Author: Charles Pineda

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, is dead. He was aged 81. Oba Balogun spent two years on the throne of his forefathers, having been presented the Staff of Office by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on March 11, 2022. Confirming his death in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, […]

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has assured Nigerians that the rehabilitated Port Harcourt Oil Refinery would commence operations in two weeks. Kyari stated this on Thursday at an interactive session with the Senate. He assured Nigerians that the delivery date of the Port Harcourt and other […]

A 22-year-old lady, Fasia Ajoke, was on Thursday sentenced to seven months and three weeks in prison by the Special Offences Court at Bolade-Oshodi for assaulting a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps female officer while on duty. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his […]

The union president stated that his members will keep working extra hours to make sure there are enough people on duty for emergencies, but he's worried that it's not something they can keep doing for a long time.

Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said the Nigerian market was yet to become one of its top markets, even though it holds ‘extraordinary potential.’ Binance stated this in a statement released on Thursday. It, however, noted that it would continue to invest in the country and promote financial inclusion. The platform reiterated that it was […]

The company that owns Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo grocery chains reports that its net earnings in the most recent quarter increased by 8.5% to $134.2 million.

Quebec’s Jacques Delisle is believed to be the first Canadian judge to ever stand trial for murder. He was convicted in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife Marie Nicole Rainville.

A special Canadian program designed to prevent inappropriate closure of sexual-assault cases by police is scheduled to lose federal funding at the end of this month.

What is the expected duration of Kawhi Leonard's absence? A well-known NBA insider has an important update on the Clippers star's back injury.

In Northampton on Wednesday, Dallas witnessed firsthand why Archbishop Wood has been in the running for a state championship in 80% of the last decade.