Last night, Family and friends of late Ibidun Ajayi-Ighodalo held an evening to sing hymns, psalms and light candles in her honor. Gio TV recalls that Ibidun Ighodalo passed away on Sunday, June 14 leaving behind her children, Zenan and Keke, and her hubby, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo. Gospel artistes like Tope Alabi, Efe Nathan, Sammie…
According to the Nigeria Center for Control NCDC, 155 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 75 in Edo, 67 in FCT, 65 in Rivers, 56 in Oyo, 50 in Delta, 25 in Bayelsa, 18 in Plateau, 18 in Kaduna, 17 in Enugu, 12 in Borno, 12 in Ogun, 7 in Ondo, 4 in…
Vasant Raiji, the world’s oldest first-class cricketer, died aged 100 in Mumbai on Saturday, his son-in-law Sudarsahan Nanavata told Indian media. Raiji, a right-handed batsman, played nine first-class matches between 1938 and 1950, scoring 277 runs at an average of 23.08. He was also a cricket historian. Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar and former Australia…
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has written a letter to the state House of Assembly, seeking the consent of the lawmakers to extend the tenure of the local government transition chairmen. Abiodun disclosed that he was desirous of elongating the chairmen’s tenure by another three months after their initial tenure had lapsed on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects Federal Government’s pinch in the ex-depot price of fuel to N108 liter, insisting on a new pricing template that must accommodate a pump price of between N60 to N70 per liter to reflect the crash in the price of crude oil and petroleum products in the international market. The…
Four out of the 11 travelers from Sokoto State en route Akure who were intercepted by the Oyo State Police at the weekend have tested positive to COVID-19. The state’s incident manager, Dr. Taiwo Ladipo disclosed this on Tuesday. According to him, the four confirmed cases are currently being isolated at the Infectious Diseases Centre,…
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekeazu has advised Nigerians to maintain social distancing and keep to the guidelines of the agency or risk another lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at the presidential task force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday, May 4, the NCDC DG admitted that…
Super Eagles player, Moses Simon and his wife, Ibukunoluwa have welcomed a baby girl. The Nantes forward took to his social media page to share a photo of himself carrying his newborn daughter, while telling that she arrived on Thursday, April 30. The couple welcomed their first child in 2018. He wrote, Glory be to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said heavy investment in education at national and sub-national levels would provide quality medical and behavioral scientists to produce a vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, said this in Abeokuta after he led members of the association to donate 1,…
Popular Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod has taken to Instagram to share a video clip of his wife’s vandalized car. Popular Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod has taken to Instagram to share a video clip of his wife’s vandalized car. Sharing the video, he wrote: “Broke the side glass and stole the brain box and all the…