2023
2023 Globe Soccer Awards: Osimhen, Oshoala make final shortlist
Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have made the final shortlists for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards in the men’s and women’s categories. Osimhen, who was on Monday crowned best player in Africa, is among the 11 players in contention for the Men’s award. The other players who made the shortlist are Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), […]
Clina-Lancet Laboratories Nigeria Commences Operations At OMC Medical Centre Offa
Clina-Lancet Laboratories Nigeria has announced commencement of operations at the Offa Metropolitan Club (OMC) Medical Centre Offa, Kwara state. The company also added their services at the medical centre has been subsidized by the club to address some of the difficult healthcare issues facing the country. It would recall that OMC and Clina-Lancet Laboratories Ltd […]
Immigration arrests 12 human traffickers, rescue 522 victims
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has reported the arrest of 12 individuals involved in smuggling operations in 2023. The apprehended suspects were responsible for the trafficking of 522 victims, who have now been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The Comptroller General of Immigration, Caroline Wuraola-Adepoju, made […]
Akeredolu’s Son Reportedly Begs Tinubu For Air Ambulance To Return Ailing Father To Germany
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son has sought the assistance of President Bola Tinubu to get an air ambulance to return his ailing father to Germany where he had been receiving treatment. The Ondo governor is receiving treatment for leukemia and has been undergoing chemotherapy in Nigeria, which SaharaReporters learnt had been knocking him out for up […]
Akeredolu to commence medical leave, transfers power to deputy, Ayedatiwa
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State will commence his medical leave on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, as a follow-up to his medical treatment. The Chief Press Secretary to Akeredolu, who disclosed this in a statement signed by him, said the vacation would give the governor the opportunity to prioritize his health and ensure a full […]
Tinubu Directs Akeredolu To Transfer Power to Deputy By E-Signature
President Bola Tinubu has directed ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to transfer power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, according to Sahara Reporters However, the transfer of power will be done by electronic signature (e-signature) as the ailing governor is too weak to sign any document. Tinubu reportedly told people at the meeting he […]
Sokoto PDP gov candidate heads to Supreme Court
The Sokoto State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Sai’du Umar, has filed nine grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Elections Petition Tribunal and that of the Court of Appeal at the Supreme Court. Umar and the PDP listed nine grounds upon which they are asking the […]
Osun Police PRO bags 2023 Police PR Award
By Sola Isola Osun Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola has been presented the 2023 Police PR Award of Excellence by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. Opalola was presented the award at the opening Ceremony of the Annual Conference of the Police Public Relations Officers holding in Uyo, Akwa Ibom […]
IsDB injects $2.12bn for projects in member countries
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, on Monday, approved a $2.12 billion financing for new projects that support socio-economic development and promote sustainability of member countries, Anadolu Agency reports. Some 16 projects in sectors such as transport, energy, health and education, besides youth development/entrepreneurship-employment, were approved during the Board meeting, an IsDB Group statement said. Top among […]
Court stops police, DSS from arresting Kogi SDP spokesperson
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stopped the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Unuoha, from arresting the spokesperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu. Also restrained in the order issued by the high court are the Inspector General of Police, the Director-General of the […]