Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The wife of the General Overseer of Overcomers Christian Center (OCCI), identified as Apostle Azaka, has publicly alleged that she was forcibly sent out of her matrimonial home alongside her three children, sparking concern over her welfare and safety. The woman made the claims in a distress message that surfaced online, where she said the incident occurred recently and alleged that her husband expelled her from their residence without allowing her to take any personal belongings, leaving her and the children stranded and without shelter. According to her, the situation has worsened as she claimed her…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola A medical doctor, Dr. Ere Siana Sintei Ogbachi, has died after developing complications following the delivery of triplets at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) in Okolobiri, Bayelsa State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, 14 April, 2026, in Yenagoa, when the obstetrician and gynaecologist reportedly suffered post-delivery complications shortly after successfully delivering the babies. Consequently, she was transferred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where she was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for advanced medical intervention. Despite sustained efforts by a team of specialists to stabilise her condition, she died in the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola As the race for Lagos Island Federal Constituency I gathers pace, Prince Adetoyese Olusi’s bid for the House of Representatives is drawing strength from a documented record of road, drainage and public infrastructure projects executed across Lagos Island. An overview of capital projects undertaken by the Lagos Island Local Government Department of Works and Infrastructure between January and December 2020 and 2021 shows a deliberate focus on road rehabilitation, flood control and the upgrade of critical public facilities within the Island. In 2020, intervention efforts combined road construction with drainage improvements to address mobility and environmental…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Dr. Oluseyi Jakande, has enrolled 1,000 vulnerable residents into a free health insurance scheme under the Lagos State Social Health Insurance Programme, ILERA EKO, in partnership with the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA). The initiative was unveiled on Wednesday, 15 April, 2026, at the Odi-Olowo LCDA Event Hall in Ilupeju during a LASHMA Stakeholders’ Engagement Programme tagged “ILERA EKO, ILERA IBILE,” marking the first phase of a statewide grassroots drive to boost enrolment across all 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs and expand access to affordable,…
Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria’s foremost development finance institution and aglobally recognised organisation specialising in international development cooperation with countries, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), on Wednesday April 15, 2026, signs a Partnership Framework Agreement to drive sustainable innovation and economic development for large enterprise, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria. The partnership is hinged on delivering coordinated interventions across key strategic pillars including access to finance, entrepreneurship development, capacity building, and market access; and integrates focused support for climate finance and renewable energy investments; and a robust alignment with global sustainability priorities that…
By Rubby Obinna As the 2027 governorship election approaches, many people are already comparing possible candidates and their chances. One name that keeps coming up strongly is Mascot Uzor Kalu with the sobriquet – MUK. While Governor Alex Otti is currently in office and has the advantage of incumbency, MUK may still stand a better chance for several simple reasons that connect deeply with the everyday voter. First, MUK is widely seen as someone who understands grassroots politics. He has spent years building relationships with people at the local level, not just during election periods but consistently over time. In…
By Bayo’ Onanuga My attention has been drawn to Rauf Aregbesola’s attack on the Tinubu administration at today’s illegal elective convention of the ADC—a party of desperados and power mongers who, to date, have not articulated any credible plan for Nigeria. At the event, Aregbesola reportedly called on his former boss, mentor, and benefactor to resign, parroting the opposition’s warped narratives about the economy and orchestrated reports of terrorist attacks in some parts of the country. Unfortunately, Aregbesola did not undertake any honest self-reflection on his own record in public office—as governor or as Minister of Interior. His eight years…
There are moments in a nation’s political theatre when a single statement achieves the rare feat of being both self indicting and historically clarifying. Rauf Aregbesola’s recent declaration at the ADC convention, that after three years President Bola Tinubu is still promising renewed hope, belongs in that category. It is a masterpiece of unintended autobiography, a confession disguised as critique. After all, this is the same Aregbesola who, upon being appointed Minister of Interior in 2019, told the national press he had no idea what the Ministry of Interior actually did. Not a metaphor. Not a joke. A literal admission…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared itself an unstoppable political force, likening its rise to the certainty of the sun, while launching a scathing attack on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what it described as growing threats to Nigeria’s democracy. In its Secretariat report presented by the National Secretary of the party, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola at the party’s 8th National Convention in Abuja on Tuesday, the ADC said no individual, group, or institution could determine its existence, insisting that its legitimacy stems from the will of Nigerians. The party stressed…