Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

New President of Rugby Africa in Ghana is Mensah By Adeniyi Ifetayo Ghanaian sports administrator, Herbert Mensah, has been elected as the new President of Rugby Africa, the governing body of Rugby in Africa, following the conclusion of the Rugby Africa Executive Committee Elections held yesterday. Mensah, who is known for his passion for the sport and his extensive experience in sports administration, will lead the continent’s rugby governing body in the next four years. In his acceptance speech, Mensah reiterated his passionate vision for the growth of African Rugby. He highlighted that his priority would be to continue the…

Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia continue Napoli’s title march at Torino By Elegbede Abiodun Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were again the heroes for Napoli as Italy’s champions-elect thumped Torino 4-0 and moved a whopping 21 points clear at the Serie A summit. Nigeria striker Osimhen took his league-leading goal tally to 21 with two towering headers in each half with Kvaratskhelia’s 35th-minute penalty sandwiched inbetween. Kvaratskhelia then laid on Tanguy Ndombele’s first Serie A goal in the 68th minute following great hold-up play from Osimhen as Napoli took another step towards a first league title since 1990 in front of an army…

Zulum Rewards 149 Firemen with N100,000 Each for Gallantry During Market Inferno By Adeniyi Ifetayo Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N14.9 million as grants to about 149 firemen in the state. The governor gave the approval in appreciation of their gallantry at arresting the inferno at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri over the weekend. The state was still battling with the rebuilding of the burnt Monday Market, which is expected to gulp several billions of naira, after it was consumed by inferno on the eve of the Presidential and National Assembly election. Similarly, fire fighters…

Prophet Ikechukwu Samuel drops important message for Nigerians The President of Shiloh Word Chapel and the Founder of the Samaritan Foundation, Prophet Ikechukwu Samuel, has urged Nigerians to embrace love so that life can be a better place for everyone. The cleric noted that the message of love became necessary due to widespread bickering and politicking; ethnic rivalry, especially in our political clime. He urged Nigerians to ensure they stand against dirty politics. According to the cleric, the nation cannot prosper amid bitterness, argument, and hatred for one another. He said: “What we have seen in the last couple of…

* Amb. Dr. Queen Blessing Ebigieson, sworn in as new president of AMP* By Adeniyi Ifetayo Nollywood’s premier guild, Association of Movie Producers, (AMP), has recently sworn in her immediate past Vice President, Amb. Dr Queen Blessing Ebigieson, as the substantive president of the association. This is following the demise of Ms Peace Anyiam-Osigwe MFR, earlier in the year and in respect of the associations constitutional provision which states that the vice president shall complete the tenure of the president in the event of the president’s permanent relocation from Lagos, impeachment or death. The official swearing in of the new…

BREAKING: 35 year-old Lawan Musa of PDP Ends Yobe APC Speaker’s 6th Term Ambition‍. By Adeniyi Ifetayo Hon Ahmed Mirwa Lawan, the Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, has been unseated from his position by Lawan Musa, a 35-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Nguru II Constituency. The election was keenly contested, with Musa emerging victorious with a total of 6,648 votes, while Lawan secured 6,466 votes. The Returning Officer of the election, Dr Habib Muhammad, announced the results and revealed that other candidates of the ADC, NNPP and APM parties received 3,023 and 14…

INEC Declares PDP’s Umo Eno As Akwa Ibom Governor-Elect By Adeniyi Ifetayo Glamtush reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno as the winner of the March 18 governorship poll in the state. This online newspaper gathered that Eno polled 354,348 to defeat his closest rivals — Akanimo Udofia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 129,602 votes and Labour Party (LP)’s Uduakobong who got 4,746 votes. Eno was declared the winner by INEC Returning Officer in the state, Prof Emmanuel Adigio.…

26-Year-Old Lady Wins Kwara Assembly Seat. by – TheCaveat.info on – March 19, 2023 By Adeniyi Ifetayo A 26-year-old lady, Rukayat Shittu, has been declared the winner of the Kwara State House of Assembly election. Shittu is a former Senate President of the Congress of Students at the National Open University of Nigeria. In the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s returning officer, Professor Hakeem Ijaya, the 26-year-old, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, polled 7,521 votes to beat her Peoples Democratic Party rival, who polled 6,957 votes in the Saturday House of Assembly…

“I wanted to study law but my father said it was a waste of resources as I would change my name after marriage,” – Billionaire businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija. By Adeniyi Ifetayo Billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist, Apostle Folorunsho Alakija, has said she wanted to study law but her father advised her to become a secretary instead, because investing in her career would be a waste of resources as she would change her name after marriage. Taking to her Instagram page on Friday, March 17, Alakija wrote; “Growing up as a girl, I dreamt of becoming a lawyer, but my father had…

The Class, Elegance of Queen Consort of Warri Kingdom By Adeniyi Ifetayo Considering her majestic status, the perfect adjectival phrases that would describe the beautiful queen and wife of Olu of Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III, are class, elegance and glamour. No doubt, the strikingly beautiful woman commands respect and honour as her symbol of authority interprets. Barely two years since her husband, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III was enthroned to lead his subjects, the queen has been engaging in a whole lot of life-changing and laudable projects both home and abroad to better the lives of their…