Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has set a new record in the global music industry, surpassing Burna Boy as the artiste with the most songs on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Asake‘s latest album, Lungu Boy, made a spectacular debut on the chart this week, …
Read More »No ransom paid to release 20 medical students – Police
The Force Headquarters on Saturday said no ransom was paid to release the 20 medical students abducted by gunmen in Benue, North Central Nigeria. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a post on X confirmed the release of 20 medical students and others. “We confirm the release of our …
Read More »Lagos seizes 57 commercial vehicles, tricycles
The Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has impounded 57 commercial vehicles and tricycles for traffic violations. This was made known on Saturday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi . Osiyemi said: “Today, the Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit (TMI) of the Lagos …
Read More »Alex Iwobi hits winning goal for Fulham against Leicester
Nigerian international, Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal for his club, Fulham on Saturday as they defeated Leicester City 2-1 at home. Iwobi scored the second goal in the 70th minute. He was set free in the area by Antonee Robinson and made no mistake with a lovely finish into …
Read More »Kogi election: Ododo hails Supreme Court for resisting threats, blackmail
Kogi Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded the Supreme Court for resisting what he described as threats and blackmail to uphold his victory in the November 11, 2023 gubernatorial election of the state. Ododo said this in his reaction to the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming his election on …
Read More »Incredible Haaland hits hat-trick as City demolish Ipswich
Erling Haaland hit his first hat-trick this season as Manchester City demolished Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. This is the 10th hat-trick he has scored for City. Ipswich shocked the huge crowd at the Etihad when they opened scoring seven minutes into the game. Sammie Szmodics broke …
Read More »Man. United crumbled at Brighton
Manchester United crumbled to 1-2 defeat to Brighton away from home on Saturday to continue their dismal performance from last season. United managed to beat Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford last week in their opening game from a late goal. Brighton opened the scoring on Saturday in the 32nd minute. …
Read More »PDP is dead, now once upon a time – Dino Melaye
A former Senator, Dino Melaye on Saturday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead and now once upon a time. Melaye, a chieftain of the party, in a tweet on X decried the crisis plaguing the party, saying it has been destroyed by the acting chairman of the PDP, …
Read More »Onasanya; Mr. Integrity adds another year
One keyword that Dr Bisi Stephen Onasanya, the chairman of The Address Homes Limited and the former Group Managing Director of First Bank is generally known for is that you can take his words to the Bank and that is why he is dubbed Mr Integrity by his friends, family, …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Bank rewarded 70 customers in its Reward4Saving promo 3.0 July Draw
Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Reward4Saving 3.0 promo has announced 70 more lucky winners in the July draw, each receiving a cash prize of ₦100,000. 10 winners were selected from the Bank’s seven business zones during the 11th monthly draw held at the Bank’s head office in Victoria Island, Lagos. …
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