World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defeated Ukrainian giant Wladimir Klitschko in an epic 11 round battle at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. And the undefeated fighter will be honoured for his heroics in Nigeria where his parents were born. According to ESPN, the Sagamu International Stadium in the state of Ogun will be renamed the Anthony … Read more
Abeokuta — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday made a recollection of election as president in 1999, declaring that he had to travel to South Africa to seek the counsel of Nelson Mandela (late) and Desmond Tutu before accepting to seek for election as president Speaking at a thanksgiving service to herald his 80th birthday anniversary … Read more
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has said that leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and those in the cabinet were not being prosecuted for corruption because no evidence had been put forward indicting them. Adesina, who made this known while featuring as a guest on a … Read more
Femi Kuti, Afrobeat mastero, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari sought his support in the buildup to the election. The artiste spoke in a manner suggesting that Buhari solicited his assistance through Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo had visited Kuti’s Akute residence in Ogun state during the electioneering period. Commenting on the visit, the musician, who … Read more
Police in Ogun state in southern Nigeria rescued two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped there this month, a police official said. Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesman for the Ogun police, said the two were working for a quarry company in the state, which is just north of the commercial capital of Lagos, when they were taken by … Read more
The Ogun Police Command of the Nigerian Police Service has rescued another chained 10-year-old girl, Promise Udeh, at Adigbe area of Abeokuta. She was rescued on Thursday when neighbours living close to the building where she was chained alerted the police. The acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said she was … Read more
The Nigeria Security Forces have rescued a nine-year-old boy who was chained at a church. Korede Taiwo, was chained for weeks at the Key of Joy Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ in Ajiwo, Ogun state, Nigeria. A statement released by the security forces said that the boy was rescued at about 10:30AM on … Read more
Against the backdrop of persistent social media blitz by members of Christ Embassy Church, alleging that their Pastor, Christian Oyakhilome and his ex-wife Pastor Anita Ebhodaghe (formerly Oyakhilome) have reconciled. Naija247news contacted Anita Ebhodaghe and her Solicitors to ascertain the veracity of the alleged reconcilation, which is being used to promote an upcoming Christ Embassy … Read more