By Abimbola Ogunnaike Facts emerged on Friday, 5 April, 2024 that all is now set for the coronation of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Lateef Adebimpe, confirmed the development on Friday while speaking with newsmen shortly after members of the Olubadan-In-Council visited the next Olubadan at his private residence at No 1, Cassia Street, Alalubosa Government Reserved Area in the Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State. Recall that Oba Olakulehin, on Friday,5 April, 2024 made his first public appearance since the death of the late…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Famous veteran Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has finally has opened up on the controversy about his sexuality, saying that he is not a gay. Charly Boy, who is also addressed as Area Fada addressed the controversy in a recent interview with reality star, Uriel Oputa also added that he has a feminine side which he called Linda. Charly Boy emphasized that if he were gay he would have been championing the fight for gay rights in Nigeria. “I’ve a feminine side I called Linda. And I remember when I was doing the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Senate President Godswill Akpabio has replied to a letter sent to him by Counsel to Senator Abdul Ningi, Femi Falana (SAN), demanding that his suspension be lifted. Recall that Ningi was handed a three-month suspension by the Senate for granting an interview to BBC Hausa Service in which he alleged that N3.7 trillion was padded in the budget for the 2024 fiscal year without link to any project or location. But two weeks after his suspension, Ningi in a letter addressed to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his counsel, Falana, blamed the Senate president for his…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike No fewer than four people were said to have lost their lives when the police fired shots to disperse a procession by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites, in Kaduna, on Friday, 5 April, 2024. The group were said to have embarked on the procession to mark the International Quds Day. The Shi’ites reportedly trooped out in a large number in the state metropolis when the law enforcement operatives, particularly the Nigeria Police, moved to stop them. It was gathered that the Shiites had assembled near the Katsina roundabout along…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Government has filed an eight-count charge against former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others, including his wife Hafsat and son Umar, accusing them of various financial crimes. The charges include collecting $200,000 from a contractor as well as misappropriating funds earmarked for the purchase of face masks and hospital equipment. In a charge sheet filed before a Kano High Court, the New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP)-led state government said the offence contravened Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Commission Commission Law 2008. Other defendants in the case were Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Amid geopolitical tensions, crude oil price surged further on Thursday,4 March, 2024 hitting $90.65 per barrel. Brent crude futures for June settled up $1.30, or 1.5 per cent to $90.65 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for May settled up $1.16, or 1.4 per cent, to $86.59 a barrel. Both contracts closed on Thursday, 4 April, 2024 at their highest levels since October last year, having received support in recent days from the heightened geopolitical tensions and potential supply risks. The increment in oil prices comes following news reports that Israeli embassies across the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The seven-man panel investigating the impeachment allegations against the embattled Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, is set to write a report on its activities so far. This comes amid the refusal of Shaibu to honour invitations extended to him. At the resumed sitting on Thursday,4 April,2024, the panel led by Justice S.A. Omonua (rtd), adjourned sitting to Friday,5 april, 2024 so as to give more opportunity for Shaibu to present his defence. But neither Shaibu nor his counsel appeared before the committee. At its sitting on Friday, Justice Omonua lamented the deputy governor’s absence. “This is…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will, on April 15, open their defence at the state’s governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, Muritala Ajaka, are challenging the declaration of Ododo as the winner of the poll. Ododo won the election with 446,237 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ajaka, who scored 259,052 while Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 46,362 votes to emerge a distant third. The three-member tribunal chaired by Justice…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission football team, EFCC FC, on Saturday, 30 March, 2024, lifted the FCT F.A Cup after defeating Sporting Supreme FC in a very scintillating performance which ended 4-3 penalty shoot out victory. The game which took place at the Bwari Township Stadium, Abuja before a large crowd of football lovers and cheerleaders saw the EFCC team defeat their opponents in a penalty shootout which ended 4-3 to lift the trophy after a breathtaking 2-2 draw at full time. In the course of the game, Sporting Supreme FC took the lead with the first goal at the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike As part of its efforts to tackle the distribution and vending of unauthorised drugs, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently carried out a raid targeting drug sellers in Apapa, Lagos and nearby areas. This was made known in a statement shared on the agency’s X account on Friday,5 April, 2024. The statement said, “NAFDAC’s Investigation ans Enforcement Directorate recently conducted a targeted raid on drug hawkers operating in the Apapa area and its surroundings as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the distribution and sale of unauthorised pharmaceuticals. “Numerous hawkers…