to press home the long-standing demand for ...
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17 April
Pastor reportedly killed in his Abuja church
A Pastor, Rev Emeka Unaegbu, has been reportedly killed in his church, Goodnews Power Assembly International in Nyanya-Jikwoyi area of Abuja. According to findings, the pastor was conducting a lone vigil in his church when he was attacked on Tuesday night. The incident was not discovered until morning when the assailants had disappeared. An eyewitness told our correspondent he was ...
