By Abimbola Ogunnaike Following the recovery of 15 goats from two inter-state livestock robbers, the Osun State Police Command has told residents of the state to check the state command headquarters at Osogbo for their missing goats, an Ogun State based national newspaper reports. The State Police operatives Wednesday, 10 May, 2023, arrested the two suspects while they were making attempts to move the animals to Lagos. The suspects: Naheem Ibrahim, 46; and Suraju Isiaka, 33; were arrested by the Safer Highway Patrol team working along Odeomu/Sekona Road. A statement by the police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the suspects were heading…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was initially to expire after 10 years, PRNigeria Fact-Check discovers. The factcheck was conducted after a viral video disclosed the expiry date, which was later denied by the CBN. While ascertaining the truth in the claim, a keyword search by PRNigeria led to a page posted on the CBN portal in the year 2015 where Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers regarding BVN were provided by the apex bank. However, it is surprising that the page has been removed and could no longer be found on the…
The Federal Government, on Saturday, 13 May, 2023, restated its commitment to the welfare of inmates and officers at the custodial facilities nationwide. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the statement while commissioning a 20-bed COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund Hospital and Equipment at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The project, according to the Minister, will be an enduring legacy and a testimony of the utmost importance the Federal Government has taken Corrections and the welfare of inmates and the staff. Aregbesola stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has addressed the problem of inmates…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 30-year-old woman resident in Lagos, Oluwaseun Bolatito, who claimed she had been pregnant for six years and some months, gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday, 6 May, 2023, a Lagos based national newspaper reports Oluwaseun christened the child “Anuoluwa”, meaning God’s mercy.Also, Elder Michael Bako, the Founder of Light Evangelical House of God in Oshodi, Lagos, where Oluwaseun worshipped since 2018 after she discovered she had been “pregnant for over a year”, confirmed the development, especially the role he played. Bako revealed that Oluwaseun started worshipping at his church in 2018.“She was pregnant for over…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Popular Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor popularly called Saint Obi is dead. He was reported to have died Sunday, 7 May, 2023 in His. Thegazellenews.com learnt that disagreement between family members has been responsible for the non-disclosure of his death to members of the public. His corpse was reported to have been deposited at the morgue of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos. He was aged 57.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ohanaeze, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, has said that Igbos have resolved to accept the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next president to succeed the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, just as it also urged the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi to accept the outcome of the presidential election in good fate, an online medium reports. Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, stated this while reacting to a call against Tinubu by a group known as Igbo Patriotic Forum and Elders Forum. The group had said Tinubu should not be inaugurated as president until the tribunal decides…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Charlotte Powdrell, the estranged former girlfriend of New Zealander-Nigerian born mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, has reportedly dragged him to court and demanded half of his assets as settlement. UFC fighter, Sean O’Malley disclosed this while speaking on a podcast streamed on Suga YouTube channel. He said the girl in question was never married to Israel nor had a child with him but believes she is entitled to half of his wealth because they “dated too long and she supported his Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, career.” O’Malley said, “Izzy’s [Israel Adesanya’s] ex-girlfriend…They are not married, right they…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the weekend, hosted aspirant for the House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abass, and members of his Joint Task team in their maiden consultative engagement to seek bipartisan support of the governors. At the engagement held at the State House, Marina, Sanwo-Olu told the Reps members-elect that the incoming leadership of the 10th National Assembly (NASS) should reflect the diversity of the country, describing both NASS chambers as “people’s houses”. The Governor pointed out that the race to fill the principal positions of the parliament usually involved fierce competition that would pit members against…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Zikrullah Hassan, has said the four local airlines to airlift Nigerian pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj exercise have requested that the hajj fare be increased by $250. According to him, the airlines: Air Peace, Azman, Max Air and Aero Contractors – based the request on the crisis in Sudan, which would require a longer travel time to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Recall that the airlines had refused to sign the airlift agreement with NAHCON due to the additional financial cost using another route. Speaking in Abuja during a…