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An Abeokuta South local government chairman aspirant, Ekundayo Olusola escaped assassination by whisker as gunmen stormed his residence at the wee hours of Friday in search of him. Olusola, who is the incumbent vice chairman of the local government council is among those eyeing the chairmanship seat in the next local government election. According to…
Nigerians in London, United Kingdom, have expressed frustration over the compulsory payment of £30 (about ₦10, 000) for the registration of the Bank Verification (VBN) Number, as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Apparently unhappy over their plight, some of them during the week stormed the Nigeria High Commission in London to protest against…
Muslim High School Isolu, and Pakoto High school, Ayede Ifo on Wednesday 15th July 2015 at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta clinched the 3rd edition of the prestigious Guaranty Trust Bank’s Ogun Principals Cup competition in the female and male category respectively. This season’s competition, tagged “Smash All Barriers” featured over 344 teams from…
Vice President Yemi Osibajo, on Friday pay Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa. He was joined by other well meaning Nigerians including some Christian clerics, to pay homage to the President. Muslim faithful started gathering at the residence immediately after the Eid prayers and Vice President Yemi Osibajo led them into…
In what many people in the entertainment circle have dubbed as face-saving measure, Wizkid has blamed hackers for his tweet about single. “My twitter account is still hacked! Y’all pay no mind! Thanks,” he said. The controversial tweet fired rumour of a break up with his girlfriend of many years, Tania Omotayo. His tweet goes…
Caitlyn Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner, on October 28, 1949 in Tarrytown, New York) is a former Olympic track and field competitor, formerly known as Bruce Jenner. After graduating from Newtown High School in Connecticut, Caitlyn attended Graceland College on a Football Scholarship. A knee injury ended her football career, but her athletic aspirations made…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has made new appointments into his cabinet. The appointees include two new permanent secretaries and some advisers among whom are two Yoruba men Mr. Jimi Lawal and Muyiwa Fakeye. Jimi lawal is a native of Ijebu Ode. Below is the full list of the new appointees: Aishatu…
In a bid to quickly settle down to governance and ensure delivery of democracy dividends, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has settled the rift among its members in the House of Representatives over the election of Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party headed by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun met…
In accordance with the June 12 (Declaration As M.K.O. Abiola Day) Law of Ogun State, the Ogun State Government has declared Today June 12, 2015 Friday a work-free day. In a press release by the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Taiwo Adeoluwa, the government enjoined residents of the state to spend the day…
What exactly is Apple Music, anyway? A lot of people left the Apple WWDC developers’ conference wondering just that after Apple previewed its new music subscription and radio service Monday. Is Apple Music, set to debut June 30, Apple’s answer to Spotify? Or Pandora? Is iTunes Radio, the new service Apple launched in 2013 at…
