PUNCH—Ebun Oke, wife of Ecobank worker who died in police custody, has urged the National Assembly to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Babatunde Oke. Ebun, in a petition to the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, wondered why the deceased was detained for over 72 hours. She equally questioned police claims that the deceased took a bottle of soft ... Read More »
Seven students were feared dead and 10 others critically injured yesterday at Umuokpu Junction along the Old Onitsha, Enugu Expressway, Awka in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria, when a Toyota Camry car allegedly lost control and ran into students that were returning from school. The students were said to be from Community Secondary School, Umuokpu, Awka and Union Secondary School, Amawbia. ... Read More »
Leon Balogun has expressed his desire to represent Nigeria at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. The Fortuna Dusseldorf defender was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German mother. He was called up by coach Stephen Keshi as a late minute replacement for captain Joseph Yobo, who picked an injury during a game for Norwich City. He ... Read More »
A man and his wife were today Wednesday March 5th arraigned in an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting at Isabo for allegedly fighting nude in public over alleged infidelity. The accused, Kehinde Soetan, 37, and Aderinsola Lawal, 28, were arraigned for breach of public peace. The duo, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Police Prosecutor, Augustine Ozimini, said that ... Read More »
The Sacked Sports Minister took to Twitter to talk about his tenure he said: we have built a system that will ensure that regardless of who is in charge, results can be achieved and things can be done the right way. but what i consider to be my biggest achievement is that under my watch, we have built a system ... Read More »
The wife of the Ekiti State Governor and Chairperson of the Ekiti State Gender Based Violence Management Committee, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has encouraged undergraduate students in Nigeria to embrace decent moral behavior. Speaking at the launch of “Zero Tolerance for Gender Based on Campuses”, which held at the Ekiti State University main campus, wife of the governor cautioned students against ... Read More »
Pastor Princewill Basil who is standing trial before an FCT High Court over alleged rape of two girls was on Tuesday confronted by a second victim who claimed he raped her countless times. Basil, the General Overseer, Mountain Movers Fire Ministry Church, Nyanya, was arraigned in 2012 for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge and impregnating two student-members of his church, ... Read More »
Adekunle Kayode, the Pastor in charge of Jesus is The Way Evangelistic Ministry, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta in Ogun State became the guest of the Ogun State Police Command on Sunday following allegations that he fingered a member of his church on the same day within the premises of the church in order to confirm the member’s virginity. The 34-year-old Pastor who ... Read More »
Nigeria will have to do without captain Joseph Yobo for their friendly game against Mexico in Atlanta on Wednesday. Yobo, 33, who has not played for Nigeria since they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last year, has suffered “an undisclosed strain”. The Norwich defender has been replaced by 25-year-old uncapped German-born defender Leon Balogun. Balogun, who ... Read More »
Our attention has been drawn to a defamatory and contemptuous report in the current edition of Sahara Reporters, an online publication. We therefore, wish to alert the College stakeholders, critical publics, and Nigerians in general that the publication is the handiwork of a drowning alarmist, whose mission is to misinform and stir up strife. Besides, the following points are worthy ... Read More »
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