The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, says 216 students bagged First Class Honours in the 2020/2021 academic session. Adebayo said this on Friday in Ota during the institution’s 16th Convocation Ceremony, the Conferment of Doctorate Degrees...
A High Court in Ibadan on Friday ordered an internet fraudster, Adewale Tosin, to sweep the court premises for six months. Justice Bayo Taiwo sentenced Tosin, after he pleaded guilty to defrauding an America man, Lylian Zamarippa of the sum...
The Kogi state Football Association has banned Kabawa United and eight of its officials for two years, from all football related activities, for acts of hooliganism. Fans of the club were alleged to have beaten the Centre Referee, Haruna Shaibu,...
The Peoples Democratic Party Screening Committee has disqualified three aspirants from participating in the national convention slated for October 30. The Chairman of the Convention Committee, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, disclosed this during the unveiling of the party’s national convention logo...
Bullish sentiments persisted on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd on Thursday with the market capitalisation increasing further by N237 billion due to investors’ sentiment in bellwethers. The bellwethers are BUA Cement, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) and Airtel Africa. Specifically, the market...
National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Mongonu (rtd), has announced the killing of Malam Bako, the successor of Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, the leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). Mongonu revealed this when he addressed State House...
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has elevated 72 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The LPPC in a statement by the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, said it took the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says between 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from Coronavirus (COVID-19) globally between January of 2020 and May, 2021. WHO gave the estimate in a new working paper: “The impact of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned a former Board Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, before Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja, on...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the reinstatement of Coach Salisu Yusuf to his position as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and Head Coach of the Super Eagles B team. NFF made this known in a press statement...