Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has cautioned retirees against donating their pension to churches and mosques in the name of thanksgiving or tithe. Sanwo-Olu said retirees should use their pension to solve their family problems. He said this during the 105 batch of retirement bond certificate presentation ceremony to retirees in the state yesterday….
A magistrate court sitting in the Ogba area of Lagos has asked an online influencer, Suraj Oyewale popularly known as SirJarus to attend counselling sessions at the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). The agency is to furnish the court with a report of the sessions on the next adjourned date of September 30th, 2024….
Labour is set to win a landslide in Uk election with a majority of 170, according to exit poll. If the forecast is accurate, Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs – just short of Tony Blair’s 1997 total. The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number…
English Premier League side Arsenal have activated the £27m option to buy Brentford goalkeeper David Raya after his successful loan spell last season. Raya, 28, kept 16 Premier League clean sheets for the Gunners to win the Golden Glove, conceding just 16 league goals in the campaign. Arsenal already had a settled keeper in Aaron…
English Premier League side Manchester United have triggered a one-year extension in Erik ten Hag’s contract to keep him at the club until 2026. The Dutchman’s previous deal, which he signed when he was appointed in 2022, was due to expire in 2025. Ten Hag, who joined United from Ajax, has won two trophies in…
Nigeria have been grouped with Benin, Libya and Rwanda in Group D of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON qualifiers) in Morocco The 2025 AFCON will be played from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026 following the decision of CAF to adjust the schedule of the tournament for the congested…
The police in Delta State have commenced investigation into an incident where a man, identified as Onyemali Christopher, allegedly brutalised his wife, Annabel Onyemali, in the state on Thursday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Thursday. In his post, he shared a picture of Annabel with blood…
The police in Lagos on Thursday stopped a 19-year-old lady from killing herself The unidentified lady was rescued by operatives of the Ikorodu Area Command, the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said. He said the rescue efforts followed a tip-off from a concerned citizen that the lady was trying to ingest…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. Justice Charles Wali had in May, while ruling on a motion exparte following a prayer brought before his court by Victor Oko Jumbo, issued an ex parte…
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered two Kano judges to resign from their appointments within 48 hours. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State had appointed the judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, to chair the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets…
