England thrashed Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener with Arsenal forward, Bukayo Saka, scoring two goals for the Three Lions. Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling got a goal each before substitutes Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish rounded off...
Security operatives have foiled an attempt to kidnap 76 travellers by bandits on Funtua-Zaria Road at Gulbala, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This was disclosed via a statement issued on Monday by the Kaduna State Police Public Relations...
A 45-year-old man, Segun Omotosho, has been arrested for allegedly beaten his wife, Olubukola, to death in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Monday. Oyeyemi said police...
The crisis bedevilling the Ekiti State House of Assembly took a new turn on Monday as the lawmakers impeached the Speaker of the Assembly, Gboyega Aribisogan, and elected Olubunmi Adelugba as the new Speaker. The members of the Assembly also...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a countdown clock on its website showing the deadline for the soon-to-be redesigned naira notes in circulation. It would be recalled that CBN announced plans to redesign, produce, release, and circulate new...
The lifeless body of a woman has been found in a room in a guest house at Igbogbo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said the...
By UCHE NNADOZIE Last week some politically exposed persons who pretend to be neutral analysts expressed excitement over former military president Ibrahim Babangida's role in the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election. It was a shocker seeing a sudden veneration...
By BOLANLE BOLAWOLE As I lay me on my bed one morning reflecting on happenings around the world, with particular reference to Nigeria, I could not but recall the official flagging off of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju...
Scores of Nigerian celebrities and fans of famous singer, David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, on Monday, took to social media to felicitate the Afrobeats star on his 30th birthday. Davido, who recently lost his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, was...
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE The 2023 elections in Nigeria bring with them hopes and fears, expectations, and optimism for a better future. However, forces are fighting inadvertently to truncate the elections, imperil our nascent democracy, dim the light, and bring all...