Covid-19: Ghana Suspends Weddings, Funerals, Church services, Closes Schools
The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Ado led government of Ghana has suspended all public gatherings in the country with immediate effect, following the recording of six confirmed Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19), in Ghana as of Saturday, March 14, 2020. President Nana Akufo-Addo made this known in a televised national address Sunday night [March 15, 2020]. He said […]
Covid-19: Alaba International Market May Shutdown
Alaba International Market, the hub of electronics and electrical products in the country, is presently teetering on the brink of shutdown, following the raging effects of the dreaded Coronavirus. The sudden nosedive of business activities in the zone as a result of the effects of the pandemic disease may cause traders to go on business […]
Couple, Two Sons Die on Way to Church in Lagos Explosion
It was a black day for families and relatives of a couple as they died alongside their two sons in the explosion that rocked Lagos on Sunday. Acting Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) in Lagos, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said that the couple and their two sons were caught by the explosion on their way […]
15 Die, 60 Schoolgirls Injured in Lagos Explosion — NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 15 corpses, including a family of four, have been recovered from the scene of Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State. No fewer than 60 students of Bethlehem Girls College located within the area who sustained various degrees of injuries in the […]
Fayemi Visits Alaafin, Dumps Alawe
The Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi might have dumped his ally, the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, in the latter’s recent open confrontation with the revered Oyo monarch. The Ilawe Ekiti king, who doubles as Chairman, Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, had lampooned Alaafin in a letter addressed to the […]
Breaking: Ekiti 2022: Segun Oni, Former APC Deputy Chair Defects to PDP
The political drumbeat towards the gubernatorial race in Ekiti State assumed an audible volume today as one-time governor of the State and Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), South, Chief Segun Oni, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Oni, who became governor of the state on May 29, 2007 was ousted […]
AMVCA 2002: Living In Bondage, Ramsey Nouah Win Big
The Africa Movie Viewers Choice Awards(AMVCA) 7th edition held yesterday at the Eko Hotel and Covention Centre in Lagos. The annual award is aimed to honor the celebrities and those in showbiz for their outstanding perfromance in the television and film making. The sequel to Living in Bondage: Breaking Free’ directed by Ramsey Nouah was […]
Breaking: Panic, As Massive Explosion Rocks Lagos
massive explosion that shook almost the entire city of Lagos occurred this morning at the Festac area of the state. The loud bang that jolted the entire Abule Ado, Lagos State University axis of the state was heard few minutes 9am on Sunday. Residents say the explosion may be from some pipelines around the area. […]
Ekiti Obas Query Tussle: Alawe Dares Alaafin, Says He Thrives on Crisis
The traditional tussle in Ekiti State that culminated in some top traditional leaders being issued query by the state government, is fast snowballing into a rife tussle as Chairman of Ekiti State traditional Council, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, accused the intervening Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, of being […]
Alaafin, Ooni, others Caution Fayemi on Tradition Breaches
The Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has found himself on the horn of a dilemma as eight prominent Yoruba traditional rulers, led by Alaafin Oyo, Oba Lamidi olayiwola Adeyemi and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, rose in defence of the 16 Ekiti kings currently under probe by his government. The traditional […]