The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one Adeyemi Adewale, a football player for the Ilesa West Local Government Area team, who slumped during a match in Osogbo, the state capital. The deceased was said to be participating in the annual football match in honour of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke at the Ataoja School of Science on Thursday when he slumped on the field and died shortly after. Spokesperson for the Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said efforts to…
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More Details Emerge On Retired AIG’s Wife Kidnapped Inside Her Home
The Ogun State Police Command have confirmed the attack and eventual abduction of the wife of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, from her residence in the Arepo area of Ogun State. According to available information, Mrs. Odumosu was abducted in the early hours of Friday by heavily armed men. Further investigations indicated that Mrs Odumosu was attacked by four masked men when she was about to enter home. It was gathered that assailants dragged her from her Lexus Jeep and took her through swampy areas to…
Read MoreHaaland Signs New 9.5 Year Contract At Man City
. The Norwegian scored 52 in his debut season, when he was named PFA Player of the Year and Footballer of the Year, and a further 38 in all competitions last year, retaining the Premier League Golden Boot. Erling Haaland has signed a 10-season contract to keep him at Manchester City until he is 33. The striker, whose previous deal was set to expire in 2027, has put pen to paper on a seven-year extension in what is almost certainly the most lucrative contract City have given any player.…
Read MoreThree Year-Old Pupil Slapped By Teacher Gets Scholarship to University Level
“Mother is a widow and a cleaner in the same school where the assault took place,” advantage of adversary tale of how firm also gifted the boy two bedroom flat, and one million naira to take care of immediate needs + VIDEO Remember the 3 year old Pupil slapped repeatedly by his teacher at an Ikorodu, Lagos Nursery School? Watch video here. Now out of the ashes of that sad incident some good things are emerging for the kid. Platforms Africa reports that Gidi Real Estate limited…
Read MoreNigeria Grows National Oil Reserves By 1.45% – NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has disclosed that the nation grows its national oil and gas reserves by 1.45% and 0.206% respectively in 2024. Commission Chief Executive (CCE), NUPRC , Engr. Gbenga Komolafe disclosed this on Thursday at the Petroleum Industry Stakeholders’ Forum which was held at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Towers in Abuja. He said, “the upstream sector experienced growth in the national oil and gas reserves by 1.45% and 0.206% respectively in 2024 compared with 2023 and oil production rose by 26% from April…
Read MoreTruck Rams Into Building, Kills Family of Nine
Tragedy struck in Okete, a community in the Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, Thursday when a truck crashed into a residential building, killing nine members of a family. Sources said the incident occurred around 5 am when the family was still asleep. It was gathered that the truck suffered a brake failure, which caused the driver to lose control, leading to the collision with the house situated along the roadside. READ ALSO: ‘Second Time In Months,’ Pope Francis Falls, Bruises Arm ‘After Selling Same Land To Three Buyers,’…
Read More‘Second Time In Months,’ Pope Francis Falls, Bruises Arm
The Vatican said on Thursday that Pope Francis was wearing a sling and that he had damaged his forearm in his second fall in as many months. The press office stated in a statement that the 88-year-old, whose health has been deteriorating over the past few years, fell at his home in the Vatican’s Santa Marta neighbourhood but did not break any bones. “This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a contusion on his right forearm, without fractures. The arm was immobilised as…
Read More‘After Selling Same Land To Three Buyers,’ Man Allegedly Commits Suicide
A middle-aged man named Tartor Ayihe is said to have killed himself by consuming pesticide following a disagreement over a piece of land he sold to three different people in Makurdi, Benue State’s Ayihe neighborhood, close to the International Market. The dispute over the same piece of land’s several sales was allegedly the catalyst for the Wednesday night altercation. The deceased sold a piece of land to three purchasers, according to community sources, which sparked outrage and local authorities stepping in. One of the sources said, “The community leaders had…
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