Nigerian Hip Hop Singer David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has pulled out to be a certified runway model for the German sportswear company, PUMA. The singer had penned a new long-term ambassadorial contract with the German company PUMA to become their brand ambassador and play a role in the brand’s desire and hunger […]
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By Festus Eriye The passing of Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was bound to be an epochal event. For over seventy years she was the only such leader her countrymen ever knew. On the global stage she outlasted over 14 US presidents and innumerable world leaders. She had become a constant fixture in […]
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Former Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Musiliu Smith has resigned as the Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC). PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani confirmed his resignation. Ani said Smith’s resignation was on health grounds and President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted it. Ani said: “Yes he resigned on his own on medical grounds and the President has accepted […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday told the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, that the National Chairman of the party, Iyiorcha Ayu must step down as a precondition to secure the Southwest caucus for 2023. He insisted that Ayu must step down to allow Southerners in the top hierarchy […]
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The Supreme Court has affirmed Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Ebonyi State in the 2023 general election. A five-member panel, headed by Justice Amina Augie, delivered judgement on Wednesday, after entertaining final submissions from lawyers to parties in the appeal marked: SC/CV/ 939/2022 filed by Ifeanyi […]
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Kidnap Photo: Getty Images The Kwara Police Command has rescued a woman and her son who were kidnapped, after an intensive search and rescue operation by the command’s tactical teams, supported by vigilantes and hunters. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Okasanmi Ajayion disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday received the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. Atiku arrived the Oyo Government House in company of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa around 11:46am. They were received at the Ibadan Airport, Alakia on behalf of the Governor by […]
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A portrait of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II hangs beside floral tributes outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on September 14, 2022. (Photo by Jack Taylor / AFP) Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not just Queen Elizabeth II. She was simply The Queen. For billions of people, she was the one constant in a world of […]
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Family members, friends and political associates yesterday flocked around the Ondo State commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperative Services, Deaconess LoLa Fagbemi, as she marked her birthday. A statement by Bisi Agboola said that it was a day she chose to solemnly set aside to appreciate her Creator in prayer “but her family, friends and […]
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Reigning Commonwealth and World 100m hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan, has arrived Lagos following her victories at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, US, and more recently in Zurich, Switzerland. The 25-year-old set a meet record of 12.29secs to win the women’s 100m hurdles in Zurich and won $30,000 last Thursday.
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