By Babafemi Ojudu Let me share a bit of my family’s history, perhaps to quell the naysayers and ignorant young men who are uncomfortable with my political affiliations and choices My grandparents, may their souls rest in peace, were staunch members of the Action Group, unwavering in their allegiance to Obafemi Awolowo’s ideals. However, my bold and daring father took a different path and aligned himself with the Zikists, the radicalized youth wing of Nnamdi Azikwe’s NCNC. During the crisis of 1965 in the South West, my grandparents faced intense pressure to forsake Awolowo and join Akintola and Remi Fani…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike In fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024, the Edo State Government has commenced the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state. During the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City, the state capital, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced the increase of the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000 to cushion the impacts of the harsh economy on the people of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday,25 May, 2024, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, said the payment…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen have reportedly abducted some travellers in the Irun Akoko area of Ondo State, along Irun/Imesi Ekiti Road in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. In the incident which was said to have occurred on the evening of Saturday, 25 May, 2024 around 6 p.m., the victims were travelling in an 18-passenger bus when the hoodlums attacked the bus and dragged the victims into the bush to an unknown destination. The number of the victims was unknown as of the time of filing this report but it was confirmed that the victims were occupants of…
Shareholders of Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, have praised the board, management and staff of the Bank on the impressive performance recorded over the past years and especially in 2023, culminating in the payout of N78.7bn as final dividend for the 2023 financial year. The shareholders took turns to express their delight during the bank’s 62nd Annual General Meeting which was held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hotels in Abuja on Friday. The shareholders overwhelmingly approved the Board of Director’s proposal to raise additional capital through the issuance of securities comprising ordinary shares, preference shares,…
The Deputy Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Adedamola Richard Kasumu (ARK) has lost his father, reports thegazellenews.com High Chief Adekunle Olaosebikan Kasumu died on Friday, 24 May, 2024. He was aged 75. Honourable Kasumu himself announced the demise of his father on his Facebook page. According to him, his father is survived by his wife, three daughters and the lawmaker himself. On Tuesday, 21 May, 2024, Alhaji Sulaiman Obasa, father of the Assembly Speaker, Rt Honourable Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, died at the age of 83. Another Lawmaker, Honourable David Setonji lost his wife, Funke, on…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA), have arrested a 48-yr-old Paris, France-bound businessman and footballer, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze, for ingesting 111 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA announced that Orjinze excreted the substances after days of observation in the agency’s custody following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja. According to the agency, the suspect, who also claims he is a professional footballer in Europe, was arrested on Tuesday, 21 May, 2024, during the outward clearance of Air France flight AF 878 from Abuja to Paris, France. The Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Police in India has announced that at least ix newborn babies died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, with people charging into the blaze to rescue the infants on Sunday, 26 May, 29024, Senior Police officer, Surendra Choudhary, who confirmed the sad incident through a statement issued on Sunday, 26 May, 2024, added that when they reached medical attention, six were dead. “All the 12 newborn babies were rescued from the hospital with the help of other people, Legal action is being taken against the owner of the hospital,” Choudhary said. The…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least 670 people have been killed in a massive landslide that hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, 24 May, 2024. The chief of the UN International Organisation for Migration, IOM, in the nation, Serhan Aktoprak, who confirmed the development, said the revised number of fatalities is based on calculations from Yambali village and Enga provincial officials. The officials now estimate that more than 150 homes have been buried. The previous estimate was 60 homes. Papua New Guinea is an island nation in Oceania. It lies in the south-western Pacific and includes the eastern half of New…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least dozens of passengers on board of an Abuja-bound train from Kaduna escaped death after the train derailed halfway to the nation’s capital, on Sunday, 24 May, 2024. The train departed Kaduna around 8:05am but derailed at Jere about an hour later. Currently, efforts are being made to repair the train, with about three carriages off the tracks. Despite the fact that it stopped in a mountainous area, security personnel, including soldiers and police officers, were present.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the death of Tawalkatu Busare Alako, a pilgrim from Kebbi State, in Makkah. The commission, which made this disclosure in a press statement made available to media houses, said the pilgrim died on Saturday, 25 May, 2024 While condoling with the Kebbi State Pilgrims’ Welfare Board and the family of the pilgrim, NAHCON’s Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, prayed for the Allah to grant comfort to the family. In a condolence message delivered by the Makkah Office Coordinator, Dr. Aliyu Tanko, to the board officials led by Alhaji Garba…