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The National Publicity Secretary of the Pan-Yoruba group- Afenifere, Yinka Odumakinn has died early Saturday at the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The 56 year old outspoken Odumakin died due to a respiratory failure despite showing signs of recovery from complications he suffered from...
A University of Lagos (UNILAG) Senate Representative in Council, Bola Obho has in a statement sighted by Echotitbits, berated Dr. babalakin saying "the University has been stepped on and ridiculed". Oboh, in the statement accused Babalakin of not following laid down procedure for removing a VC According to her: "Babawale Babalakin,...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rescued a man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the third mainland bridge into the Lagoon Friday morning. The Governor made this known on his Instagram page, explaining that the rescued man attempted to end his own life because of his indebtedness. “Earlier...
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed globally every May 3, President Muhammadu Buhari recommits to freedom of the press, and urges media professionals to wield freedom responsibly, and without licentiousness. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina noted that while celebrating the...
By Tobiloba Kolawole. A Nigerian music artiste, Ugochukwu Stephens popularly known as Ruggedman has charged Nigerians, who through social media actively advocated justice for the slain Kolade Johnson, to attend the hearing of the case against the killer cop, which comes up on Monday.
There is an indication that the location of burial of late former Governor of Oyo state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has become controversial. In a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan by the Chairman, Muslim Community of Oyo state, Alh Ishaq Kunle Sanni, some group of the Muslim community in the...
On Wednesday, during a visit from a delegation led by Middle Belt Forum President, Dr. Bitrus Pogu in Makurdi, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom urged the Federal Government to suspend the National Population Census scheduled for May 2023. Ortom claimed that there may be a hidden agenda behind the census...
On Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced that Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, is currently taking a break in Europe before his inauguration on May 29. This information was provided by Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, during an appearance on Channels Television's Politics Today show. Morka added that...
In keeping to her promise, Russia has begun mass deliveries of her newly discovered Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to the world as the country handed over the vaccine to Nigeria's Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Friday in Abuja. Russia had registered the Sputnik V adenoviral vector-based vaccine and it had...
A Nigeria’s leading entertainment television station, Silverbird Television, has signed on to broadcast one live English Premier League match per week over the course of the 2020/2021 season. The deal was signed with Integral, current free-to-air rights holder for the Premier League matches in Nigeria. Integral secured its rights in a...