By Abimbola Ogunnaike A fire outbreak in the ATC area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, has destroyed goods worth millions of Naira in the early hours of Sunday, 23 July, 2023. At least 10 shops were affected by the inferno, which started at about 3 a.m. Gabriel Olayinka, Chief Executive Officer of Taraba News, a media outlet, who lost two shops, urged the government to come to their aid. He lamented that his goods, including stationery, were all burnt to ashes. Another female victim, said it would take several years to recover from the shock of the incident. She…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike A young lady simply identified as Oge has confessed to the police that she was paid the sum of N200,000 to defame famous Nollywood Actress Eniola Badmus as a pimp and prostitute in a video. In a video that has since gone viral on the Nigerian digital space, Oge claimed that Eniola Badmus ran a prostitution syndicate with a special preference for ladies who had gone under the knife. In the video, Oge labelled the actress a pimp alleging that Eniola Badmus pimps out young ladies to politicians. The young lady further claimed that the actress was…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a drug lord named Charles Uwagbale, who specializes in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe, especially to Italy. Uwagbale was arrested at his hotel room in Okota area of Lagos State late on the night of Friday, 21 July, 2023 while preparing a recruited courier to swallow 93 pellets of cocaine meant for distribution in Italy. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest of the Uwagbale in a statement on Sunday, 23 July, 2023. According to Babafemi, the 48-year-old drug…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The bandits that abducted four female students, including a student of the Zamfara State College of Arts and Science, have told their parents to pay a ransom of N12 million or they will marry their girls. The abductees, nabbed along the Birnin Magaji-Kaura Namoda Road six months ago while returning from a wedding, revealed this in a two-minute, 19-second video obtained by Channels Television on Saturday, 22 July, 2023. The victims, identified as: Ummukhair, Aisha Yahaya, Jemila Yahaya, and Ummu Sani also said that their abductors gave their families one week to pay the ransom. “We are begging…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos Command, on Saturday, 22 July, 2023 confirmed that 30 inmates had been pardoned and released by the Lagos State Government. The spokesperson of the NCoS, Mr Rotomi Oladokun, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The NCoS Lagos Command spokesperson said the inmates were pardoned by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kazeem Alogba. “The inmates released are those who committed minor offences such as assault, disorderliness, low-level shoplifting, road traffic offences, theft and burglary, among others,” the Lagos NCoS spokesperson said.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Austrian-Nigerian singer, Rose May Alaba, has stated that her mission is to make the west African music genre, afro beats popular in German-speaking region. Rose May, who is a sister to Real Madrid footballer, David Alaba, made this known in an interview with Ameyaw TV. The ‘Ibadi’ diva said she is the afro beats artist in Austria. “I was born and raised in Austria. It’s a very small country. I’m the only afrobeats artiste who brings that music [afrobeats] to this country. So, I feel like it is my mission to make afrobeats more known in the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least six persons were said to have died after drinking local gin allegedly served by a friend in Ogbogbo community, Ijebu-North East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Tuesday, 18 July, 2023 at a joint where seven friends had gathered for merry-making. It was learnt that all the six persons who drank the alcohol died, except the man who supplied the drink from his house and did not drink from it. Locals disclosed that the six dead persons and the suspect had earlier engaged in an argument, which was…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kano State Hisba Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons who were accused of trying to arrange same-sex marriage. The State Hisba Commandant, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, confirmed the arrest of the duo this while briefing newsmen on Saturday, 22 July, 2023. Daurawa said in a viral video, two young men named Khalifa and Abubakar were seen trying to kiss each other during a party, which is suspected to be their engagement party. The suspects, however, denied the allegation that the event was a birthday party and not a wedding ceremony as claimed. According to one…
By Abdulwarees Solanke A casual examination of the prevailing cultural dissonance in our society today will reveal that something is terribly amiss in a nation that is caught in the web of globalization fraught with so many discontents. Globalization is not only about trade and economy. It is not just about global politics or international affairs. Far more are the dimensions of globalization, as they cover such aspects of lives as sports especially soccer, information, technology, and significantly too, knowledge and culture. But today I am more interested in how globalization is shaping cultural orientation of the modern youth in…
A recent panel report of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has discovered a Nigerian University operating with a part-time Vice Chancellor, reports thegazelleznews.com. Another was also discovered to be operating with part-time Deans. The two private universities discovered in such operation are: Khadijah University, Majia, Jigawa State whose Vice Chancellor is a visiting lecturer; and Ave Maria University, Pyanko, Nasarawa State where one of the Deans was not only a visiting lecturer but only visits the University thrice a month. For sometime, the NUC has been observing the universities and their non-adherence to rules which prompted the setting up of the…