Nollywood actress, Bukola Awoyemi, has announced her separation from the father of her children and industry colleague, Damola Olatunji. The actress shared a screenshot of a letter written by her lawyers on her Instagram account on Tuesday, 30 May, 2023. According to the letter, they have never been married to each other but are blessed with twins; a girl and a boy. The letter read, “We are solicitors to Ms. Bukola Awoyemi, also known as Arugba, hereinafter referred to as our client and on whose instruction we give this notice. “Please take NOTE that our client, Bukola Awoyemi and Mr.…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has cautioned motorists queuing up for fuel at different filling stations not to cause traffic congestion and hinder other road users. The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bolaji Oreagba said this today while deploying more Officers on monitoring traffic around filling stations including other traffic-prone areas across the State. Oreagba disclosed that the deployment became imperative following reports of long queues around filling stations caused by motorists parking indiscriminately and blocking roads while queuing up to buy fuel. Oreagba expressed displeasure at the disorderly behaviour of some drivers, who queue up haphazardly around…
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, OFR, is a gold fish that has no hiding place. Despite doing her assigned duties diligently, silently and without complain and noise, honours continue to seek for the woman who has continued to distinguish herself in whatever roles she’s assigned to perform. The latest honour in the well-decorated cap of the first former Lagos Lawmaker to become a Deputy Governor, is the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award. Princess Orelope-Adefulire, who also shared the record of the first ex-Lagos lawmaker to bag national honour with Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, was…
The gale of reforms sweeping Lagos State University (LASU) has received official recognition with the conferment of national productivity on the vice chancellor, Professor Yemi Olatunji-Bello. She was listed among the thirty-five recipients (individual category) for 2021 approved by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement signed by the Director General/CEO of the National Productivity Centre, Dr. Nasir Raji-Mustapha. A total of 36 awardees were approved for year 2022. The National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award is statutorily empowered to recognize individuals, corporate institutions and MDAs identified as having made significant contributions to the nation yearly. A…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Osun State High Court has found a popular hotel owner and founder of Oduduwa University, Ile Ife, Dr Ramon Adedoyin has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a former master’s degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, whose death occurred between November 5 and 7, 2021, at Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, 30 May, 2023, the state Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, held that the circumstantial evidence available to the court, pointed to the killing of Adegoke while being a guest at the hotel owned by Adedoyin. According to her,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Central Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is currently at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, whose vehicle entered the villa at 2:30pm, inspected a parade by the Guards of Honour and was later received by Vice-President Kashim Shettima; Emefiele; Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar. Former Lagos Finance Commissioner, Wale Edun and a House of Reps member, James Faleke, were also at…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Former Dutch international, Edwin van der Sar, has given reasons for resigning his position as Chief Executive at Ajax Amsterdam Football Club. The 52-year-old former Manchester United, Fulham and Netherlands goalkeeper, who started his playing career at Ajax, has been on the Eredivisie club’s board of directors since 2012. Holland goalkeeper legend was initially appointed as the Director of marketing, then became chief executive in 2016, and had been on a contract running to 2025. After almost 11 years on the board, I am done.We have experienced wonderful things together, but it has also been an incredibly…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike World oldest footballer, Kazuyoshi Miura, 56, has disclosed that he wants to carry on playing professional football until he clocks 60. Miura, an attacker, who currently plays for Portuguese Second Division side Oliveirense, told Sport TV: “If I did not get help from the players and the coach, I would not be here. “I am very grateful to the team and all the people who are around the team. I intend to play until I’m 60.” Miura, who also played in Brazil with Santos, made his first team debut in 1986. The Japan forward also played for Genoa,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)in Ikoyi, Lagos. The President gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, 30 May, 2023, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their work place, was brought to his attention. The President said if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably.
Following the successful inauguration of Senators Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, as President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, 29 May, 2023, the immediate past Governor of the State, Adegboyega Oyetola has urged Nigerians to support the duo in their commitment to take the country to greater heights. He said the newly inaugurated administration needs the support of all and sundry for the country to prosper. Oyetola, spoke on Monday, 29 May, 2023, in Abuja at the get-together dinner organised in his honour by his associates to celebrate the national award of Commander of…