One of Abuja’s finest radio personalities, Oni Lukuman Olanrewaju popularly known as Amb. Wahala has made a surprise comeback to the excitement of his teeming fans around Abuja and environs. This comes after the broadcast journalist cum comedian went on a year long break from behind the microphone. Known for mimicking former first…
Nigerian troops have killed scores of bandits during a joint ground and air assault on a major bandit camp in Zamfara State, the army has said. The operation targeted a hideout belonging to Gwaska Dan Karmi, a notorious bandit leader operating in Maru Local Government Area, according to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba,…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) had called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate alleged irregularities witnessed during Saturday’s by-elections. ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Abdullahi also urged the commission to sanction any official found to have compromised and take necessary steps to…
United States men’s national team and Fulham defender Antonee Robinson has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer male player of the year. Robinson, 27, won with 55% of the weighted votes submitted by fans, national team coaches, USMNT players who earned a cap in 2024, members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, U.S. Soccer…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has pledged stronger legislative action to boost food security and revitalise the agricultural sector amid rising concerns over food shortages and inflation. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, represented by Deputy Chief Whip Ibrahim Isiaka, said this during a public hearing in Abuja on Monday, organised by the House Committee on Agricultural Production and…
A former Peoples Democratic party (PDP)governorship candidate in Lagos State , Mr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has urged the Federal Government and state governments to ensure full implementation of Local Government (LG) autonomy. Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The former governorship candidate,…
Israel on Wednesday denied agreeing to a week long ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for a list from Hamas of hostages that the group would release. Media reports claimed the proposed deal would include a six-to-eight-week ceasefire, expanded aid access to the Palestinian enclave, and efforts to rebuild its health system, destroyed by Israeli strikes….
The Benue Goverment has said that the Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Maurice Ikpambese, stands removed from office. This is contained in a statement on Monday signed by Mr Tersoo Kula, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Hyacinth Alia in Makurdi. The government also urged the embattled CJ to prepare and defend the allegations preferred…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). This announcement was made in a statement by the board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former Controller General of the…
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says that he equates part of his legacy with his health. He said, “In boxing, people walk in the gym one way and not many walk out the same way, because of the trauma and the stuff they put their body through,” Joshua told Men’s Health. “I want my…
