Chief Adebayo Lawal was this evening sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Oyo State, following the impeachment of the former, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan, by the State House of Assembly. The swearing ceremony held at the Executive Chambers ...

Morocco qualified for the final of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Nigeria, who had two players sent off, on penalties in Rabat on Monday. With the score tied 1-1 after 120 minutes, the North African edged ...

A young man in his 20s has reportedly died after falling into a domestic well at the Ile-Nla compound in Omu-Aran town in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Tribune Online gathered that the incident happened in the ...

  A bride has been killed on her own wedding day after she was hit by a stray bullet from a gun fired by a guest. Mahvash Leghaei, 24, was at a party in Firuzabad, Iran celebrating her big day ...

A suspected Kuje Maximum prison escapee has been arrested in Kaduna state on his way to Kano state. Kaduna Police Command spokesman Mohammed Jalige made this known in a statement. Jalige said the arrested suspect, Ali Shuaibu, aged 60 is ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked his chief prosecutor and the head of the country’s security agency in the largest government shakeup since the start of Russia’s invasion nearly five months ago. Zelensky said he was firing Prosecutor General Iryna ...

Aero Contractors will be suspending passengers’ flights operations indefinitely from Wednesday, July 20. The company in a statement made available to journalists noted that the suspension of its operations was due to the impact of the challenging operating environment on ...

  After operating for over 128 years with awards and recognitions to show for its commitments and accomplishments in banking, corporate philanthropy, socio-economic development, support to businesses and commercial activities, FirstBank is showing no signs of stopping or slowing down. ...

Veteran Nollywood thespian Ada Ameh has passed away on July 17, 2022, at around 11 PM on Sunday. Reports have it that the renowned actress collapsed and was rushed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s hospital in Warri, Delta ...

    The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has revolved to protest on Tuesday and Wednesday next week over the continued closure of the public universities in Nigeria. This came as it faulted the Federal Government purported rejection of the Nimi-Briggs ...

  Veteran actor, Ojo Arowosafe, aka Fadeyi Oloro, is once again calling on Nigerians to help him financially in order to take care of his health. The ailing actor told Sunday Scoop, “Nigerians should help me. Everything needed for me ...

  Two Catholic priests, Rev. Fr. Donatus Cleophas Sulaiman and Rev. Fr. John Mark Chietnum, have been kidnapped in Kaduna State on Friday. In a statement issued by the Communications Director, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Fr Chris Omotosho, the kidnapping ...

    The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, ...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is to undergo surgery on a leg injury. His spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement, explained the surgery became necessary because of recurrent pain in the leg from an injury possibly while playing squash.   ...

A DJ, DBaby has died more than a week after falling from the balcony of a high-rise building in Texas. The 23-year-old, whose real name is Darian Lewis, fell from the 13th-floor balcony onto a ninth-floor pool deck of a ...

The Lagos state government has enlisted the name of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, into its register of sexual offenders in the state. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency confirmed this to Punch. “All details of ...

Veteran Nollywood actor and director, Uche Odoputa, has tied the knot with his long-time lover in the United Kingdom. The 52-year-old thespian shared the good news with his fans and followers on Friday, July 15. He shared adorable photos of himself ...

  Chelsea have confirmed the transfer of Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. The experienced centre-back will be part of manager Thomas Tuchel’s rebuilt defence after the summer departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen. Koulibaly, 31, played for Napoli since 2014 and made ...

Nigerian artiste and songwriter, Adekunle Gold, has written an emotional note to his fans, revealing how he begged God to take his life at the age of 20. He revealed he was born with sickle cell disease, and it was ...

Over 10, 000 Nigerians from across the 19 northern States, on Friday, converged in Abuja, to protest the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The protesters, under the aegis ...

The trial of Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley resumed on Friday at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented more evidence against the music star. Naira Marley is standing trial ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed Osun State to curb vote buying in the Osun governorship election. As at 8:15am on Saturday, the operatives were still at the Freedom Park, Old Garage, Osogbo, the State ...

Singer Omah Lay has chided his colleagues Ruger and Victony over a tweet mocking Buju now known as Bnxn. Ruger in a tweet had said he is better than Bnxn, a tweet Omay Lay felt is childish. He also slammed ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima, has said the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate cannot become Nigeria’s president. Shettima said Obi can only become president in Igbo land and not in Nigeria. Appearing on Channels TV’s ...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has restrained the Osun Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps from participating in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. The court order also mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to ...