UNILAG Postpones Convocation
The University of Lagos has postponed its 50th Convocation previously scheduled to commence on February 19. The university authorities, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Information Unit, Mrs. Taiwo Oloyede, said the postponement was due to challenges posed by the ongoing strike by the non-teaching staff of the institution. The […]
Kane Hails Tottenham Valuable Away Goals
Striker Harry Kane said he was delighted that Tottenham fought back on Tuesday to take two valuable away goals into the second leg of their last 16 Champions League tie with Juventus. Kane scored one of Spurs’ goals as the English side fought back from 2-0 down to 2-2 in Turin, giving them an outstanding […]
Shekau Now Wears Hijab, Says Army
Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has abandoned his followers and is currently trying to escape from the war front, according to the army. In a statement on Tuesday, Sani Usman, army spokesman, said the Boko Haram leader who has been disguising as a woman, was last seen in a black hijab. “The […]
Mr President, I Think You Are In A Trance – Soyinka Blasts Buhari
“Mr President, I think you are in a trance.” This was the reaction of Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka when he was asked by journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, what he would tell President Muhammadu Buhari if he meets him face to face. “I will say to him, Mr President, I think you are under […]
Tinubu Asks Obasanjo To Join Retirees Club
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has advised former president Olusegun Obasanjo to join the retirees club and collect his pension. His comments were in reaction to Obasanjo’s special statement in which he advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to re-contest for office in 2019. “I don’t address those shadows. We should […]
NIA’s $44m: Reps Grill Kingibe, ex-DGs
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Safety and National Intelligence interrogated the newly appointed director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Ahmed Abubakar, and former secretary to the government of the federation, Babagana Kingibe, over the alleged disappearance of $44 million belonging to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Kingbe arrived the venue of the investigative hearing at […]
Two men jailed for stealing in church
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced two men, Richard Christian and Komolafe Shegun, to six months imprisonment each for stealing seven cell phones in a church. Christian and Shegun, both 24, were arraigned on a two charge of conspiracy and stealing, offences they admitted committing, and begged for leniency. The judge, […]
Video of How Lagos Private School Supervisor Defiled 2-yr-old Shown in court
Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, yesterday through a video clip, heard how a two years, 11-month old pupil of a popular private school in Lagos was defiled by the school’s Supervisor. The video recording was played during the testimony of Miss Olive Ogedengbe in the criminal trial of Adegboyega […]
Chelsea Beat West Brom To Move Back Into EPL Top
London – Two goals from Belgian wizard Eden Hazard and another by Victor Moses earned Chelsea a 3-0 home win over struggling West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League on Monday. It was a result which eased pressure on coach Antonio Conte following two defeats for the champions. The lively Hazard twisted his way […]
Govs, senators back Osinbajo’s call for state police
At the closing of the two-day summit on national security organised by the Senate, state governors and the federal parliament have agreed to allow states to have their police. They backed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who stated at the opening of the event on Thursday that state police was “the way to go.” Participants, who included […]
