The Oyo State Government has commenced a comprehensive upgrade of 66 Primary Healthcare Centres across the state, equipping them with essential medical tools and alternative power sources to ensure improved healthcare delivery at the grassroots level. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, stated this in a statement on Saturday, made available to […]
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, was one of the conspicuous absentees as his team-mate Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, were both laid to rest. Ronaldo was widely expected to arrive in Gondomar near Porto to pay his last respects. But the 40-year-old who plays for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia was nowhere to be found, […]
Enugu State-owned commercial airline, Enugu Air, is set to officially launch its operations on Monday, July 7, 2025. The launch ceremony will take place at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, expected to attend alongside other dignitaries, according to a statement from the airline. The Commissioner […]
The Federal Government has negotiated the cost of the Iddo Bridge rehabilitation from an initial N27bn to N17bn. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made this known to journalists during an inspection of the bridge on Friday in Lagos. He said, “Julius Berger quoted, I think, N27 billion or thereabout, but after much negotiation […]
According to reports, the Yellow-Reds will hold face-to-face talks with Osimhen to determine if the 26-year-old is willing to join from the Serie A club. With his release clause no longer valid, the Turkish club will need to reopen negotiations with Napoli if Osimhen agrees to the move. The Super Eagles’ striker is Galatasaray’s top […]
The president’s aircraft touched down at the Galeão Air Force Base at 8:45 p.m. on Friday, where he was received by the commander of the base, Brazil’s deputy minister for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, and the deputy minister for trade promotion, science, technology, innovation, and culture. President Tinubu is […]
Aregbesola made the call in Lagos following the launch of the ADC, a coalition aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a post on his social media accounts, the former Osun State Governor thanked supporters who greeted him at the Lagos airport. Aregbesola advised them not to engage in fighting, attacking, or insulting anyone, […]
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has rescued a yet-to-be-identified man who was trapped in a crushed vehicle after a container-laden truck lost control and fell on a Toyota Sienna minivan at Idi-Iroko, inbound Maryland, along the Ikorodu Road corridor of Lagos in the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered that the incident, which occurred […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The court, in a judgement by Justice Binta Nyako, described as “excessive”, the six-month suspension that was slammed on the lawmaker by the Senate. It faulted the provision of Chapter 8 of the […]
He noted that he does not have proof yet, but added that there would be plenty in the future. According to a post on his X handle, he wrote: “Hi guys! My name is Omah Lay and I am the greatest of my generation. I don’t have proofs right now but there will be a […]