Executive Chairman of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon Fuad Atanda-Lawal has fulfilled his promise to the residents of Obalende to ensure that street lights were provided in the community. The chairman said the street lights which had been out of order for over 20 years, will become functional again on or before … Read more
Owners of abandoned vehicles and motorcycles parked at the Adatan Division in Abeokuta have been warned by the Ogun State Police Command to remove their vehicles or risk forfeiture. The vehicles, according to a statement issued by the police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, ‘’are one green Nissan Almera (SMK 629XA); one Nissan Sunny (GBE 548 XA) … Read more
Coachella, one of the most famous and profitable music festivals in the United States has announced that afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti will be performing in 2020 edition. The festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Excited about the news, Kuti shared a video of his … Read more
The 2020 African Individual Chess Championship is set to be hosted in Lagos as the Nigeria Chess Federation have accepted to welcome other Chess star to country. This is the second time that the country will be hosting the chess championship with the first hosted in Abuja in 2003. According to a statement released on … Read more
Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane has suffered a torn hamstring, the club have announced. He limped off during the defeat at Southampton on Wednesday and on Friday manager Jose Mourinho said he was expecting “bad news”. No timescale has been given for his return but he is likely to miss several weeks of action, … Read more
A 25-year-old pickpocket, Francis Monday, arrested recently by the Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has confessed that he sacrifices a cock every three days to ensure that the rings he uses in picking people’s pockets is potent. According to him, the ring was given to him by an Islamic cleric, adding that the ring … Read more
The Nigerian Navy on Friday handed over 57 Nigerians, seven Sri-Lankans and two Ghanaians, suspected to be involved in oil bunkering to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The News Agency of Nigeria also reports that the seven vessels, involved in the oil bunkering and having no valid approval, were arrested by the Nigerian Navy … Read more
Kano State Fire Service has revealed that 111 people died in fire incidences recorded between January and December 2019 in the State. The figure was disclosed to newsmen on Friday by the State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saidu Muhammed. It also pegged the worth of destroyed properties at N679m. READ ALSO: Fruit Expert Advises … Read more
The 2nd Annual Conference of Traditional Rulers in Yoruba Land tagged #OYO2020 will be hosted by His Imperial Majesty Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Dr. Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo and permanent Chairman Oyo State Council of Obas in Collaboration with HRM Heritage Forum, the 1st world’s largest Forum of traditional rulers. Ekohotblog reports … Read more
Six members of Spain’s police have left Bolivia on Friday after being accused of trying to sneak a wanted man out of the Mexican ambassador’s residence in La Paz, the government said. National Migration director Marcel Rivas said that the six men were members of “a special group of the Spanish Civil Guard.” They allegedly … Read more
A new bomb letter has been reported on Friday at the Okura Hotel in the south of Amsterdam, the Dutch police reported. “Employees from the mail room of the hotel found the letter and sounded the alarm. The hotel did not have to be evacuated. “The Dutch Explosives Clearance Defense Service is now investigating the … Read more
The Somali Government has confirmed that its commandos killed 30 militants and destroyed vehicles packed with explosives during a raid in the Lower Shabelle province. “They were planning massive operations and suicide car bombings against the people of Somalia,’’ Gen. Ismael Abdimalik Maalin, commander of the US-trained elite forces, told state-run Radio Mogadishu earlier. Maalin … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prof. Theophilus Princewill, the natural ruler of Kalabari Kingdom, Rivers State, on the occasion of his 90th birthday on January 4, 2020. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. President Buhari said in … Read more
The police in Abuja, on Friday, gave assurance that they would rescue two women abducted on Tokolo village road, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the kidnappers have contacted the families of the abducted women, demanding for N10 million to free them. The Divisional Police Office … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Eagles defender Godfrey Oboabona has resumed training and rearing to be back in action for his club. The HNK Gorica of Croatia defender has been having ups and downs in his career since 2013 due to a series of injury that plagued him. The former Sunshine Stars defender who has also played for … Read more
Shortly after he ordered a drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, United States President Donald Trump has advised all Americans to flee Iraq immediately. The president retweeted a warning from the State Department on Friday morning that advised Americans to leave the Middle East nation. “Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the … Read more
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has stated that it will be suicidal for the Super Eagles not to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Pinnick in an interview on Channels TV’s Sports This Morning called on Nigerians to come together and help bring about tranquillity to the federation and ignore all distractions which engulfed … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Friday said that the Agege Pen Cinema flyover bridge has reached 70 per cent completion, assuring residents and motorists that the bridge will be completed and commissioned for use by June ending or early July 2020. The governor, who toured the project site on Friday in company of … Read more
The Kano State Fire Service had disclosed that no fewer than 111 persons have been burnt to death in a series of fire incidents in the state. Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saidu Muhammed, disclosed that losses were recorded in 813 fire incidents in Kano between January and December 2019. Muhammed also said that his … Read more
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 39-year-old fake lecturer, Obi, in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Obi is charged with three counts of false pretence, fraud and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 1, 2019 in Lagos. He alleged that the … Read more