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After the death of UNILAG former VC Prof Adetokunbo Sofoluwe six months ago, a new vice Chancellor has been appointed. The new vice chancellor was before now the deputy vice chancellor and acting VC of the University. Professor Adisa bello whose appointment is for five years starts from today Monday ...

A former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina, has died at the age of 73. Adesina, who died at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, after a protracted illness, would have celebrated his 74th birthday next January. Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, who announced the death in Ibadan on Sunday, said Adesina, was ...

The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has now joined the elite league of Nigerian clergies, who own a private jet. This was affirmed on Saturday as members of The Word of Life Bible Church, in Ajamimogha, Warri, Delta state, presented the Pastor with a private ...

An Austrian man was arrested by cops after he was found having séx with a statue. Matthias Maier, 24, was caught bónking a bronze statue lion in the Bulgarian city of Russe. He was discovered by two policemen with his trousers around his ankles. Maier was arrested and charged with ...

Many passengers escaped death when two trains collided in Lagos on Wednesday. Four people were however injured. It was learnt that the accident was due to the absence of signal operator at the Mushin Station terminus in Lagos. An eyewitness, who identified herself simply as Bisi, said when one of ...

Possibly one of the more unexpected products at Maker Faire Africa this year in Lagos is a urine powered generator, created by four girls. The girls are Duro-Aina Adebola (14), Akindele Abiola (14), Faleke Oluwatoyin (14) and Bello Eniola (15). The generator is on display at an exhibition in Lagos ...

President Barack Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney and won himself a second term Tuesday after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Obama beat Romney after nabbing almost every one of the crucial battleground states. Romney conceded in Boston ...

Four people were killed on Friday evening in Damboa, a southern community in Borno State, in fresh attacks by suspected Boko Haram members. Also, a local government secretariat and a fire service station in the community were burnt during the attacks. The incident occurred barely four hours after the killing ...

Nollywood actor, Pete Eneh, has lost one of his legs to illness. Doctors at Parklane Hospital Enugu had no choice but to amputate one of his legs in order to save his life. The veteran actor was said to have sustained some kind of injury last year, and because he ...

After weeks of controversies, Mr. Abubakar has been kicked out of the deputy governor�s seat in Taraba State. The Taraba State House of Assembly on Thursday removed the state�s Deputy Governor, Sani Abubakar, from office on allegations of fraud and abuse of office, ending weeks of sparring between Mr. Danladi ...

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that two death row convicts in the state deserve to die, saying he owes no apology over his stance which he said was in exercise of his duty as governor. In a robust defence of his position, Oshiomhole, in an� interview, said ...

One of Nigeria’s most popular fashion designers, Remi Osholake known as Remi Lagos passed on in London on saturday after battling with cancer. She was 51 years. Rest in peace Remi Diva

Nigerian soldiers who stormed four areas considered Islamist strongholds in the northeastern city of Maiduguri shot dead about 40 young men, residents and a morgue attendant told AFP Friday. �Soldiers came in large numbers and asked all of us out. They segregated the young from the old…All we heard were ...

The Lagos State Government is to turn the site of the June 3, 2012 Dana plane crash into a memorial of the victims of the accident. Governor Babatunde Fashola said this during the presentation of 2013 budget proposal to the state’s lawmakers on Wednesday. He said, �Our agreement to dedicate ...

Gunmen killed the retired general at his residence. Nov 2 (PREMIUM TIMES) � Gunmen shot dead a retired general and a northern elder statesman, Mamman Shuwa, on Friday in Maidugri, the Borno state capital. He was reportedly shot around 11:30 a.m. Witnesses said the retired general was shot multiple times ...

The Director of Dams in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, has vindicated Cameroon for releasing excess water that caused massive flood, affected about 22 states of the Federation and left thousands of Nigerians Homeless. The Director during his visit to the project site of Otukpo multipurpose dam in Benue ...

A new book by Lord Sebastian Coe has revealed that FIFA president Sepp Blatter thought English football was being ‘run by idiots’ prior to the failed 2018 World Cup bid. Coe was an important part of England’s bid process which only garnered two official votes and he admits that the ...

Reports say the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has offered a ceasefire giving certain conditions for its workability. The group was said to have demanded that the federal government arrests the former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Ali Modu Sheriff is also reported to be on the ...

This is really hard to believe! Sometimes situation like these are mostly photo-shopped, but trust me’ Stories like these are hard to believe!!! According To Source: Obinna,21, a 200 level student of UNIPORT was reported to have developed multiple sex organs after an intensive 2 night sexcapade with his gay ...

The Lagos State Government has set in motion a bill proposing the prohibition of smoking in designated places. The bill yesterday scaled through the first reading at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The private member bill is sponsored by a member representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2, Mr. Gbolahan Yishawu, and ...