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Communal crisis: Osun govt imposes curfew in two communities Following the communal clash that is brewing between Ilobu and Ifon communities over the alleged killing of an indigene of Ilobu man by the Ifons, Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Sunday imposed curfew between the hours of 8 pm every night, and 6 am in the morning to get before the law in the two towns. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Hon Kolapo Alimi who made this known via a notice to the affected domains in Osogbo, said: “This is to inform the public that the attention of the Osun state government has been drawn to the communal clash on land dispute between Ilobu and Ifon communities. “Based on this, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed that curfew begins immediately in the two local governments: Orolu and Irepodun local governments. “The curfew will start between the hours of 8 pm every night, and 6 am in the morning. Human and vehicular movement is hereby restricted during...

Akpabio planted impeachment story to pit Tinubu against Northerners, Senator alleges The lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Senator Ishaku Abbo, has asserted that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, along with his associates, were the ones who disseminated the story about his rumored intention to impeach him. Abbo further added that the narrative was purportedly orchestrated by the Senate President to create discord between President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and northern politicians. It was reported that Akpabio has strongly denied allegations of an impending impeachment against him. He labelled these reports as both malicious and untrue. There were media reports on Saturday stating that plans were underway to unseat Akpabio as the president of the 10th Senate when the Senate reconvenes on September 26, 2023.  

Two Hospitalised, Hundreds Displaced As House With Over 800 Rooms Collapses In Lagos At least two persons are battling for life at a private hospital after a school-turned-residential building in the Ketu area of Lagos partially collapsed on Sunday. The building housing over 800 rooms with hundreds of residents known as Agboye Estate on Oduntan Street, Ketu, first caved in on Saturday afternoon following hours of rainfall that greeted most parts of Lagos. On Sunday afternoon, as residents were still trying to salvage their belongings, the building crumbled again, destroying another structure inside the compound before collapsing completely. Credit: Eric Dumo More photos below.   

  My Son Lived In Fear Until His Dëäth, MohBad's Mum Finally Speaks Mrs. Aloba, mother to the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has broken her silence days after the untimely death of her son. In an emotion-laden video, Mrs. Aloba recounted MohBad's last days, sharing details on how his former boss, Afeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and his gang assaulted and victimised her son until his demise. Speaking in Yoruba, she debunked rumours saying MohBad was mentally unstable, adding that her son lived in perpetual fear in his last days. Corroborating MohBad's claims of being given a whitish substance to consume, Mrs. Aloba said, "My son was in the studio working when the other boys were arrested. He wasn't even in the house when officers visited.  "Upon his release, MohBad told me he was given something to drink, and from that day, things got worse. "My son lived in perpetual fear till the day he died. His troubles began when he joined Marlian Music. H...

Mohbad’s Dëäth: DJ Splash’s Mother Accuses Naira Marley Of Ruining Son’s Life After Moving In With Him, Says Son Returned Home With ‘Strange Ailment’ woman who identified herself as the mother of Matthew Aderoju, popularly known as DJ Splash, has accused popular Nigerian singer and rapper, Azeez Fashola, famously known as Naira Marley, of ruining her son’s life and abandoning him. The woman in an audio she sent to an online news blog, Gistlover, said that the problem started in 2021 after her son, DJ Splash won a competition and was given N100,000 cash. She explained that after he won the competition, a lot of celebrities liked him and he was taken to many shows. According to her, he later met Naira Marley and Zlatan and they danced together. According to her, Naira Marley opted to take DJ Splash to live and work with him but she initially refused and insisted that her son would go to university first, to which Naira Marley agreed to send the young man to school. But after some time, h...

  Actor Jimmy Odukoya succeeds his father as the senior Pastor of Fountain Of Life Church, Late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya passed away August 7 Watch video below 

The first time I experienced poverty was when I married my now ex-husband — Actress Iyabo Ojo to Toke Makinwa during a podcast interview.  Watch video below. 

BBNaija All Stars: WhiteMoney, Sholzy, Neo, Alex Evicted From Reality TV Show Four housemates have been evicted from the Big Brother Naija All Stars reality TV show. The housemates Whitemoney, Alex Unusual, Sholzy, and Neo Akpofure got the boots during Sunday night's eviction show. All four housemates were nominated for eviction alongside Ceec, Adekunle, Mercy, and Ilebaye early in the week.  

Court Of Appeal Gets 9 New Justices The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will on Wednesday administer oath of office on the newly appointed nine Justices of the Court of Appeal. They would be inaugurated by 11:00am at the Main Court auditorium of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. A statement by the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr Festus Akande listed the name of the Justices to include Hannatu Laja-Balogun from Kaduna State, Binta Zubairu from Kaduna State and Peter Obiora from Anambra State. Others are Justices Okon Abang from Akwa Ibom State, Asma’u Mainoma from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lateef Ganiyu from Oyo State and Jane Iyang from Cross River State. The rest are Hadiza Shagari from Sokoto State and Paul Bassi from Borno State. Meanwhile, Justice Amina Adamu Augie will formally retire from the Supreme Court’s Bench on Thursday having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 years on Sunday September 3, 2023. Justice Amina A...

 FCT To Introduce Digital Security System In Commercial Vehicles As part of measures to ensure safety of commuters, the FCT Administration is to introduce digital security monitoring and control system in all vehicles used for commercial purposes. The Secretary, FCTA Transport Secretariat Ubukutom Nya stated this during the 2023 Special Marshals Sectoral Workshop, organized by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) FCT Sector Command Special Marshal. Mr Nya explained that the digital control mechanism would ensure safety and security of commuters in the FCT. According to him, the digital monitoring system would be made up of cameras that would be able to track vehicles . He said people entering vehicles would scan the vehicle using their phones and scanned out while alighting from the taxi. Mr Nya said once in the vehicles, the system would time the trip and alert the central control system if the person did not scan out at the time, he or she was supposed to disembark , an alert wou...

Wheat Farmers To Commence Mass Cultivation Across Northern Nigeria                           The President National Association of Wheat Farmers, Processors and Marketers of Nigeria, Wing Commander Shuiabu Hamza (rtd) says the country would soon become wheat sufficient.  Wing Commander Hamza made the promise in an interview with newsmen shortly after visiting Lake Chad Research Institute and Shehu of Borno who is also the grand patron of the Association in Maiduguri.  The National President announced that all the nineteen states in northern Nigeria are viable for wheat cultivation with the unveiling of new varieties of wheat by the Lake Chad Research Institute.  He said farmers across the region will soon commence all year round wheat cultivation which will make the country a wheat producing nation.  "the highlands of Mambila and Gembu, the highlands of Obudu are for wheat cultivation with this new vari...

Power Supply Restored To Sokoto, Kebbi Ongoing - TCN                 The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says, it has restored bulk power supply to Sokoto State, while engineers are diligently working to extend this restoration to Kebbi State and other areas affected by the unfortunate Birnin Kebbi Substation fire incident that occurred last Thursday.  In a statement by Ndidi Mbah,  General Manager, Public Affairs of the company and made available to Radio Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi said, power supply to Sokoto State was restored through the Talata Mafara Substation. The statement also said that, their engineering team, along with the Managing Director/CEO and the Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider (TSP), are on-site, putting in every effort to reconnect Kebbi State and its environs to the grid through another substation. Its stated that, engineers were actively working on transferring load to the 150MVA and 60MVA power...

Nigeria, Cuba Partner On Food Security, Agriculture Advancement Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Republic of Cuba on food security and agriculture advancement. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the G77 + China Leaders’ Summit in Cuba, shared the information on his X handle on Sunday. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government while the Cuba’s Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Jesus Perez Brito signed the MOU for the host country. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba in the presence of officials from both countries. The Minister expressed heartfelt gratitude for the shared insights into Nigeria’s pressing food and agricultural opportunities and challenges. He also underlined Nigeria’s demographic advantage, vast land resources, immense agricultural potential, promoting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision for food an...

 STRIKE: LABOUR MINISTER INVITES NLC FOR MEETING  Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Bako Lalong has again invited the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC for another meeting over its planned indefinite strike. The Minister who directed the Department of Trade Unions Services and Industrial Relations to convene a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for Monday 18th September 2023 said it was important that the Unions sit with Government to resolve all pending matters to avert further disruption to the economy.  According to the Minister, the administration of President Bola Tinubu will always engage the organised labour  and respond to its concerns after due consultation and negotiations in order to guarantee industrial harmony which is critical to the attainment of the Renewed Hope Agenda.  It would be recalled that the Minister had invited the two Labour centres for talks to avert the 2 day strike held between 5th and 6th September,...

My Father Was Ässäss!natëd In My Presence - Singer Teni  Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, aka Teni Makaniki, has said the assassination of her father, the late Brig. Gen. Simeon Apata (retd.) in her presence greatly affected her. Speaking in an interview with media personality Taymesan, Teni disclosed that she was two years old when gunmen stormed their Lagos home and murdered her father in the presence of the family. The 'Uyo Meyo' crooner added that this affected her growing up as she has since developed trust issues. In the interview, shared Sunday by the host Taymesan on Instagram, Teni said, "Growing up with my father passing at such a young age, the trauma of losing my father at a young age affected me.  "You know, him being assassinated in the presence of all of us and all that stuff. I was 2 at the time. "Him passing away robbed me of a father figure. It sort of made me have trust issues growing up. Because they [gunmen] came into our house purposely to kil...

I Was Living As Oμtc∆st in My Home With My ex Wife Alice - Gospel Singer Paul Nwokocha breaks silence 'I decided to marry my new wife, Goodness, one month after my ex wife packed out of our matrimonial home because the Holy Bible said "Paul Nwokocha" should not be alone" "I am still performing my duties to my six children as their father, i didn't discard them, i cloth them, pay their school fees and feed them, i also pay the rent of the house they live. "My ex wife, Alice stopped giving me food not minding that i give her money for the running of the house every month, I was living as an outcast in my home". Watch video and More photos below. 

  Why Obi Lost At Tribunal But Won Anambra Case – Chekwas Okorie   Following the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie has bored his thoughts on why Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) experienced defeat in the tribunal judgment, despite he emerged victorious in his gubernatorial court case in Anambra. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 elections, has expressed his perspective on why Peter Obi, his counterpart from the Labour Party (LP), experienced defeat in the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal but emerged victorious in his gubernatorial court case in Anambra. Okorie who spoke on Saturday explained that Obi’s success in his 2003 Anambra court case was attributed to the fact that APGA had representatives in every polling unit within Anambra State. Sunday Telegraph recalls that ...

Tinubu govt has no solution to economic hardship – Primate Ayodele warns Nigerians The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Sunday claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has no solution to the economic hardship in Nigeria. Primate Ayodele urged Nigerians to prepare for more difficult times. He stated that the country will not survive without borrowing money and it will lead to the incapacity of so many states. A statement by Ayodele’s spokesman, Oluwatosin Osho, said the economy will keep fluctuating and for the next four years, Nigeria will keep struggling. The man of God pointed out that one of the solutions to eradicating economic hardship is by fighting corruption. Primate Ayodele also reacted to the statement of BUA chairman to reduce cement price to N3000. According to Ayodele: ‘’I want to advise the minister of finance and CBN governor that there is no way Nigeria will survive without borrowing. So many states will be incapacitated ...

Fountain Of Life Church Names Actor Jimmy Odukoya As Successor Of Late Father The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC), has announced Jimmy Odukoya, the son of Bimbo and Taiwo Odukoya, as the senior pastor of the church. This was made known on Sunday during the church service. Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, who was the former senior pastor of the church died in August 2023, in the United States. He was aged 67. The preacher, whose church headquarters is in the Ilupeju area of Lagos, was buried on September 9, in a private ceremony attended by family members and close associates. Making the announcement, Rotimi Okpaise, a pastor, said the late Odukoya confided in the Board of Trustees (BoT) members about the succession plan after his demise. According to Okpaise, the BoT unanimously elected Jimmy as the senior pastor and chairperson of the board. “The board has chosen Saturday, September 30, 2023, as the date of Jimmy’s installation,” he said. Odukoya died less than two years after his 47-year-old So...

What you need to know about MOWE-OFADA ROAD 1. The Mowe-Ofada Road is 8km in length. 2. The road originated from Lagos-Ibadan Express Road, adjacent the pedestrian bridge and ends at Ofada, Owode Junction.  3. The project was abandoned by the immediate past administration in the state. Regardless, the administration of HIS Excellency, Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun (CON) inherited the bad state of the road and reawarded it for rehabilitation to solve the traffic challenges being faced by the road users in the Mowe-Ofada axis.  4. Moreso, Phase 1 of the project include repair of the existing defective binder course and laying of a new wearing course on the right-hand side from Mowe to Ofada.  5. The rehabilitation work had so far been completed to 4.5km of the 8km length. 500m length of the road was paved with the new wearing course in the last one week alone, and this speaks to the current pace of work. Relatively, the project is making significant progress. 6. However, in respo...

Kano Tricycle Rider Returns N15M To Owner A Kano tricycle rider, Auwalu Salisu, has returned N15 million that was forgotten by a passenger who came from Chad to buy goods in Nigeria. 22 year old Salisu, a resident of Yankaba in Nasarawa local government area of the state , returned the money after an announcement about the missing money, on a radio station in Kano. The money, N15 million when converted, includes; 10.130 million CFA and N2.9 million. Speaking in Kano, Salisu said he did not notice that his passenger had forgotten the money until he reached home, saying that, after discovering the money, he informed his parents who ordered him to go and look for the owner. The tricycle rider explained that, he conveyed the owner of the money from Badawa to Bata market, and went back there after informing his parents about the money,but did not meet him. “I went back home and gave the money to my mother who kept it inside her wardrobe. I was afraid and eager to hand over the money bac...

UGWUMBA UCHE NWOSU DRUMS SUPPORT FOR HOPE UZODIMMA'S REELECTION BID  Hon. Ugwumba Uche Nwosu has drummed full support for the reelection bid of His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma Uche Nwosu who was the governorship candidate of AA in the 2019 Imo guber election expressed readiness to mobilize thousands of votes to deliver Hope Uzodimma come November 11th He described Uzodimma as a man of character who has remained focused in his quest to reconstruct , rehabilitate and fully return Imo State to her place of glory. "Hope Uzodimma is only the most qualified person to be elected come November, I believe in his government and I want all Imolites to support him to enable this government to consolidate on the achievements already set in" Uche Nwosu stated With this recent endorsement, it is assumed that all well meaning Imolites has backed the reelection bid of His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma and come November 11th Imolites will go out in mass ...