The Oyo State Government has expressed its condolences and sympathy to the Government and people of Morocco over Friday’s earthquake, which has claimed about 2,800 lives and left thousands of others injured. Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, described the disaster as saddening, expressing the ‘solidarity of the people of Oyo… Continue reading
The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday. Officials in Libya have said at least 150 people were killed in the sudden flooding on Sunday afternoon after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing… Continue reading
Morocco quake toll likely to rise with rescuers yet to reach some remote villages.Hopes of finding survivors under the rubble are fading, not least because many of the traditional mud brick houses that are common in mountain villages crumbled to earthen rubble without leaving air pockets. Some survivors have camped… Continue reading
The number of Nigerians who died in Sunday’s boat crash in Niger State has risen from 26 to 30. The spokesman for the Niger State Emergency Management Agency NSEMA, Hussaine Ibrahim, who made this known Monday night in a brief WhatsApp post to Punch, said it comprised of three male… Continue reading
Adaure’s Hope Community Initiative , a non-profit organization (NGO) dedicated to making positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children and communities on Monday visited Makoko High School in the Makoko community of Lagos State to educate them on sickle cell anaemia as well as giving them gift bags containing edibles. … Continue reading
The United Arab Emirates, on Monday, lifted its months-long visa ban on Nigerians. This is as Etihad and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight operations to Nigeria with immediate effect. The decision follows talks between President Bola Tinubu, and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “President Bola Ahmed… Continue reading
Niger military have started deploying military along its border with neighbouring country, Benin, amidst imminent military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The development was disclosed by a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama. Recalls that ECOWAS had threatened a possible military… Continue reading
Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned following fierce criticism for kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the Women’s World Cup victory ceremony. The already suspended Rubiales sent his resignation to the federation’s interim president, he said in an open letter, and also explained his decision to eventually… Continue reading
By Sola Omolohun The Oke-ogun Polytechnic, Saki , Oyo State has gotten the approval of the state government for the appointment of Mr Adeolu Ojo Oluwagbemiga as the substantive Registrar of The Oke-ogun Polytechnic, Saki (TOPS) , Oyo state . The Rector of the institution, Dr. Sikiru Adetona Ajibola who… Continue reading
…demolition an ‘executive recklessness,’says Daniel Ogun state government has insisted that, the a five-storey plaza belonging to Olufunke Daniel, the wife of former governor, Gbenga Daniel contravened the state’s physical planning laws. State government had commenced the demolition of the building, named Datkem plaza, located in Ijebu-Ode area of the… Continue reading
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Funmi Aragbaiye, Bola Are, Bayo Owoseni, Others Pay Last Respect as Toun Soetan Is Laid to Rest in Ibadan