Aishatu Onwaaza Usman, mother of the Editor-In-Chief of Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper, Yusuf Ozi Usman is dead. She died Sunday, 14 May, 2023, at the age of 86 after being bedridden for months. She died in Abuja, the residence of her son, who brought her to Abuja in 2013. In a statement on behalf of Ondeku’s family, Yusuf Ozi Usman said that the deceased lost her husband, Usman Eneji Ondeku in 1982. Aishatu Onwaaza Usman is survived by other two children, Mrs. Hajara and Abdulrahman; grand and great grand children, step children and other relatives. She was buried Sunday, 14…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc, have endorsed the payment of a total dividend of N91.236 billion, representing N3.10 per share for the financial year ended December 31, 2022. This endorsement was made at the holding company’s second annual general meeting held on Thursday, virtually. The Group proposed a final dividend of N2.80 per unit of ordinary share held by shareholders in addition to the interim dividend of 30 kobo interim dividend paid in June, bringing the total dividend for the 2022 financial year to N3.10 per unit of ordinary share. Shareholders commended the board for the financial…
Hours after the death of two prominent actors, the Nigerian film industry is mourning again with popular Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi reported to have died on Sunday, 14 May, 2023. News of his death was reported to have been broken by another popular actor, Seun Olaiya. A prominent Yoruba actress confirmed the news to thegazellenews.com. “Yes. Seun Olaiya posted it on his social media handles. He said he (Murphy) fell in the bathroom and subsequently slipped into coma before he was declared dead,” she said.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that he will soon appoint Permanent Secretaries to vacant positions in the state’s Civil Service, following the advice of the retired Head of Service, Alhaja Amidat Ololade Agboola. The Governor, who stated this while speaking at the retirement and thanksgiving programme of the retired Head of Service held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, at the weekend, said that the ex-HoS was committed to workers’ welfare. He also said that it was commendable that the immediate past HoS did not recommend any staff for dismissal all through her four year…
By A’Rasaq Soffiyyah The Onidimu of Idimu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Azeez Adewale Olayeni Dada Aluko Olugoke II, is dead, reports thegazellenews.com This medium learnt that the monarch, a First Class Traditional Ruler and prominent member of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, died early Sunday, 14 May, 2023 after a prolonged illness. The foremost monarch was the traditional ruler of Idimu Kingdom for 19 years having ascended the throne on 19 April, 2004 during the second term of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Governor of Lagos State. A politician of note before ascending the…
By Kingsley Obiegbu It has been reckoned globally that the immense contribution of women in the socio-economic advancement of the continent can’t be over emphasized. This and many more are the reasons for the need to include women in administrative roles for sustainable development in the country. The Nation’s National Assembly in its 10th Assembly, are on the verge of electing notable lawmakers to direct its affairs for the roles of Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, Deputy Majority leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip to mention a few, and recently the National Working Committee of the ruling party APC endorsed…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Popular Agbeni market in Ibadan, Oyo State capital has been gutted by fire at about 04:30am, on Sunday, 14 May 2023 The state General Manager of Fire Services, Yemi Akinyemi, confirmed the incident saying that the agency received the distress call at exactly 04:37hrs through Sunday Ogundele, Access Bank security that Agbeni market is on fire. “Our men are still battling with the job, we are grateful to Central Bank of Nigeria that allows us to use their water supply. Everything is under control. They are still going to CBN to replenish”, he confirmed. Details later…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Presidency has categorically declared that it was unaware of the purported decision of President Muhammadu Buhari granting study leave to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this while reacting to enquiries from Abuja based national newspaper on Sunday, 14 May, 2023 Shehu said his position as reported by another national paper on the morning of Saturday, 13 May, 2023 had not changed. The presidential spokesman had earlier said: “If the governor of the Central Bank of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, the official transition portraits of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, have been released. The portraits were approved by the Presidential Transition Council. Tinubu’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga made this disclosure via his tweeter handle. “Pre-inauguration official photographs approved by the Presidential Transition Council for President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Senator Kashim Shettima,” Onanuga wrote. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Running on the platform of the All Progressives…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Adebola Sodiq, said to be a member of the National Youth Service Corps, for allegedly raping a 20-year-old girl in Owode Egba, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. Sodiq, who is currently in police custody, was arrested on Friday, 12 May, 2023 following a report lodged at the Owode Egba divisional headquarters by the victim. The State Police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the corps member is a boyfriend to the victim’s close friend. The victim had told the police that Sodiq had on Tuesday, 9 May,…