Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has recalled the General Manager of the State Sports Council, Mr. Adekunle Adeyemi from the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State to account for the poor kitting of the state’s athletes at the opening session of the competition. The directive followed the shabby appearance of the State contingent at the march-past event during the opening ceremony of the National Youths Games. Adeyemi is expected to explain circumstances leading to the shabby kitting of the state athletes at the opening session, which photograph is circulating online. He was directed to hand over…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Fanafillit Integrated Concepts, the driving force behind the annual GLOWFUX Charity Concert, has unveiled its ambitious plans for the 2023 edition. This eagerly anticipated event, scheduled for December 2023, aims to unite well-meaning Nigerians in a heartwarming endeavor to bring joy to the lives of special children. A statement signed by Queen Adetutu Oshinowo, the coordinator for this year’s event, Fanafillit Integrated Concepts announced the theme for the 2023 GLOWFUX Charity Concert as “Breaking Barriers: Bonding With Love.” This theme carries a profound message, focusing on the need to bridge the socio-economic gap that divides our society and connect everyone…
The Olu of Araromi Eleranigbe, Oba (Dr) Hameed Adejoro Ajijola has felicitated with the Adimula of Aworiland, Oba (Engr) Sulaiman Adekunle Bamgbade on his second coronation anniversary as the Olofin of Isheri Awori, Ogun State. The young and energetic monarch was crowned the 20th Olofin of Isheri land by Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun on 16th September 2021 at a colourful coronation ceremony. Two years on, as a show of appreciation for the modest developments Oba Bamgbade has brought to the ancient town, the people of Isheri Olofin were proud and excited to roll out the drums in celebration of…
In a sombre update on the situation in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, and Morocco’s Marrakesh, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) extends its deepest and most profound condolences to the People and Government of Libya and Morocco. The catastrophic flooding following a powerful storm has tragically claimed the lives of 3,958 individuals, displaced more than 43,000 people, leaving a void that can never be filled. Moreover, the heart-wrenching news of the earthquake in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakesh, Morocco leaving at least 2,900 people dead and over 5,500 injured underscores the enormity of the crisis. Families are anxiously…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been described as a “nest of cultists” that needs to be further investigated by security agencies to make more arrests and stem the tide of cultism in the state. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Sunday, 24 September, 2023 and signed by its state Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, the All Progressives Congress (APC), commended the recent arrest of a PDP lawmaker representing Sagamu Constituency (1) at the state House of Assembly, Damilare Bello (alias Dre) and five other notorious cultists wanted by security agents at…
A youth group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), APC Progressive Front, has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for what it termed an exemplary attribute of political maturity he displayed over the weekend. It would be recalled that hundreds of APC members, loyal to ex-governor Ibikunle Amosun, across all the 20 local governments in the State, led by the one time Chairman of the party, Chief Derin Adebiyi, were on Friday received back to the mainstream of the party by Abiodun, alongside the Chairman of APC in the State, Chief Yemi Sanusi, and other party bigwigs. In a statement signed on…
A socio-political organisation, Youths United for Fight Against Oppression (Y-U-FAO) has called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to wade into the controversy over the case of the death of the boy with alleged missing intestines with a view to unravelling the truth. According to the group, it is expedient on the MDCN to wade into the matter since it is the only agency empowered by law to investigate such matters involving medical profession. These were some of the issues raised by the group in a press statement issued on Sunday, 24 September, 2023 over the issue.…
All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, has emphasized the importance of regulating and institutionalizing the music entertainment industry as it joins millions of African youths and music fans to express grief over the demise of Nigeria’s singer, Mohbad, (real name Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba). Mohbad died in a mysterious circumstance on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, that is still under police investigation. The 27-year-old budding music star also known as Imole (Light) was a young and very promising artiste whose creativity and amazing gift have made him produce highly thrilling lyrics that have warmed the hearts of millions of fans across the world.…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has said that the Commission is fast-tracking the construction work on the Oruma rigid pavement Road, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State to ensure its commissioning next month. Speaking during an inspection of the road, in the company of NDDC Directors and engineers, Ogbuku, said that it would serve as a major by-pass for commuters in many communities in both Bayelsa and Rivers states. He explained that the Oruma Road, which links another NDDC road, the 23.5-kilometre Otuasega-Obedum-Emelego Road and bridges, connecting Bayelsa and Rivers…
We have followed with keen interest the trending case of the alleged missing intestine. We are concerned by the misconceptions, half-truths and outright falsehoods being peddled in the media. We as an association wish to first and foremost express our deep sympathy to the family of now deceased Adebola Akin- Bright. We have refrained from commenting on this issue in public for obvious reasons, we are however constrained to state some facts just to set the record straight because it is said that, “repetition makes a fact seem more true, regardless of whether it is or not”. We have been…