Veteran Actor, Olusegun Akinremi, popularly known as “Chief Kanran”, says he has not abandoned acting in spite of being ordained a priest. Kanran told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that he was still into entertainment business. He said that he would willingly feature in film production and any other screen […]

The Police on Monday arraigned a 41-year-old man, Saheed Atere, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding Mr Oyewole Odunsi of N800,000 under the pretext of supplying him nine cows.

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have ordered all its Chinese lecturers and others who travelled to China as part of the university’s exchange programme to remain there in view of the dreaded coronavirus ravaging that country and other parts of the world. The vice-chancellor of the university, Professor Charles […]

Six inmates were killed in a prison riot in Italy and guards were taken hostage at another jail, as unrest spread in prisons across the country over measures to contain the coronavirus, including restrictions on visits. Italy’s government has imposed a virtual lockdown across much of its wealthy northern regions at the epicenter of the […]

Teen sensation Billy Gilmour has vowed to prove he is not just along for the ride at Chelsea after two man-of-the-match performances in a week. The 18-year-old caught the eye in both the midweek 2-0 FA Cup win over Liverpool and Sunday’s 4-0 thumping of Everton — his first Premier League start. “It’s a bit […]

By Onozure Dania – Lagos Two men, Kazeem Ekundayo, Waliu Majiyagbe, who allegedly obtained the sum of N2million, under false pretext of selling land, were On Monday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Igbosere. Ekundayo, 43 and Majiyagb, 42, whose residential addresses were not given, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, fraud, […]

Tyrrell Hatton held off a stellar field to claim his maiden PGA Tour title at Bay Hill on Sunday, while Tiger Woods announced he would miss this week’s Players Championship through injury. Here, AFP Sport looks at three talking points in golf as the world’s leading players gear up for the sport’s ‘fifth major’ at […]

By Ibrahim Hassan The Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that reports Hajj and Umrah activities, has observed that a shortage of e-passport was capable of affecting the smooth conduct of Hajj in 2020. The group, therefore, called on the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) to ensure availability of E-passport especially the 32-page 5-year validity […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole had destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout at Gulumba Gana-Kumshe Axis in the northern part of Borno State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday […]

By Ibrahim Hassan The Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that reports Hajj and Umrah activities, has observed that shortage of e-passport was capable of affecting the smooth conduct of Hajj in 2020. The group, therefore, called on the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) to ensure availability of E-passport especially the 32-page 5-year validity (Adults […]