Author: Adetutu Audu

The former Minister of Justice and leader of the coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Abubakar Malami, along with his entourage, narrowly escaped death after being attacked by hoodlums who pelted them with stones while returning from a condolence visit in Kebbi city. The incident occurred Monday, 1 September, 2025, while he and his team were on their way back from the condolence visit within Kebbi metropolis. Reports indicated that locals pelted the former Minister’s vehicles with stones as a sign of their disapproval, claiming that he did nothing to improve their lives. Source: Facebook page of Joe Igbokwe

Nestle has dismissed its Chief Executive, Laurent Freixe, after an investigation into an “undisclosed romantic relationship” with a subordinate that was found to have breached its code of business conduct. The Swiss-headquartered multinational named Philipp Navratil as his replacement. Nestlé said Freixe’s departure after 40 years at the company followed an investigation overseen by its chair, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, with the support of outside counsel, into the relationship with a direct subordinate in breach of the company’s conduct code. “This was a necessary decision,” said Bulcke in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong…

Popular Nollywood actor, Afeez Owo has revealed some of the things that happened between him and his wife, actress Mide Martins, that led to their break up at a time, reports thegazellenews.com He also narrated how they reconciled their differences afterwards. According to the video that was posted on the official YouTube channel of Behind The Fame TV on Saturday, 23 August, 2025, during an interview, he stated that he broke up with his wife, Mide Martins, and that it was the first and the last time they had a fight together. When asked if he truly broke up with…

Ruth Otabor, sister of a former Big Brother Naija housemate, Phyna, who was hit by a truck owned by Dangote Cement, is dead. The lawyer to the Otabor family, Eko Solicitors and Advocates, announced the death of the lady hit by a Dangote Cement truck in Edo State on Wednesday, 13 August, 2025. Otabor who was said to have recently graduated from Auchi Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, was hit by the truck close to the school. One of her legs was initially amputated. In the statement on Sunday, which was shared by Phyla on her social media page, the…

Former Big Brother Naija winner, Phyna, has once again called out the Dangote Group over what she describes as negligence in handling her sister’s medical condition. According to her, her younger sister, Ruth Otabor, who was crushed by a Dangote trailer in Auchi just six days after her graduation, has been battling for her life after losing one of her legs and suffering severe internal injuries. Phyna said: “Dangote Group is gambling with my sister’s life. Her bladder, lungs, and reproductive organs are badly damaged. We agreed that she should be taken to Lagoon Hospital in Lagos to stabilize her…

Fresh from unveiling plans to list his MSM Group in the United States, billionaire tycoon, Muazam Mairawani has announced a $600 million cement plant in Kebbi State. The project is set to challenge market leaders Dangote Cement and BUA Cement, owned by billionaires Aliko Dangote and Abdul Samad Rabiu. The plant, designed with a 12-million-ton capacity, will be built in clusters and aims to boost local production, create jobs, and strengthen Nigeria’s industrial base. This bold move comes alongside MSM’s $225 million IPO plans on Nasdaq and rapid oil sector growth, underscoring Mairawani’s ambition to position MSM as a global…

The Olokine of Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo, Oba Abulrasheed Abayomi Banjo, has narrated how six kingmakers who opposed his ascension to the throne died one after another, insisting that God fought on his behalf during the struggle for his enthronement. A video circulating on social media captured the monarch, who is also an Assistant Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) recounting his testimony and the resistance he faced after being declared qualified for the stool. He explained that opposition began after it was discovered he was a pastor, leading some kingmakers to wage war against his emergence as…

Veteran gospel singer and broadcaster Yinka Ayefele has expressed deep concern over the recurring tragedies in his life that seem to happen particularly in August. Speaking during an appreciation note to his supporters on his radio station after a recent fire incident that gutted Fresh FM 105.9 and Blast FM 98.3 radio stations in Ibadan, Ayefele questioned why most of his heartbreaking experiences were tied to the same month. The singer recalled losing his immediate younger brother, Oluwole Ayefele, who was then the leader of the anti-robbery squad in Ore, in a fatal accident on August 2. He also recounted…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Abdullahi Basir Haske, an in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for allegedly facilitating the illicit movement of millions of dollars for past and present Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) officials. On Saturday, 23 August, 2025, fresh details emerged confirming that Haske, who was granted administrative bail on July 24, 2025, after claiming a medical emergency, is suspected to have fled Nigeria. He has reportedly gone incommunicado, violating his bail conditions, prompting the EFCC to declare him wanted. EFCC investigations revealed that Haske has secured lucrative aviation-related contracts through NNPC EnServ…

A 27-year-old woman, Aisha Maikudi Ibrahim, died on Saturday, 23 August, 2025, after her car reportedly somersaulted and fell into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. Family sources told Premier Media that Ms Ibrahim, who lived in Gbagada, was returning from an event in Ikoyi where she worked as a vendor when the crash occurred. She called her mother around 1 a.m. to say she would be home in 20 minutes,” her aunt, Hadiza Oyewumi, said in a telephone interview on Sunday, 24 August, 2025. “By 2 a.m., her phone was unreachable. By 4 a.m., her mother became…