Veteran Juju singer, Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has lost one of his sons, Olayinka Olalekan Obey-Fabiyi. According to a source, the late Olayinka died on Friday, July 29, 2022. The 48-year-old Olayinka was, however, buried on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The cause of his death was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. Details Later…
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The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that no senator’s defection letter has been submitted to him as claimed by some media outlets. Some news organisation on Friday reported that at least, 12 senators from the ruling party had submitted their defection letters to the Senate President, who refused to read them over the fear that he might be impeached. But Lawan, in a statement by his media aide, Ola Awoniyi, denied the allegations, saying no defection letter had been submitted to him. The statement read, “We have seen a story on social media and some online newspapers purporting that…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to withdraw the threat to sanction the British Broadcasting Corporation and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism in the country, whether through the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission or any other agency of the government.” Mohammed had last Thursday stated that the Federal Government would sanction the BBC and Trust Tv for airing documentaries that allegedly “glorify”, “promote”, and “fuel” terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. In a letter dated July 30, 2022, and signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said, “The media has the…
Students of Ladole Akintola University (LAUTECH) have kicked against the abduction of a final year student, Rachael Opadele by gunmen. Opadele of the department of Fine and Applied Arts with matric no 170886 was reportedly abducted in the early hours of Friday in a hotel at Aaba , a community close to the institution. The Students Union Government (SUG) of the institution charged the Federal and State governments to secure her release without further delay. They also demanded solution to incessant kidnapping and raping of female students in the institution. A statement by the union President, Adeboye Anuoluwapo and Secretary,…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), during its policy meeting held on July 21, pegged the minimum cut-off score for admission into the country’s universities at 140 for the 2022/2023 academic session. It put that of Polytechnics at 120, and Colleges of Education at 100. Two years back, it had approved 160 as a cut-off mark for 2020/2021 university admissions. The board also approved 120 as cut-off marks for Polytechnic and 100 for the School of Education and Innovative institutions. Last year, it announced 140 as the cut-off mark for all federal, state, and private Universities; 100 for polytechnics;…
Lionel Messi has been a hot topic in Barcelona this week, with Xavi reportedly keen on bringing him back to Camp Nou next year. The Barça head coach has publicly stated his desire to re-sign Messi recently, and the Argentine’s links with his former club are growing increasingly strong. It has, in turn, put immense pressure on PSG, especially with Messi’s current contract expiring in 2023. In light of recent events, PSG have contacted Messi in their bid to convince the attacker to renew his contract at Parc des Princes. This has been reported by Fabrizio Romano, who suggests PSG…
Weightlifter Olarinoye Adenike Adijat wins Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Olarinoye recorded a total of 203kg. The 203kg lift is a new Commonwealth Games record. Nigeria currently sits ninth on the medals table with Australia leading the charts with 13 gold, eight silver and 11 bronze. New Zealand occupies the second position having won seven gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Edidiong Umoafia will be in action in the men’s 67kg weightlifting event at NEC Hall 1 while Team Nigeria will face Malaysia in the quarter-final of the men’s team table tennis held…
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal and former Speaker Yakubu Dogara on Saturday met with Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike behind closed doors. They held undisclosed talks with Wike at the Governor’s country home in Rumueprikom, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State. Dogara, who emerged from the meeting, said they were on a quest to build an all-inclusive Nigeria. He said: “Everyone agrees with us that Governor Wike is one of those indispensable political leaders. For us, it is a search to build an all inclusive Nigeria. “So, we feel that as part of the…
Liverpool defeated Manchester City 3-1 to win their first silverware of the season in the FA Community Shield which doubles as the curtain-raiser of the 2022-2023 Premier League season.
Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, who left Bayern Munich this summer to join Barcelona, accused the German club of lying about his departure from the club on Friday and said he felt the time was right for a new challenge. “I feel I am in the right position, in the right place. What happened in the last few weeks before I left Barcelona was also political. The club tried to look for a fight to justify my sale because maybe it was difficult to explain to the fans,” Lewandowski said in an interview with ‘ESPN’. “And I have to accept this, even…