Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho, has purportedly been diagnosed with a kidney and lung disease. Igboho contracted the condition while imprisoned in the Benin Republic, according to one of his lawyers, Yomi Aliyyu, who revealed this in an interview with BBC Yoruba. The agitator, he claims, has become severely ill…
Muhammad Ali's Rare Drawings Sell For Nearly $1m. Muhammad Ali's rare collection of drawings, sketches, and paintings was sold at auction for about $1 million (£733,760). About 26 works of art were auctioned at Bonhams in New York, with the most anticipated work, Sting Like a Bee, selling for $425,000…
Esther Ene Ojire Advises Women Against Devoting Their Entire Lives To Become Full-time Housewives. Nigerian actress Esther Ene Ojire has counselled women not to become full-time housewives. In an Instagram post, the mother of one emphasized the importance of women working and contributing financially to their households. She also urged…
Al-Muminaat Advises Entrepreneurs To Take Calculated Risks, Dream Big! Al-Muminat (The Believing Women) Organisation, Ijebu-Remo zone, has challenged entrepreneurs to take prudent risks and dream big. This advice was given during the organization's annual Al-Mu'minaat week, which was tagged HOME PILLAR: Society Reformer. Why speaking on the importance of entrepreneurial…
We Love These Photos Of President Muhammadu Buhari's Daughters And Their Spouses! President Muhammadu Buhari's daughters, Halima, Zahra, and Hanan, were photographed with their spouses at their brother, Yusuf Buhari's wedding luncheon on Sunday, August 22. As they posed for photos during the luncheon, the president's daughters warmed up to…
17-year-old Boy Allegedly Murdered By Amotekun In Ibadan. Hundreds of angry youths demonstrated in front of The Oyo State secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan on Wednesday morning, protesting the alleged killing of a 17-year-old boy called Opeyemi by an Amotekun corp in the Mokola area of Ibadan. The enraged youths shut…
PDP Reacts To APC's Plans To Re-introduce Toll Gates. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to abandon its intentions to reintroduce toll gates in Nigeria. This request was made in a statement signed by the PDP's National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in…
MD of a Microfinance Bank in Bauchi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for N4.7m Fraud. Managing Director of Workman Microfinance Bank, Bauchi, Sarita Aliyu Bello, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice M.M. Abubakar of Bauchi State High Court on a two-count charge bordering on misappropriation and…
Nigerian Students under the aegis of the Council of Higher Institutions (COHI) have joined their contemporaries in Nigeria and across the world in commemoration of the 2021 International Youth Day (IYD). The United Nations recognized every August 12th, as International Youth Day, as it's inspiring to see that in the…
Lai Mohammed: COVID-19 Cases Have Risen In Nigeria As A Result Of NYSC. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has said that the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is one of two factors for the increase in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. According to the minister, individuals who defy COVID-19 safety standards…
The Council Of Higher Institutions (COHI), Lagos State Welcome The Muslim Ummah To The 1443AH Islamic Year. The Islamic New Year 1443AH begins on this day, the 9th of August, 2021. Today, the first day of Muharram 1443AH, the Council of Higher Institutions (COHI) welcomes Muslims to the Islamic year…
Falana Wants The 800 Boko Haram Suspects Arrested To Be Brought To Justice. Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has demanded for an update from Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on the arrest of 800 Boko Haram suspects (SAN). The demand headed "Request…