Author: Yetunde Ogunmola

Another Nigerian pilgrim who participated in the 2024 Hajj has died in Saudi Arabia. Abubakar Adamu, head of Nigeria’s medical team for 2024 Hajj, told journalists on Monday that the pilgrim died due to heatstroke while on his way to Jamrate to perform the ritual of throwing stones. Jamrat is one of the three stone…

A 400-level student at Federal University Oye Ekiti in Ekiti State has been arrested by police for allegedly raping a male colleague. A viral video on Tuesday shows the accused being taken away by police amidst a crowd. The National Association of Ondo State Students and the FUOYE Student Union have issued statements distancing themselves…

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has advised Nigerians to abstain from keeping cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. This was made known in a statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Tuesday. The agency warned…

President Bola Tinubu this evening arrived Pretoria, capital of South Africa for the inauguration of President Cyril Cyril Ramaphosa for a second term in office. The ruling African National Congress lost its majority seats in Parliament in recent national election in South Africa forcing the anti-aparthied era party that has governed South Africa since 1994…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed condolences on the demise of the Elemure of Emure-Ekiti, HRM Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, who recently passed away. The news of the passing of the renowned traditional ruler was officially communicated to the governor over the weekend after the conclusion of all traditional rites. Governor Oyebanji, in a…

Amid a recent drop in subscribers, MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv and GOtv pay television in Nigeria has denied slashing its subscription fees in Nigeria. This is according to BusinessDay quoting a source in the company on Tuesday. The source said the company only reduced decoder prices but subscription prices remained unchanged. “We only…

The Edo State Peoples Democratic Party has lambasted ex-deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, for describing the party’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, as an outsider. The PDP said it was contradictory for Shaibu to remain in the PDP and be demarketing the party’s governorship candidate, urging him to rather resign his membership. Shaibu, a PDP member, declared…

The Rivers State Police on Tuesday reportedly shot sporadically at the Secretariat of Port Harcourt City Council to scare away scores of youths who stormed the secretariat to protest. The loud gunshots caused pandemonium along the stretch of the council Secretariat adjacent to the state police command headquarters and Rivers State House of Assembly as…

The Presidency has debunked viral reports claiming that it sponsored 289 delegates to the just concluded International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference that held in Geneva, Switzerland. It also rubbished claims the government spent ₦1.5bn on hotel accommodation and other logistics for the delegates. Reports had indicated that Nigeria had the highest number of delegates at…