Anxiety is reportedly mounting of the whereabouts of Osun monarch, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede -who has not been seen by his subjects for almost a year now. His disappearance has also been surrounded by speculations. The monarch, a US-based accountant and information system expert, was appointed new Apetu in July 2019. He succeeded Oba James Adegoke, who died on November 26, 2017. According to reports, he had been regularly shuttling between Nigeria and his base in the US since his installation. The last time he left his domain was March 2024, and till date, he he…
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The ancient city of Kano will be agog on Valentine’s Day, Friday, 14 February, 2025. The city will be playing host to guests and dignitaries from all over the country as Princess Amina Sanusi, daughter of the 16th Emir of Kano, HRM Mohammed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi CFR and her pilot heartthrob, Captain Muhammad Mahi Maaji tie the nuptial knots. The wedding fathia slated for Friday, 14 February, 2025 will be taking place at Kofar Gudu, Emir’s Palace, Kano from 10 am. The groom is the son of the late Alhaji Tsoho Ma’aji Sumaila.
The immediate past Chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Special Apostle Oloruntoba Oke is dead, reports thegazellenews.com The late Toba was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and served as two-term Chairman of the local government. Thegazellenews.com reports further that the former Chairman died in a Lagos hospital where he was rushed to on Friday, 7 February, 2025, due to complications from diabetes. Despite efforts to stabilise him, he passed away on Sunday, 9 February, 2025 at the age of 65, reports thegazellenews.com. Oke had battled the disease for several years before his demise. Before…
The United States of America (USA) has discontinued the drop box visa processing option for applicants in Nigeria, marking a significant change in the visa renewal process. It has been reported that this service, which previously allowed eligible applicants to renew their visas without an in-person interview, has been quietly removed from the appointment booking system. Although the US Embassy in Nigeria has not yet issued an official statement regarding this change, applicants trying to schedule visa renewals have noted that the drop box feature is no longer available on the appointment booking platform. Numerous applicants have reported difficulties accessing…
The Federal Government has launched a free-to-use 112 emergency number for Nigerians to call in the event of kidnappings and other security-related incidents. The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Major General Adamu Laka, disclosed this during a press briefing on the activities of the Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap Fusion Cell under the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Thursday, 6 February, 2025. “The Nigerian Communications Commission has facilitated an emergency response number, 112. The NCTC calls on all Nigerians to report suspicious activities, crimes, and kidnappings by calling the toll-free number 112, including the Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap…
Co-director of ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’, Tunde Olaoye, has revealed that Funke Akindele’s production company, Funke Ayotunde Akindele Network (FAAN), will receive only 35% of the film’s impressive box office earnings. In a recent interview with publisher Olumide Iyanda, Olaoye explained that a significant portion of the revenue is distributed among other stakeholders, reducing the percentage that goes directly to FAAN. Olaoye explained that while the gross earnings of the film are often touted, the actual amount the producer gets is far less. “Even Funke, who is the executive producer of the film, cannot boast of being a super multi-billionaire because…
One of Igbo’s most respected poets and Professor of English and Literature, Dubem Okafor is dead. He died last Sunday, 2 February, 2025, in the United States after shooting his wife, Cheryl. Reports and calls from the US say Okafor, 64, a cousin to the late poet, Christopher Okigbo apparently in pain his wife had left him a few days earlier, arranged to meet her at his sister’s Reading Home, Pennsylvania, where he shot her several times and himself once in the head at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, 2 February, 2025, police said. A small-caliber handgun was found near the bodies,…
A tragic fire incident occurred in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday, when a five-year-old boy reportedly set a duplex on fire while playing with matchsticks. The fire broke out at Abiodun Adebiyi Close, off Yidi Road, in the Irewole area of Ilorin West Local Government Area. One of the rooms in the building was completely destroyed before firefighters arrived to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading further. The swift intervention of the Kwara State Fire Service helped avert a more devastating outcome. An eyewitness, Lanre Abdulrazaq, who was working nearby, recounted the moment the fire broke…
By Funsho Arogundade It’s an established fact that good guys are contagious. Get a group of good men together, and they will change their community and the world. A good guy has integrity and character. Simply put, a good guy is less talk and more action. The Latin origin of ‘integrity’ means whole, and when it comes to being a good guy, wholesome is sexy. Everywhere he goes, he leaves a mark. One of such figures is Oluwaseyi Afolabi Tinubu. Every man is a work in progress. As a successful entrepreneur, vibrant socialite, sports enthusiast, humanist and now the son…
The suspended monarch of Orile Ifo Ogun State, Oba Adewale Semiu Ogunjobi, was on Tuesday, 4 February, 2025, arraigned by the Nigeria Police before an Ifo Magistrate Court on a three-count charge of assault, conspiracy, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. The arraignment in court was the response of the police authorities to the Oba’s public assault and battery on a member of his community, 73 year old Elder Abraham Areola. He was granted bail with two sureties in ₦5 million each in like sum, who must be residents within the court’s jurisdiction. Thursday, 6 March, 2025…