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Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State, was laid to rest on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the family’s compound at Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta.  The late student’s burial comes over two years after his death. Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN) was among the dignitaries at the burial ceremony. Oromoni …

It is just January 2024, but Tobi Amusan has picked up where she left off in 2013, breaking Gloria Alozie’s 25-year-old 60m hurdles indoor record on Saturday. Amusan set an African record as she dipped under 7.8 seconds in the 60m hurdles at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan. Her record of 7.77 seconds smashed Alozie’s 25-year-old record of 7.82 seconds, set …

Eight years ago, precisely on January 27, 2016, Kogi State witnessed a change in its political leadership. A 40-year-old young man and political greenhorn tiptoed into the leadership space of the state. Alhaji Yahaya Bello was sworn in as the fourth democratically elected governor of Kogi State, marking a complete change from the former dominance of elderly people in the saddle …

Ejimakor says that the Supreme Court has put to rest the controversy surrounding whether the agitator jumped bail or not and cautions Fake News Peddlers. Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reaffirmed that his client did not evade bail in 2017. The legal practitioner asserted that …

Abuja, Nigeria – Officials at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) headquarters in Benin City, Edo State have been warned to desist from the illegal act of demanding bribes from  final year students, who are currently scrambling to get official JAMB Admission letters, as a precondition for their exit from school. This call was made by a renowned international …

Reading the ruling, the ICJ President, Joan Donoghue, said, “By 16 votes to 1, the state of Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent and punish incitement to commit genocide in relation to members of the Palestinian group in the Gaza strip.” The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to prevent and punish incitement to …

…Says Edo already leading the way with massive investment in cassava, oil palm value chain Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need to prioritize production for the domestic market to stabilize the nation’s food supply and the fluctuating exchange rate. Obaseki said this while inspecting the Dufil Farm, Ethanol Factory and other investments in Ovia North East Local …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in nine re-nominated commissioners in the state. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted at the state Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt. The commissioners had resigned to show their loyalty to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, in the heat of the tussle between Wike and the governor. …

The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the five-year imprisonment for Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from an oil magnate, Mr. Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. A five-member panel of Justices …

“Sister, what do you need? I sell good winter jackets for men and women. I will give you a good price. Sister, come with me, let me show you my shop,” Olufemi Agbaoye, 39, called out to me as I approached the popular Yaba Market. Despite expressing my disinterest in his merchandise with a simple headshake, he pressed on. Mr …