Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has condoled with the Catholic Bishop of Awgu Diocese, Most Rev J. I. Okoye, over the road accident that painfully claimed the lives of…
Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art wins “Museum Opening of the Year” award
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA) of the Pan-Atlantic University, has emerged winner of the “Museum Opening of the Year” awarded by Apollo magazine of The Spectator Group, UK. According to apollo-magazine.com, the other shortlisted museums were: Aberdeen Art…
*Police arrest seven over attacks on Lagos task force officials (Punch)*#EndSARS protester, Eromosele regains freedom (Thisday)
Police arrest seven over attacks on Lagos task force officials (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested seven suspects over the attacks on men of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit.…
Nigeria reports 146 COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 146 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 65,839 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
Frontline economist, Albert Okumagba, is dead
A frontline economist, stockbroker, capital market operator and investment expert, Mr. Albert Okumagba, is dead. Reliable sources in the capital market, where Okumagba was highly respected, confirmed the news of his death. He was said to have died in Abuja,…
*Two unemployed men allegedly steal seven goats in Lagos (Vanguard)*Lagos asks residents to identify corpses of missing relatives at LASUTH (Thisday)
Two unemployed men allegedly steal seven goats in Lagos (Vanguard) Two unemployed men, Sheyi Ajayi and Ismaila Olalekan, who allegedly stole seven goats, on Thursday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Ajayi, 29, and Olalekan, 27, are…
Zoe Saldana, Ryan Reynolds and Jennifer Garner team up for Netflix’s “The Adam Project”
Zoe Saldana has signed up to star opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jennifer Garner in Netflix’s upcoming movie The Adam Project. The film will see Ryan star as a pilot who uses ‘rudimentary time-travel technology to reunite with a younger version…
Bobby Brown’s son, Bobby Brown Jr., dead at 28
Bobby Brown’s son, Bobby Brown Jr., has died at 28. The younger Bobby was born to Brown and Kim Ward, with whom Brown had an 11-year off-and-on relationship. TMZ, who reported the news Wednesday evening, says that while police are…
ATP Finals: Daniil Medvedev beats lacklustre Novak Djokovic to advance to semi-finals
Daniil Medvedev beat an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic in straight sets to book his spot in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals. Medvedev, the world No. 4 from Russia, has become known for his ability to break his opponents’ brains and…
Lukaku sends Belgium into Nations League finals
Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium secured their place at the Nations League finals with victory against Denmark. Leicester’s Youri Tielemans opened the scoring after just three minutes with a drilled finish. Jonas Wind headed in an equaliser but Lukaku…