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Ogun To Distribute 5000 CofO Friday Ogun State Government will, on Friday, December 1, distribute 5000 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to beneficiaries. A statement issued on Tuesday by the office of the Director General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, said Governor Dapo Abiodun will present the certificates to beneficiaries, thus enhancing the value of their properties, as they can be used as collaterals, while house and landowners can also take advantage of the state's proximity to Lagos to maximise value. The beneficiaries are drawn from the Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System (OLARMS) and the immediate pass administration’s Home Owners Charter (HOC). The event will be held at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. According to the statement, beneficiaries would be mandated to present valid means of identification. They will also be accredited by the Bureau of Lands & Survey before the commencement of the distribution. "The p...

A Pastor’s daughter leaves her husband’s house to Abuja with flimsy excuses” – Israel DMW continues to drag estranged wife, Sheila. Davido’s aide, Israel DMW is obviously not done dragging his estranged wife, Sheila Courage over their failed marriage. Israel DMW, whose broken marriage has been making headlines lately, has directed a shot on his divorced wife. Isreal DMW and Sheila Courage’s marriage took off less than a year after they were married in a grandiose ceremony that was attended by his boss, Davido, amongst other prominent attendees. Blogger Gistlover stated, among other things, that Sheila had moved out of the house and that domestic violence was the reason for the breakdown of their marriage. Israel DMW finally opened up this week about his marital problems. He described how he met his virgin wife and how he upgraded her. Their union soured as she attempted to mould him into her ideal version of herself and was always ashamed of him. Isreal DMW called out his mother-in-law...

Woman steals 3-year-old girl in Ogun. An unidentified woman has reportedly stolen a 3-year-old girl in Sango area of Ogun State. According to one Abiodun Rauph, the girl identified as Toyibat Musa, was stolen while playing in front of her parent’s house at Araromi 2 Quarters on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Abiodun said the woman who abducted the child was wearing a hijab.  Anyone with useful information on her whereabouts should please contact the nearest police station or call this phone number: 07032563285. More photos below.  .  

David Oyedepo's Son Unveils Ministry, Receives Blessings from Father Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, the son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has unveiled his own ministry, The Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries. Isaac Oyedepo shared a YouTube video titled "Unveiling of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries" on his X account on Tuesday. In the YouTube video, Bishop David Oyedepo, his father, not only ministered but also prayed for Isaac and his wife, Ayomitide, as they both knelt. Bishop Oyedepo was heard saying in part, “As hands are laid on you, I pray for unusual grace for sustainable connectivity that will keep you going without sweat. “I pray that impact will be your goal not good preaching but great impact and I pray that your life will interpret your message in the name of Jesus. “As you step into this new phase of your assignment, may you be clothed with humility. I have never begged, yet I have never lacked, I have never bor...

Fire Razes Singer Orezi's Residence In Lagos  Singer Esegine Allen, popularly known as Orezi, has lamented a fire that razed his home in the Lekki area of Lagos State.  Orezi shared photos and video of his burnt residence on his Instagram story on Tuesday.  He wrote, "Last night was really hectic. Still trying to figure out and wrap my head around all that happened.  "I'm sitting here asking my self why me. God is indeed merciful. Can't thank God enough.  "I was as a meeting in Lekki county last night around around 11.48pm when I got a call from my neighbor, Bobrisky, that my house is on fire. I initially thought this was a joke.  "I was like, 'Which kind yeye joke bob Dey give me so?' Immediately I raced down to my house. What I saw ... broke me.". More photos below. 

I built my empire through hard work, not r!tuals -- Kanayo O Kanayo For the umpteenth time, veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo Onyekwere Kanayo; have warned Nigerian youths who are engrossed in the get rich quick syndrome, that making money through rituals and other diabolic means could only lead to a dead end; as nothing good comes out of this. He said that most youths who are captivated and enthralled by what they watch in movies fail to understand that movies are just make believe, and in reality, there is no connection between human sacrifice and wealth. Adding that only hard work can guarantee ones wealth and peace of mind The Nollywood actor is known for his infamous roles of acting as rituals in movies. Kanayo revealed this during an online Town Hall Meeting, powered by an online news platform which is held every month. Speaking on the topic, “Rituals, Riches, and Realities: The Myths of Money-Making and the Dignity of Labour,” the veteran actor, advised youths to better indulge in ...

Boko Haram Beheads 11 Loggers in Brutal Ambush in Borno State In a horrifying incident on Monday near Bale village in Damboa LGA, suspected Boko Haram members riding camels ambushed and beheaded 11 local wood loggers.   The victims, who were working at their charcoal site, faced a merciless attack, with six bodies found dismembered at the scene around 5 pm. A vigilant source from the area, part of the local vigilante group, disclosed that the attackers ignored pleas for mercy and killed six loggers instantly. The group also revealed that they discovered 15 camel footprints, indicating the assailants’ mode of transportation. While some loggers managed to escape, the fate of five others remains unknown. The vigilantes, in collaboration with soldiers, are actively searching the area. The recovered bodies have been laid to rest following Islamic rites. This incident underscores the ongoing threat posed by Boko Haram in the region, prompting increased security measures and efforts to sa...

High-Stakes Legal Drama Unfolds as Emefiele’s Trial Faces January 18 Showdown In a riveting turn of events, the Federal Capital Territory High Court has deferred the continuation of the alleged procurement fraud trial involving the former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to January 18, 2024. Emefiele stands accused of leveraging his position to grant a corrupt advantage, purportedly awarding a staggering N1.2 billion contract for 43 vehicles to CBN staff member Sa’adatu Yaro between 2018 and 2020. Following his arrest, Emefiele spent time in the confines of the Kuje Correctional Centre, awaiting a ruling on his bail application. On November 22, Justice Hamza Muazu granted him bail in the substantial sum of N300 million. However, this legal reprieve comes with stringent conditions, as the former CBN governor must secure two sureties, each possessing certificates of occupancy and titles to properties within Abuja’s upscale Maitama district. As the high-profile case un...

Tinubu departs Abuja for Dubai Wednesday President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday, depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28). At the World Leaders’ Summit, which takes place on December 1 and 2, 2023, under the theme, “Unite, Act, and Deliver,” President Tinubu will deliver a national statement, highlighting Nigeria’s stance on various thematic issues, including renewable energy and climate financing. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. The statement read in part, “Mindful of the severe impact of climate change on Nigeria, such as desertification, flooding, erosion, drought, and national security risks arising therefrom, President Tinubu will maximize the opportunity afforded by the platform to advocate increased financial and technic...

Man arrested for opening bank account with another person’s identity A 42-year-old man, Samuel Olalere, who allegedly opened an account with another person’s picture and name, was on Monday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Olalere, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, preferred against him by the police. The Prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime between October and November, at No. 16, Taiwo St., Egan, Igando, Lagos. Aigbokhan said the defendant used the picture of the complainant, one Miss Nkem Akwue, and her name, to open an account with three different online banks, Opay, Palmpay and Oxloan, without her consent. He said the defendant fraudulently obtained a cash sum of N771,000 from the complainant through the online bank. The prosecutor said the defendant did the transaction without prior knowledge of the complainant. He said the offences contravened Sections 278 and 370(a) ...

 28/11/2023 PRESS BRIEFING  REJOINDER  DELTA STATE POLICE PRO NOT DEAD COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DELTA STATE, CP WALE ABASS COMMISERATE WITH THE FAMILY OF LATE DSP SUNDAY OKOEBOR AND ASSURES THEM OF JUSTICE AS  EIGHT SUSPECTS WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE DASTARDLY ACT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. The Command is aware of a misleading viral WhatsApp post making the rounds that the PPRO Delta State command was shot dead at his apartment. The command wishes to debunk this false news in totality and advises members of the public to completely disregard it. For the avoidance of doubt and to put the record straight, the Command wishes to state that, on 28/11/2023 at about 0330 hours,  one DSP Sunday Okoebor attached to the Command X-Squad was shot dead at his apartment. The late officer was shot dead by suspected armed robbers who broke into his apartment in the guise of being EFCC Operatives and on noticing he was a Police officer, he was shot in the head. The Commsioner of P...

NIGERIAN ARMY CONDEMNS ATTACK ON TROOPS, PATROL VEHICLES DURING PROTESTS IN NASARAWA STATE The Nigerian Army wishes to strongly condemn the unprovoked attack on troops and patrol vehicles in a recent protest that occurred along Lafia-Makurdi Road in Nasarawa State, where protesters blocked the major highway in response to the outcome of the Court of Appeal's ruling on the gubernatorial election in the state. We express our utmost concern and disappointment at the actions of the protesters, who resorted to blocking the major highway, causing tortuous traffic gridlock to motorists and attacking troops’ patrol vehicles. Sadly, this same set of protesters who attacked  patrol vehicles conveying troops on legitimate duty, have turned around to spuriously allege that troops' convoy rammed into the protesters. It is on record from available video footage and visual images of the protest, that troops conducted the crowd dispersal professionally by ensuring the safety of citizens and pr...

Kaduna Governor Assures Of Corps Members' Safety Kaduna State Government has pledged to continue supporting and encouraging Corps Members by fulfilling it's obligations to the scheme. Governor Uba Sani stated this at the opening and swearing in ceremony of the twenty twenty three Batch B stream 11 orientation course held at the NYSC Temporary Camp in Kaduna. The Governor who was represented by the Special Adviser on Revenue Matter, Alhaji Umar Waziri said his administration would ensure maximum safety and security of Corps Members during their service year. He called on them to live up to their responsibilities in their service to the nation, while urging them to take advantage of various skills acquisition programs organised by the government to better themselves. The State Coordinator, Mr Hassan Taura in a remark, thanked the Governor for his support and cooperation to the scheme and he added that at the end of registration, one thousand four hundred and one prospective Corp...

 PRESS RELEASE IGP ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS DURING OFFICIAL VISIT TO ADAMAWA STATE, CONDOLES WITH FAMILY OF DECEASED INSPECTOR Affirms Commitment to Improved Security Architecture The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, conducted a significant official visit to Adamawa State on November 28th, 2023. The visit, prompted by a recent attack on the Adamawa State Police Command by soldiers leading to the tragic death of Police Inspector Jacob Daniel, included critical discussions with key stakeholders. This included meetings with His Excellency, the Governor of Adamawa State, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, and His Royal Highness Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha. During the visit, the IGP underscored the necessity for collaborative efforts between the Nigeria Police Force, the state government, and traditional institutions to enhance the safety and well-being of Adamawa State residents, and address emerging security challenges. A crucial a...

 EFCC Arraigns Couple For N2.7billion  Fraud In Lagos The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, arraigned a couple, Oriyomi Idowu and Ruth Idowu, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on  20 count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering, stealing, retention of stolen property, and forgery to the tune of N2,757,188,000 (Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven Million, One Hundred and Eighty Eight Naira) only. They were arraigned alongside Food Commodity Processing Enterprise, Bonway Food Processing Company Limited, Samee Idowu Company Limited and Farmex Integrated Companies Limited, which all belong to Ruth Idowu.  One of the counts reads: "Ruth Sameeha Idowu, aka Loiry Ventures, Oriyomi Kabeer Idowu, aka Yocli Ventures, Food Commodity Processing Enterprise, Bonway Food Processing Company Ltd, Samee Idowu Company Limited,...

Bribery: EFCC Probes $54,230 Handed Over by Customs The Lagos Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Michael T. Wetkas, has assured the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, of further investigation into an alleged bribery of its officials to the tune of $54,230 (Fifty Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty United States of American Dollars). He gave the assurance on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, while receiving the money handed over to the EFCC by the Customs Area Comptroller, Tincan Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, Comptroller Dera Nnadi. Wetkas, who thanked the leadership of the NCS for the sustained collaboration between the two agencies, assured of greater support in the fight against corruption and fraud-related offences. Speaking earlier, Nnadi said: “We always look forward to collaborating with other agencies, one of which is the EFCC. The money we are handing over to you today is proceeds of crime that emanated from ...

Iyabo Ojo threatens N1bn legal action against Lizzy Anjorin over defamatory video publications; demand N500m damages Actress Iyabo Ojo has threatened a N1bn lawsuit against her colleague, Lizzy Anjorin Lawal, over some defamatory video publications.  Iyabo, via her Instagram page, posted copies of a letter written to Lizzy through her lawyers, Bimpe Ajegbomogun and co. According to the letter, Lizzy has been posting ‘’vile and denigrating'' video contents on her page and the videos were directed at Iyabo. Iyabo's lawyers said Lizzy, via her comment section, agreed with her followers who said her defamatory posts were directed at Iyabo. The lawyers also said in the letter that Lizzy has failed to deny the facts that the derogatory contents were directed at Iyabo. The lawyers said that Iyabo called Lizzy out on Instagram recently, asking her to mention her name as the person she refers to as ‘’Sepereti' in her defamatory posts. The lawyers said, surprisingly, Lizzy came o...

Lagos claims world record for city with worst road traffic [SEE FULL LIST] Traffic Index has released its annual report on global traffic congestion ranking for 2023 with Lagos State emerging as the city with the worst road traffic in the world. Traffic Index is a web-based application built on top of the traffic layer within Google Maps. The specified layer uses 4 colors to represent traffic congestion: green, orange, red, dark-red. The darker the color is, the more congestion can bee observed in that location. Every 20 minutes, the web app saves an image for each tracked location, containing the traffic data reported by Google Maps. After a couple of minutes, the images are analyzed, and the percentages of the 4 traffic colors are calculated. The Traffic Index report, which contains only cities having at least five hundred thousand inhabitants, revealed Lagos has the worst road traffic among all cities. Riga, the capital and largest city of Latvia, came second on the list, followed b...

Actor Lateef Adedimeji bags PhD from International University Popular Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji, joyously shared on social media the conferment of a Doctorate degree on him from an international university. Adedimeji is to be honoured with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Estam University, in recognition of his outstanding talent and remarkable accomplishments in the film industry. After receiving the degree, Lateef expressed that his focus had always been on finding happiness in his craft rather than seeking fame. Reflecting on the irony of the long nights spent mastering his lines and perfecting his expression, he expressed gratitude for being rewarded with a Ph.D. Reintroducing himself as Dr. Abdul Lateef Adedimeji Adetola, he shared the emotional moment of being adorned with the academic robe, revealing that it brought tears to his eyes. He wrote: “I was moved to tears as I got adorned in this beautiful robe. I have never been interested in fame, I just wanted to be happy...

Balogun of Eko replies Oba of Benin on claim Binis founded Lagos The Balogun of Eko, Abisoye Oshodi, has faulted the claim by the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, that Lagos was founded by Binis. The Oba of Benin, who was in Lagos State on Sunday, had claimed that according to history, Lagos was founded by the Binis. The monarch, who was in the state to meet Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said, ‘’It is in the history books that the Binis founded Lagos. When some people will hear it now, they will go haywire, what is the Oba saying there again? But it is true. However, Oshodi, in a video, debunked the claim, saying the Binis ‘never created Lagos’, stressing that there were other tribes in Lagos before the state was formed in May 1967. He, however, admitted that the Benin ancestor had once settled in parts of Lagos prior to the creation of the state. He said: “With all due respect to the Oba of Benin, Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, Sir, may you live long. “Point of correction Sir, Lagos ...