Author: Akintayo Adams

This afternoon saw the Europa Conference League round of 16 draw, with Unai Emery’s Aston Villa serving as the only British team participating. As usual, the draw was held in Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, where the clubs that advanced to the play-off round got knowledge of their opponent’s seed. The last 16 fixtures will take place over consecutive weeks with the first legs being played on March 7th and the second legs following on March 14th. The result of the draw is as follows: Servette vs Viktoria Plzeň Ajax vs Aston Villa Molde vs Club Brugge Union SG vs Fenerbahçe…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has announced that any officer of the Park Management System (PMS) shall be held accountable for any crimes committed by them. During the inauguration of PMS officials led by Alhaji Tomiwa Omolewa, Makinde made this statement. The governor cautioned the recently sworn-in executive members to continue upholding law and order in the state during his speech at the gathering held at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. He went on to say that everyone who commits an offense will be held responsible for it. Makinde emphasized that his government will not put up with…

Liverpool, West Ham, Brighton, and Rangers have all learned who their opponents would be in the following round of the Europa League after the draw was completed. After the play-offs including third-place Champions League teams ended, Uefa held the draw this morning in Nyon. Other candidates include Bayer Leverkusen, led by Xabi Alonso, who is leading the Bundesliga this year; Villarreal, AC Milan, Atalanta, and Benfica might also pose a threat. The result of the draw is as follows: Sparta Prague vs Liverpool AS Roma vê Brighton Benfica vs Rangers Freiburg vs West Ham Marseille vs Villarreal Sporting vs Atalanta…

Lagos State is prepared for the establishment of a state police, according to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He also notes that the state has at least 10,000 personnel who will be deployed right away if the National Assembly and the Federal Government finalize the constitutional requirements pertaining to the creation of a state police. In a media chat on Thursday, Sanwo-Olu expressed his excitement for the establishment of state police in the nation. As per his statement, members of the Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC), a security organization in uniform founded by a Lagos State House of Assembly legislation in 2016,…

A spacecraft built and run by the Texas-based business Intuitive Machines made a historic landing on Thursday, close to the moon’s south pole. This was the first time the United States has set foot on the lunar surface in more than 50 years and the first landing carried out by the private sector. NASA, which equipped the vehicle with a number of research instruments, hailed the landing as a major step toward its goal of deploying a fleet of private spacecraft for lunar exploration missions. The goal of these missions is to go before the scheduled astronaut return to the…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has criticized Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s assertions that each state received an extra N30 billion to alleviate food crisis. Akpabio had made the remark a few days prior, but Makinde asserted that Oyo State had not received such cash during the dedication of the recently refurbished Iseyin Central Mosque, which was funded by Iseyin-born legal legend Ahmed Raji (SAN). “This is not the time to play politics, as we have real issues that deserve real solutions. But yesterday, I saw the video and read in the news where the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, made…

On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu defended the reforms carried out by his administration, asserting that they cannot be undone. After declaring an end to the fuel subsidy program at his inauguration, Tinubu introduced other reforms along with the currency. The country’s currency lost value as a result of the actions, which increased the cost of living in Nigeria. The president is not giving up on reforms despite the opposition and demonstrations that have greeted Tinubu’s administration’s measures. “I am happy that the Council is interested in various segments of Nigeria’s economy. We are right in the middle of a challenging…

Mr. Gbenga Alade has been appointed Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu. Ahmed Kuru, who took office in August 2015, is succeeded by Alade. Additionally, the president gave his approval to the appointment of the ten executive chiefs of Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, and Galaxy Backbone Limited. In a statement he signed on Thursday, Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed the appointments under the heading “President Tinubu appoints new AMCON management team.” In addition, Tinubu nominated the remaining three executive directors, subject to ratification…

48 Kwara State University (KWASU) students and two citizens of the Malete region of the state have been arrested by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Command for alleged offenses that may have involved online fraud. The arrest followed reliable information about the increasing prevalence of “yahoo-yahoo” commerce in the state, particularly on college campuses. The EFCC jumped into action in an attempt to rid the state of corruption and other evildoings by “yahoo-yahoo boys.” Following days of observation, agents of the Commission closed in on the suspects and apprehended them in their various hideouts…

Two new universities will be established with approval from the federal government, increasing the overall number of universities in the nation to 274 and the number of private universities to 149. Lighthouse University in Evbuobanosa, Edo State, and the African School of Economics in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja are the two universities in question. The two institutions were approved by President Bola Tinubu during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on December 13, 2023, according to Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman, who spoke at the awarding of provisional licenses to the two universities on Thursday in…