President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has commiserated with the family and friends of the Late Mrs. Adenike Adewunmi-Adebisi and prayed that God grant her eternal rest. Mrs.Adewunmi-Adebisi, a famous social media personality and fervent campaigner for Asíwájú Tinubu during the election campaigns, died three days ago. The President-elect noted with sadness the untimely death of the deceased, and while praying that Almighty God grant her eternal rest, he also beseeched Him to comfort her husband, her aged parents and friends over the loss. He urged those she left behind to be consoled by the memories of her eventful life and…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
By Abimbola Ogunnaike It was like a film to those present at the scene of the horrific incident as a fanatic shooter walked up to a politician and his brother in India and shot them in the head. In the shocking scenes from the state of Uttar Pradesh, Atiq Ahmad, was shot dead live on TV as he stopped to speak to journalists. According to Mail Online, Ahmad, who had over 100 criminal cases against him, was under arrest and was being escorted by police for a court-mandated medical checkup when the incident occurred. This comes just two days after his…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Last Easter Monday, 10 April, 2023, when Christians all over the world were celebrating Jesus Christ, an Uber driver, Tope Olorunfemi, was begging for his life in the Ijoka area of Akure, Ondo State, reports an Ogun State based national newspaper. A bloodthirsty horde milled around him, hitting him with stones and sticks, as they accused him of being an Internet fraudster, aka Yahoo boy. By his side was his mother, Mojisola, who appealed to the mob to let go of her son, who was only visiting the town because his wife and child were holidaying with her. Instead…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer of Okokomaiko, SP Emmanuel Edebagha. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, 15 April, 2023. According to Hundeyin, Edebagha was removed for failing to supervise his men who were allegedly involved in the extortion of a trader in the Alaba International Market of N100,000. The state police image-maker also disclosed that the CP had also ordered the commencement of disciplinary action against the DPO and the indicted officers, just as he…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least four persons were killed while seven others were hospitalised in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, after a car rammed into pedestrians. The state Governor, Mai Mala Buni in a statement issued through his Director General of Press and Media Affairs, Mr Mamman Muhammad, on Saturday, 15 April, 2023, has directed a full investigation of the accident. The incident, which happened on Friday night, 14 April, 2023, around 8.30 pm on Gashua Road involved a Mercedes wagon. An eyewitness said the driver of the car hit the victims while they were sitting on a table close…
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji – Bello, has approved the appointment of Dr Abdul Azeez Anjorin as the acting Head of Department of Microbiology in the Faculty of Science of the University. According to a statement from the Public Relations Department of the school, said the appointment will run for two years, from Tuesday, 4 April, 2023, to Thursday, 3 April, 2025. The statement also announced the appointment of Dr Omolade Sanni as the acting Head of Department of Broadcasting in the Faculty of Communications and Media Studies. Dr Sanni’s tenure will run from Sunday, 19 March, 2023 to…
By: Kemi Daniels Professor Abideen Olaitan Olaiya is a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) that secured the victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-elect of Nigeria. His political trajectory dated back to the mid 90s. He contested for the position of APC National Secretary in 2022, he was the running mate to Late Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala in the 2019 gubernatorial race in Oyo state. He hails from Oke Oluokun, Ibadan and bagged his Ph.D in Agronomy from the University of Ibadan in 2006. His political experience dated back to 1995/96 when he contested for Chairman of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed that it recovered the corpse of a 16-year-old “Almajiri’’ in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state on Friday, 14 April 2023. Assailants had gouged one of his eyes before the police arrived. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, stated on Friday, April 14, 2023 that the Islamic knowledge teacher of the deceased, Malam Muhammad Mustafa, reported the matter to the police. “The complainant reported that one of his students, aged 16, went to a nearby bush to fetch firewood around 8am on Friday, but did not return…
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie has commended youth groups in the Niger Delta region for shunning violence in resolving issues affecting the oil-rich region. Speaking when the Ogoni Youth Peace Movement paid her a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Onochie applauded the youths of the region for embracing non-violent approaches in conflict resolution and helping to tell a positive story of the region. She said: “As long as the youths continue to keep the peace in the region, we at the NDDC will support you. It…
ALAT by Wema, Africa’s first fully digital bank, is celebrating its 6th anniversary with the launch of “Sounds of ALAT,” a boot camp and creative workshop aimed at supporting young creatives in the entertainment industry in Nigeria. The event, which will run from May 1st to May 5th, 2023, at Wema Bank, Purple Academy, will equip participants with top-notch industry knowledge and offer an opportunity to win up to five million naira for the creation of the next ALAT jingle. Sounds of ALAT is a co-creation campaign that brings together celebrities, facilitators, and judges from various sectors of the entertainment…