The outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has approved the conferment of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II. The PUNCH reports that Senator Kola Balogun, representing Oyo South Senatorial district had, in a letter dated May 19, 2023, requested that […]

The Federal Government has released and handed over a large crude carrier, MT Heroic Idun, to the owners, Idun Maritime Limited, after fulfilling the conditions of the plea bargain entered between them and the Nigerian government. It would be recalled that the tanker with 26 foreign crew on board resisted arrests by the Nigerian Navy […]

Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT) has offered free medical treatment to not less than 2,000 indigenes from the Tarauni Local Government area of Kano State. Those treated have different ailments, ranging from high blood pressure, diabetes, malaria, and eye defects.   The Director General and Chief Executive officer of Kano Independent Research Centre (KIRCT), Professor […]

A yet-to-be-identified cart pusher was crushed to death on Sunday after a container truck fully loaded with concrete stones fell on him in the Dopemu area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, while confirming the incident, said the cart pusher died instantly. According to a statement by LASTMA spokesperson, Taofiq Adebayo, the […]

A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has said the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has set traps for the incoming successor, President-elect Bola Tinubu. He disclosed this while highlighting the failures of the outgoing administration. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, said Buhari wanted his regime to look […]

Infrastructural activities in the Construction and Real estate sector reduced by 7.4 per cent in its contribution to Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product in Q1 2023. According to latest data released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics recently, the sector contributed a total of N8.33tn in the quarter compared to the N9tn generated in the […]

The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has distanced itself from the alleged plans to disrupt Monday’s inauguration of the new administration in Abia State or any part of the country. The family also declared that the group is not part of any plot to cause […]

In this episode of So This Happened, we reviewed the bill which the Senate passed for second reading, to compensate victims of the 2020 EndSARS protest. We also reviewed the story of a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Samuel Adegoke, who committed suicide after allegedly losing his school fees and that of […]

SEGUN ODUNAYO writes on Ijara-Isin, a small community in Kwara State, which has its unique means of buying and selling Ijara-Isin is a sleepy small community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria. The villagers are quiet people who go about their business peacefully. Many of the indigenes are farmers and petty […]

Our football betting expert offers up three Brentford vs Man City betting tips ahead of the final Premier League matches of the season on Sunday. Manchester City have already secured the title but they will want to carry their momentum into the FA Cup final as they take on a Brentford side who are chasing […]