The administrative machinery of the National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) will relocate to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, in response to the killing of two students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, its National Secretary, Comrade Yusuf Farouk said. The Students had on last Tuesday staged a violent protest in Oye Ekiti over incessant power…

Detectives from Bariga Police Station have arrested one Emmanuel Olatunde (aka “Pastor”), a notorious cultist. He was arrested in connection with some robbery and murder cases within Bariga Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, on Sunday. Elkana said that Olatunde, 31,…

A royal family in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Ijaolu Ruling House, has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to save the ancient town from looming crisis over alleged fraudulent imposition of a non-indigene as monarch. The Ijaolu Ruling House, who are the sons and daughters of late Oba Osho-Ojuba who ruled from 1904 to 1931, in a letter dated…

Bayern Munich full-back David Alaba is set to miss out on Wednesday’s Champions League opener against Red Star Belgrade after picking up a thigh injury, the club confirmed Sunday. Alaba Alaba, 27, was pulled out of the starting line-up just before kick-off in Bayern’s 1-1 draw at RB Leipzig on Saturday after getting injured in…

By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja Former Governor of Kogi State, Clarence Olafemi has said his weekend visitation to governor Yahaya Bello was because of impunity in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and that he may be dumping the PDP for APC soon. Former Governor of Kogi State, Clarence Olafemi Speaking at his residence in Lokoja…

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has dispatched three special envoys to seven African countries to deliver messages of pan-African unity and solidarity following xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the Presidency said on Sunday. The special envoys will deliver a message from Ramaphosa regarding the incidents of violence that recently erupted in some parts of…

The police in Lagos have arrested a 34-year-old man Innocent Ifunayachi for allegedly drugging and raping a teenage daughter of his host. The suspect was said to be a family friend and had visited the family at their Bariga Lagos residence on September 11. He was said to have met the 14-year-old victim eating noodles…

Last season’s top three lead the way as the Bundesliga title race already begins to take shape after four matches. Dortmund’s German forward Marco Reus celebrates scoring with his team-mates during the German first division Bundesliga football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Dortmund, western Germany on September 14, 2019. (Photo /…

Association of Fishing and Fishing Related Persons in Ibeju Lekki area, Lagos has raised alarm that the dredging done by Dangote Group of Companies on the sea has caused lots of damages on their fishing gears and fishing activities. Chairman of the association, Odubote Akorede while speaking with The Nation on Saturday lamented the loss…

By Shina Abubakar Osun State has emerged the best-performing state in Nigeria in World Bank Project Implementation. Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola The state also emerged the best among the participating states in the country in the Rural Access and Mobility Project 2 (RAMP 2) implementation. This was disclosed by the World Bank Country Director…