archiveJuly 11, 2021

warns residents to take extra precautions The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has uncovered the Delta variant of the COVID-19 in the State. The State Incident Manager and coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, Dr. Olabode Ladipo, who confirmed the development, said that the general public is notified of the...

Kingdom Kroseide has emerged winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 6 competition. Kingdom was announced the winner after defeating Francis Atela at the grande finale aired live on Sunday, July 11. Highlights of the night include performances by the judges and a beautiful rendition of One Hit by one of...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that Sunday, July 11, will be the first day of Dhul-Hijja 1442AH. This was contained in a statement on Sunday signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs,...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the isolation centres in the state are getting occupied again. Sanwo-Olu, during a media briefing on Sunday, expressed concern over the increasing cases in the state and hinted that there is a potential third wave in Lagos. According to him, the...

...commiserates with family, Iseyin community, entertainment industry Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, described the death of multi-talented singer, Lanre Fasasi popularly known as Sound Sultan as a huge loss to the state and the entertainment world. He commiserated with the immediate family of the artiste, the Iseyin community...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan has called on the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to include courses on the deposit insurance system (DIS) into the Institute’s programs and modules to deepen the understanding of the scheme within the banking...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted a consignment of 26.150 kilograms of heroin valued at N6.5billion at the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The Director Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters Abuja Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a press statement Sunday....

Nigeria’s senior national men’s basketball team, D’tigers in the early hours of Sunday, defeated the U.S. national men’s team, 90-87 in an exhibition game in Las Vegas, U.S. It is also the first victory for an African side to defeat the basketball superpower, which is also Olympics bound. Nigeria first...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the ”Doyen of Medical Practice” and first Professor of Medicine in Nigeria, Prof. Emeritus Theophilus Ogunlesi, who turns 98th on July 12.In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, the president recognised Ogunlesi’s contributions to the growth of...

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, has begged Yoruba monarchs and political leaders to save Sunday Igboho from being destroyed by Buhari’s security machine. Igboho real name Chief Sunday Adeyemo has been agitating for a Yoruba Nation, using rallies to galvanise the people around the idea. But on...