A Nigerian who visited a 13-year-old girl in UK has been jailed after he was caught at Leeds train station with condoms and lollipops. According to Yorkshire Evening Post, 37-year-old Osacpolor Jimoh travelled from Scotland to meet with the minor at the train station. The media outlet said he was sentenced to three years and nine months in jail after he was caught at the train station on October 24, 2022, with packets of condoms and lollipops. Mr Jimoh booked an hotel following a five and half months of communication and planned to lure the minor into his bed. He…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to honour all his campaign promises to Nigerians. Tinubu spoke on Sunday, 8 January, 2023 in Lagos at an endorsement rally organised by the Arewa Community ahead of next month’s presidential election. The event, which took place at Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan saw people from all the Northern states offer their support for the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Tinubu who they described as a detribalised Nigerian. The APC Presidential candidate promised that under his leadership, Nigerians will live in peace regardless of ethnicity and religious differences.…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has described the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu as a pillar of support for her husband in the quest for a sustainable development for the state. Princess Orelope-Adefulire also commended the Lagos First Lady in rallying the women in the state to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) and all its candidates in the coming general elections. The Presidential Aide disclosed this on in a birthday message to Mrs Sanwo-Olu on Sunday, 8 January, 2023. “Mrs Sanwo-Olu is a worthy woman,…
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to create an enabling environment that will unlock the creative abilities of Nigerian youths if elected president. Tinubu who was speaking at the townhall meeting with youths in Abuja said being the dominant population in the country, the support of the youths is important in building a better Nigeria. Starting from this basis, Tinubu who facilitated the negotiations between the striking university lecturers and the Federal Government, resulting in the calling off of their eight-month strike, said specifically that a conducive arrangement would be made available to…
The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has advised members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to focus on regional projects in order to make more impact in developing the Niger Delta region. Wike spoke at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, during a courtesy visit by the members of the NDDC Governing Board led by its Chairman, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, accompanied by the Managing Director, Chief Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the two Executive Directors of Finance and Administration and Projects, as well as Directors of the Commission. Governor Wike stated that such big-ticket projects…
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to ignite the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reports thegazellenews.com. In a revised timetable for the APC Presidential Campaign just released, it was revealed that President Buhari has shown further personal commitment to the cause of the party and its flag-bearer in the 2023 Presidential election, by indicating his readiness to be physically present at some of the forthcoming presidential campaign rallies of the party. This was contained in a press statement released on Thursday, 5 January, 2023, by the Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson…
Her efforts to empower the less privileged and support the effort of government in every area of endeavour have been acclaimed to be one of the most outstanding among the lots who follow the same passion as hers. Regardless of religion, tribe, or ethnicity, corporate lawyer and philanthropist, Dr Siju Iluyomade has continued to give her all to better the lives of many, using her Arise Women Foundation as a vehicle to intervene in so many areas of human needs. This trait of hers, many agreed, resonated in the birth of the non-government organisation (NGO). Not only that, Siju, as…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, 5 January, 2023, flagged off his re-election campaign in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of the state, with a promise not to relent on his developmental strides. The Governor, who is seeking a second term in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was accompanied on the campaign tour by chieftains of the party, led by a former Governor of the state, Chief Olusegun Osoba. Launching the campaign in the company of some senatorial, House of Representatives and state House of Assembly candidates, the Governor and the campaign train moved…
Four governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former governors of Ondo and Ekiti states and leaders of the party across the country, on Thursday, 5 January, 2023, converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital to seek the support of Oyo State residents for the re-election of the state Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde. The governors and former governors, under the aegis of the G-5 and the Integrity Group, included the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; Ayodele Fayose, a former Governor of Ekiti State and his Ondo…
Ambassador Adejare Bello, Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, has acknowledged seven qualities of the Presidential Candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying his efforts towards stabilising democracy in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized, while also throwing his weight behind his presidential bid. The seven qualities, according to Bello, are: detribalised Nigerian, focused, readiness to help others, non-religious bigot, unparallel developmental strides and a strategist. According to him, these qualities stand him out as the candidate to beat in the forthcoming presidential election in the country. He called on all Nigerians to rise up and vote massively for him.…