Author: Olugbenga Fashina

💥 She remains the oldest female player to participate in a Women’s World Cup match. The end of an era, Onome Ebi has announced her retirement from professional football after 24 years of service for club and country. 🏆 4X Women’s Africa Cup of Nations🏆 2X Turkish Women’s Football League🏆 2X Belarusian Women’s Super Cup🏆 1X Belarusian Premier League🏆 1X Belarusian Women’s Cup: 2014🏅 IFFHS CAF Women’s Team of the Decade 2011-2020🏅 IFFHS All-time Africa Women’s Dream Team: 2021👕 109 International Caps👕 Six World Appearances👕 Four International Goals All the best in your future endeavours, Ebi.

Professor Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi (12 July 1923 – 19 January 2023) stands as a foundational figure in Nigerian medicine. Celebrated as the country’s first Professor of Medicine and widely honoured as the “Father of Postgraduate Medical Education in Nigeria,” his life’s work shaped the nation’s healthcare system and set standards for medical training across Africa. Early Life and Medical Training Born in Sagamu, Ogun State, Ogunlesi attended the CMS Grammar School, Lagos, before travelling to Britain in the 1940s to study medicine. He trained at the University of London’s medical school and qualified as a physician in 1950, earning further…

PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Department of Media and Publicity in the Alaafin’s Palace has been drawn to a malicious and unfounded report orchestrated by some devilish bloggers that His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo and the Superior Head of Yorubaland was ridiculed and disgraced by the Esama of Benin during a Church thanksgiving service to mark his 91st birthday. To put the record straight, the father of Chief Gabriel Igbinedion knew the late Alaafin Adeniran Adeyemi , father of the last Alaafin Lamidi Olayiwola in the 50s and had robust relationship . This cordial relationship was inherited…

Nigeria took a significant step towards hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, as it welcomed the Commonwealth Sport Bid Evaluation Committee to Abuja on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, formally received the delegation at the Presidential Villa.He reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to hosting an inclusive, diverse, and world-class 2030 Commonwealth Games on African soil. Gbajabiamila, along with a strong federal government team of Ministers and very senior government officials, held strategic talks with the delegation led by Darren Hall, Director of Games and Assurance at Commonwealth Sport, and a member of the 2030 Evaluation…

The Rivers State Government House remained deserted on Thursday as Governor Siminialayi Fubara failed to return to the state following the expiration of the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. Hundreds of supporters, including loyalists, kinsmen from the Ijaw ethnic nationality, and other residents, gathered at the Government House gates in anticipation of Fubara’s return. Many had expected the governor—who has been out of the country—to make a dramatic comeback and resume office, but they left disappointed when he did not appear. Earlier in the day, the outgone Sole Administrator of the state formally ended his…

He was the first indigenous Nigerian lawyer, called to the English bar on 17 November 1879. In addition to his legal practice, he came to play an influential role in the politic of Nigeria during the colonial era. He held the chieftaincy title of the Lodifi of Ilesha. POLITICAL ACTIVITY Chief Sapara Williams was the elder brother of Ogunto̩la Sapara, who became a prominent physician. He was of Ije̩sha origin, but was born in Sierra Leone. He studied Law in London at the Inner Temple, and was called to the English bar on 17 November 1879. Returning from the United…

…Pledges Enhanced Trade Facilitation, Community Engagement The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Eastern Marine Command has witnessed a smooth transition of leadership, as Comptroller Anderson Jaja officially assumed duty as Area Controller on Friday, 12 September 2025. In his inaugural address, Comptroller Jaja expressed gratitude to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, for entrusting him with the strategic role. He also commended his predecessor, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Chika Dim, for his notable achievements during his tenure. “I wish to commend the outgoing ACG Chika Dim for the massive work done in the Eastern Marine Command. I pledge to build on…

The Lagos State Government has launched a probe into Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers and Central Plaza on Lagos Island. There were fatalities, which occurred due to inhalation of smoke and not from fire injuries, the government said, debunking insinuations that the Fire Service did not do enough to stop the blaze. The government condoled with those who lost their loved ones in the incident. The government spoke on Thursday at a joint press conference at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, by Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso; Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and…

…As ACG Babandede Charges Them on Ethical Leadership The Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘A’, has decorated 239 senior officers who were recently promoted, in a ceremony held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, at the Customs Training College in Lagos. The Zonal Coordinator, Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, described the promotions as a testament to hard work, integrity, and the visionary leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi. “Today’s ceremony represents more than just a change in rank. It symbolizes the Service’s confidence in your ability to lead, your proven track record of integrity, and your readiness to shoulder greater…

The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MOE&WR) has observed with grave concern the proliferation of reclamation activities on Wetlands, Floodplains and the Lagoons across the State, particularly around Parkview, Banana Island, Osborne and other parts of Ikoyi, Victoria Island Extension, Lekki, Ajah, Oworonshoki, Lagos Mainland, Ikorodu, Ojo and Badagry axis, without consideration of the adverse Impacts on the Environment and the Wellbeing and Safety of the good people of the State. These indiscriminate Reclamation projects are being executed without requisite Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Approvals and Drainage Clearance from this Ministry. While reclamation may provide space…