Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West), the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate for Ogun State, has threatened to institute legal action against Hon. Abayomi Hunye, a suspended member of APC from Tube, Ipokia LGA and Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over libelous and false statements made on national television stations about him and his family. Both Hunye and Marcus-Bello have granted interviews on Channel Television programmes where they claimed that Senator Adeola is an Ekiti State indigene among other libelous claims without presenting any evidence of their allegations. Senator Adeola has therefore given the two characters…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Yusuf Olaolu Ali, clocked 70 on Tuesday, 9 September, 2026 with The Companion celebrating a career that has shaped Nigeria’s jurisprudence, legal scholarship and public service, reports thegazellenews.com The Companion, an Association of Muslim Men in Business and the Professions, issued the tribute in Lagos on 9/9/2026. National Amir, Imam Nojeem Jimoh, FCIH (UK), and National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tunde Akanni, signed the statement. The association described the milestone as a testament to service.“Attaining the age of seventy is, in itself, a profound blessing from Almighty Allah. For Professor Yusuf Olaolu…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has empowered 2,500 women in Imo State with business equipment and donated N250 million to support their economic activities. Oluremi announced the support via a statement signed by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Busola Kukoyi, on Wednesday 9 September, 2026 in Owerri after the flag-off of the South-East phase of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) and Office of the Sustainable Development Goals empowerment programme. The beneficiaries received deep-chest freezers, maxi gas cookers with ovens, generators and industrial grinding machines to start or expand their businesses. Senator Oluremi Tinubu said 500 women…
pLagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Professor BADEJO Ayodeji Olawumi (Nee Faji) as Vice- Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reports further that the new VC’s appointment was made public via a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso Prof. BADEJO Ayodeji Olawunmi, a Professor of Guidance and Counselling, was born on August 4, 1962. She obtained a Ph. D in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and M. Ed. (Guidance and Counseling), UNILAG. Professor BADEJO Ayodeji Olawunmi succeeds Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, who is retiring…
By Prof Olatunji Abanikannda A Long-Awaited Announcement On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, announced that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had approved the appointment of Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi BADEJO (née Faji) as the tenth substantive Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University. She succeeds Professor Ibiyemi OLATUNJI-BELLO, whose five-year tenure, which began in September 2021, has now run its full course. Professor Badejo, a Professor of Guidance and Counselling with a Master of Education and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Lagos, now assumes the leadership of an institution whose search for…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Presidency has clarified that the ongoing United States Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation involving President Bola Tinubu is a civil records-disclosure dispute, not a criminal trial or prosecution against him. The clarification was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following proceedings before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia over records sought from US government agencies relating to Tinubu. “For clarity, the matter is a civil records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act. It is not a…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin, has mocked colleague Priscilla Ojo over a court order the latter reportedly obtained against her, describing the case as “dead on arrival.” Anjorin made the remark on Friday, 4 September, 2026, during an Instagram Live session, reacting to the legal action and to court documents and an alleged petition that had earlier surfaced on social media. She accused Ojo of breaching due process by publicising the court letter before it was formally served, a lapse she claimed rendered the case fraudulent. “Your case na dead on arrival. If you post court letter…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared that security is the precondition for economic growth ahead of the 2027 general election, warning that no investor can deploy capital where safety is not guaranteed. Mohammed made the assertion on Thursday, 3 September,2026, while chairing the 7th Freedom Online Yearly Lecture at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, themed “2027 Elections: Economy, Security and Nigeria’s Future.” In his opening remarks, Mohammed commended Akinadewo and his team for sustaining the lecture series for seven consecutive years, describing the platform as one that had kept faith with informing…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Senator Gbenga Daniel has declared that Nigeria cannot achieve a strong economy without security, just as it cannot sustain lasting security without a strong economy, describing the two as inseparable. Daniel made the remark on Thursday, 3 September , 2026, while delivering preliminary remarks as Special Guest of Honour at the 7th Freedom Online Yearly Lecture, held at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, themed :”Economy and Security: The Future of Nigeria.” He spoke ahead of the main lecture delivered by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, whom he commended the organisers for inviting to further the discussion. On…
Environmental activist and President of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, has warned that the reported death of at least 37 people at Okrika in Rivers State has exposed the deepening environmental and public health crisis confronting communities across the Niger Delta. Bassey, in a statement, said the incident should serve as an urgent wake-up call to the Federal Government, oil companies and regulatory agencies over decades of hydrocarbon pollution, gas emissions and deteriorating oil infrastructure in the region. At least 37 people reportedly died at the Okari Jetty in Okrika in the early hours of Thursday…