Tag: Oyo

Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick dies at 84

Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has died at the age of 84.  Keswick, a successful merchant banker, first joined the Gunners board as a director in 2005 before going on to take the mantle of chairman in 2013. He...

NCDC holds emergency meeting as strange disease spreads to Zamfara

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has held an emergency meeting with commissioners for health in Sokoto and Kaduna over a strange illness spreading across Sokoto and Zamfara states. Giving an update on the meeting, Jide Idris, Director-General of...

Two to die by hanging for armed robbery in Osun

An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced two middle-aged men to death by hanging for armed robbery.  The court presided over by Justice Ayo Oyebiyi convicted the duo of Wasiu Afolayan, 36, a battery charger and Kola...

Navy expresses concern over surge in stowaways in Lagos waters

The Nigerian Navy has raised alarm over a surge in stowaways in Lagos waters, with a staggering 75 individuals arrested on merchant ships from August 2023 to April 2024. In a statement by Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, director of Information at...

Eight Nigerian nationals arrested for attacking police officers, vandalising station and vehicles in South Africa

The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested eight Nigerian nationals after they allegedly attacked police officers and damaged vehicles at a police station in Kimberly, Northern Cape. According to SAPS, the incident occurred on Thursday night, April 18, 2024,...