Author: Olukayode Oke

Former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado has been released four days after his abduction. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramham Nansel, confirmed this to reporters on Monday morning. Gunmen kidnapped Gye-Wado in Rinza village, Wamba Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Earlier, his adductors reportedly demanded N70 million for his release. The Police did not confirm whether the ransom was paid, but sources said his family members paid about N4 million to secure his freedom.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has prayed the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss petitions filed by three opposition parties challenging the victory of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 election. The APC called on the tribunal to discountenance the petitions in three separate responses filed at PEPC’s Secretariat, Sunday night by Thomas Ojo, a member of the party’s legal team led by Lateef Fagbemi, in Abuja. NAN reports that the three political parties: Action People’s Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA) and Allied Peoples Movement (APM), had, in separate petitions, challenged the emergence of…

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has reviewed its timetable for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The board said following the development, the UTME earlier scheduled to begin on April 29, 2023, had been brought forward to April 25, 2023. Similarly, JAMB said in a statement yesterday that its rescheduled Mock UTME would hold on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.It also announced that the result of the candidates who successfully took the mock examination on March 30, 2023, had been released. The statement signed by the spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, read: “It would be recalled that the Joint Admissions and…

Roberto Firmino scored a dramatic late equaliser as Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to six points in an incident-packed encounter with Liverpool at Anfield. The Gunners were in cruise control with a two-goal lead inside the first half-hour as they went in search for their first win at Liverpool since 2012, but were left bitterly disappointed as they paid the price for losing their discipline at a crucial time. Gabriel Martinelli pounced on sloppy Liverpool defending to put Arsenal ahead after eight minutes then Gabriel Jesus rose unmarked between Virgil van Dijk and Andy…

Nigerian-born UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya has described his victory over Alex Pereira as a sweet revenge. Adesanya had knocked out Pereira to reclaim the UFC middleweight title. One fierce punch from from the Nigerian-born had knocked out Pereira’s lights and handed the belt back to Adesanya. Speaking after the fight, the UFC fighter said the hunter had become the hunted. In a post fight interview, the Nigerian-born said: “This is a sweet sweet victory and you know I have a sweet tooth. The hunter is now the hunted.” Pereira had defeated Adesanya in their previous bout. The 33-year-old suffered a…

Real Madrid’s faint La Liga title hopes were dealt a huge blow as Samuel Chukwueze’s stunning strike secured victory for Villarreal at the Bernabeu. Chukwueze hit a curled finish late on to leave Real 12 points behind leaders Barcelona, having played a game more. The hosts had taken the lead through a Pau Torres own goal but Chukwueze slotted in an equaliser. Vinicius Jr’s solo strike put Real ahead but Jose Luis Morales equalised before Chukwueze stunned the hosts. With just 10 La Liga games remaining, Real would need a strong finish to the season and an unlikely Barcelona collapse…

Erling Haaland scored twice, including a superb bicycle kick, as Manchester City reduced the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points with a comfortable victory at relegation-threatened Southampton. Haaland, absent from City’s previous league win over Liverpool with a groin injury, displayed his athleticism to meet Jack Grealish’s cross for City’s third and take his remarkable league tally this season to 30 goals in 27 games. It was also his 44th goal in all competitions for City this season – equalling the most by a Premier League player in a single campaign. Kevin de Bruyne registered his 100th…

The Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, says the command has deployed 1,416 personnel and 72 operational vehicles to ensure the safety of motorists during the 2023 Easter break. Farinloye said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the 1,416 personnel include regular and special Marshals, while the 72 vehicles were in place to ease movement during the patrol within Lagos. Farinloye said that two trucks would be available for prompt removal of any obstruction during this period. “We are also organising mobile court to…

The University of Ibadan on Saturday said it had opened a special window to all post-UTME candidates who are qualified but could not gain admission for the face-to-face mode of study in the institution. The university noted that some qualified candidates could not be admitted into the university due to a limited admission quota. The institution added that admission at the university is highly competitive. Registrar of the institution, Olubunmi Faluyi, made these disclosures via a statement made on Saturday. She added that those who could not gain admission into the full-time programmes but are good enough would be admitted…

Anthony Martial’s first Premier League goal of 2023 wrapped up a comfortable Manchester United victory against Everton but Marcus Rashford’s injury threatens to take the sheen off this win. A mixture of poor finishing, questionable decision-making and string of Jordan Pickford saves prevented Sean Dyche’s visitors from being on the end of a first-half hiding at Old Trafford. United had an eye-watering 21 shots in a one-sided opening period but Scott McTominay was the only player to find the net, and that was after Everton’s Ellis Simms wasted a glorious chance at the other end. The Toffees improved after the…

Not less than 30 persons have been reported dead after gunmen attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Guma LGA of Benue state. Sewuese Anene, the Benue police spokesperson, said the incident happened on Friday night. Speaking with TheCable on Saturday, she said the casualty figure is yet to be determined as “our team is on the way to the scene as we speak”. The incident is the latest in the spate of killings happening in the state. On Wednesday, an unconfirmed number of persons were killed in an attack by gunmen on Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district of Otukpo LGA.…

Vincent Kompany’s Burnley secured promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt with victory over fourth-placed Middlesbrough. The Clarets, unbeaten in the league since November, took an early lead when Ashley Barnes redirected Josh Brownhill’s low shot into the back of the net. The home side equalised just after half-time when Championship top scorer Chuba Akpom scored from the spot after Josh Cullen felled Cameron Archer in the penalty area. Connor Roberts steered in the winner from Nathan Tella’s near-post cross and Kompany’s men saw out the rest of the game in comfort to spark wild celebrations on…