Local News
Man gets life sentence in Ondo for raping 10-year old girl
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced a middle-aged man, Omotayo Adanlawo to life imprisonment for raping a 10 year-old-girl in Iju, Akure North Local Government Area ...
Business & Economy
FG earmarks N2.5bn for development of grazing reserve in Gombe
Wawa/Zange grazing reserve in Gombe The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has earmarked N2.5 billion for the development of Wawa/Zange grazing reserve in Gombe. ...
World News
‘Africa has great prospects for investors,’ AfDB tells Indian investors, officials
The groundwork has been laid for Indian investors who are looking to invest in Africa. During a recent virtual conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian ...Bodies of Aid workers killed in Niger arrive France
The bodies of six French aid workers killed by suspected jihadists in Niger arrived in Paris Friday, with Prime Minister Jean Castex due to lead a ...
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Ozil: I love Arsenal, I’m going nowhere, I’ll fight for my place in the team
Arsenal forward Mesut Oezil says he wants to see out his contract with the Premier League club, which runs to summer 2021. The Germany World Cup winner, who did not play for ... -
Nigerian-American basketballer slumps, dies during training
Former Florida State center Michael Ojo collapsed and died on Friday. He was 27. Florida State confirmed the passing of Ojo, who was overseas in Belgrade, Serbia. Multiple reports said Ojo collapsed ... -
4 months after, Ronaldinho set for release from Paraguayan house arrest
Former World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaucho moved a step closer to ending his Paraguayan ordeal on Friday. This came about when prosecutors said they would not oppose a “conditional suspension” of the ...
Commentaries
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Okowa: Taking the bull by the horns
Ray Umukoro Early this year, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, predicted a rash of pay cuts in global public finance amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ... -
The fall of Magu is betrayal of Buhari
BY KEN UGBECHIE Ibrahim Magu, a police officer, has fallen. And great’s his fall. He was the former acting Chairman of the Economic and ... -
I stand with Festus Keyamo
KEN UGBECHIE ..gongbeat column It’s democracy in action once again last Tuesday at the National Assembly. Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for ... -
THE DAY AREGBESOLA CAME TO JUDGMENT – FEMI ADESINA
Wednesday June 10, 2020, was ‘judgment day’ for Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. Incidentally, the day had broken with stories of denials ...
