Author: Olamide Obayemi

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian actress, Juliana Olayode popularly addressed as Toyo Baby in the hit sitcom, Jenifa’s Dairy, has declared that she is considering going into marriage because of sex. The actress has once revealed that she is a virgin and it has not been easy for her to keep her virginity intact. Olayode, who made this disclosure during a chat with media personality, Nedu, stated recently that ‘Everything in my head is screaming sex.’ “So it is our culture and that is what we have brought to our way of life even up until now. But the fact that…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Logistics Manager of Davido, Israel Afeare, better known as Israel DMW, has disclosed that he spent N25,000 on a plate of eba with three pieces of meat in a London restaurant of which he could get for N3,000 in Nigeria. Eba also known as Pinon (in Togo, Benin, and southern Ghana) is a staple swallow from Nigeria, also eaten in the West African sub-region and other African countries. Israel had stormed London ahead of Davido’s performance in the UK. In a post via his Instagram story, Israel shared a clip of the plate of eba with Ogbono soup,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has finally opened up the leaked audio of his conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo, Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide. The audio clip released by online newspaper, Peoples Gazzete, has set social media on frenzy since Saturday, 1 April 2023. In the audio, Obi was heard begging Oyedepo to help him mobilize Christian voters ahead of the election, especially those in the North Central states of Kwara, Kogi and Niger, declaring the election was a religious war. The former Governor of Anambra State was repeatedly heard saying, ‘Yes Daddy”,…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram have killed three persons and destroyed properties in Dabna community in Hong Local Government Area in Adamawa State. It was gathered that a group of armed men riding on motorcycles attacked in the early hours of Monday, firing guns sporadically as they looted drugs and foodstuff shops in Dabna community. It was also gathered that civilians died in the attack, just as one of the attackers lost his life during an exchange of fire with some vigilantes but his corpse was taken away by members of his gang. Adamawa State Police…

Obi: E kaaro, Baaba mi. Oyedepo: Ope ni fun Oluwa, bawo ni ooo? Obi: Mo wa daada, Baaba mi, E kaaro Oyedepo: Amin, ni oruko Jesu, esi ayo la maa gbo? Obi: E se Baaba mi, ti mo ba gbo ipe lati odo yin: ipe ati adura yin, Baaba mi, o je nkan to wuwo pupo fun mi. Bii mo see maa n so fun yin, ti eleyi ba ja si daada, e o ni kabamo wipe e duro ti mi. Oyedepo: Amin, amin, a ni igbagbo wipe Olorun maa gba akoso. Obi: E se Baaba mi. Mo fe iranlowo…

By Mallam Jamiu Gidado In spite of the initial hiccups, pockets of violence and acclaimed irregularities that trailed the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the outcome of the election has come to stay and Nigeria is already marching forward in her fledging democratic enterprise without let or hindrance. Going by the wishful thinking of some doubting Thomases and the unwitting illusion of anti-democratic elements, the election would have been cancelled or declared inconclusive, thereby taking the nation several steps backward in her political trajectory. I personally felicitate with the Jagaban of Borgu for his laudable victory…

Media aide to the immediate past Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Mr. Ismail Omipidan, has described as wicked and untrue the claim by Governor Ademola Adeleke that Oyetola attempted selling off the state mining licences before stepping aside on November 26, 2022. He noted that contrary to the governor’s claim, it was Oyetola who made sense of Osun’s assets in the mining sector, under the government’s seven project streams in its Osun Minerals Development Plan. He said but for Oyetola administration’s conscious efforts at developing the sector, Osun would have since lost all its 17 mining licences. Omipidan, in a statement,…

Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Monday, 3 April, 2023, handed over a modern sick bay to Dolphin Junior High School in the Simpson area of Lagos Island, saying the facility represents the commitment of the state government to the welfare and well-being of students in the state. The First Lady, it would be recalled, had on December 6, 2021, visited the school in furtherance of the global 16 days of advocacy against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) to sensitize the students on the menace of sexual abuse and harassment within the academic environment. The advocacy visit also…

By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 32-year-old man, Usman Tijani on Monday, 3 April, 2023 arraigned before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Muhammed Wakili for allegedly stealing his friend’s mobile phone valued at N470,000. The police charged Tijani of Garki village, Abuja, with theft. The prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku said on March 24, the complainant, Fatima Mohammed of Kano State, reported the matter at the Wuse divisional police headquarters, Zone 3. Nwafoaku alleged that the defendant called the complainant to meet him at Rodzee hotel, Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja and while they were together, the complainant…