The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 18, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of three internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Oyatokun Damilola Qudus, Adenekan Adewole Ayinde and Adisa Okikiade, are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested during a sting operation on Sunday, 10 August, 2025, at a hotel within the precincts of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State. They were arraigned on separate one-count charge bordering on impersonation, identify and internet fraud. The charge against Qudus reads:”…
Author: Adetutu Audu
By Ismail Omipidan created by photogrid “If they don’t invite us to the tying of the nuptial knot, and those who want to untie it decide to invite us, we won’t sit idle; we will honour them for finding us worthy of the invite.” The above roughly translated quote from the late strongman of Ibadan politics, Chief Lamidi Aribiyi Adedibu, aptly captures what played out last weekend in Oyo State, where the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a scandalous defeat to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election. By the constitution of the APC, the…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, 19 August, 2025, presented a brand-new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to popular gospel singer, broadcaster, and Chairman of Fresh FM 105.9, Dr. Yinka Ayefele, following last Friday’s fire outbreak that razed parts of the Music House complex in Ibadan. The inferno, which gutted sections of the media house, destroyed property worth millions of naira, leaving Ayefele and his team counting heavy losses. Speaking during the presentation at the Music House, Challenge, Ibadan, Governor Makinde—represented by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Otunba Ademola Ojo—commended Ayefele for his resilience and enduring…
created by photogrid Once hailed as the firebrand of Northern Nigerian politics, Nasir El-Rufai now finds himself in a curious twilight—boasting of a coalition that would sweep APC into the dustbin of history, only to be swept aside by the very electorate he presumed would rally behind him. His recent mobilization in Sokoto, where he declared APC “clannish and incompetent,” was meant to ignite a revolution. Instead, it fizzled like a damp matchstick. A WhatsApp Tsunami Without Kinetic Energy The opposition coalition—ADC, Atiku, El-Rufai, Peter Obi, Amaechi, Aregbesola—was hyped as a political tsunami. But the only waves it generated were…
The Minister of Power and prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has described the party’s defeat in the just-concluded Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election as painful but instructive. He said the outcome should serve as another wake-up call for deep introspection, genuine reconciliation, and collective action within the APC. In a statement issued on Monday, 18 August, 2025 through his Media Aide, Bolaji Tunji, Adelabu congratulated the winner of the election, Honourable Folajimi Oyekunle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while stressing that the result was received with mixed emotions. “I received…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has expressed strong concerns over the alleged conferment of the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on business tycoon Dotun Sanusi by the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi. In a statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, the Alaafin described the action as a direct affront to his authority, stressing that only the Alaafin holds the exclusive right to confer titles that cover the entire Yorubaland. The statement further noted that the Ooni’s traditional jurisdiction is confined to Oranmiyan Local Government—now divided into…
A construction worker in Sagamu, Ogun State, was severely injured on Sunday after falling from a building onto live electric wires along street poles at Ijokun. A disturbing viral video trending online shows the unidentified man struggling as his body caught fire while entangled in the wires. Moments later, he fell to the ground as onlookers rushed to his aid. Eyewitnesses said the victim was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention. His current condition remains unknown at the time of filing this report. The incident has raised fresh concerns over safety measures at construction sites and…
Father of Comfort Emmanson, the girl involved in the Ibom Air airport controversy, has called on the government to compensate his family for the ’embarrasement’ the incident inflicted on his daughter, reports thegazellenews.com Udeme Emmanson who is popularly called Papa Comfort in his neighborhood, complained that neighbours were making jest of him and his family hence the need for government to compensate the family. He wrote:”Anytime I step out, my neighbors and people in my neighborhood who know me very well as Papa Comfort will just say; ‘eyahh I no fit believe say na you born that kind fine pikin’.…
Confusion has engulfed the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) following an unverified report alleging the removal of its Director-General, Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, and the appointment of a new management team by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The unconfirmed report—surfacing barely a week after a similar rumour about the purported resignation of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Managing Director, Bayo Ojulari—claims that sports entertainment executive, Rotimi Pedro, from Lagos, has been named as the new NTA Director-General. It further alleges that Karimah Bello from Katsina State has been appointed Executive Director, Marketing; Stella Din from Plateau State as Executive Director, News;…
Details have emerged of how Olusegun Remi, known in the entertainment industry as Chief Kanran, died have emerged, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reported on Friday, 15 August, 2025, that Chief Kanran died early same day after a brief illness. However, according to a post on the Facebook page of popular entertainment promoter and owner of the Best of Nollywood (BON) award, Seun Oloketuyi, the veteran actor allegedly slumped and died in his bathroom. Thegazellenews.com reports further that Chief Kanran lived at Meiran axis of Alimoso Local Government Area. “Segun Remi this afternoon slumped in the bathroom and died instantly,” Oloketuyi wrote…