The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Isaa-Onilu, has delivered a cheque of N30 million naira to the family of late Nigerian flag designer, Pa Taiwo Akinkumi more than a year after his demise. The NOA DG made this known during a working visit to the Oyo state directorate of the agency in…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said that corps members will start receiving ₦77,000 from February 2025. The NYSC DG disclosed this while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State. Ahmed confirmed that the increment which has been approved by the…
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has said that a driver of a private vehicle “recklessly ran into troops” during its Bi-Annual Route March near Myhoung Barracks in Yaba, Lagos State, on Friday. This resulted in the death of a soldier, with others sustaining various degrees of injuries, according to a statement signed by…
Aston Villa Striker Ollie Watkins has told manager Unai Emery he wants to stay at the club amid interest from Arsenal. Arsenal made an approach for the England international on Monday but it was turned down with Villa saying they have no plans of selling their man Emery said Watkins, who scored in Wednesday’s 4-2 Champions League…
The draws for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League have been held with Manchester City taking on 15-time winners Real Madrid and Celtic play Bayern Munich City, the 2023 Champions League winners, will host Madrid at Etihad Stadium on 11 or 12 February before travelling to Spain for the second leg the following…
A former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that Nigerian politicians are in power to steal, kill, and retain power. Amaechi made this remark at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria held earlier this week, aimed at discussing pathways to good governance and political integrity in Nigeria. While speaking at the event,…
Reports from Italy says Saudi club Al Nassr are preparing a second bid for Kaoru Mitoma after their first bid was turned down English Premier League club Brighton rejected an offer from Al Nassr for winger Kaoru Mitoma worth £54m (€65m) Time is running out for the Saudi Pro League club to get a deal…
Over 30 lawmakers from the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday stormed the Department of State Security office in the Magodo area of the state in protest against the detention of two of their colleagues who were invited a day before for questioning relating to issues of the state assembly. The two lawmakers are…
The convener of #Revolutionnow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has been granted bail to the tune of ₦10 million and one surety in like sum. The surety must be a responsible individual with landed property valued in like sum. The surety is expected to deposit the original documents of landed property and a passport photograph to the…
Edo State governor has signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law repealing the Edo State Secret Cult Prohibition Law, 2018. The new law recently passed by the Edo State House of Assembly and signed by Governor Monday Okpebholo takes effect from 24th January, 2025. Disclosing this in a statement on…
