Farouq Oduola A. Gani Adams, the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, has condemned the attack on the Oyo town correctional facility, calling it a national humiliation. Suspected bandits reportedly stormed the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town on Friday night, releasing an undetermined number of convicts. In a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kehinde Aderemi, the Yoruba leader …

By Aishat Momoh. O. Heavy gunfire was reported near the presidential palace in Conakry, the country’s capital, on Sunday, signaling the start of the coup. Guinea’s Defense Ministry first claimed that the incursion had been halted. However, photographs of the president in military captivity quickly surfaced. Here are eight things you should know about Guinea’s coup: *Col. Doumbouya, a 41-year-old …

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi; couldn’t betray emotions in announcing the addition of new born female colt into the royal stable. In a message to close family members on Friday, the vibrant King wrote; “Happy great Friday and the last in August Jummat Mubarak wishing you all the best with a new addition to the Royal Family…. …

By Aishat Momoh. O. Desmond Elliot, a Lagos lawmaker and filmmaker, and Mo Abudu, the CEO of Ebonylife, are among the luminaries slated to attend Rachel Oniga’s funeral. The family has finalized the burial preparations for the late veteran actress, according to reliable sources. According to reliable sources, the burial will commence on Saturday, August 21, 2021, in Lagos, with …

By Adeola Abdullah Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 12, 2021, adjourned till October 5, 2021 for continuation of trial in the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, who was arraigned sometime in 2019 on an 11-count charge of credit card fraud preferred against him by …

Chidinma while being paraded by the Police in Lagos

By Adeniyi Onaara Veteran Yoruba actor, Deji Aderemi a.k.a. Olofaina has urged all parties involved in the sexual molestation case against Olanrewaju Omiyinka (Baba Ijesha to let ‘sleeping dogs lie’. Olofaina made the appeal on Thursday morning in Lagos during the resumed trial of Baba Ijesha at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. He said such inappriopriate sexual conduct …

ALL EXISTING DULY ISSUED TINTED PERMITS REMAIN VALID, SAYS INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

By Aishat Momoh (This feature story is attached with MTN recharge card. Read through to get airtime pin) Global day of parents is celebrated every year on June 1st. On this day, children express their gratitude to their parents for all that they have done for them.3128 In 2012, the General Assembly proclaimed June 1st as the Global Day of …

Crocodiles are one of the fiercest hunters in the animal kingdom, but it’s not uncommon to see someone sitting on one in a small village in Burkina Faso. More than 100 razor-toothed critters cohabit the pond of people in Bazoule, some 30 kilometers from the city Ouagadougou. The surprising association with the predators, according to local folklore, dates back to …