Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Otunba Daniel greets Chief Iyabode Apampa at 75 Otunba Gbenga Daniel has congratulated the amazon of Ogun West politics and first female Chairman of the Oodua Group Board of Directors, Chief Mrs. Iyabode Matilda Apampa on her 75th birthday. In his congratulatory message made available to Freelanews on Sunday, Senator Daniel described Mrs. Apampa as “God-fearing, a veteran Politician and a trailblazer as far as women in politics in Ogun State is concerned, and which has earned her several posts in various departments and agencies of government covering various sectors of the economy. “I cannot recall how many women in…

Elon Musk said in a social media post that his proposed cage fight with Meta (META.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The social media moguls have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas since June, Reuters reports. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans,” Musk said in a post on X early on Sunday morning, without giving any further details. Earlier on Sunday, Musk had said on X that he was “lifting weights…

Ope, Asekun, Abari Others Hails Lagos Island East LCDA Leagues of SSA and SA …. claim no vacancy in 2025 Former member of the Lagos state house of Assembly from Lagos Island Constituency 1, Hon. Lanre Ope has commended the leagues of Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants in Lagos Island EAST LCDA under the Administrative of Hon. Muibi Alade Folawiyo for organizing a colourful and well attended Exhibition as part of efforts to appreciate the good work of the council chairman.  According to Hon.Ope, “this is the first of it’s kind in the history of Lagos Island Politics, “no…

NIGERIA WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE FIBA WOMEN’S AFROBASKET The Coach Rena Wakama-led girls beat Senegal, 84-74 on Saturday, to grab the top spot at the tournament which held in Kigali, Rwanda. Nigeria had on Thursday, dumped out hosts Rwanda to set up the final match against Senegal. Earlier on, Mali beat Rwanda 89-51 to win the third place match at the tournament. Thebladengr.com

At 75th Anniversary Celebration, Zulum Appointed UI Ambassador The University of Ibadan has appointed and decorated Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum as the University’s ambassador ahead of its forthcoming 75th anniversary, tagged “UI@75.” The university which was established in 1948 will be 75 this year, 2023, and a celebration is being planned at a date to be made public. The anniversary’s planning committee was set up in February, this year. Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Kayode Adebowale led management and other officials to Maiduguri where Governor Zulum was decorated and presented with a plaque of honour. The presentation…

Ronaldo scores highest headed goal, breaking long-standing record of late Gerd Muller Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest goalscorer through headers when he scored the second goal for Al Nassr against US Monastir in a King Salman Club Cup game at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. Ronaldo met Sultan Al Ghanam’s cross in the 74th minute to put Al Nassr in front, scoring his 145th headed goal. He broke the record of Gerd Muller who had 144 goals through headers. This was the 839th goal in Ronaldo’s career, with the 38-year-old finding the net for…

D’Tigress win fourth consecutive Afrobasket D’Tigress equal Senegal’s record of four straight Women’s Afrobasket titles. Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have defeated Senegal to win the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship for the fourth consecutive time. D’Tigress The Lionesses have now lost to the D’Tigress in four Afrosbasket finals. The Rena Wakama- led ladies defeated the 11-time African champions 84-74 to claim their sixth championship at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. The victory means that D’Tigress will now compete for a spot at the women’s basketball event of the 2024 Olympics. D’Tigress quickly established their dominance…

‘Why people say Obasanjo is stingy’ – Ali Baba recounts most memorable joke Ali Baba Obasanjo Popular comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popular as Ali Baba, has recounted his “most memorable joke” on the sense of frugality President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ali Baba recounted his encounter with Obasanjo while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise breakfast show on Saturday. The comedy legend said the former President wanted him to expunge the joke from his book. According to Ali Baba, his joke on Obasanjo’s supposed frugality remained evergreen. Recall that Obasanjo was Nigeria’s democratically elected President from May 1999 to May 2007. But, prior to…

YABATECH ranks Nigeria’s best Polytechnic for 6th time YABATECH Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has retained the first position for the sixth time in the biannual Webometrics ranking among Polytechnics in the country released in July 2023. This is contained in a statement on Saturday, signed by Mr Joe Ejiofor, Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Lagos. Ejiofor said the College also moved up by two steps, displaced other universities, widened the gap between the College and the first runner-up polytechnic by 17 steps and improved upon its January 2023 position. According to Ejiofor, Webometric is a ranking of higher institutions of…

Cleric begs business firms to support owners of SMEs in Enugu IMG-20230805-WA0006 (1) Popular Enugu State based cleric, pastor Ugochukwu Anike, has appealed to the Imo State business community to encourage Small and Medium – Sized Enterprises (SME) owners in Enugu State to grow their businesses. Anike said that for business owners to make headway, strategic information on new business ideas must be shared among business owners. Speaking during a meeting with TIBC President in Imo State, Mr. Ojukwu Casmir and TIBC Vice Chairman, Mr. Samuel Chijioke Anyakamnele, the cleric said young business owners must be looking out for themselves.…