The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has commended the Olota of Ota Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyemi AbdulKabir Obalanlege for attracting development and growth to the town during his reign. Princess Orelope-Adefulire gave the commendation on Wednesday, 10 May, 2023, via a press statement issued to celebrate the 5th Anniversary Coronation celebration of the referred Awori monarch. The popular monarch is celebrating his 5th Coronation Anniversary as well commissioning the Olota Royal Residence (ORR) today, Wednesday, 10 May, 2023. “Kaabiyesi, it is an open secret and a thing of joy…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least seven people were feared dead with several others hospitalised after drinking a tea suspected to have been made with a local leaf known as Zakami at a wedding ceremony in Sheka area of Kumbotso Local Government in Kano State. Zakami contains a psychoactive substance. Eye witnesses’ accounts said it affected nearly 50 people and that some were still missing, just as one of the witnesses, Sanusi Yahaya, who is also an elder brother of the bride, said the tea was suspected to be made with different types of drugs apart from the local leaf. Yahaya said…
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has initiated an extradition proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, against three suspects: Samson Ogoshi, his brother, Samuel, and Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert, over exploitation of minor and production of child pornography. The Ogoshis and Ezekiel were indicted in a United States Federal Court on December 1, 2022 on charges of exploitation of minors and production of child pornography resulting in death, conspiracy to distribute child pornography and conspiracy to commit stalking through the internet. According to investigations, the suspects conspired to conduct a sex-based extortion…
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 8, 2023, arraigned a businesswoman, Saadatu Ramallan-Yaro, Director, April 1616 Investment Limited and Amsaymay Limited, both Designated Non-Financial Institutions, on alleged money laundering before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Also arraigned on separate charges were four companies: April 1616 Investment Limited; Misabs International Limited, Armada Financial Services and Amsamay Limited. One of the charges against Ramallan-Yaro reads: “That you, Saadatu Ramallan-Yaro, being a Director of April 1616 Investment Limited, a Designated Non-Financial Institution, on or about the 3rd day of July, 2020 in Lagos, within the…
A land grabber, popularly known as Mojeed Solabi, has been accused of invading Adumbu community in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State with over 50 thugs, injuring two people and beating up the village head to stupor. Solabi, a notorious land grabber, was said to have invaded the town with thugs armed with dangerous weapons including cutlass, broken bottles, axes, chasing people away from their homes and ancestral lands in the community. Residents of the community in a “Save Our Letter” dated January 27, 2023, to the state police command titled “Case of Conspiracy Threat To Life and Invasion…
The Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alh. Yahaya Bello, has approved the appointment of Elder Friday Sanni as the Director General, Special Task Force on Illegal Smuggling of Firearms to Kogi State. The appointment was conveyed via a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Mrs Folashade Arike Ayoade, dated Monday, 8 May, 2023. The decision of the State Government to set up the Special Task Force is part of recalibration efforts in the security architecture of the state to ensure that firearms are not illegally smuggled into the state to perpetrate the nefarious activities of…
Poised to strengthen over 60 years of bilateral relationship with Nigeria, the Canadian Government has indicated interest in investing in the agricultural and technological sectors of the Ogun State economy. The Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jamie Christoff, who stated this at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he paid a courtesy call on the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, 9 May, 2023, disclosed that his country was also interested in the infrastructural sector of the state. Ambassador Christoff observed that Ogun has numerous opportunities that could attract Canadian investors, saying he was in the state to…
Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank, has unveiled the latest brand jingle for its digital banking application, ALAT by Wema which is set to become an instant hit with customers and music lovers alike. The new jingle is part of the bank’s continuous efforts to connect with its target audience while staying true to its core values of innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction. The jingle, which was created by the winner of its Sounds of ALAT competition, Onyelisigwe Bright and produced by one of Nigeria’s biggest talents in the entertainment industry, Cobhams Asuquo, features an upbeat, catchy tune with lyrics…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 9 May, 2023, in Abuja affirmed Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the elected Governor of Osun State. Oyetola and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) approached the Apex Court in a suit numbered, SC/CV/510/2023, praying the court to set aside the decision of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, which voided the judgment of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal, which returned Oyetola as winner of the Saturday, 16 July, 2022 governorship election. Oyetola and APC in their case filed to Supreme Court on their behalf by lead…
The Elegushi family has debunked rumours making the rounds that Olori Sekinat Aramide Elegushi is sick. In a statement released by the palace of Oba Elegushi on Monday, 8 May, 2023, signed by its media officer, the family described the rumours as the wicked imaginations of the authors. The palace insisted that the senior wife of the king is hale and hearty and going about her businesses within and outside the palace. The statement also thanked concerned friends and family members who reached out to the palace for clarification to put an end to the unfounded rumours. The palace also…