Author: Festus Adeloye

The abductors of two students of Kogi State University, Kabba (KSUK) have demanded ₦50m ransom for the release of the students. The students were kidnapped last week Friday at the same spot and same day the Caretaker Chairmen of Kabba/Bunu Council area, Dare Micheal and his three aides were abducted. While the CTC chairman, Dare was released due to ill health that could not allow him to trek quickly with the abductors, the other three aides and the two students are still with the abductors. The kidnappers had on Monday requested ₦100 million as ransom for the chairman’s aides, and…

President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the family of Issa Hayatou, former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), who died at the age of 77 on Thursday. In a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu commiserated with the Cameroonian Football Federation, the people of Cameroon, and the African football community. He described the passing of the legendary football administrator as a huge loss, underlining his contributions to the development of the sport in Africa and beyond. Hayatou was also a one-time acting President of FIFA — the world’s football governing body. The President prayed for…

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden will next week make their first joint campaign trip since the US president’s shock decision to drop out of the 2024 election, the White House said Friday. “On Thursday, August 15, the President and Vice President will travel to Maryland to discuss the progress they are making to lower costs for the American people,” it said in a statement. AFP

Nigerian sprint icon, Tobi Amusan has failed to make it to the final of the Women’s 100m hurdles. This came as she finished in third position clocking a time of 12.55s which was also not enough to see her qualify as one of the best losers. Stay tuned for more details…

Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has described as “arrant nonsense”, recent calls by some groups asking Igbo people to leave Lagos. “That type of campaign is ‘arrant nonsense’; it is ‘sheer stupidity,” George told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. The retired army officer, a Lagos indigene, spoke on the sideline of an interactive session with the media on the State of the Nation, held at his office in Ikoyi. “It is nonsense. I say it is arrant nonsense. Why should we be saying that the Igbo people should leave? “We have grown with them…

The actress and entrepreneur, Tonto Dikeh, has denied claims that she was arrested and detained by the police or any law enforcement agency in Nigeria. In a statement on her Instagram page, Tonto emphasised that she is a law-abiding citizen and a member of the diplomatic society, committed to living above board. She clarified that she has never been involved in criminal activities and has never received a search warrant, arrest warrant, or any other form of warrant from the Nigerian police. Tonto warned that she would exercise her rights against anyone who spreads false stories or defames her character.…

A member of the House of Representatives Alhassan Doguwa (APC-Kano) says he has no murder case. The comment was a reply to his colleague Abdulmumini Jibrin’s (NNPP-Kano) allegations against him. In a statement he signed on Thursday, Doguwa said, “Let me say categorically as of today. I, Doguwa, am not standing before any court of law in Nigeria for an alleged murder, a culpable homicide. “I went through virtually all criminal investigations and judicial considerations at various levels and came out clean and victoriously innocent. Copies of such rigorous police investigations conducted by the highest police investigations authority in the land…

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo upset Noah Lyles’ plan for an Olympic sprint double by storming to victory in the 200m in Paris on Thursday. Tebogo clocked an African record of 19.45sec for gold with American Kenny Bednarek taking silver in 19.62sec and Lyles bronze in 19.70sec.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has disrupted an event tagged, “Unveiling the Power of Women and Food Security,” which was held without the ministry’s approval. Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, saying the organiser has been taken into custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged impersonation of the ministry. “There is an impersonating thing going on here. The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs did not plan this. The lady, I have arrested her. Right now, she is with the Department of State Service (DSS),” the minister said in a video posted on her X…

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Thursday, pledged to ensure justice for 16-year-old Ismail Muhammad who was killed by a soldier during hunger protest in Samaru area of Zaria in the state. In a tweet on his verified X handle, Sani expressed deep condolences to the family of the deceased and announced a high-powered delegation, led by the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, to condole with them. The governor assured them that a full and thorough investigation would be conducted, and the culprit would be brought to book. He also promised to maintain close contact with the family…