Insecurity: Outrage over NASS’ moves to approve more funds for military
A cross section of Nigerians is not amused by the plan by the federal government and the National Assembly for extra security allocations this year. Senate President Ahmad Lawan said yesterday that a…
Olu of Warri succession crisis: Anxiety in Delta as 400-year-old crown goes missing
The succession crisis rocking Warri Kingdom in Delta State assumed a dramatic twist at the weekend after the 400-year-old crown and symbol of the Itsekiri monarchy was declared missing. Sources said reports of…
Why Chelsea lost to West Brom – Tuchel
Coach Thomas Tuchel has blamed himself and the entire squad for Chelsea loss to West Brom. The German manager recorded his first loss in charge of the blues on Saturday as…
U.S. fines Gilbert Chagoury $1.8m for violating campaign donations
Gilbert Chagoury, the Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire, owner of Eko Hotel and Eko Atlantic City has been fined $1.8million by the U.S. Department of…
Yinka Odumakin was a doughty freedom fighter – Tinubu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described late Afenifere’s spokesman, Yinka Odumakin as a doughty freedom fighter. Tinubu, in a…
Lagos-Badagry Expressway: Fashola says FG owing contractor
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has assured that the ongoing Lagos-Badagry Expressway rehabilitation/reconstruction project was not forgotten but on the 2021 Sukuk funding priority list.…
OBITUARY: Yinka Odumakin, the Yoruba nationalist who was once Buhari’s chief marketer
Death can be so scary yet so natural. As the ultimate separation, there is no turning back and very often, there is no time for arrangements, final resolutions or at least, goodbyes. On Saturday, the Yoruba and indeed…
BUSTED: Security analysts expose Boko Haram’s doctored video on NAF jet crash
Some analysts have detailed how a Boko Haram video claiming to have brought down a fighter jet was doctored. The jet, NAF 475, went off the radar on Wednesday while on a mission to provide support to ground troops fighting…
Igbo President in 2023 unlikely – Methodist Bishop
The Methodist Bishop of Onitsha Diocese, Rt. Rev Livinus Onugha, has expressed doubts over the emergency of a President of Igbo extraction in 2023. He said Nigeria as currently constituted and…
BREAKING: West Brom batter 10-man Chelsea 5-2
West Brom have defeated Chelsea 5-2 in what is the first victory of the Baggies in Stamford Bridge. The defeat broke the unbeaten run of Manager Thomas Tuchel who took over from club legend Frank…
Odumakin: Obasanjo pays Afenifere leader, Adebanjo condolence visit
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday paid a condolence visit to leader of pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on the demise of the National…
Buhari mourns Yinka Odumakin
President Muhammadu Buhari jettisoned politics on Saturday and sent condolences to the family, friends and acquaintances of Yinka Odumakin, who died today. Odumankin was the publicity…
Odumakin Lived A Selfless Life, Won’t’t Be Forgotten In A Hurry – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of the National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a…
“How I got married to my ex-wife at 20 and divorced her at 22” – Don Jazzy reveals (Photos)
Nigerian music boss Don Jazzy has shocked fans, after he revealed how he got married to his bestfriend at 20years old and got divorced at 22. Sharing photo of his wife and himself…
‘This Is Too Heavy To Bear’ – Afenifere Leader Reacts To Yinka Odumakin’s Death
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has reacted to the death of the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin. Odumakin died at the…
Nigeria moved out of recession earlier than expected – World Bank
The World Bank says Nigeria made an early exit out of recession than projected in its October 2020 forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In its latest Africa Pulse Report for April 2021 titled, ‘COVID-19 and the Future of…
Twin brothers, two other sons of retired soldiers arrested for robbery in Lagos
Four members of a notorious armed robbery gang which include twin brothers have been arrested in Lagos. The twin brothers said to be children of a retired soldier, and the other two, also sons of retired soldiers were…
Netherlands halt AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s
The Netherlands is halting AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs for people aged under 60 after fresh reports of rare blood clots, Dutch health authorities said on Friday. The move comes after five new cases in the Netherlands…
Kelechi Iheanacho signs new Leicester City contract
Super Eagles and Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a new deal with the Club, keeping him at King Power Stadium until at least 2024. The 24-year-old is enjoying the best form of his Leicester City career,…
Bandits kill two Miyetti Allah leaders in Nasarawa
Suspected bandits have killed two leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association during an attack in Nasarawa State. Mohammed Hussain, the chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Nasarawa State and…
‘A Part Of Me Is Gone, My Love Is Gone’ – Yinka Odumakin’s Wife Cries Out
The Spokesman for pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, has died of COVID-19. Odumakin, it was learnt, died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital…
UFC star Isreal Adesanya gifts father Bentley
Nigerian-born New Zealand Ultimate Fighting Championship star, Isreal Adesanya aka Style Bender has gifted his father a Bentley. Adesanya bought his father a brand…
BREAKING: Afenifere Spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, Dies Of Covid-19
Yinka Odumakin, the political activist and publicity secretary of the Pan-Yoruba political group, Afenifere is dead. He was aged 56. An online news platform, Q.E.D, first reported…
Edo 2020: Win 1 gold medal, receive N1m, Okowa promises Delta athletes
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday assured the state’s contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival holding in Edo from April 2, 2021 that every gold medal won by the team at the festival would attract N1…