Day: June 25, 2022

Why I fought fan in Ogun – Yoruba actor, Ogogo

Abibat Babalola

Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has spoken up following a public fight with a fan on the streets of Ilaro, Ogun state. Videos trending on the Internet showed the actor in a tussle with a man in the midst of a crowd, and afterwards getting into his car and driving away. Sharing videos of the incident, Hassan took to his Instagram page on Friday to explain the reason for the altercation. According to him, the said fan alongside others had approached him, and demanded he pay…

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Morocco 2022: Ebi, Oshoala, 22 Others Make Super Falcons List

Ganiyu Amodu

Head coach Randy Waldrum has picked Captain Onome Ebi and 24 other players to represent Nigeria at the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco from the 2nd to 23rd July. The list of the nine-time champions is an interesting mix of the old guard and new blood, with veterans Tochukwu Oluehi, Ebi, Rita Chikwelu, Osinachi Ohale, Francisca Ordega and Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene on board, as well as defenders Ashleigh Plumptre, Nicole Payne and Michelle Alozie, midfielder Regina Otu and forwards Vivian Ikechukwu, Gift Monday and Ifeoma Onumonu.…

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Gospel Singer, Osinachi, Laid To Rest In Abia

Abibat Babalola

The remains of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, were laid to rest in Amakpoke Umuaku community, Abia State, on Saturday. Osinachi, who was popularly known for her song “Ekwueme”, died on April 8, 2022 aged 48. She was said to have suffered from an internal injury in her chest following alleged maltreatment by her husband. The police arrested Mr Nwachukwu on April 11, after Osinachi’s younger brother reported a case of culpable homicide against him. READ ALSO: Lung Cancer, Not Me, Killed Osinachi, I’m Innocent – Husband Police Submit Osinachi…

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Meet Dr. Rejoice Songden, 1st Female Registrar In University of Jos History

Ganiyu Amodu

The Governing Council of the University of Jos has appointed Dr. Rejoice Songden as the first female Registrar of the institution. Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar Information and Publication of the university, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to Abdullahi, Songden, who until her new appointment was the Registrar of the Karl Kumm University, Vom, near Jos, would serve for a five-year single tenure. READ ALSO: All 2022 Law Graduates At University of Calgary Are Nigerians – Dean 5G Networks May Interfere with Aircraft landing, IATA warns Nigeria UI,…

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How Eaglets Beat B’Faso 2-1 to Win WAFU Cup

Precious Ibekwe

Few weeks after claiming the WAFU B U20 Championship, Nigeria again underscored her undoubted strength in youth football when she swept to the U17 title in the region, as five-time world champions Golden Eaglets edged the Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-1 in Saturday’s final at the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana. Forward Abubakar Abdullahi had threatened the Burkinabe rear as early as the 8th minute when his low drive streamed away from goal, but in the 22nd minute, he rose highest in the box to powerfully nod Emmanuel Michael’s…

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5G Networks May Interfere with Aircraft landing, IATA warns Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

The International Air Transport Association has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and the governments of other countries to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and incumbent aviation safety systems can safely co-exist with new 5G services. The organisation spoke against the backdrop of flight disruptions caused by the recent deployment of 5G services by telecommunication companies in the United States and plans by Nigeria and other countries to deploy 5G services in the coming months. While IATA recognises the economic importance of making spectrum available…

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Army General Fighting B’Haram Returns To Meet Wife in Bed With Man – Report

Gbenga Adeoti

“I send my salary fighting Boko Haram to you. Why? But you said you don’t like fair boys, you don’t like a man that smokes but allowed this one litter my house with cigarettes and used condoms” “It’s the devil.” Here is the full script of encounter between the couple, and the intruder   A man said to be a Nigerian Army General has returned home from his duties in the North East fighting Boko Haram to meet his wife in bed with another man. This revelation was, according to…

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