Chelsea Defeat Leicester City 3-1 At King Power Stadium

Graham Potter’s side made it three wins in a week as they secured a 3-1 win at the King Power Stadium. Chelsea made it three wins in a row in all competitions as they beat Leicester City 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. READ ALSO: Buhari Congratulates Nigerian Professor For Winning $300,000 History Prize BREAKING: Fresh FM Staff Dies While Trekking To Office Seplat Energy Appoints Acting CEO As Court Bars Brown From Management Duties How Strategic Were 2023 Presidential Campaign Messages?, By Ganiu Okunnu, PhD Kai Havertz was…

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Buhari Congratulates Nigerian Professor For Winning $300,000 History Prize

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded a Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies, Florida International University, Saheed Aderinto, for winning the prestigious Dan David Prize. Dan David Prize is the largest financial reward for excellence in the historical discipline in the world. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Saturday, President Buhari commended the selection committee of the international award, created 21 years ago, for recognizing the vital and scholarly contributions of the Nigerian to the study of history, which sheds light on the human past. READ…

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BREAKING: Fresh FM Staff Dies While Trekking To Office

A popular presenter with Ibadan-based private radio station, Fresh FM Nigeria, popularly known as Baba Bintin, has been reported dead after he slumped on his way to the radio station for his programme on Saturday morning. As gathered by Sunday Vanguard, the death of Baba Bintin was announced during a radio programme by the ace radio twins, Komolafe Olaiya and Olalomi Amole, Oyin Ado on Saturdays. READ ALSO: Seplat Energy Appoints Acting CEO As Court Bars Brown From Management Duties OBIDIENT AND A JOURNEY INTO UNDERSTANDING, BY DARE BABARINSA Nigerian…

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Seplat Energy Appoints Acting CEO As Court Bars Brown From Management Duties

Seplat Energy said Friday its chief operating officer, Samson Ezugworie, has been asked to take over as the chief executive officer of the oil & gas company. The decision followed an interim order of a judge, C.J. Aneke, of the Federal High Court, Lagos, restraining Roger Brown, the company’s CEO, from engaging in the running of the firm. The corporation said in a regulatory filing that Mr Brown has stepped back from his executive duties and delegated authority to the COO. READ ALSO: OBIDIENT AND A JOURNEY INTO UNDERSTANDING, BY…

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OBIDIENT AND A JOURNEY INTO UNDERSTANDING, BY DARE BABARINSA

The Obidients chew the figures like their hero and were ready to serve him without collecting shishi… The Obidients represent the future of Nigerian politics when ideology and manifesto would matter.   The presidential election 2023 may go down in history as one that was most strategically fought among the three leading contestants. I will rely mainly on the results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which is being disputed by the first runner up, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice-President, who ran on the platform of the…

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Nigerian Teenager Shoots Three-Year-Old Girl To Death

“This is how it happened,” Police give details         A 13-year-old teenager has shot a three-year-old girl to death with a dane gun in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, the state’s police command has said. The owner of the dane gun, 45-year old Semiu Adegesin, whose contributory negligence led to the death of the 3-year old girl was arrested by the police. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesman, Ogun Police Command, in a statement on Friday, said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Imasayi Divisional Headquarters that…

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Lagos Bus-Train Wreck: Bus Driver Undergoes Psychiatric, Drug, Other Tests

The driver of the Lagos State Government Workers’ official bus that crashed into a train at the PWD bus stop on Thursday morning has commenced psychiatric, psychological and drug tests. The driver was said to have ignored warnings from the Nigeria Railway Corporation flagman and other drivers when the bus was crushed by the train. The driver of the crushed vehicle was arrested after the incident by the operatives of the Railway Police Command. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the command, Yetunde Longe, confirmed the arrest of the…

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Fans Carry Placards, Demand Davido’s Return To Social Life

Some fans of Davido can no longer endure the singer’s silence from social media and in the music industry. Some of them stepped out on Thursday morning to hold a rally to remind him to keep his promise. READ ALSO: Mansa Musa: Story Of Richest Man That Ever Lived How Strategic Were 2023 Presidential Campaign Messages?, By Ganiu Okunnu, PhD NCDMB Emerges Best MDA in Efficiency, Transparency BRT Driver Ignored Our Warnings, Lagos Train Tragedy Victims Open Up The singer had been silent online following the tragic demise of his…

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Mansa Musa: Story Of Richest Man That Ever Lived

Mansa Musa was one of the most extraordinary Emperors of Mali. He was named Mansa, which means King. He was also called Kankan Musa. He ruled from 1312 to 1337, which was for 25 years. He was the 9th king and was preceded by Muhammad Ibn Qu. During the reign of Mansa Musa in Mali, Mali was one of the world’s wealthiest and most territorial kingdoms. This made the fame of Mansa Musa spread all across and beyond Africa. Mansa Musa contributed to the growth of Mali in various significant…

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How Strategic Were 2023 Presidential Campaign Messages?, By Ganiu Okunnu, PhD

The 2023 presidential election had been conducted and result released. Although the result of the poll is still being challenged by some of the opposition parties, mainly the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and their presidential candidates, the nation’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had presented certificate of return to winner of the poll, former Governor of Lagos State and presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Like previous presidential elections, the 2023 election has had its share…

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